Spring 2012

From the Board of directors
From the President
New & exciting changes
We’re
excited
to bring you the
summer edition
of DRL. Our
magazine and
its on-line
Doug Dickson
version at www.
desertridgelifestyles.com
are important tools to help
keep you informed about life in Desert
Ridge.
So, what is happening in Desert Ridge?
We recently held our Annual Membership
Meeting at the J.W. Marriott resort.
This year’s guest speakers included Jim
Waring, Phoenix City Councilman
for District 2, and Ben Quayle, U.S.
Congressman. All DRCA committees
presented their reports and the voting
was certified. There were five candidates
for four seats and all incumbents were
re-elected.
Ken Olson has been promoted to the
executive team of Rossmar & Graham
and Terrance Smith is the new General
Manager of our Association. Congratulations
to Ken and we’re very excited to
work with a seasoned professional like
Terrance Smith.
Last month, we held our first Picnic in
the Park event introducing some of the
improvements under consideration for
Cashman Park. The event was tremendous
success – so much so, that we’ve
been asked by many members to make
it an annual event.
We’ve received a great deal of feedback,
both positive and negative, about
the “hard prune” in many areas with
overgrown landscaping. This dramatic
pruning was done to improve plant
health, to deter crime and prepare the
grounds for new decomposed granite.
Over the summer months, we will be
installing thousands of tons of new decomposed
granite in Association owned
areas. These improvements are part of a
long range maintenance plan for Desert
Ridge and are paid for with reserve
money set aside for this purpose. A project
of this scale can be disruptive and we
ask for your patience as we complete the
work as quickly as possible.
We continue to ask for your input
on the proposed improvements for
Cashman Park. If you have not
filled out a survey, please visit www.
desertridgelifestyles.com and share
your thoughts and opinions with us.
Ask your friends and neighbors who
live in Desert Ridge to do the same!
In closing, I’d like to thank all of our
DRCA Board Members, current and
past, for their hard work and dedication
to our community. I’d also like to thank
every member of our Association that
has engaged and become involved at
every level. Together, as neighbors,
we are building one of Phoenix’s most
desirable communities.
Doug Dickson
President
Desert Ridge Community Association
Letter from the
Communication
Chair
Kathy Crawford
We hope
you are
enjoying your
issues of Desert
Ridge Lifestyles.
Since
our last issue,
you will see
that we have
launched our
website at www.desertridgelifestyles.com.
There you will see the
current issue of the magazine as well
as other areas that you may access
such as the discussion of the Cashman
Park revitalization program.
Ultimately, the magazine (in a few
years) will only be distributed on the
web. We are using this website as a
tool to unite the community as well
as to distribute the magazine online
and allow for feedback and general
comments for all of our residents. In
fact, we have a survey on the website
right now for the Cashman program
that we encourage you to fill out and
give us your feedback.
Effective with the Holiday issue,
we have gone from 24 pages to 28
pages. This is good news as it allows
us greater content for you to enjoy.
Let us know how we may improve
this magazine for your enjoyment.
We are a wonderful community with
lots to offer. With your help and
involvement, we will be even better.
Kathy Crawford
Communication Chairperson
Desert Ridge Community Association
Spring 2012
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