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Solera News and Updates
Welcome!
Thank you for visiting the Solera at Anthem Community Association website. We're glad you're here! SoleraNews.com is your home for all things Solera. Navigate the site using the menu buttons above and discover all the great things happening in our 55+ community. Looking for something in particular? Enter text into the search bar at the bottom right of any page. You also may sign up for the Solera eBlast using the link at the bottom left to receive special email announcements.
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You'll find contact information for the Solera Board of Directors and our experienced team of FirstService Residential community managers using the "PEOPLE" drop-down menu at the top of the page.
Avoid violations letters
One of the primary benefits of living in an HOA is that there are guidelines for the maintenance and appearance of the properties within the community. When properties fall below the standards, violation letters are sent to the residents. Often, the resident is not aware of the requirement, or sometimes, they just haven’t got around to getting the work done.
Being aware of the standards and performing the necessary maintenance in a timely manner will alleviate the violation from being registered. For a handy brochure highlighting many of the common violations, click on the INFORMATION tab above, and then HELPFUL LINKS tab and the PDF for Helpful Information for Solera.
Here is the violation information for the month of September and should prompt you to get things done before they become a problem.
We sent 108 first notices and 10 second notices. As such, most of the violations sent were the most visually obvious as well as complaints that were followed up on.
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These were the top violation categories:
Landscaping (Weeds & Trimming) = 46
Maintenance= 14
Solera Star sneak peek!
The October 2024 issue of Solera Star, the monthly publication of Solera at Anthem Community Association, is complete and soon will be delivered to your mailbox. But, you can get a sneak peek at the magazine right here on SoleraNews.com! Click the cover image and start reading great stories written by your neighbors.
Newly added events galleries
A new gallery page has been created for the Mob Museum & Mark O'toole. Check out all the amazing photos we captured.
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Click or tap the camera icon below to navigate directly to the Solera at Anthem Events Galleries page. If you would like to share your own photos from any past Solera at Anthem event, please email Dominique Jordan- Qaraja.
Fall landscape watering restrictions
To learn more about how often and how long to water, and for other important landscape watering tips, visit the SNWA website.
No new water cuts in 2025—but conservation remains essential
Thanks to our community's ongoing conservation efforts and above-average snowfall and runoff along the Colorado River, Southern Nevada will not experience additional cuts to its water allocation in 2025.
While this is certainly a positive development, it’s important to remember that we live in one of driest cities in the nation and conservation is key. The community is encouraged to continue limiting outdoor water use, take advantage of rebate incentive programs, and reduce water waste to protect our most precious natural resource.
New projections released by the federal Bureau of Reclamation indicate Lake Mead—the source of 90 percent of our community’s supply—will remain in a federally mandated Tier 1 shortage condition through 2025. This means Southern Nevada will be required to reduce its annual Colorado River allocation by 6.8 billion gallons for the second consecutive year.
Although a wetter-then-usual winter improved our water outlook, Lake Mead remains at approximately 33 percent of its capacity. With the ongoing impacts of climate change and reduced river flows, our collective conservation efforts are more important than ever.
Follow these simple tips to help conserve water:
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Follow mandatory seasonal watering restrictions: The community’s winter restrictions, in effect Nov. 1 through Feb. 28, limit sprinkler irrigation to one day per week; Sunday watering is prohibited. Also, water-efficient plants and trees on drip irrigation need much less water and can thrive when watered once every seven to 14 days during the winter.
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Homeowners: Replace your thirsty grass with water-efficient landscaping and earn incentives of up to $5 per square foot of grass you replace (for a limited time) through the SNWA’s Water Smart Landscapes Rebate Program (WSL).
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Prevent and Fix Leaks: Regularly check for leaks in your home and repair them promptly. You can even get a rebate on smart leak detectors that connect with an app on your smartphone through SNWA. Also, report any water waste you notice in the community to your water provider.
To learn more about how you can help conserve water throughout the year, visit snwa.com.
Leak Detection Critical for Saving Water
In recent years, the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) has enhanced its efforts to ensure the efficient and uninterrupted flow of water through the community’s complex underground grid of pipes and valves. While the nature of this work may appear complicated, the LVVWD deploys various high-tech tools to detect and repair leaks in a timely manner to avoid major shutdowns and loss of service.
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One of these tools is an acoustic monitoring system, which “listens” to water as it flows through pipes and alerts technicians in the event of a leak. Typically, water flowing through pipes generates a low-frequency sound; however, the system can detect a high-frequency sound wave if water is leaking from a pipe. LVVWD technicians can then trace the leak’s location and work quickly to repair it.
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For residents, detecting leaks on their property is also crucial to conservation efforts and to reduce water-waste in the community. To help residents detect, locate, and repair leaks, the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) offers a rebate for smart leak detectors of 50 percent off the purchase price or $200, whichever is less. To receive the smart leak detector rebate coupon, applicants must participate in a 60-month research study related to consumer leak detection devices.
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The program allows for one coupon per address.
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Coupons are redeemable only for the purchase of a qualifying product.
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The date of purchase from the customer receipt must be within 30 days of the coupon’s printed date.
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The smart leak detector rebate program is important to the community as the leak detectors can help provide alerts to residents of potential water waste. This can help prevent you from incurring an excessive usage charge as the thresholds for seasonal water use were reduced earlier this year. For more information, visit snwa.com
Board of Directors
Ken Sawyer - President
David DeOto- Vice President
Mike Goff - Treasurer
Susan Zinna- Secretary
Frank Nobel- Director
Bob Waskowitz - Director
Kathy Tatasciore- Director
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Board Meetings
The next Board of Directors meeting will be held
Wednesday, October 9 at 6:30PM. in the
Stardust ballroom of the Community Center.
This meeting will also be live streamed; virtual meeting information will be emailed out via the First Service Residential eBlast and posted at the Community Center.
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