DUMPSTER DAZE: Our Fall Dumpster Daze is now set. Mark your calendar for September 6 & 7 for your opportunity to clean out the basement, garage, shed or wherever else you find unwanted items that you just haven't gotten around to taking to ARC, Goodwill, ReStore or the Dump! While we can help you get rid of a lot of unwanted items, there are a few that either create volume problems for us or problems with our contractor. Please
go here for more detailed information...you don't want to load up and then have to return home with your "stuff" just because you didn't take a couple of minutes to read ahead.
You can drop off non-hazardous household waste (NO deposits before 8:00 AM or after 6:00 PM) at our dumpster in front of 7144 Wintery Loop.
NOTE: THIS SERVICE IS PROVIDED FOR OUR DISCOVERY HOA RESIDENTS ONLY! PLEASE DO NOT INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES TO ABUSE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
FIREWISE CHIPPING: We'll have two Firewise chipping events once again this year, courtesy of the CSFD. The first will be the weeks of 7-17 July and the second will be during the weeks of 28 September - 9 October. Don't forget, YOU MUST REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE AND YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL CHIPPING SESSION IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH. We are working with the CSFD to schedule a neighborhood orientation session later this spring. Details on the Firewise chipping program can be found here.
GOOD NEWS: Your Spring Newsletter is now available with exciting news about a dramatic change to our online capabilities. We recently learned that the company that provides our HOA management software (HOA Guru) will cease support to us this fall. Your board appointed a search committee to explore and analyze alternate software offerings based on capabilities, cost and fit for our Discovery community. This will require changes to how we operate going forward - all of which the board is convinced will work to our benefit.
WATERING RESTRICTIONS: Watering restrictions went back into effect 1 May.
Details of the water conservation program can be found here.
LOCKING MAILBOXES: We have 8 more locking mailboxes for purchase at a discount and we do not anticipate continuing this program once those are gone. Contact our Administrator at (719) 964-4122 if you are interested.
FENCE POLICY: In the March 12, 2025 Discovery Homeowners Association (HOA) Board meeting, your board approved documentation of the Discovery HOA Fence Policy to address the evolving needs of our community while preserving its natural beauty and openness. Details of the approved policy can be found here.
SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTIONS: Some of our mature shrubs (particularly junipers and pines!) benefited greatly from our earlier wet weather and now extend over our sidewalks enough to interfere with clear passage. Please trim them back to the edge of the sidewalk and up to at least 7 feet. City Ordinance 3.4.103 requires: "Every owner and occupant of real property within the City shall keep the public sidewalks which abut or are adjacent to their real property, or public sidewalks located upon real property subject to a public easement or right of way, in a clean condition free from projections and obstructions across the surface, debris, litter, or dangerous conditions not involving the structural integrity of the sidewalk." We will be surveying our Discovery sidewalks in the near future to identify properties that need to be reminded of this civic obligation.
Sheds!
We are aware of the presence of a few storage sheds in Discovery. Some were approved…and some “magically appeared.”
No further violations of ARC Approval will be permitted. Any future sheds discovered to have been constructed without ARC approval will be subject to relocation or removal at the owner's expense. Please review the information on sheds in our
FAQ area before you decide if you need a shed in your yard.