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Isn’t Welk getting away easy on these projects? And our association now has a great burden in the future?

Not at all. While some week-to-week maintenance is now minimized for them, from this point forward they have many more trees and plants of which to take care–according to our standards. So this all balances out. And even though the … Continue reading

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In the past, Welk did 100% of the median maintenance, and they didn’t do a very good job. Now what are they responsible for? And how can we be sure they will do a better job?

For decades, they had no standards. Now they have clear and fair maintenance standards, with procedures to follow when we see something substandard. They will continue to maintain the median, including the rocks, boulders, plants, palms and trees. We wanted … Continue reading

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Well, if Welk has been maintaining the median, why can’t they just put money into refurbishing it?

It was important to get the real estate part of this completely understood. Now that we know who owns what leasehold-wise, we have a better idea of responsibility.  We also realize that “maintenance” does not cover wholesale refurbishment, especially when … Continue reading

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What has been the maintenance arrangement all these years?

Welk has been responsible for median and roadway maintenance since 1990, but only up to the south fence of the tennis courts. North of that it has been a joint responsibility (due to split responsibility of the street and median) … Continue reading

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Who actually “owns” the Median Islands?

While Falcon Lake Properties owns the lease for our development, we (and Welk and the other Associations) lease designated parcels. After reviewing an ALTA survey report, we determined that the Paseo Real median up to the south fence of the … Continue reading

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How is this going to look?

We decided to employ one of the most noted landscape architects in the Coachella Valley, Ron Gregory of RGA Landscape Architects, to analyze the median and develop the design planting (including planting, lighting and irrigation). Mr. Gregory and his associates … Continue reading

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What is going to replace the palms, the torch bougainvillea and the turf?

Instead of the uniform evenly spaced super-tall palms, we are creating a richer look we call “Desert Lush”, with a number of Mediterranean Fan Palms, Willow Acacia Trees and Yellow Oleander Multi-trunk Trees, plus a variety of colorful desert flower, … Continue reading

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We voted on this back in March. Why hasn’t anything happened yet?

The purpose of the homeowner vote was to be let our homeowners know that some of the reserve funds would be going to this project. Once we got the nod, a huge amount of work had to be done to … Continue reading

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What is the Median Island project all about?

The Paseo Real Median Islands are in dire need of refurbishment, both aesthetically and to reduce water usage.  It’s important in our aging complex to keep refreshing what we can to reflect updated design principles; this is one of the … Continue reading

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