Annual Dues and Special Assessments
The annual dues for the Bear Creek Property Owners Association are $995 per Lot per year starting in 2024.
There have been two Special Assessments in the last 10 years.
In 2020 South Fork experienced a 100-year rain event. Many of the existing culverts under the roadways, installed by the original developer, were undersized and failed in this event resulting in significant road damage and washouts of the existing culverts. This event partly depleted the Road Reserve Funds in the Bear Creek budget.
A Special Assessment of $2,500.00 per Lot was assessed in 2021 to replace the funds used for the 100-year rain event so that the roadways within the community could be chip sealed. A significant portion of that work was completed in 2022 and it is still underway.
More General Information
- The annual Bear Creek Property Owners meeting is held in July of each year in South Fork at a location to be announced.
- Board meetings are held quarterly by conference call. Both are open to all Lot Owners in Bear Creek with times and dates posted on the website.
- Click here to read previous minutes.
- BEAR CREEK IS A FIREWISE COMMUNITY
- Click here to read more about the Board and Committees.
- Short Term Rentals in Bear Creek: Rentals of periods less than six (6) months are not allowed in Bear Creek.
- Lot Maintenance in Bear Creek: Lot Maintenance is the Lot Owner’s responsibility at the Lot Owner’s sole expense. This includes but is not limited to control of noxious weeds as identified by the Rio Grande County Weed District, removal of trash and debris from the Lot, maintenance of any culvert on the Lot, trimming and raising the canopy of trees on the Lot to comply with Firewise.
- What can be stored on an Improved Lot: Nothing is allowed to be stored on an Unimproved Lot (defined as a Lot without a Primary Residence).
- Utilities in Bear Creek: Lots in Bear Creek are served by private well and septic system. Electricity is supplied by SLVREC (San Luis Valley Rural Electric Co-Op). High speed fiber is supplied by Ciello, a division of SLVREC. Each Lot in Bear Creek has electricity and fiber to the lot at the roadway.
- Roads in Bear Creek: All roadways within Bear Creek are private and owned by the POA.
- Snow removal is accomplished by the POA and is a part of the annual budget. Private driveways are not a part of this service.