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Arundo cleanup needs your help. Please register and come out to Wes Miller Park on Friday, December 20, at 2 pm to help the River Run Network of the Watershed Management Group clean up this invasive weed from our creek bed.

The attached minutes are for the Board of Directors Meeting held December 4, 2024. These minutes are NOT AS YET approved by the board. These minutes were revised on 2024-12-09 14:00 to correct a typographical error in the date of the Arundo Cleanup. We wrote at first that this was December 30. The correct date of the Arundo Clean Up at Wes Miller Park is 2pm on Friday, December 20, 2024.

Lee Alter asked that we highlight the need for advanced registration for the Arundo Cleanup at 2pm on Friday, December 20th at Wes Miller Park. Here that link to register: https://watershedmg.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=2472. Advanced registration lets the Watershed Management Group’s River Run Network to know how much equipment to bring.

Courtesy of realtyfelix.com, here are the current real estate numbers for our neighborhood as of December 4, 2024.

From our Park Director, Lee Alter: At our last meeting, I think I mentioned that we spotted some stands of arundo in the creek, and that WMG was going to organize an event to help remove it.  The time has been set for 2 PM on Friday, December 20.  They will also help remove any trash we find along the way.  We are looking for volunteers, so please share this with the HOA list.   This is a great way to enjoy some fresh autumn air and feel productive at the same time.  All tools and supplies will be provided. …

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This is another of those reports that come out from the government — something you might want to think about.

“Water Matters” is a monthly publication of the Water Department of the City of Tucson: the folks behind the tap. It is a worthwhile read on a subject important to many of us.

When I took over the website, we had a Search box, but it seemed odd, as we didn’t have much to search for. Two years of activity later, that has changed. So, at the request of three members, I have reinstated the Search box. You can find it just below the “What’s Happening” sidebar. But I have a concern: Pages that may best be left unfound or forgotten may show up in such a search. So I ask you to please take a few minutes to search on our website, and let me know via our “Contact Us” form if …

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The attached minutes are for the Board of Directors Meeting held November 6, 2024. These minutes are now approved by the board. 

Courtesy of realtyfelix.com, here are the current real estate numbers for our neighborhood as of November 7, 2024.

With our new canopies and beverage coolers, this had to have been the coolest picnic ever, despite sunny skies and temperatures in the high 90’s. About 50 attendees showed up, including several new member. The canopies gave shade and shelter to us all (see pics). But, sadly, we didn’t see many potential members show up. We have 396 properties in our neighborhood. About 368 are actually households and therefore potential members. (The others are commercial properties, access roads, utilities, government-owned, or our park.) So maybe 1000 people could have attended: Where were you all? Our pot luck worked out well. …

Coolest HVHOA Picnic Ever! Read More »

Apologies: for the last three months, our “Lost your Password?” link has been missing. A kind member showed us this yesterday, and it is now fixed. So, if you have had problems logging in, try again now. And do let us know if you have problems or questions. Thanks, — Your Webmaster. Below are screenshots of what you should see. The blue circled-W logo you will see is that of WordPress, our website implementer. For security, password change operations are handled by WordPress. First, go to https://hiddenvalleytucson.com. At the right end of the top menu bar, click “Login”. On the …

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At 122 members for 2025, we are now two-thirds done with our annual Membership Drive. And 2024 is now clearly our best year on record, at 175 members. Thank you! Now, for the rest of the gang… If everyone who is a member now and not yet renewed renews this week, we would be done. That’s just 48 more folks, and we would be at 170 versus our base goal of 165. Yeah, our stretch goal is 184, which is one more than the neighborhood. But we have the rest of the 2025 to get to that goal. So, please, …

66% to Our Goal: Let’s Git ‘Er Done! Read More »

Hidden Valley, extend your thanks to Chandra Crisp, who just stepped up to take over as Block Leader for Block 11 of our Neighborhood Watch! Chandra will be filling the large space left by Tod and Rene Coy when they informed our board that they would be stepping down from Block 11, after how many years? Longer than I’ve been here (4 years), at any rate, and I suspect much more. If you see Chandra, or Tod and Rene, or any of our other Block Leaders around, give them a thanks, just for keeping an eye on things for us. …

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The attached minutes are for the Board of Directors Meeting held October 2, 2024. These minutes are now approved by the board. These minutes have been corrected for some minor factual errors in the second paragraph and the third and fourth bullets of the fourth paragraph.

At the HVHOA Board of Directors Meeting last night, we were thrilled by the offer of Lee Alter to take over the job of managing Wes Miller Park. Alter, a long-time member and former director of our HOA, is also running for re-election on the board of the Hidden Valley Fire District (HVFD), in the November 3 General Election. The HVFD Board supervises the spending of the funds raised by the property taxes established in the district to fund our fire protection and first responder services, which are provided by Rural Metro Fire. The Wes Miller Park is private park …

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Courtesy of realtyfelix.com, here are the current real estate numbers for our neighborhood as of October 2, 2024.

This month Francis Morgan, a well-published, Tucson-based wildlife photographer, requested access to Wes Miller Park to photograph the birds there. We said, “Sure, but could you send us some of your pictures for our neighbors to view?” So here they are. [Pictures are copyrighted (c) 2024 by Francis Morgan and may only be used with permission.] You may also want to view Morgan’s own curation on his website at: https://www.arizona-birds.com/about-wes-miller-park.

With cooler weather coming, lots of us will be getting out and working on our yards. Some will use landscapers and gardeners. Some will go it on their own. Either way, click on the button “FireWise Credit for Yardwork”, here or on the Home Page. Reporting is straight-forward, and your data helps us retain our FireWise Certification so that home insurance stays low and home safety stays high.

International Friends, founded in 1952, is an affiliate of the University of Arizona. It was established to give support to international students from around the world. This year is the biggest year yet for International Friends. There are students from places including: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Iran, India, Japan, Nigeria, Peru, and Uzbekistan pursuing degrees in areas like: biochemistry, business analytics, business management, data science, English language and literature, health sciences, journalism, physics and astronomy, and world literature. This is not a live-in program; most of these students live on or near the University of Arizona campus. Many are traveling from …

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Lots of interesting events and fiestas to celebrate Tucson’s Hispanic Heritage.

Sept. 9 Issue of “Under the Dome” – a newsletter from Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher provides some interesting news on a DHS grant, County Development Services lowering costs, the County paying down its debt, and a new Northwest Service Center opening.

The attached minutes are for the Board of Directors Meeting held September 4, 2024. These minutes are now approved by the board.

Courtesy of realtyfelix.com, here are the current real estate numbers for our neighborhood as of September 4, 2024.

For more than 17 years, Pete Cinquemani has served as our Wes Miller Park Director. He has arranged for Christmas tree recycling, regular Green Waste dumpsters, park improvements, park policing, and annual park cleanups. He has coordinated with Watershed Management, Nature Conservancy, the Forest Service, the Sheriff’s Department, the Fire Department, and various park users and neighbors. He has also coordinated our HVHOA Picnic setup and cleanup, and cooked for the picnics. It is now time for Pete to hand in his resignation. We tried to tell him there would be a gold watch after 25 years, but Pete says …

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It’s been a rainful monsoon season. We are grateful for the water that we all need. But it’s also time, now, for each of us to patrol our yard and trim up those overhanging branches, blocking bushes, and creeping cacti. Especially if you live on a curve or a corner. Good visibility helps everyone stay safe. Thanks, neighbor!

The Board of Directors of the Hidden Valley Homeowner’s Association of Tucson, Inc. (HVHOA) has asked us to remind our neighbors, both members and not, that Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs) applicable to every subdivision in our neighborhood need to be followed. Yes, the HVHOA can even take people to court to enforce them. But, really, folks: We are mature adults of good character and don’t need someone else to police us. Take a few moments to read your CC&Rs and confirm that you are adhering to them. If you have renters, drive by and check on how they are …

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Neighbor Lynn Klimo posted this to our HVHOA page on NextDoor: Just FYI- please do be careful walking through the lot at corner of Snyder and Amethyst. Lately there have been random cars using it shortly after dark as a place to do donuts and such. I am fearful they may hit a person or animal. Be cautious. Thank you. Check out this post on Nextdoor: https://nextdoor.com/p/k4Nfn4Ls5Q-Y?utm_source=share&extras=NjY4NjQ0OTQ%3D&utm_campaign=1725298475349​

Our neighbors are being harassed again by teens who are old enough to know better. This is a real disappointment, children. You could spend that same energy helping someone. Yeah, you are bored. So use your brain and your heart and your body to help others, not to harass folks. Here’s the report from our neighbor: Hello, Last night, just after midnight, a group of three teenagers rang our doorbell and pounded on our house for the fourth time. This time, we called the police and shared the video with them. They saw the kids and gave chase. I don’t …

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Within a complicated arena of multiple stakeholders and multiple agencies, Pima County is holder an informal stakeholder meeting to review stormwater legislation.