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Welcome
Welcome to our web site for Goldfield Ranch homeowners and
land owners. We’re glad you are here!
Whether you’re looking for current events in Goldfield,
newsletters, and dates for HOA meetings, our history or newcomer information,
you’ve come to the right place. We think you’ll find our site pretty
comprehensive. Of course, anytime you’d like, you’re also welcome to contact us
personally.
Goldfield Ranch sits on the eastern slope of the lower Verde
River Basin surrounded by Tonto National Forest. The views here are nothing
less than spectacular, and the desert solitude is the single greatest attraction
to our area. Outstanding views are our hallmark. Beautiful homes are scattered
among the rolling desert hills and natural unadulterated Sonoran desert
surrounded by Four Peaks, the Superstitions and the McDowell Mountains. Dirt
roads that wind through the nearly 5,000 acres of Goldfield Ranch lead to almost
90 remote horse properties and spacious custom homes far from the Valley’s
bustle.
OUR MISSION
Our association was formed to protect and promote the best
interests of the residents of the area; to promote and strive for the
improvement and betterment of all public facilities and services within the
area; to protect and enhance the property value of the homeowners’ properties;
to promote and encourage a better community and civic spirit and to foster good
will and friendship between and among all residents of the area. We are a
voluntary group, formed in 1995, to provide a forum for discussion and
development of action plans to improve life on the Ranch.
GRHA has accomplished a lot this year
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Click here to
view the Minutes from the GRHA Board of Directors May 2009 Meeting
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Click here to view the Minutes from the GRHA Board of Directors April
2009 Meeting
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On March 24, 2009, in a community meeting hosted by the Goldfield Ranch
Homeowners’ Association, Grayhawk Development presented their preliminary
plans to develop parcels 13 and 14 in phase III (80 acres between The
Preserve and the 600 acres of Yavapai Nation privately owned land).
Click here to view GRHA’s
response.
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The GPOA (Goldfield Property Owners Association) just received a list of
requirements and processes which the County maintains would be necessary in
order to pave Goldfield Ranch roads.
Click here to
see the County requirements. As you will see, the requirements are very
stringent. They are both unworkable and unmanageable. Under the criteria
laid out (e.g., approval by each and every property owner underlying the
roadway easement and requirement that individual permits be issued for each
parcel), it would be fundamentally impossible to accomplish our goal.
Because GRHA realizes how important road improvement (ideally, paving) is to
Goldfield Ranch residents’ health, safety and well-being, we are exploring
other avenues for accomplishing this goal.
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Thank you to all those neighbors who helped with the 11th annual Goldfield
Ranch Clean-up Day on 2/28/09. All of Goldfield thanks you!
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Click here to view
the Minutes from the GRHA Board of Directors March 2009 Meeting
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Click
here to view the Minutes from the GRHA Board of Directors February 2009
Meeting.
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Thanks aren’t enough for outgoing Board Members, Tom
Bruckman, Tom Parsons, Bob Waldo and our newsletter editor, Carol Bruckman.
They have gone above and beyond during their three year tenure and put in
countless hours all for the betterment of Goldfield. Your shoes will be
hard to fill.
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Congratulations to newly elected Board Members, Greg
Calvin, Scott Erkelens, David Smith and alternate, Karl Mann. We appreciate
your willingness and desire to serve our community!
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Click here to view the Minutes from the GRHA Annual Meeting January 22,
2009.
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The GRHA Holiday party on 12/14/08 was a huge success with
well over 100 neighbors in attendance. Russ Thompson’s band, Marty & Debbi
White’s bonfire & hospitality, Al Glenister’s ready fire truck, Suzanne &
John Splettstoesser’s horse rides for the kids and Santa’s arrival all made
for a great time and many happy neighbor memories. GRHA plans on making
this an annual event with many exciting additions next year! Thank you all
for coming!
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The five members of the GPOA Board of Directors retained
their seats for another year with no opposition at the 12/16/08 annual
meeting. Thank you to GPOA Board member, Art Reichsfeld and his road
committee members, Tom Parsons and Bob Waldo for doing their best to
maintain our roads while we wait out the legal road blocks of our future
paving plans.
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Click
here to view the Minutes from the GRHA Board of Directors November 2008
Meeting.
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Click
here to view the Minutes from the GRHA Board of Directors September 2008
Meeting.
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Click
here to view the Minutes from the GRHA Board of Directors October 2008
Meeting.
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Click here to
view the Minutes from the GRHA Annual Meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
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Monday, May 12, 2008 the GPOA (Goldfield Property Owners
Association) meeting to discuss a proposal to Pave Roadways within Goldfield
Ranch was well attended with close to 150 neighbors in attendance. The GPOA
will schedule 2-3 more meetings on this popular topic. A polling of the
neighbors in attendance revealed that 98% were in favor of paving.
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The New Bylaws Passed Unanimously 4/29/08. Please
click here to read the bylaws.
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The GRHA Board of Directors easily retained their seats in
the 1/31/08 special election. Thank you for all your emails and letters of
support.
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Thank you to all those who helped to keep Goldfield Ranch
litter free at our 10th Annual Goldfield Ranch Cleanup Day!
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Click
here to view the GRHA Board’s summary of 2007 year accomplishments.
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The test strip is finally done.
Click
here to learn how we can help preserve the new roads.
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Goldfield Preserve Development, LLC request for approval
of The Preserve at Goldfield Ranch Development Master Plan Amendment was
heard by the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 and passed
unanimously.
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The Goldfield Ranch Homeowners’ Association special
meeting was held on 11/29/07 at 7pm in the home of Virgil and Ann Dutton.
Please
click here to read the Minutes from the
Special Meeting.
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Over the past year, the Goldfield Ranch Homeowners
Association Board of Directors (GRHA) has had the opportunity to communicate
with the representatives of the Goldfield Preserve Development, L.L.C. and
Mr. Don Kile on many occasions. We have had numerous telephone
conversations, emails, and face-to-face meetings. During these discussions,
we have sought to reach common ground. We would like to see the Preserve be
a viable, healthy addition to our community, while at the same time, not
causing irreparable damage to the rural lifestyle that the current residents
of Goldfield Ranch enjoy. On 10/17/07 the GRHA BOD had a meeting with the
Goldfield Preserve Development representatives, that lasted almost three
hours, they addressed a list of 26 of our concerns (click
here). Almost all of these issues were resolved in a manner that we
deemed favorable. Because of the developer's willingness to hear and
respond to our needs we can give the Development Master Plan Amendment for
the Preserve at Goldfield Ranch a “qualified endorsement.” The
qualification exists because, although agreed to in principle, our areas of
concern have been resolved only on paper. As the Preserve project
progresses and things become more concrete, we are confident that the
outcome will be workable for both parties. (click
here to see the GRHA letter to Maricopa County Senior Planner, John
Verdugo).
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We schedule bi-annual membership meetings and
provide our annual Goldfield Ranch Address and Phone Directory to members in
good standing.
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The history of Goldfield Ranch as seen through
newspaper clippings in a scrapbook is now available for you to peruse. If
interested, contact Gina Waldo on our contact page.
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We now have an Outdoor Community Message Board
installed by the 195 entrance. If you need an announcement posted, contact
a GRHA Board member.
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The GRHA Board of Directors never stop working for the
betterment of Goldfield. Please go to our “Newsletter”
page to see how many hours of volunteer time they contribute to Goldfield
Ranch!
We hope you will want to become a member of GRHA. Please
fill in our membership form and send it along with a check for $75 to:
Goldfield Ranch Homeowners Association
P.O. Box 17406
Fountain Hills, AZ 85269-7406
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Information Phone Numbers
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