Bear Trap Ranch
Landowners Association

Bear Trap Ranch

Located in  Florissant, Colorado was founded in 1971 and consists of 194 tracts encompassing ~ 6400 acres of land.

DISCLAIMER AND RELEASE.  ALL USERS OF THE COMMON AREA SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE ASSUMED ALL RISK AND LIABILITY FOR INJURIES OR DAMAGES UPON THE COMMON AREA.  THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT WARRANT ANY PHYSICAL OR OTHER CONDITION OF THE COMMON AREA.  ALL USERS BY THEIR USE OF THE COMMON AREA ARE RELEASING THE ASSOCIATION FROM ANY LIABILITY OR CLAIMS AS TO INJURIES OR DAMAGES.

Requests from Title Companies for dues payment status reports should be sent directly to the Treasurer @ btrtreasurer@gmail.com 

Recent Announcements:

The annual meeting minutes posted 8/28.

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Teller County Fire Ban Guide 

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Scheduled 2026 Road Workdays

Fri & Sat Aug 28th & 29th - Chipping

Meeting at the corner of Sioux and Apache at 9:00 am.

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Members voted in for the Board are as follows for the Term of September 1, 2025 until August 31, 2026:

The members having the most cast votes are shown below. The office they newly elected officer holds are shown also.

Claudia Adams - Liaison

CJ Lekan -Treasurer

Akbar Shekari - Vice President

Joel Nienhuser - President

Jon Luksch - Secretary

Thank you to the others that volunteered for the Board , Barb Andrews, Phil Axworthy, and Bob Kane. Updated contact information for Board members will be provided in the upcoming days.

The Amendment to Raise the threshold for the Annual Assessment Passed by a margin of 41 -Yes; 9 – No ; 2 – not voting. This vote required a 2/3rds majority of the members represented at the Annual Meeting to pass according to the bylaws. This equals 35 rounding up [(52*(2/3)=34.66] threshold was met.

Below shown in Red is the approved change.

Article VIII

Section 1. Creation of the Lien and Personal Obligation of Assessments

The Owner(s) of each Tract of land covenants and agrees to pay to the Association an annual assessment, the amount of which shall be determined annually by the majority vote of the attending Voting Members and authorized proxies at the annual meeting.

Each Tract shall be subject to an annual assessment not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400.00). The maximum assessment amount shall be amendable by the assent of two thirds (2/3) of the designated Voting Members and authorized proxies attending an Association meeting.

Payment of annual assessments is mandatory and the obligation to pay is tied exclusively to Tract Ownership. Failure to pay shall result in the remedies described in Section 5 of this Article.

Since this amendment was just past, it does not come into effect this year, August 31, 2024- Sept 1, 2025. The membership will be able to vote any increase in Assessment at the next Annual Meeting the second Saturday of August 2026 or if a Special Meeting is called by the membership.

By show of hands, the Assessment for fiscal year September 1, 2025-August 31, 2026, passed, and remains $300.00 .

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Grading has begun on all ranch roads.
Please slow down and watch for equipment on roadways. You might not see the grader or dump truck especially on hills and blind spots on roads. If you hit the people working or equipment you will be at fault! 

SLOW DOWN!