News & Updates

The Firewise USA™ program has empowered neighbors since 2002 to work together in reducing their wildfire risk, teaching people how to adapt to living with wildfire and encouraging neighbors to work together and take action now to prevent damage and losses. Ancala has been a Firewise Certified Community since 2018. It is time once again for the annual clean up. Participating in the program shows that the community committed to reducing risks from wildland fire. The benefit of a Firewise community is the creation of a safer environment for you, your neighborhood and fire fighters. Be sure to check with your insurance agent as being a certified Firewise community may lower your home insurance premium. With the rainfall this year, fire events in valley are reported to be even more likely.

Please see the following files to complete the Firewise requirements:

• Firewise Letter 2024
• Firewise Abatement Form
• Firewise Homeowner Letter 2024 pg 1

With the onset of spring, the invasive buffelgrass is starting to turn green and ready for treatment.

This is just an fyi incase you see some unusual activity.  They have already completed their first round of invasive species treatment and removal. 

For this round please note the following:

From February 28th through March 4th, the City’s crew will be on the slope above Ancala West treating the invasive grasses.  This work entails a crew of 6 to 8 people walking a grid pattern across the hill and using backpack sprayers to selectively apply treatments to the invasive grasses.  Residents of Ancala might notice people moving back and forth on the hill.  The work will occur on parcels owned by the City of Scottsdale and Taliesin, and the crew will be accessing the site from Taliesin.

This is a reminder that Monday 2/19 is Presidents Day, which means no vendor access is permitted.  This includes all vendors such as landscapers, house cleaners, pool vendors etc..   Please communicate with all vendors and schedule accordingly. 

Thanks for your attention to this and have a great evening.

 

The next Board meeting is on Thursday 2/29 at 4 pm at the Country Club.

Please watch your email for the agenda for next week.

We hope to see you there.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

We would like to thank all the homeowners who took the time and voted this year. As many of you already
know the following individuals were elected to the Board as of January 23, 2024. They will serve a 2-year term. The new Ancala Board members are Tim Young. Neela Bhavnani, Frank Brod, and Paul Romeo. Also, at the January 30, 2024, Board meeting, the following individuals were voted on by the Board to serve as officers of the Board.

President - Paul Romeo
Vice President - Doug Peters
Secretary - Tim Young
Treasurer - Frank Brod
Director - Lisa Duncan
Director - Kyle Senkarik
Director - Neela Bhavnani

There are many tasks facing the Board this coming year; I hope that you will help support their efforts in any way you can.

Thank you!