Mesa Meadows III HOA
Resources

Architectural Form 

Submission of a completed architectural form is required prior to making any changes to the exterior of your home or lot, including painting, landscaping, fencing, decks, etc. Email your completed form and plan to arc@mesameadows3.com

Landscape & Lawn

All landscape must be maintained in an attractive, live, healthy, growing condition. The HOA encourages the use of low-water gardens (Xeriscape) and resource conservation.  If you have a lawn, we encourage you to either leave grass clippings on your lawn, use them as mulch in other parts of your landscape, or compost your clippings.

  • The EPA estimates that, during the growing season, 25% of the volume going to landfills is compostable yard waste. In a landfill, yard waste breaks down anaerobically and creates methane, a greenhouse gas 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
  • In addition to the methane, hauling yard waste increases carbon dioxide emissions and uses more fuel.
  • Leaving grass clippings on the lawn returns water, nitrogen, and other nutrients to the soil, reducing the need for fertilizers by up to one third.
  • Grass clippings break down quickly, and they do not create thatch.

Lawn Care Information  from Colorado State University Extension

Composting Yard Waste Information sheet from the EPA

Yard & Garden publications from CSU Extension

Xeriscape Colorado website

Denver Plants website

 

Trash & Recycling

Mesa Meadows contracts with EDS Waste Solutions for trash and recycling service. Trash pickup is every Friday. Recycling pick up is on the first and third Friday of the month. On weeks with a holiday observed by EDS , service will be delayed by one business day. EDS observes New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

EDS proves single-stream recycling service. For a list of what can be recycled, please view the recycling brochure. (File will open in a new window).

Items you can Recycle

City of Golden Single-Hauler Trash & Recycling FAQ

 

Other Links

City of Golden website

Mayor Jacob Smith's newsletter sign-up