Dammeron Valley Community

 

DAMMERON VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER:

USER RESERVATION CONDITIONS

The DVLA Community Center (Center) has been established to provide DVLA Landowners (User) access for private parties, open forums and community activities; Sunday through Saturday between the hours of 7 am to 10 pm. The use of the Center is not intended as a profit-making center for either the DVLA and or any User.

Any party reserving the Center must be a DVLA resident, over 21 years of age and current on the payment of annual dues.

The DVLA Community Park cannot be reserved for private parties.

The Center has a meeting room approximately 500 sq. ft., a restroom, and a small room, 20 metal chairs, 25 plastic chairs, a long table, a love seat, a piano, and a ping-pong table. No phone is available.

In order to keep the Center in well-preserved condition, a refundable security deposit will be required based on the attached schedule. If there is cleaning or repair required from damage sustained to the Center that exceeds the deposit amount, the registered User will be responsible for the cost. If there is no cleaning charge, property damage or agreement violations, the security deposit check will be returned when an inspection of the Center is completed by a DVLA Community Center Committee member and key is returned.

To help cover utilities and maintenance of the building, expense reimbursement charges will be collected, from the User, based on the attached schedule.

Reservations are required to use the Center and are taken on a first come, first served basis. Reservations will be made by first contacting a Center Committee Member at 574-0510, completion of the attached reservation form and payment of deposit and expense reimbursement charges per attached schedule. Cancellation will require a minimum notice of twenty four hours to avoid forfeiture of security deposit.

USER TYPES

DVLA Board Business - Conducted as needed

Resident Open Forum Use - Residents may reserve the Center for use regarding issues and matters directly affecting DVLA community. Security deposit and expense reimbursement will be waived, without prejudice, by application to the Board. A DVLA landowner User must take responsibility for returning the Center to its original condition and sign the agreement form.

Resident Private Party Use - Residents can reserve the Center for private party use. The first two hours are free, per User property site, per calendar year. Use after first two hours will then be based on regular schedule charges.

Resident Non Profit Users - The security deposit will be waived for groups that meet on a regular basis as stated below. Expense Reimbursement Charges will be assessed per schedule below. Fee Based Users – Where the use of the Center is intended to remain non profit, Fee Based Users are allowed to charge an amount to recover the cost of paying Expense Reimbursement Charges.

SECURITY DEPOSIT AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT SCHEDULE

$50 security deposit will be charged for Private party use. The security deposit will be waived for groups that meet on a regular basis, until such time that there is an abuse or violation of rules. Such abuse or violation will result in charges to cover cleaning, damage and/or termination of Center use.

Expense Reimbursement Charges of $5.00 for the first hour and $2.50 for each additional hour will be assessed for each individual use. Set up and clean up time is included in assessment.

COMMUNITY CENTER RULES

1. The User must be in attendance at the function at all times and will take full responsibility for the conduct of their guests and any damage done to the Center.

2. Reserved functions for persons under the age of 21 years of age must be chaperoned.

3. Security deposit and charges must be paid in advance.

4. Capacity of the Center use is 37 people. Users must stay within this limit.

5. Food must be brought in and carried out. There is no kitchen facility or food preparation on site.

6. The Center must be left in the same condition as found, prior to User activity. Litter and trash is to be removed by the User. Spills are to be cleaned up; tables and chairs are to be returned to the position in which they were found; floors are to be vacuumed and left in clean condition. The bathroom must be free of debris and left in clean condition. (Vacuum and cleaning supplies are provided on site.)

7. Decorations may not be attached to walls or woodwork. If decorations are used, they must be removed during clean up.

8. No open flames of any kind or use of any type of confetti is allowed.

9. The Center is to remain a smoke-free facility.

10. Keys are not to be copied or given out to anyone other than the registered User designated in the reservation document.

11. The time necessary to set up and clean up the Users activity is included in the hours reserved.

12. All activities and clean up must be concluded by 10:00 pm.

13. Upon leaving the Center, the User will set the thermostat at marked temperature, shut off lights, ensure windows and doors are secured and locked.

Click here for Reservation Form 

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Events:

St. George Marathon - Annual in October. Before dawn on race day Dammeron Valley residents begin to gather along highway 18. It seems everyone has a favorite spot they return to year after year. Bundled up against the October cold with thermos jugs of coffee or juice and, bags of warm goodies close at hand, they wait for the first runners to materialize in the dim light. The 26 plus mile run begins about seven miles to the north of Dammeron in a small community called Central. Very early, about 4:30 AM, the marathoners begin to arrive by school bus from St George to wait for the official 6:45 AM start. They try to stay warm and loose while not dwelling to much on the first five miles; all up hill.

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Clubs and Groups:

Dammeron Valley Quilters. Quilting, needle point, bobbin lace, almost anything that pricks fingers or strains the eyes is fair game for the ladies quilting group. They meet every two weeks through out the year to encourage each other and pass on techniques learned from years of making beautiful craft items for their homes.

Horseback riding clubs:

Dammeron Valley is horse country. Many residents moved here because of zoning which allows for horses on residential lots. Its not unusual to see horseback riders singly or in groups through out the valley. Three riding groups, the Rim Riders, Back Country Horseman and the Ridge Riders are active in the Valley.

The Rim Riders club is open to anyone 16 years of age and older, regardless of experience. The main purpose of the club is to have fun participating in events like Barrels, Poles, Western Pleasure, Water Race, Potato Race and many others, generally referred to as Gymkhanas (Contests involving a skill such as horseback riding.) The group will meet every Monday either in Dmmeron Valley or Hurricane for practice.

Although the club is organized for fun, A and B teams will be formed to compete in Gymkhana events at the District, Regional and State level, during July, August, and September.

The Back Country Horseman are affiliated, through the Washington County chapter, with the Back Country Horseman of America. Membership is composed of families and individuals of all ages. This group has a larger purpose beyond horseback riding. They spend much of there time marking, identifying, and maintaining trails through out Washington County. In addition, members spend time educating riders in back country safety and ways to protect the environment.

The Ridge Riders are a recreational riding group made up of riders over fifty living in Dammeron Valley. They get together whenever possible and ride for enjoyment.