Here are my random notes about concerns from residents that I put out about every 3-4 months that no one pays attention to:
1 - BARKING DOGS - If you have dogs who constantly bark, please don't leave them out all day or night.  It is very annoying and disruptive to your neighbors. Besides all the people who try and sleep at night, there are some people who work nights or who have many health issues and sleep during the day. 
2 - LOOSE DOGS - Remember, your dogs must be on a leash when walking (a few incidents have happened in the past where an "under control" off-leash dog has attacked another dog or person),  and when in your yard, your dog needs to be confined by a fence.  It's the regulation and law.  If you have a problem with your neighbors dog, please have a conversation with them. If that doesn't work, call Animal Control 505.314.0280   Go to READ MORE to see photos of some recent loose and wandering dogs.
3 - DOG POOP - Always pick up your dogs' poop.  It is not a pleasant thing to look at, smell, or step in. And please don't write back and tell me that there's a lot of wildlife poop around.  Wild animals don't know how to bag their poop. :-)
4 - SPEEDERS AND WALKERS - Once again, there have been several near misses between speeding cars and pedestrians on the roads (especially on the straightaway Paa-Ko Drive). Walkers/runners, please try to stay as close to the edge of the road as possible AND when you hear a car coming, move over. Groups of walkers need to be particularly aware, especially on all the side streets that do not have shoulders.  Cars - PLEASE slow down.  There are speed limits in Paa-Ko.  Know that there will be pedestrians and bike riders on the streets. There are many, many blind curves. Don't kill someone then wish you had been driving slower.
5 - KEYS - If you see keys left in a mailbox, please take them to the Paa-Ko Office.  Don't leave them in the box for some non Paa-Ko person to take (can lead to mail theft).  By the way, the office has a huge collection of keys and other lost items.  Please find time to go and collect your items you have lost.
Always remember to be a responsible pet owner as well as a courteous, respectful, and considerate neighbor.  No one is above the rules.

She is beautiful!  A number of residents sent pics in this week.  Spotted on Story Teller, Kiva Place, Kokopelli Ct and other spots in the area.  

To see photos, go to READ MORE and then to DOCUMENTS

To view a big bear that was recently seen on Canyon Ridge, please go to READ MORE and then to DOCUMENTS

FROM THE LEAG COMMITTEE:
    On 9/29 at 11:15 am an incident started at the south PaaKo entrance.  A resident was approached while sitting in her vehicle, looking up directions, by a subject who threatened to assault her. The subject was in an older maroon car, (Toyota or Subaru), NM license number WYM004. The resident fled in her car-was chased up PaaKo Drive by the subject.  PaaKo security & BCSO were contacted.  Fred of PaaKo Security located the subject and detained him until the BCSO arrived and took over.  The subject was not taken into custody for this incident.  Shortly thereafter, the subject was at San Antonito Elementary School. The school called BCSO.  The subject again was not taken into custody.  The subject proceeded to the Shell station and was involved in a violent encounter that led to a third law enforcement response -he was taken into custody.  The subject is known to BCSO.  The resident was told the subject has been “mentally adjudicated” which makes it difficult to file charges that will stick.  He was placed on a 72 hour hold for mental evaluation.  The BCSO shared with the resident that the subject had a firearm removed from him 2 weeks earlier after a gunshot wound in his leg.  Please remain watchful for this vehicle and other suspicious activity and report to law enforcement. (If danger is imminent, call 911.  Paa-Ko Security 505-803-3075. BCSO Non-Emergency 798-7000.)
    On the same day, a relative of a resident had a run-in with the same man. The man’s car was parked in the middle of the road so the relative stopped to ask if he needed help. He said the man was up in the trees and came down limping badly saying he had shot himself in the leg. He then went to his trunk to get something-the relative immediately left  because he was worried the man was going for a gun.  He called BCSO and they came quickly, but later that day the man was still there. To see an image of the car and an image of the suspect, GO TO READ MORE and then to DOCUMENTS

Attached is a photo of a bear seen recently in Paa-Ko. Please go to READ MORE and then to DOCUMENTS to view the photo