Magee Ranch Homeowners Association
Mini News - Website Update
Our website received an update! Visitors will now have an additional way to look up information about our community, direct from the source documents. In the bottom right corner will be the HOA AI Assistant. You can type or ask a question and get an instant answer, along with the exact document and section the information came from. Here's a short video introduction: watch it here For a quick question after hours or double checking something in the CC&Rs, the AI Assistant can provide many answers. But of course our Community Manager, Stacey Lint, will remain as responsive as ever via phone (925-830-4848) or via email (ten.secivresaoh%40tnils).
Mini News - CC&R Vote Reminder
Please submit your CC&R ballot now so the Association can complete this process without needing to switch to paper ballots for ALL homeowners and incur significant additional expenses.
Over the past three months, only five additional ballots have been returned for the CC&R vote. Thank you to the 63 homeowners who have responded and submitted their ballots so far.
Unfortunately, we are still well below the minimum quorum requirement. The Inspector of Elections must receive at least 130 ballots before the votes can be counted. If you are one of the 194 homeowners who hasn't voted, please do your part and submit your ballot as soon as possible.
Please remember that you may vote in favor of or against the proposed amendments. Regardless of how you vote, returning your ballot is essential to establishing quorum and completing the election.
The Association has already incurred additional costs because the original meeting had to be rescheduled. Continued delays may result in further election administration and mailing expenses.
PAPER BALLOT VOTERS:To request a replacement ballot, please use the request button on the election webpage:https://pro-ei.com/hoa/magee
ELECTRONIC BALLOT VOTERS:Pro Elections emailed a username and password to one member of each household that selected electronic voting. Please check your spam or junk folder if you cannot locate the email. You may also have your login information resent here:https://vote.pro-ei.com/v/voting/resend-login/
The election and ballot tabulation meeting is tentatively scheduled for August 5, 2026, provided quorum is met.
Mini News - Public Street Parking Reminders
We encourage owners to take on the often-dreaded project of cleaning out your garage to make room for two vehicles to park in the garage. Doing so has many benefits – safety of your vehicles being the utmost – but parking in your garage and driveways also keeps the streets clear for street sweeping services, putting trash cans out and for guest parking. Most importantly, resident street parking is prohibited as per the Magee Ranch CC&Rs. If you do have a guest and their vehicle is parked on the street, remember that vehicles parked on the public streets are required to be moved at least every 72 hours. Vehicles parked longer than 72 hours can be ticketed by the Danville Police.
As a reminder, garages for each home are intended to be used as locations to park your cars; they should not be used as a home gym, indoor/outdoor lounge area, storage, or work space. If you are currently using your garage for any of these unintended purposes, we ask that each homeowner do some cleaning and move items into your home to make room in your garage to park two vehicles. Thank you for your efforts in contributing to and maintaining the splendor of our wonderful community!
Diablo & Blackhawk Road Work
On behalf of our community, Board members and Management drafted adn sent the below letters to local representatives:
This week has been a disaster for residents of Magee Ranch and other nearby communities. It is also a prime example of the disfunction of split governance of public resources.
For many, many weeks the Town of Danville has been engaged in the building of the bike trail alongside Diablo Road in the area from Avenue Nueva to Fairway Drive near St Timothy’s Episcopal church. This rather massive project, costing many millions of dollars, involves amazing amounts of equipment and personnel and has restricted traffic on Diablo Road to one-way travel every weekday from early morning until late afternoon.
Residents along Diablo Road and Blackhawk Road often see lines of cars, numbering more than 40, waiting for their turn to move forward. Those living east of the bike road construction at least had the option of traveling towards Blackhawk Plaza and Camino Tassajara for shopping, restaurants, schools and the like. This week the situation worsened as Contra Costa County began repairs and resurfacing on portions of Blackhawk Road from the sole entrance to Magee Ranch down toward Camino Tassajara.
Ideally, the Town of Danville and Contra Costa County would communicate with one another and schedule work at different times so that BOTH ways out are not blocked. Residents in the area are understandably concerned that if there was to be a medical emergency, a fire, an accident, etc. there is no clear evacuation route or access for emergency vehicles.
For years there have been concerns about the consequences of divided government and fragmented responsibility. Is there a way a single entity can assume responsibility for the roads that are the sole route in ingress and egress for hundreds of homes and thousands of people in the area? These individual communities create a checkerboard pattern of jurisdiction, and that is a reality that has been accepted. However, there must be a way for the local governments to work together in a manner that better serves the communities they represent, rather than allowing jurisdictional boundaries to become almost physical barriers that ultimately serve none of us well.
County Representative Response:
Thank you for reaching out and for sharing the concerns of the Magee Ranch HOA Board and residents.
We certainly understand the frustration caused by having construction activity occurring on both Diablo Road and Blackhawk Road. I do want to clarify, however, that the Town of Danville and Contra Costa County did communicate and coordinate regarding the timing and scope of these projects prior to the work taking place.
While the projects are being managed by separate jurisdictions and address different infrastructure needs, both entities were aware of the concurrent work and worked together to minimize impacts to the extent possible. Unfortunately, given construction schedules, necessary road repairs, and other project constraints, some overlap was unavoidable.
We also recognize the importance of maintaining access for residents and emergency responders. Public safety and emergency access remain priorities throughout the work, and we will continue to communicate with both the Town and County Public Works staff regarding traffic impacts as the projects move forward.
Thank you again for bringing the community's concerns to our attention. We appreciate everyone's patience while these important improvements are completed.
Cameron Collins
District Representative
Alamo, Diablo and Walnut Creek
Office of Supervisor Candace Andersen
Contra Costa County, District Two
September 2026
Topics: New E-Bike and E-Scooter Rules in Danville Parks, Fall and Winter Landscaping Reminders
June 2026
Topics: California's Zone Zero Law (defensible space zones), GHAD Board Update
March 2026
Topics: Blackhawk Road Median Conversion, GHAD Board Update
December 2025
Topics: 2026 Dues Increase, Firewise Update
September 2025
Topics: GHAD Board Selected, Security Tips
June 2025
Topics: Emergency Response Plan, Electric Bike and Scooter Laws
Mini News May 2025
Topic: EBMUD Rate Increase Protest
March 2025
Topics: Volunteers needed for FireWise Committee, Pending State Law on Fire Mitigation, Little Free Library Coming
December 2024
Topics: 2025 Dues Increase, 2024 Annual Meeting results, 2025 Meeting dates confirmed, GHAD Duties
Topics: Meeting Highlights, Police Town Hall Meeting, GHAD Board Member Request, CC&R Feedback, V-Ditch Cleaning and Landscape Maintenance Reminders
Mini-News August 2024
The GHAD Board of Directors election is being managed by ENGEO and the County Registrar of Voters. Once candidate forms and statements are available, we will share them with you. In the meantime, feel free to reach out to Management with questions or to express interest in serving our community in this way.
Topics: Updates on recent HOA Board meetings, parking reminders, street sweeping reminders, safety reminders, and a plea to you all to consider volunteering to serve on our GHAD. There is also a short rundown of what the GHAD does and what Board members would need to do.
Topics: Meeting Highlights, Tree Maintenance, GHAD Board Member Request, CC&R Feedback, V-Ditch Cleaning Reminders
Topics: Meeting Highlights, Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers, Landscaping
Topics: Emergency Assessment FAQ2, SBA Loan Reasoning, Littering, Parking Reminders, Board Candidate Request, etc.
Topics: New Management, New Architectural Contact, New Website, Parking, Hillside Updates, Mulch and Landscaping, etc.
Topics: Hillside Repairs, Dog Attacks, GHAD Update, Howe Management Goodbye, etc.
Topics: Email, Website Coming Soon, CC&R Revision, V-Ditch Reminders, Landscape Reminders, etc.
Topics: 2022 Election Results, Website Coming Soon, V-Ditch Reminders, Parking Reminders, Pet Reminders, etc.