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Several Things

Posted on by Don Ryan

We are posting this because previous individual posts regarding these items have gone unseen or are being disregarded.

  1. People throwing trash all over common property. In some cases, these are school kids returning home from the school buses letting them out, and in many other cases, adults driving through property or emptying out the car into the visitor lots.  We find all manner of food wrappers and foam products all over as well as beer bottles and cans.  We spend hours picking up trash around the property several days a week and still people trash the place out with complete impunity.
  2. Large numbers of dog owners are not picking up after their dogs when walking them on common property, some are very large dogs. No one likes stepping in dog poop, and we do not like driving around the property in the Gators and having it get caught in the tires. We have kids playing here and the place is loaded with “lawn mines”. Please pick up after your dogs! It is easier to do that than to risk a fine from the HOA and/or the City.
  3. I called PD today because I saw two guys loitering around on the East side and hiding their faces when I drove past them. That is usually a sign they are up to no good.  We have had recent problems with home break-ins and package thefts, among other things. Please notify the Police if you see suspicious folks wandering around our property.  We have to remain vigilant and keep an eye on our surroundings.
  4. Fire Lanes – we still have many residents and their visitors who park vehicles in the fire lane. That is always illegal and will get you either fined or towed. Although our governing documents mention that service and delivery vehicles can park in the street during regular business hours, all of our streets are clearly marked Fire Lanes. Fire Code is very specific about what vehicles are allowed to be in the Fire Lane. Those vehicles are Police, Fire or Ambulances on official business.  So, any other vehicle parked in the Fire Lanes that is not Police, Fire or Ambulance on official business is at risk of fines, towing and/or impounding.  Police can write citations for parking in the fire lane, as well.
  5. We have also had recent incidents of people dumping stuff on HOA property, such as old furniture and dumping an old refrigerator in the front flower bed of their townhouse.  Dumping is illegal, to say the least, and we do get the City involved in most instances.  If you have a large item you need to dispose of, call the Office and we will make arrangements to get it properly picked up. We do not, however, deal with large home appliances such as refrigerators/ freezers.

Common Areas, Criminal Activity, GP Police, Illegal Dumping, Information

2020 HOA Assessments

Posted on by Don Ryan - 1 Comment

As required by our Governing Documents, we mailed our 2020 Budget before Thanksgiving, which is 30+ days before the end of our Fiscal year.  We have had several calls from homeowners asking what the dues are for 2020, so I am wondering who did not get their Budget letters.

We mailed out around 400 of them and it seems last year many of them never showed up at the addressee. We are getting some back now as not deliverable. That is why we insist on having current contact info for all Homeowners.

So, the assessment/dues for 2020 are:

Without a Guard light =  $ 187.00 per month

With a Guard light      =  $ 177.00 per month

There is some confusion on what constitutes a Guard Light in order to get the discount, so here is what we mean:

Guard lights, as seen above, are mounted on the gables on end houses or on a pole and uses electricity from your property,

It does not include motion sensing lights under the carport or the back yard.

Information

Water Repairs Tomorrow

Posted on by Don Ryan

We will be doing repairs on the 2″ water meter located near E. Mountain Creel Court and Warrior Trail. Water will be shut off at 9 AM on Wednesday morning

The properties impacted by this repair are 58 to 92 East Mountain Creek Court. We will have the water back on as soon as possible.

Information, Water Repairs

Suspicious bags on West Side

Posted on by Don Ryan

On Friday morning, we found 2 bags near West Creek Lane, and one of them contained drug paraphernalia. We did turn these bags over to the Police.

We are posting this because these bags were found within 20-30 feet of where kids wait for the school bus to pick them up and some child might have explored these bags and gotten poked by the syringe in it.

Please advise your kids about finding strange items on property. We have had uncapped syringes found on common property on the West side his year. If your kids do find something suspicious, advise them to leave it alone and call the Police.

Information, Suspicious people

Recent Break Ins

Posted on by Don Ryan

 

We have had 2 break-ins on the West side that we know of during the week. Both of them were at the same house which is unusual, on Monday and again on Wednesday; both times they entered through the bedroom window under the carport, and it was repaired on Tuesday. This same property was broken into before a month or so ago and the owner lost a large sum of cash; perhaps they were hoping the owner left more cash laying around.

Someone had to see these folks skulking around or hear them.  I imagine there have been other incidents which we have no heard about, such as attempted home and car burglaries. This time of year, the miscreants are hoping for presents and money, and the unattended package on the front porch.

Let’s all keep an eye on our surroundings and people that look out of place. There are a lot of random people walking around that do not live here, and at least 2 people living in the woods on the West side and they may think of this area as an easy target.  Please report suspicious people or vehicles to the Police. I have asked for additional patrols through here.

If you see someone that looks out of place or looking around to see if anyone is watching them, please call the Police.

Criminal Activity, Information

Temporary Office Hours

Posted on by Don Ryan - 3 Comments

Terry will be having neck surgery on Thursday and will be out for 4 to 6 weeks for recovery. During this time, we will have someone in temporarily to answer the phone, take messages and fill out work orders.

Beginning December 9th, the Office will be open from 9 AM to 3 PM on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

We may have to change this schedule based on how things go over the next few weeks, and how long the temp people can work.

The temporary office people will have limited knowledge of the HOA rules, etc., so please be kind to them.

We are lucky to have Terry as she is very familiar with our owners and renters after being here for almost 6 years. I will be doing the AP/AR work and taking care of the accounting software, and other office things.

We wish Terry a speedy recovery.

 

Information, Office Hours

Police Activity, West Side

Posted on by Don Ryan

It seems someone on a dirt bike decided to run from PD around lunch time, which is never a good idea.

They saturated the West side with 6 to 8 units, plus the helicopter, and I am told they chased him around the property for a short while.

A Sergeant came into the Office later on to let us know they arrested the individual.

Information, Police Activity

Sidewalk Work, West Mountain Lane

Posted on by Don Ryan

During the Fall months, we are replacing sidewalks around the property. The photos below are of a section of sidewalk that was getting pretty bad. We are replacing sections as we go, and doing the worst ones first. We have tried some repairs in certain areas, but they are short lived. So, we cut up the old sections and replace them. Some sidewalks here do not have any mesh or re-bar, and some are less than a few inches thick. We are also inserting pins along the edge when we mate up old and new sections to add rigidity.

Once again, we are fortunate to have maintenance guys capable of doing many things; we save a lot of money as compared to hiring contractors to do this stuff.

Information, Sidewalks