The roofers are out today replacing the roofs on 4 Association buildings, the Shop, Maintenance Office/Paint room, the Pool House and a shed behind the Compactor building.
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We had a visit by a Jet Truck owned by the Trinity River Authority and here is the aftermath. They were accessing one of their manholes that leads to the primary sewer lines, which they take care of on a regular basis. The problem here is the ground was wet and their truck was heavy.
I have contacted them to see if they will come take care of this, but there are no guarantees. I am posting this so you know what happened. Their manhole is marked by the pole and sign in the background of this photo.
There have been a few instances of structures being added within the back yards of homes on both the East and West sides. They were put up without permission and as such, the Association can cause their removal. Before anyone adds any structures on their lots that were not there when you bought your property, please read below which is from our Declaration:
ARTICLE VII
ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS
7.1 General. No structure shall be placed, erected, or installed upon any Lot, and no improvements (including staking, clearing, excavation, grading and other site work, exterior alteration of existing improvements, and planting or removal of landscaping materials) shall take place except in compliance with this Article and the Design Guidelines and upon approval of the Architectural Review Committee as required herein.
Any Owner may remodel, paint or redecorate the interior of structures on his Lot without approval. No approval shall be required to rebuild in accordance with originally approved plans and specifications.
All dwellings constructed on any portion of the Properties shall be designed by and built in accordance with the plans and specifications of a licensed architect or licensed building designer. This Article shall not apply to improvements to the Common Property by or on behalf of the Association.
Tax Time – IRS Scam Season Opens
As the 2015 filing season starts, we have seen an increase in IRS Scams. If you get a call from the IRS, here’s what you should do:
- If you think or know you might owe taxes, call the IRS @ 1-800-829-1040. The IRS can help you with a payment issue, IF THERE IS SUCH AN ISSUE.
- If you know you don’t owe taxes and the caller is making bogus threats, then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General @ 1-800-366-4484. Try and capture the phone number the scammer is calling from.
- You can also file a complaint using; https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1. At the top of the home page there is an “ALERT! Click here to report someone falsely claiming to be from the government…”
The IRS will always send taxpayers a written notification of any tax due via the U.S. mail. The IRS NEVER asks for credit card, debit card or prepaid card information over the telephone.
After contacting the GP Illegal Dumping and talking with Mr. Graves from Code Enforcement over the past few days, he was able to locate the individuals who dumped near 47 West Townhouse Lane. We were able to provide 4-5 minutes of surveillance video provided by a resident that clearly showed these 2 individuals, their vehicle, and their dog. The story I heard was they borrowed the F-150 from one of the guy’s brother and he was contacted by GP Dumping, based on license plate information. He in turn pointed to the guys who used the vehicle to move, and they were contacted.
These 2 individuals came back out today to remove the dumped items. I would guess the City Code Enforcement officer admonished them both and put them on notice that any further dumping will put them at the top of the list of suspects. We think they might have been the same people who dumped some tree limbs late last year near the creek next to the cemetery.
Any homeowner who observes people dumping on our property should call the Office at the number listed above.
The new fence on West Creek has been up for less than a week and so far, 2 vehicles have come into contact with it. Both vehicles, as best we can tell, are from rental properties on that street. You would think that a street 20 feet wide was plenty of room within which to back out a car and drive away.
As stated in the December 2014 Notice, we have begun enforcement of our Visitor Parking rules, as adopted by the Board around 15 years ago. We tow vehicles parked in our Visitor Lots for over 48 hours and have done so. We will issue only one more warning to residents who continue to abuse the Visitor Lots and should they continue, they will be towed at Owner or Operator expense. The Visitor lots are for those who visit this property, not addition free parking for those who refuse park in their own carports, have more than 2 cars or who want to park a trailer under their carport and park their vehicles in Visitor lots.
The Visitors Lots within the subdivision belong to the Association, are Private Property, and are controlled by Parking Rules approved by the Board of Directors and which are published on this website.
As most of our homeowners are now aware, the HOA’s Declaration (CC&R) requires proof that you have a “cost to replace” policy on your home. This level of insurance has been a requirement of our Declaration since this subdivision came into being in 1970 or 1971. To date, about 75% of our 416 homeowners have responded and provided the documents requested. We did sent out Warning letters on January 2nd to those who have not provided requisite documentation and giving them 15 days within which to provide it. Last week, we started sending out certified letters to some of these individuals indicating they will be fined, per our Fines and Enforcement Policy, for not providing this information as required by our Declaration. Some throw out these Warning notices, which does not change the fact that they were sent out.
Just to be clear, Renters Insurance and Condominium Insurance does not meet the requirements. Actual cash value insurance is also inadequate. Homeowners must have full replacement coverage for the dwelling itself.
We will be sending out another group of certified Fine letters to the those homeowners who have still not provided the documents which have been requested more than 3 times.
We have what appears to be a repeat of recent illegal dumping, and perhaps the same individual doing it. It was reported to the City Code Enforcement office and they will be out today to have a look at the site. The location of recent dumping is along the woods on West Townhouse Lane. The offending vehicle was a white F-150 pickup, and a resident did get the license plate. According to the city employee we spoke with, the plate comes back to a pickup from the Cedar Hill or Desoto area.
If anyone has surveillance video of the junction of West Townhouse/West Mountain Creek Drive or saw this vehicle dumping on private property, please call the Office.