We will be mowing the West side tomorrow, Wednesday, May 31st.
We will mow the East side on Friday, June 2nd.
Month: May 2017
Open Board Meeting, June 1, 2017, at 7 PM in the Association Office.
- Agenda for the meeting: (Subject to change)
- Approve purchase of another Gator
- Discuss collections of bad accounts
The Office and Maintenance staff will be off on Monday, May 29 for Memorial Day.
We will pick up trash on Tuesday, May 30th.
We had a major water leak on East Mountain Lane yesterday; one of the 2″ supply lines cracked and the results are below. Whoever plumbed this place 45 years ago or whoever did repairs certainly got “creative”. The “camel hump” repair is done so that you can repair a section easily, but gives you 4 elbows that can crack and leak later. Most of our 2″ water line leaks are the result of elbows splitting at the seam.
This hole is about 5 feet deep and our guys worked on it from noon to 1AM to get the water back on. We are leaving the hole open for now and keeping an eye on the other copper pipe shown. We will probably change it out to PVC, buried copper tends to leak eventually.
Of course, we have been asked why we do not put notices out every time that we shut off water to do repairs. In emergency situations, like this one, we concentrate on fixing the problem.
If it is a slow leak or much smaller line leaking, we have time to notify people. This was not a small line leaking and time was better spent repairing things.
We have another leak, a small one, also on East Mountain Lane. We will be putting out noticed for this repair.
We will be doing a Large Item pickup for the West side this Thursday, May 25th. For the East side, large item pickup will be on June 1st.
We will pick up regular trash first and then come back around for the large items.
We have posted the May 2017 Information Notice and the First Quarter Report on the Homeowner Information and Notices page.
We will be distributing the May 2017 Information Notices to all 416 properties late this week and part of next week. You can get a copy of the 2017 First Quarter Report in the Office.
The pool will be opening on Friday, May 26th, for the Memorial Day Weekend. We will open and close at the times posted on the Pool Schedule/Rules page.
We have a new Pool manager this year and all of our monitors will be wearing T-shirts identifying them as Pool Staff.
All residents who have a pool pass need to come to the Office and get the 2017 pool pass; you do not need to pay to get the 2017 Pool Passes. We will not let you in if you have an old pool pass. If you do not currently have a pool pass, you can get one at the Office. It costs $5 and is valid for as long as you reside here. If you move, we will return your $5.
This afternoon. we had 2 young men jump the pool fence and take a swim. The Police were called and arrived a while later; they did get to see these guys and had a word with them. I wanted them trespass warned but they disappeared into a house and the officer did not see where. These individuals will be banned from the pool.
We cannot have people, whether they are residents, renters or whatever, jumping the fence when the pool is closed, the gates are locked and no pool staff is there.
In recent months, we have gotten reports from residents of individuals getting into their mailboxes and rummaging through their mail. Just yesterday, we were told that one resident had their new bank debit card taken and used the same day. I am guessing the people doing this are the same ones who check car door handles to see if they are unlocked. (Please report suspicious people on our property to the Police immediately!)
While it is nice for our residents to let us know about these problems, the best way to deal with them is to report postal theft or tampering to the USPS. Taking items from someone’s mailbox is a Federal crime, so the appropriate agency needs to be brought in to address this issue.
The Postal Inspection Service office that serves 75052 can be contacted at:
POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE
14800 TRINITY BLVD STE 500
FORT WORTH TX 76155-2671
Phone : (817) 359-2620
We will be mowing the West side tomorrow, May 9th, and the East side on May 10th.