The Office and Maintenance will be closed on Monday, May 31, in observance of Memorial Day. We will not pick up trash on Monday, so please do not set it out.
Trash will be picked up on Tuesday, June 1st.
The pool will be open on Memorial day from 11 AM to 9 PM. Please come into the office to get your pool pass. Without a pool pass, you cannot enter the pool area.
The Pool will open on Monday, May 31st at 11 AM and then begin the usual schedule. Please remember to get your Pool Passes from the Office. Without a 2021 Pool Pass, you can’t enter the pool area.
We will also be accepting reservations for the BBQ area at the rear of the pool for gatherings. Please come to the Office to make reservations and pay the $25 BBQ area deposit. If the area remains clean after your event, the $25 will be refunded.
Regarding COVID-19, each individual who uses the pool does so with the understanding that they are responsible for their own mitigating practices to avoid the virus. The pandemic has not gone away just because Texans are no longer mandated to wear a mask in public. But, please follow CDC guidelines.
Wearing a face mask inside the pool enclosure is advised for your safety and the safety of others as a matter of courtesy.
Last year, we were approached by a company called Flock Safety regarding their License Plate Reader (LPR) systems for improving safety within our HOA. These systems are currently in use at a variety of other HOAs in North Texas and elsewhere, and have resulted in a reduction in illegal criminal activities within those HOAs. And earlier this year, we were contacted by the Grand Prairie Police Department (GPPD) via email regarding the Flock Safety LPR system.
In the interim, we did our due diligence and contacted various members of GPPD for more information about these LPRs and their ability to assist the Police in identifying miscreants who enter the property. We contacted Police Chief Scesney to get his take on these LPR’s and he responded that they have resulted in hundreds of arrests and suggested that we contact the Intel Supervisor, Sgt. Cox for an idea on how much activity we have on property.
We also spoke with a few individuals in the Command Staff to get their perception of the efficacy of the LPR system. Every person we contacted in GPPD commented on how the LPR systems have resulted in public safety improvements and more arrests of criminal suspects, including those with warrants, drug offenders, burglary suspects, etc.
At the last Board meeting on April 29th, a Flock Safety representative did a presentation to the Board, along with Sgt. Cox from GPPD, Intelligence supervisor. Sgt. Cox indicated he patrolled this area for a number of years and that he has a good understanding of where these LPR’s would be of the most benefit. We have 14 entrances and he suggested covering 7 of the main entrances.
Based on the information provided at the Board meeting, and its prior research, the Board voted to contract with Flock Safety, and ended up approving LPR system coverage at 7 of the main entrances. One thing that cemented the Board’s decision was that these LPR’s, which are solar powered and operating on cellular networking, would send pertinent information directly to GPPD and the patrol units on duty. Doing this will drastically reduce reaction times required to view info and then call PD, as it will be virtually instantaneous.
As a Board, we are committed to maintaining and supporting efforts to make our neighborhood safer, and this decision was based entirely on improving safety within the subdivision.
The Office will be closed from Wednesday, May 12th to Monday, May 17th. Terry will be back in the Office on Tuesday, May 18th.
I will be in the Office on Thursday and Friday, and will check the voicemails and emails.
As discussed at the last Board meeting, we will be opening the Pool on Memorial Day, May 31st. For hours of operation, see Pool Schedule/Rules.
Due to the continued presence of the COVID-19 virus in Dallas County, there will be some restrictions on the maximum number allowed in the pool area, etc..
The Health and Safety of our residents and their guests are of tantamount importance.
We will be publishing these restrictions within the next few weeks after consulting with the appropriate health entities.
Due to the lack of a Quorum for the April 1st meeting, we will have to reschedule it. Without the proper number of Board members present, we cannot conduct business.
I will advise when we have a date for it.
Jerry Hopper was re-elected to another 3-year term, ending in March of 2024.
Board officers remain the same.
The 2021 Annual Meeting will be held via Zoom as follows:
When: Mar 26, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEld-6rpjopHtEnc_zLk6zmC8z_iCtWawXPAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
The purpose of this meeting is to elect one Board member to fill a vacancy left by the end of a term. Election packets were sent out several weeks ago; be sure to turn in your Proxy or Absentee Ballots before the start of the meeting, or they will not be valid.
If you are mailing them in, please send them at least 7 days prior to the meeting, March 19, to assure they are received.