The system is doing as we hoped and last week it notified GP Police of a stolen vehicle that drove onto our property. This vehicle was recovered. Not sure if they got the driver or not. While we do communicate with GPPD on a regular basis, some details are not always provided.
I would imagine PD is notified of many other activities here that they do not always pass along.
Due to a scheduling issue for August 5th, we have postponed the regular August meeting until the following week, August 12th,
We will put out the meeting signs next Monday, the 9th.
The Office and Maintenance will be closed on Monday, July 5th in observance of the July 4th holiday.
The pool will also be closed on Monday, July 5th.
Have a safe and happy July 4th!
I spoke with a GPPD Seargent this afternoon regarding some issues on the property and he mentioned that the Flock Safety cameras have already notified them of a vehicle going through the property that has outstanding warrants on the registered owner. He said it is almost instantly notifying GPPD of miscreants driving through our property.
Flock has made a few adjustments to the camera angles on 2 locations and it seems they are now finished with that and the system is up and running.
GPPD is patrolling the entire property regularly at our request.
As we told you last month, the Board approved the installation of 7 License Plate Reader (LPR) cameras at several of our entrances. These LPR cameras are now installed and Flock Safety is in the process of realigning them and making sure they are working and communicating properly.
They will be feeding information to Grand Prairie Police directly, which will reduce response time should someone enter the property that is either wanted, in a stolen vehicle, or that is a known criminal.
We are taking proactive steps to ensure the community is as safe as we can make it. However, residents should also get involved and let GPPD know of suspicious people, cars, or activity within the subdivision.
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.