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Debris Cleanup and Monday Trash Pickup

We need to keep the compactor empty to handle all the food people are likely to be throwing away on Monday, following the 20 hour power outage, so we cannot fill it up with tree branches and other debris. We will have the compactor empties following Monday’s trash pickup and several times more, as needed, to get ready for Thursday’s trash pickup.

We are going to cut up large branches today and leave them in place; small branches will be piled up or taken to the Dump.  I have a call into the tree service, but they are probably very busy right now. We have one tree that needs to be completely removed due to storm damage.

Fences will have to wait until we have large limbs and discarded food sorted. We will try to get to fence repairs beginning Tuesday.

 

 

October 2nd Storm Photos

Here are several photos of yesterday’s storm damage, and considering the severity of the storm it could have been much worse. If you do have damage to your roof or carport, please make sure you are getting a reputable contractor to do your repairs.

We will have some maintenance employees here tomorrow to pick up the major broken branches, at least as much as the compactor will hold. We still need room in it for Monday’s trash pickup.

Illegal Dumping on HOA Property

We have had several instances recently of people dumping along the back of the West side at or near the end of West Townhouse. Last night, someone dumped off a load of junk and were observed doing it. They had a dump bed vehicle and sadly, we did not get their license plate information.

If you see people dumping anything on HOA property or City property, please call the Office and let us know.

We need to put a stop to this and those responsible will be prosecuted.

Homeowners Insurance Policies

Our Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions requires that we have current and accurate copies of each owners insurance policy, as stated below (in part):

5.2 Individual Insurance. By virtue of taking title to a Lot, each Owner acknowledges that the Association has no obligation to provide any insurance for any portion of any Lot, and each Owner covenants and agrees with all other Owners and with the Association that each Owner shall carry property insurance on his Lot and all structures constructed thereon and a liability policy covering damage or injury occurring on the Lot. The property insurance shall cover loss or damage by fire and other hazards commonly insured under an “all-risk” policy, if reasonably available, including vandalism and malicious mischief, and shall be in an amount sufficient to cover the full replacement cost of any repair or reconstruction in the event of damage or destruction from any such hazard.

The Association shall have the right, but not the obligation, at the expense of the Owner, to acquire the insurance required to be maintained by the Owner if the Owner fails to provide a valid policy to the Association with a prepaid receipt within ten (10) days after receipt by the Owner of a written request from the Association. If the Association does acquire insurance on behalf of any Owner, the cost thereof shall be assessed against the Owner and the Lot as a specific assessment pursuant to Section 6.5.

We will be sending out another Owner Information request next month (one was sent last year with minimal responses).  I hope that this time, everyone responds within the 10 days mentioned above.  Any owner who does not provide proof of insurance will be subject to the Association acquiring insurance on your behalf and at your expense.

Please provide the Office with proof of homeowners insurance so we do not have to resort to the alternative.

City ROW and Delivery Trucks

There are a few things we wanted to bring to the attention of our residents which recently occurred.

  • The City of Grand Prairie had what appears to be a subcontractor mow the city’s Right of Way (ROA) on both sides of Belt Line Road last Friday, August 15th .  Our landscaping crew told me the following day that the City crew had scalped both sides of the road and that you could easily tell where they mowed and where our landscaping contractor mowed on Saturday. I do plan on talking with the City about this but they may now agree to raise their mower decks; they may be cutting the grass close to reduce the amount of mows they have to do this year in an effort to reduce their costs.
  • On Saturday, we had a delivery truck from the local Rent-a-Center drive on our grass/common area while attempting to deliver to the front door of the home. I heard the backup alarm and went to investigate. And there sat a RAC truck, having purposefully driven around 4 posts placed to stop people from driving on the grass. I told the driver that he had to move the vehicle immediately and told him of a previous RAC truck that got stuck in the same common area and had to be pulled out by a tow truck.

They then decided they could deliver to the rear of the home, using the street; why they didn’t do this to begin with is anyone’s guess.  I will be calling their district offices regarding this matter.