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GP Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Recycling Events

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Bring your household hazardous waste to our FREE household hazardous waste collection event 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Saturday, March 3 at the Development Center, 206 W. Church St. Registration is required. Visit www.gptx.org/WQ/HHW or call 972-237-8055 to register and learn more about what kind of items are accepted.

You can also recycle your old electronics at the same time and place. Registration is required by calling 972-237-4578 or online at http://apps.gptx.org/GPTX/EnvironmentalServices/Recycle/ Missing this one?

Don’t worry, we will have the event again on the following Saturdays: April 14, 2018 May 12, 2018 June 2, 2018 September 8, 2018 October 6, 2018 November 3, 2018 December 1, 2018

2018 Annual Membership Meeting

We have reserved the Dechman Room which holds 50-60 people and we have the room from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. The meeting starts at 7 PM sharp.

We will have 2 six foot tables for the Board and vote counting and tables which can accommodate 40 people. We will also have overflow chairs available; the room will hold 90 total.

Here is a link to the Ruthe-Jackson-Center-Floor-Plan showing the room location.

“AT&T Courtesy Representatives” on Property

I am hearing from several sources that there are 2 young men, maybe in their mid-twenties, ringing door bells and stating they are with AT&T and will telling homeowners that AT&T will be installing fiber optics on our property. I was also told they were trying to enter houses, which there is no reason for that at all. I have also seen these people on the East side, latest reports are from the West side.

If these guys will not identify themselves properly or allow you to call their supervisor and validate who they are, please call the Police and report it.

Trees Damaged on West Side

The two trees shown below were planted about a year ago and are along Belt Line, between West Creek and West MC Drive.  I have noticed for maybe the past 3 months, limbs are being pulled or broken off these young trees and stuck into the ground. This is absolute vandalism of HOA property. I hope someone sees these kids and lets us know.

Those trees cost money and are not there for kids to destroy. They are there to make the property look nice.

Dogs on Common Property

We have been notifying residents for the past 4 years that they cannot let their dogs wander loose on our common property. All dogs must be on a leash and under your control whenever they are on common property.

We also have many dog owners who let their dogs defecate on common property and do not pick it up. I know other residents see this happen and we need you to take a stand and report these inconsiderate people to GP Animal Services. We have affidavits in the office that you can fill out and take to Animal Services.

If HOA personnel observe someone not picking up after their dog, we can fine you under Property Code 209.006 as a Health and Safety violation. We have spent a lot of money putting Pet Sanitation stations around the property; use them or be fined.

Satellite Dishes and Common Areas

We do not allow Satellite dishes installed on HOA common property.  Since I have been on the Board, I have only seen this maybe one other time, where a dish was mounted in common property, and when asked why they did it, I was asked “where else should we put it?”  Well, definitely not on HOA property, for sure.

The dish below is sitting on a mounting plate which is resting on the ground and held in place with 4 concrete blocks.

I followed the cable to see where it went, and that homeowner will be getting a letter. Why anyone, including a satellite installer, would believe this is acceptable is beyond me. The Declaration (CC&R) definitely prohibits this.