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.
We have been seeing GP City trucks around since last week; they are changing out our street signs and putting up larger Stop signs at all exits from the property.
I believe they are also adding Stop signs along our entrances off of 14th (near the golf course), something we have not had prior. The new street name signs are reflective, as are the stop signs.
Recently, we have had some damages done to HOA property which appear to have been done by kids roaming the property. Here is a brief list:
- Someone tore the bag dispenser off of one of the pet stations;
- someone else spray painted the word “Blood” on a street and in several other locations;
- someone has been stripping the limbs off of our young trees;
- someone keeps knocking over the round cable box covers;
- someone keeps taking the covers off of phone boxes
I am sure there is more, but that is all I can think of for now. If you see kids tearing up stuff, stuff that you pay for with your dues, I would hope that you say something to them or at a minimum, see where they live and let us know.
School will be letting out soon and kids will be bored and getting into mischief.
We have bought our second batch of shrubs today, duplicating the type and quantity of what we bought a few weeks ago. We got 20 of the Red Tip Photinia, 10 Golden Euonymous and 10 Japanese Boxwood. We also got 2 Oleanders to replace the ones removed by the large water leak on West Mountain Creek Drive.
We will be planting these in front of houses which have few or no shrubs. We do plan on continuing to fill in the front beds a little at a time, but we do ask all residents to make sure their shrubs are watered regularly.
We seem to be having another rash of people checking car door handles, sometimes under your own carport, to see if the car is unlocked. This is happening on both sides of the property. Someone that lives by me had her car burgled; a few items were taken but nothing of great value. These individuals seemed to be going down the street on both sides and checking cars. If you see errant people walking around day or night that just don’t look right, call the Police.
This is private property and if someone is uninvited, they are trespassing. This also applies to vehicles who use our visitor lots to hide and/or to do illegal things. We do have a no loitering policy here, so no one should be standing around or sitting in their cars for long periods. Please report suspicious vehicles!
The GPPD non-emergency number is 972 237 8700. If you see someone breaking into a house or car, please call 911.