TONIGHT’S BOARD MEETING CANCELLED BECAUSE OF NO QUORUM.
MEETING MUST BE RESCHEDULED.
Our Office will be close at noon tomorrow, Friday, February 5th. We will reopen at 8AM on Monday.
It seems we need to remind people that we do have a Visitor Lot Parking Permit program which went into effect on July 1, 2015. This policy was mailed to every homeowner on record because the homeowner needed to fill out the application and get the permits. Initially, we had a total of 37 parking spots we were going to rent located on both sides of the complex. We did not have an exuberant response at all with the applications trickling in.
We also noticed that we still have people with 3 or 4 vehicles who never applied for a permit when they did meet the requirements to do so. We have issued 4 Notices over the past year which reiterate that the Visitor Lots are for Visitors Only, and yet, we have people who continue to park there who are not visitors.
I have heard some residents say they were never given any notice prior to their vehicle getting towed; the sign to the left is the Notice. These signs have been here for decades, but no one seems to believe they mean much. We had one resident who took us to Tow Court (Justice of the Peace ) and the Judge asked if the plaintiff had read this sign, meaning that this sign does serve as legal notice; the Judge interpreted it to mean exactly as it is written and the plaintiff lost the case. These signs have been up long enough to get faded and were replaced last year, so folks should be well familiar with them.
The Board of Directors recently revised the Visitor Lot Parking Permit Policy, the modified version went into effect on January 1, 2016. We changed a few minor points, but not the requirements necessary to get a permit. You can get a copy of these from the Menu above, under Governing Documents. We are also mailing out a copy of this revised policy to all property addresses. This policy, and all Governing Documents, are also filed with the Dallas County Clerk’s Office which makes them a matter of public record.
We will be randomly patrolling both sides of the property and will provide one warning only to violators. If you have already received a written Warning letter from the office regarding parking in the visitor lots you have been properly notified and no further warnings will be issued.
Open Board Meeting, February 4th, at 7 PM in the Association Office.
- Agenda for the meeting: (Subject to change)
- Approve 4th Quarter Financials for 2015
- Approve Resolution for Statutory Changes to Payment Plan and Payment Application Schedules
- Approve Statutory Changes to Fines and Enforcement Policy
- Approve Changes to Document Production Policy (to reflect HOA new name)
- Request for Storage Building Addition, Request to modify Common Area adjacent to home
- Executive Session to follow
There’s a new Pipeline posted.
There are Road Work signs up and down Belt Line, and at entrances from our property, due to the construction near the soccer fields.
They are installing a large sewer pipe and other related structures near the bridge.
The latest GP Pipeline has a mention of the problem of people putting grease down the drains and the approximate costs involved to fix it. We still have people who flush all kinds of items never meant to be flushed down the toilet, things like diapers, feminine hygiene products, wipes and wads of paper goods.
We have a sewer blockage almost every month caused by these items and, of course, globs of kitchen grease. When we have to call out a high-pressure Jet truck to clear a section of our main sewer lines, it costs the HOA about $800 every time. We also have to expend labor costs to clear out blockages caused by our residents themselves, as well as wear and tear on our powered snake.
Residents need to stop dumping grease down the drain and stop flushing things down the toilets that do not belong in the sewers.
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Don’t Clog the Main, Keep Grease from the Drain
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Cooking oil and grease can clog drains when poured down
 the kitchen sink.Grease blockages are the single greatest cause of sewer overflows in Grand Prairie, which is a health hazard, threat to the environment and an expensive mess to clean.
When the pipe is blocked, raw sewage comes up through clean outs or city manholes, contaminating the soil and waterways. Around 60 percent of your water bill is used to clear clogged pipes. Learn how to help.
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Crime Decrease in Grand Prairie
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The Grand Prairie Police Department is proud to announce the sixth consecutive year of a crime decrease in the city of Grand Prairie. UCR Part 1 Crimes (Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Theft and Auto Theft) were down 9% in 2015 as compared to 2014. Overall, crime has decreased 42% since 2010 (Violent Crimes decreased 6%; Property Crimes decreased 45%). This six-year decrease translates into 3,382 fewer crime victims in 2015 as compared to 2010.
Since 2010, the individual crime decrease categories are as follows:
The Grand Prairie Police Department attributes these sustained and historic decreases to the hard work of the men and women of GPPD and continuance of the following three-part strategy:
While many factors affect a crime rate, the Grand Prairie Police Department believes their holistic approach to policing, community partnerships and public trust have contributed to less crime and improved quality of life in the city.
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The latest GP Pipeline is located here