Terry has a family member having heart surgery early tomorrow, so the office will be closed until Monday, October 5th.
You can drop assessment payments into the drop box; we will check it several times tomorrow.
- Open Board Meeting, October 1st, at 7 PM in the Association Office
- Agenda for the meeting: (Subject to change)
- Visitor Parking Permit enforcement and towing of unauthorized vehicles
- Adding parking spaces, cost vs benefits
- End of West Mountain Creek Drive
- End of West Townhouse Lane
- 3rd Quarter Financial Report
- Overgrown Trees on Homeowner Property
- Stripe Fire Lanes and Parking Areas
- Executive Session to Follow
- Agenda for the meeting: (Subject to change)
S&P Tree Services will be back early next week to remove a large tree near east Townhouse Lane that is splitting badly and poses a risk of falling onto the common area behind the Shop. Below are a few photos:
In addition to the vertical splits, there is a horizontal split on a very large limb.
Therefore, this tree will be removed entirely.
We will be planting a few trees in the fall to add some shade to that area.
The offer for homeowners to trim their trees in their back yards still stands, if we can get enough homeowners together to make 7-8 hours of work for the tree service. S&P will extend our special pricing to our homeowners. If we get 6 or so homeowners, the individual costs would be less than $300; try getting a tree professionally trimmed for that.
We have many residents who should take advantage of this special offer from S&P to prevent the City or the HOA from issuing citations or fines in the near future.
Our guys did a really good job on this!
There are some electrical problems on the West side, near the West Townhouse Lane area. I talked to the repair crew and it appears one of the underground supply wires is shorted out and blowing fuses on the pole. They will run a temporary wire until another crew can come in to dig up and replace the old wiring. This underground wiring is over 40 years old now; there has been a few wires replaced on East Mountain Lane last month.
We were totally inundated today with a huge amount of sofas, recliners, TV’s, mattresses and box springs, as well as other furniture and larger items. We had about 6 loads into the Compactor and then had to haul a few loads to the Land Fill. We simply could not pick it all up in one day.
We will be back picking up the remaining items on Friday.
Here’s a link to the September GP Pipeline newsletter: September 2015-1
Free Wandering Feline: Put a Collar on It
GRAND PRAIRIE—It’s not uncommon to see cats and kittens roaming neighborhood streets, but it can be difficult to determine whether or not the animals live nearby, are stray or are feral. Feral cats, while beneficial, are undomesticated and survive on their own. Owned cats and strays are used to being around people. Oftentimes, owned cats are allowed to roam the yards around their homes. In order to keep residents and other pets safe, however, the city of Grand Prairie’s Code of Ordinance establishes specific guidelines by which cat owners must abide.
Under city ordinance Section 5-18, all cats owned by Grand Prairie residents – even outdoor cats – must at all times wear an identification tag containing the name, address and telephone number of the owner. Further, under Section 5-8, all owned cats within the city must be vaccinated against rabies, and they are required to wear a metal tag that serves as proof of rabies vaccination. Not only do these identification tags make it easier to locate and contact the owners of lost pets, they contain information that can be valuable to Animal Services officers. Grand Prairie Animal Services always recommends that pet owners microchip their pets as a form of secondary identification, and it provides microchipping services for $10 per animal.
To help control the feline population in the city and ensure the health of the animals, Section 5-12 dictates that all owned cats that are allowed to roam outside must be sterilized. It is unlawful for an unaltered, domesticated cat to run at large within Grand Prairie limits.
For more information or for tips, call the Grand Prairie Animal Shelter at 972-237-8575.
We will have a Large Item pickup on Thursday, September 17th, and put out notices on every home a few days ago. We will do the usual trash pickup, followed by large items.
We will not pick up any hazardous household waste. See Grand Prairie website for information for drop-off for these items.