Due to the icy weather, our Landscaping contractor did not come out on Monday, Feb 23rd. They will be coming out this Saturday, February 28th to turn the beds and do some shrub trimming.
Although we did do our usual trash pickup this morning, the Office will be closed tomorrow due to icing conditions. Maintenance Shop will also be closed.
Our 2015 Annual Meeting will be held on March 26, 2015 at The Summit, located at 2975 Esplanade, Grand Prairie. The meeting will be in Ballroom #2 (B) and will be held from 7 PM to 9 PM. The Cafe is open for refreshments. Map and floor plan are below (click for larger images).
We will be sending out document packets next week with information on those homeowners interested in the 1 Board position available and Proxy Vote forms.
We will be getting a second visit from Metroscape on February 23rd to do some shrub trimming and turn the front beds over. They may also be doing some mowing.
We will be getting 2 visits from them in March and 4 to 5 visits from April to September, per our contract.
We have scheduled a Large Item pickup day for this Thursday, February 19th. Notices have also been distributed around the complex. Please remember that those who put out large items before Thursday will be fined for every day that item or items remain out prior to the 19th.
We already have several homeowners who have kitchen cabinets out this morning.
The roofers are out today replacing the roofs on 4 Association buildings, the Shop, Maintenance Office/Paint room, the Pool House and a shed behind the Compactor building.
We had a visit by a Jet Truck owned by the Trinity River Authority and here is the aftermath. They were accessing one of their manholes that leads to the primary sewer lines, which they take care of on a regular basis. The problem here is the ground was wet and their truck was heavy.
I have contacted them to see if they will come take care of this, but there are no guarantees. I am posting this so you know what happened. Their manhole is marked by the pole and sign in the background of this photo.
There have been a few instances of structures being added within the back yards of homes on both the East and West sides. They were put up without permission and as such, the Association can cause their removal. Before anyone adds any structures on their lots that were not there when you bought your property, please read below which is from our Declaration:
ARTICLE VII
ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS
7.1 General. No structure shall be placed, erected, or installed upon any Lot, and no improvements (including staking, clearing, excavation, grading and other site work, exterior alteration of existing improvements, and planting or removal of landscaping materials) shall take place except in compliance with this Article and the Design Guidelines and upon approval of the Architectural Review Committee as required herein.
Any Owner may remodel, paint or redecorate the interior of structures on his Lot without approval. No approval shall be required to rebuild in accordance with originally approved plans and specifications.
All dwellings constructed on any portion of the Properties shall be designed by and built in accordance with the plans and specifications of a licensed architect or licensed building designer. This Article shall not apply to improvements to the Common Property by or on behalf of the Association.
Tax Time – IRS Scam Season Opens
As the 2015 filing season starts, we have seen an increase in IRS Scams. If you get a call from the IRS, here’s what you should do:
- If you think or know you might owe taxes, call the IRS @ 1-800-829-1040. The IRS can help you with a payment issue, IF THERE IS SUCH AN ISSUE.
- If you know you don’t owe taxes and the caller is making bogus threats, then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General @ 1-800-366-4484. Try and capture the phone number the scammer is calling from.
- You can also file a complaint using; https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1. At the top of the home page there is an “ALERT! Click here to report someone falsely claiming to be from the government…”
The IRS will always send taxpayers a written notification of any tax due via the U.S. mail. The IRS NEVER asks for credit card, debit card or prepaid card information over the telephone.
After contacting the GP Illegal Dumping and talking with Mr. Graves from Code Enforcement over the past few days, he was able to locate the individuals who dumped near 47 West Townhouse Lane. We were able to provide 4-5 minutes of surveillance video provided by a resident that clearly showed these 2 individuals, their vehicle, and their dog. The story I heard was they borrowed the F-150 from one of the guy’s brother and he was contacted by GP Dumping, based on license plate information. He in turn pointed to the guys who used the vehicle to move, and they were contacted.
These 2 individuals came back out today to remove the dumped items. I would guess the City Code Enforcement officer admonished them both and put them on notice that any further dumping will put them at the top of the list of suspects. We think they might have been the same people who dumped some tree limbs late last year near the creek next to the cemetery.
Any homeowner who observes people dumping on our property should call the Office at the number listed above.