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Annual HOA Meeting - February 23, 2009 Our annual meeting was held Monday, Feb. 23rd and we were able to successfully elect new Board members. Thank you to all who attended and returned proxies to make that possible. Welcome to Dan Millner and Jennifer Speer, our newest Board members and to Melanie Carr who will continue to serve! Other Board members and their contact information is available on our Contact page. Below is a summary of those items that were discussed at the meeting by neighbors:
- Desire for more screening between Bakers Branch and the CAC along Sweetwater and concern about erosion there. The Board is reviewing initial landscape & site plans provided for the CAC and will follow up with the Town once the fence is complete in that area to discuss further landscape options and erosion control.
- Mailbox replacement information. Mailbox flags that are no longer functioning properly can be replaced with mailbox flags from Home Depot (or other similar sources). If you need detailed replacement parts or need to replace the mailbox
itself, contact information for the company making those is as follows: Brandon Industries, based in McKinney, website www.brandonindustries.com, phone 972-542-3000; our model number is TXF54-XX15-1X and is in style M1 (verde green). This information is also being added to our website for future reference.
- Garage sale requirements - the HOA bylaws and CC&R's do not have any specific requirements regarding garage sales; the Town code states that garage sales are limited to 2 per household per year; given this requirement, per
neighbors' discussion, the HOA will consider "hosting" two neighborhood garage sales each year (possibly April and October).
- Morriss Road is scheduled to be widened to a six-lane thoroughfare in 2010. This has just recently come to the Board's attention, though the plan has been in the Town's CIP and Master Plan since its inception, apparently. The plan is
for the extra lanes to be taken out of the median and not to encroach on adjacent property. The Board will keep an eye on developments as they progress and keep the neighborhood informed of planned public hearings or Town meetings
regarding this topic. Some other area HOA's have started a blog on the topic at www.stopmorriss6.blogspot.com.
- Desire for sidewalk to be extended on Cinnamon, where the existing sidewalk does not follow through to meet the hike/bike trail on the greenbelt. The Board has contacted the Town today to see what procedures need to be followed for that process and to determine the cost involved, as the cost will be completely absorbed by the HOA.
- Noted that some bushes are blocking the lighted portion of the Bakers Branch sign at the Big Canyon entrance - Board has contacted landscaper to have those trimmed back.
Block Coordinators We now have volunteer block coordinators who have agreed to keep an eye out for suspicious activities in conjunction with our Neighborhood Watch and contact the residents of their block with important news to be distributed quickly. Also, you may contact your block coordinator if you will be out of town, so they can help keep an eye on things while you're gone (though this does not include taking on your plants or pets). Thank you to our volunteers. It's a great way for us to stay connected and be an involved community. Our block coordinators are as follows: Want to help out?
There are lots of things you can do to help. Would you be interested in managing the neighborhood directory? Maybe you could keep the website up to date or plan the next neighborhood block party. If you'd like to invest your talents in the interest of our neighborhood, please email us at admin@bakersbranchhoa.com and let us know what you'd like to help with. We appreciate your assistance and willingness to be a working part of our great neighborhood.
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