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Open Questions / Comments to the HOA Board

HOA Board members are:  Sandra Johnson - President, Michael Henry - VP, and Adrienne Martinez - Secretary/Treasurer

Contact information available at www.ridgemesas.com

1. The drainage and common areas need to be mowed on a regular schedule without homeowners having to call and remind ProComm.
2. The Mesas gates need to be repainted.
3. Homeowners would like for the gates to remain closed during the day (not just at night).
4. Explanation of why $10,000 of our HOA money was spent on suing two homeowners for a total $1000 of initiation fees not collected at closing instead of just filing liens on their homes.
5. Some residents have requested more speed bumps and speed limit signs to protect children playing.
6. Explanation of why a Rainbow swingset / playscape was installed at the community pool instead of industrial type playground equipment used at schools (such as www.miracleparkplace.com)
7. Explanation of why the CC&Rs are not being enforced by the Architectural Control Committee.  Also why homeowners are not allowed on the ACC.  For example, pink exterior house colors should not be allowed.
8. There is a chain link fence around the basin at the entrance of the Mesas (Rio Springs and Hot Springs), which does not meet the CC&Rs.  This fence should be replaced with a rod iron type fence similar to the community pool area.
9. The sediment basin at Rio Springs and Hot Springs was overflowing during heavy rain and has now been corrected by increasing the earthen wall height as directed by the engineer, Pape-Dawson.  However, the area is incomplete and still needs to be re-sodded. 
10. There should be a reserve study and funds set aside for repairing streets, community pool, club house, etc. in the future.  Details need to be provided to the homeowners of how this is being accomplished.
11. Request at least 30 days notice for the annual meeting instead of the minimum 15 days.
12. Consider changing management companies.
13. Go out for bids for new landscape company.
14. Request regular communication from the HOA Board on how these issues are being addressed.  A number of these concerns were raised at the last annual meeting held on December 3, 2009.  However, no newsletters have been provided by the Board to the homeowners during 2010.  Also, letters and emails to the developer, Galo, go unanswered.  We would like at least quarterly updates from the Board.

Previous message from the Board in 2009 can be viewed at HERE

2009 Annual Meeting Minutes (Unapproved)

2010 Annual Meeting Notice

What to do this summer...by Nancy Moll

The neighborhood pool is open and ready for fun!  Note that it will be closed on Wednesday mornings until noon for cleaning.

Theme Parks
Sea World www.seaworld.com
Six Flags www.sixflags.com/fiestatexas
San Antonio Zoo www.sazoo-aq.org
Morgan's Wonderland www.morganswonderland.com

Below is a list of fun things to do with the kids this summer to keep them BUSY and TIRED!!! If you have any great things to add to the list, just let me know. Have a WONDERFUL, FUN-FILLED SUMMER NEIGHBORS!

Fun Restaurants
Momak’s www.momaks.com
The Cove www.thecove.us
Beefy’s Backyard Phone: (830) 980-7002
Incredible Pizza www.incrediblepizza.com
Magic Time Machine www.magictimemachine.com
Rainforest Café www.rainforestcafe.com

Downtown/Near Downtown
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not www.ripleys.com
Ripley’s Haunted Adventure http://www.haunted-guinness-crockett.com/
Tomb Rider 3-D http://www.haunted-guinness-crockett.com/
Buckhorn Saloon www.buckhornmuseum.com
Tower of the Americas/Skies Over Texas 4-D www.toweroftheamericas.com
Hemisfair Park
Japanese Tea Garden – Sunken Garden www.sanantonio.gov/sapar
Botanical Gardens www.sabot.org
Brackenridge Train www.sanantonio.gov/sapar
Mission San Jose http://www.nps.gov/saan/planyourvisit/sanjose.htm
Institute of Texas Cultures http://www.texancultures.com/
Witte Museum www.wittemuseum.org

Arts & Crafts
Young Chef’s Academy www.youngchefsacademy.com
Artworks www.artworksartstudio.com
Painted Plate www.paintedplatestudio.com
Clay Casa www.claycasa.com
Melanie’s Pottery Playhouse www.melaniespotteryplayhouse.com

Museums
Witte Museum www.wittemuseum.org
San Antonio Children’s Museum www.sakids.org
McKenna Children’s Museum – New Braunfels www.nbchildren.org
Texas Transportation Museum (cool trains) www.txtransportationmuseum.org
Guinness World Record Museum http://www.haunted-guinness-crockett.com/
Fort Sam Houston Museum http://ameddregiment.amedd.army.mil/fshmuse/fshmusemain.htm

Sports Related
Brown’s Gymnastics
Missions Baseball www.samissions.com
Rampage Hockey www.sarampage.com
Putt Putt Golf http://www.northwoodsice.net/
embassyminiaturegolf.com
Ice Skating http://www.northwoodsice.net/

Theaters
Free movies at Northwoods on Tuesday and Wed mornings
San Pedro Playhouse www.sanpedroplayhouse.com
Vexler Theater www.vexler.org
Steven Stoli www.stolientertainment.com
Majestic Theater www.majesticempire.com
Magik Theater www.magiktheatre.org
Childrens Fine Art Series www.childrensfineartseries.org

Indoor Open Play
Big Top Kidz www.bigtopkidz.com
Minitown www.minitownsa.com
Dynamoze www.dynamoze.com
Inflatable Wonderland www.inflatablewonderland.com

Parks/Hiking/Nature – fairly close to home
Eisenhower Park
Friedrich Wilderness Park www.sanantonio.gov/sapar/nature.asp
Crownridge Canyon Natural Area www.sanantonio.gov/sapar/nature.asp
Cascade Caverns www.cascadecaverns.com
Stone Oak Park www.sanantonio.gov/sapar/nature.asp
Walker Ranch Historic Landmark Park www.sanantonio.gov/sapar/nature.asp

A Little Bit of a Drive to Fun
Schlitterbahn www.schlitterbahn.com
Float Guadalup River several “toob” outfitters
Float Comal River several “toob” outfitters
Enchanted Rock http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/enchanted_rock/
Natural Bridge Caverns www.naturalbridgecaverns.com
Natural Bridge Wildlife Park www.wildliferanchtexas.com
Natural Bridge Watchtower Challenge www.naturalbridgecaverns.com
Animal World & Snake Farm www.exoticanimalworld.com
Wonder World www.wonderworldpark.com


Movie Schedule

Northwoods Stadium 14

17640 Henderson Pass

San Antonio ,TX 78232

210-402-6839

06/08/2010-06/10/2010 Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie (G)

Monsters Vs. Aliens (PG)

06/15/2010-06/17/2010 Tale of Despereaux (G)

Planet 51 (PG)

06/22/2010-06/24/2010 Wallace and Gromit (G)

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (PG)

06/29/2010-07/01/2010 Kit Kittredge: American Girl (G)

The Spy Next Door (PG)

07/06/2010-07/08/2010 Charlotte's Web (G)

Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (PG)

07/13/2010-07/15/2010 Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (G)

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG)

07/20/2010-07/22/2010 Rugrats In Paris (G)

Astro Boy (PG)

07/27/2010-07/29/2010 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (G)

Alvin And The Chipmunks Squeakquel (PG)

08/03/2010-08/05/2010 Doogal (G)

Aliens In The Attic (PG)

Homeowners Oversight Committee

A Homeowners Oversight Committee has been started that will address all the issues for the community to ProComm and the Board and ensure our voice is heard in the HOA.

The 4 main objectives for the committee are:

      1 - Homeowners will know who to contact.

      2 - Documentation will be kept on all homeowner issues and problems.   

      3 - Homeowners will know where to attain information.

      4 - All homeowner issues are addressed and followed through.

The representatives are:  Tina Langlais and Jennifer Jackson from the Ridge, Nancy Moll and Eugene Quinn from the Mesas.

Below is a link to the Ridge and Mesas website, setup with all the information and contacts for the HOA and homeowners committee. Please look through the documents and financial information provided.

ridgemesas.com

The most important document is the “Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions”.  It provides all the rules for homeowners including, membership fees, assessment fees, duties of the Board of Directors and homeowner regulations.

A couple of things that will be enforced by ProComm that have been overlooked in the past:

1. No parking on the street
2. Trash cans must be stored out of sight (garage)
3. Landscaping must be kept to the standard of the community

When a homeowner has an issue please contact a committee representative so the issue can be taken care of immediately.  Should someone contact Juanita personally please email or phone a representative so they can document the issue and follow up with Juanita to ensure your issue is being addressed. 

The committee is in touch with Juanita 4-5 times a week following up and addressing all issues.  ProComm is doing the things that were addressed at the HOA board meeting and the committee will continue to ensure ProComm follows through on all homeowner issues.