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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.

NEISD Boundaries

Boundary changes have been approved and the Mesas and Ridge will continue to go to Canyon Ridge Elementary School.
http://www.neisd.com/ComRel/News/NEISD_ElementaryBoundariesApproved_121409.htm

Message from the HOA Board

All,

 

Let me start by introducing myself for those of you I have not talked or worked with in the past year.  I have been a resident of the Mesas for just over a year and have been on the board for about the same amount of time.  While I admit my communication to the whole group has not been that good over the past year, it is something I will improve on going forward. 

 

First, I would like to thank all of those that came out to the annual meeting this past Thursday.  I think the turnout was good.  I appreciate everyone's input.  With that input and some discussions away from that meeting I think Galo and ProCom understand that we have a variety of issues that need to be addressed.  Also, I would like to thank everyone that helped this past Saturday with the Christmas decorations.  Fortunately, we have plugs this year and are able to set up lights at the entrances.  We do have one plug that is out at the Mesas entrance that we will get fixed this week.

 

If you attended the meeting the other night you know that we have a lot of issues to resolve for both neighborhoods.  That was evident from all of the discussion.  From my perspective it has been that way for quite some time.  While I have worked behind the scenes with Juanita and ProCom and Sandra and Galo for the past year as many of you have, I feel going forward it is going to take the involvement of more people to get where we want to be.  Some of you signed up for committee positions at the meeting.  I will be receiving those names from ProComm this week and contacting you.  My goal is to work with those committees and presenting the committees findings to the board.

 

Some of the current issues we are working on are the drainage issues with the ponds in both neighborhoods.  We are working with the engineering firm Pape Dawson and Naylor.  In addition we are working with the builders in the Ridge to clean up some of the lots that have had trash on them for quite some time.  We are working with the contractor to improve the quality of the gates as well.  These are just some of the items that being addressed

 

Going forward I will do the best that I can to update you on the issues of both neighborhoods.  In addition I want you to know that you can contact me at this address in the future if you have any questions. 

 

Thanks Again,

 

Mike Henry

2009 Annual Meeting

When:  Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 7:00 PM (Please arrive by 6:30 PM to sign in)

Where:  Hardy Oak Elementary Cafeteria, 22900 Hardy Oak Blvd.

The meeting will be held for the following purposes:

• To elect one (1) Board Member
• To consider reports of the affairs of the Association
• To transact any other business which may properly come before the members.

Lawn Care Revisited

The subject of lawn care has already been covered in a previous post.  However, it seems a review of expectations is necessary.  These maintenance items will keep the neighborhood looking beautiful:

• Lawns should be regularly watered (within drought restrictions), mowed, and edged. 
• Bushes and trees should be trimmed. 
• Kill and remove any weeds from lawn, mulch / river rock beds, in cracks of driveways, sidewalks, curbs, and streets. 
• Treat ant mounts. 
• Finish by sweeping or blowing leaves, grass clippings, etc. 

All homeowners agreed to abide by the CCRs when they purchased a house in The Mesas.  Note that the covenants REQUIRE the following:

Section 4.5.2 Lot and Lawns and Plantings. Lawns, front and back, must be mowed at regular intervals (maintained at less than SIX inches in height).

Section 4.6.1 Duty of Maintenance. Such maintenance shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

• Prompt removal of all litter, trash, refuse, and wastes
  
• Lawn mowing
  
• Tree and shrub pruning
  
• Watering
  
• Keeping lawn and garden areas alive, free of weeds, and attractive
  

Section 4.6.2 Maintenance of Yards, Etc. Owners shall at all times keep weeds, grass, shrubbery and trees thereon cut in a sanitary, healthful, and attractive manner.

Call Before You Dig!

Are you planning a big home improvement project? Installing a new fence or deck? Or just doing some landscaping like planting a tree or digging a few holes for new shrubs? Whether you're planning to do it yourself or hire a professional, call 811 before each job.

You should know the location of all natural gas and electric lines before you spring into any type of project that involves excavating in the yard. 

Digging without calling can disrupt service to your home or to an entire neighborhood not to mention harming you and those around you and potentially result in shocking fines and costly repairs. Allow 48 hours for locating before excavating (2 working days). It's the law.

http://www.cpsenergy.com/Services/Education/Safety/SVR_Call_Before_You_Dig.asp
http://www.call811.com/default.aspx

National Night Out 2009

National Night Out for 2009 will be on Tuesday, October 6.  Get out and meet your neighbors!

Read more at:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/Date_set_for_this_years_National_Night_Out.html
http://www.nationalnightout.org/nno/

Water Restrictions

Here is a correct schedule for watering per the SAWS web site:

 

House Number ending in:        Water only on:

 

0 or 1                                        Monday

2 or 3                                        Tuesday

4 or 5                                        Wednesday

6 or 7                                        Thursday

8 or 9                                        Friday

 

Additionally, the watering hours for sprinklers are from 3am to 8am or from 8pm to 10pm ONLY!

 

Thanks everyone,

Nancy

281 Traffic

Looks like we may be getting some relief as a result of the federal stimulus package. For the latest update on the 281 traffic go to:
http://www.411on281.com/

NOTICE - New Recycle Day Tues. March 24

Notice from Tiger Sanitation. www.tigersanitation.com Our new recycle day is now Tuesday, March 24, 2009 and will be every other week from then on. Go green :)

Current Schedule for 2009:

March 24

April 7, 21

May 5, 19

June 2, 16, 30

July 14, 28

August 11, 25

September 8, 22

October 6, 20

November 3, 17

December 1, 15, 29

Safety Reminder

Mesas Neighbors,

Be advised there is/was a suspicious character roaming around the neighborhood . My garage door was open and he was walking up to it, when he saw me, he claimed to be 'a businessman'. I told him if he was soliciting something that he was doing it illegally and that our instructions are to call the police.

Within a few minutes there were three Bexar County Sheriff cars in response (an encouraging sign). I believe they found the person somewhere and told him to leave because as he was walking out of our neighborhood, he 'was yelling things my way.'

Be vigilant and report suspicious activity immediately. I appreciate your watchful eyes!

Regards, Jeff
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Ladies and Gentlemen,

The Home Owners Association documents we all received and agreed to when we bought our houses specifically states there is no trespassing allowed in the community (Mesas or The Ridge). Neither the HOA, as represented by the board of directors, nor the management company would violate the agreement by granting anyone or any organization permission to solicit in the community.

If anyone tells you that they have permission, they are not telling you the truth. It is important to our mutual security that we deny them access to our homes and our community.

Regards, Ken
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I'm glad to hear that people are reporting suspicious behavior by calling the Bexar County Sheriff. Don't hesitate to request the Sheriff for routine patrols. They will be happy to drive through the neighborhood to check things out.


Bexar County Sheriff's Website

Signs at the entrances say, "Private Property, No Soliciting, No Trespassing". We live in a gated community with private roads that we paid for. Only residents, invited guests, and home builders/workers should be in our neighborhood.

Regards, Troy

Reminders

Just received a green post card from ProComm and the Board of Directors addressed to the neighborhood.  Reminders:

• The trash and recycle bins are required to be placed out of sight on non-collection days.  Please make arrangements to store in the garage or behind the fence.

• Vehicles, other than temporary delivery vehicles or temporary guests are not to park on the street.

May your New Year be happy and prosperous!  Mesas and Ridge at Canyon Springs BOD.

281 Traffic

UPDATE ** Feb 24, 2009

Crammed 1604 might not need toll roads

The traffic on Highway 281 is bad due to stop lights at Evans Road and other intersections near Stone Oak. Overpasses are needed to eliminate this congestion. Toll roads have also been proposed, which would affect people living in our area. See the following websites for more information. Contact Senator Jeff Wentworth with your concerns.

TURF

281 Overpasses Now

TxDOT

AGUA

Christmas Decorations

Special thanks to Nancy Moll and the other volunteers for decorating the entrances. Many people also put lights on their houses, which made the neighborhood look very festive. Happy New Year!

Recycling Program

Tiger Sanitation has started a recycling program in our neighborhood. You should have all received your recycling bin from Tiger by now (looks like a normal brown trash can, but with a recycling symbol on the lid).

Below is the flyer from their web site showing what items are allowed in the bin. Recycling will be picked up every other Tuesday.

If you have any questions, Tiger's phone number is 210-333-4287. Happy Recycling!!! GO GREEN!!!