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Bella Vista
October 2011 Official Publication of the Bella Vista Homeowners Association Volume 3, Issue 10
BELLA VISTABulletin
LETTER FROM THEFIRE DEPARTMENT
As everyone is aware the Central Texas area is experiencing critical fire weather behavior and last week our entire region was under siege. Although we do not have any current large scale fires ocurring right now in Travis or Williamson counties, conditions are still favorable for another outbreak until we get significant rain fall. I am proud to report that all of the regions departments worked very closely over the weekend to mitigate the fires in our immediate area and our department assisted on all of the fires in Travis County. We were able to accomplish this with the response of our volunteer and paid fire fighters alike. Throughout the period we were assisting on other fires, we had more fire fighters on duty than are normally staffed to respond to additional emergencies in our district.
I would recommend all residents of the ESD immediately register your phones for Reverse 9-1-1 and develop an emergency plan for your family to ensure that you are prepared should a wild fire develop in our area. This system lets you register your cell phones and phones for addresses of family members in other areas of the region. The link to register your phone and the Ready Set Go Plan can be found on the Volente Fire Department website and below. A link to the Texas Forest Service website is also provided which includes videos that you might find helpful. I would encourage each of you to check out these links and make sure that you are: Ready-Set-Go for a wildfire. Don’t hesitate to contact the fire station at 512-258-1114 should you have any questions.
Volente Fire Department website: www.vvfd.net. The Personal wildfire action plan helps you learn how to protect your home ahead of time, stay abreast of current fire dangers and evacuate safely if a wildfire is bearing down on your community. It’s based on a three-prong approach. http://www.vvfd.net/READY-SET-GO.pdf. Register for emergency information: http://wireless.capcog.org/
Sincerely, Walter Groman, CFOFire Chief, Volente Fire Department
ALERT!All homeowners with alarm system monitoring should notify your
alarm service provider to direct emergency calls to 512-476-4333 which will dispatch to the Volente Fire Department instead of Cedar Park.
Good News...BELLA VISTA is on FACEBOOK!
An open forum for Bella Vista residents is located at: http://www.facebook.com/groups/60243129318. Access is available to all residents who wish to share information but the site is not sponsored or managed by the Home Owner’s Association so please be considerate of your neighbors when posting information.
UPCOMING EVENTS
BOARD REPORT
October 29 ......... Fall Festival/Pumpkin growing Contest
December 10th ................................ Santa & Pony Rides
(Continued on Page 3)
The last HOA board meeting was held on September 7, and the board reviewed past due accounts as well as outstanding policy violations. The current budget was reviewed and funds were reallocated from the contingency account to the professional fees and water account. The increase in professional fees was incurred on collection accounts as well as resolution of neighborhood disputes. Additional funds were needed in the water/wastewater account due to additional watering needs due to the extreme drought conditions.
The architectural committee reported 37 requests were received year to date and 33 requests were approved and 4 were denied. The average response time for ACC requests is 48 hours. The pool committee reported a damaged water line was repaired. Additionally, a request to add an emergency contact sign in the pool area was approved. The board also discussed strategies to address new laws enacted by the
HOA MANAGEMENT: Please replace Kathy Frazier with
When calling 911 for assistance, let the dispatcher know we are served by Volente Fire Department. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TEENAGE JOB SEEKER: Please print same info from previous month----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yard of the Month
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ARTICLE INFO The Bella Vista Bulletin newsletter is mailed monthly to all Bella Vista residents. Residents, community groups, churches, etc. are welcome to submit information about their organizations in the newsletter. Personal news for the Stork Report, Teenage Job Seekers, recipes, special celebrations, and birthday announcements are also welcome. If you have an article of interest to the community please submit to [email protected] by the 8th of the month. The newsletter can also be viewed online at www.PEELinc.com.
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RealManage Resident Services (pool, issues, etc) ......................... 1-866-473-2573..........................Service@RealManage.comAssociation Manager: Bill Brooks, Community Association Manager, RealManage, 10800 Pecan Park Boulevard, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78750, P: 512-219-1927 Customer Service ..............................................1-866-473-2573 [email protected], www.realmanage.com
When calling 911 for assistance, let the dispatcher know we are served by Cedar Park Fire Station #2 on Cypress Creek.
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Board Report- (Continued from Cover page)state which will affect HOA rules and governing bodies. A quote will be obtained from a local law firm to assist in adopting policies and creating a community manual which will encompass all existing and new policies required to meet the new state requirements. The MUD Board approved the 2012 tax rate which will be the same as the 2011 rate. The October meeting will be held at the Real Manage offices to review the 2012 budget.
If you have any questions regarding the information included in this issue, please contact one of the Board members.
Sincerely, Bella Vista HOA Board of Directors
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