November 2011 Post Oak News

NOVEMBER 2011

the Post Oak News

COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE! SAUTRDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011

In this Issue Yard of the Month

National Night Out Stats

Community Information

Classifieds

Community Leader Contacts

Congratulations October’s Yard of the Month Winner, Edgardo and Modie Negron!

National Night Out Success! This year our numbers increased with community participation and support. Thank you to the tireless volunteers and local business that gave donations and time to support our neighborhood.

We raised $230 for a benefit for one of our community members as well as $233 for our activities fund. Our participation was up 7% with 173 community members in attendance.

We even stirred up the local press who came onsite snapping pictures and we also received recognition from the Kyle Police Department who stated, “the Post Oak NNO was by far the best organized, attended and biggest" of any subdivision they went to.” Post Oak 1 HOA was also presented a Certificate of Appreciation for support from the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and National Night Out 2011.

Congratulations to our community for a successful NNO and to our Events Committee for bringing it all together!

2

THE POST OAK NEWS NOVEMBER 2011

ACC Forms "The ‘Deed Restrictions’ for the Post Oak One Homeowners Association, Inc. specifies that all improvements as defined in the Deed Restrictions must be approved in writing by the Architectural Control Committee before the improvement begins." The Architectural Control Committee Approval Request Form, ACC Form, can be found on our facebook group page, our website, well as on the Real Manage’s resident portal.

Check out our Facebook Group!

Search “Post Oak 1 HOA” or go to http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=118977334783977 The group gives frequent updates to events in our community, current and previous newsletters, announces winners of seasonal contests and allows for homeowners to ask questions and get answers from your neighbors.

Post Oak 1 HOA’s website!

Check out our website for forms and information regarding our community!

www.wix.com/postoak1hoa/home

3


Services

Looking for a babysitter? Experienced and available evenings and weekends. Call, 512-294-3251.

Need someone to walk your pet? I love animals and I’m available to walk dogs under 25 lbs evenings and weekends. Please email [email protected].

For Sale

Wooden dining table with leaf, seats 6. Two armed end chairs and four other chairs. $300 Contact Samantha 512-284-0846.

Red sofa and loveseat for sale. Good condition. $400 Call Deborah 512-395-7029.

Blonde corner office desk with attached shelving space. $75 OBO Will deliver. Call Karen 512-504-9054.

Mocha micro suede couch and loveseat. Removable cushions easy for cleaning. $250 OBO Contact Lynn 512-938-2792.

Pumpkin Roll

INGREDIENTS ¼ cup Powdered sugar ¾ cup All purpose flour ½ tsp Baking powder ½ tsp Baking soda ½ tsp Ground cinnamon ½ tsp Ground cloves ¼ tsp Salt 3 Large eggs 1 cup Granulated sugar 2/3 cup Canned pumpkin 1 8 oz pkg Cream cheese 1 cup powdered sugar 6 TBSP Butter, softened 1 tsp Vanilla

1. PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle towel with powdered sugar.

2. COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.

3. BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.

4. BEAT cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake; remove towel. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Reroll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.

4


We would like to give a special thanks to the local community members/businesses who helped make our National Night Out a successful night for Post Oak 1 HOA.

Atomic Partyland

Sac-N-Pac

Awesome Jumps

Carrie Lanthrop, Scentsy

Damon Hunkins, DNA Sawyers & Woodcrafters

Deluxe Nails

Hitters

Great Clips

Johanna Friedrich, Massage Therapy

Stephanie Wright Pool, Elite Body Works

Brielle Borneman, Mary Kay

Dominos

Stephanie Hooten, Thirty One

YMCA

Subway

Petco

DR Horton

Walmart

Anytime Fitness

Fox Pizza

Shelby Barnett, SB Lanscaping

Chris Menger, Menger Pool Maintenance

The Maids

Word of Life Church

Real Manage

Volunteers

Susan Richards

Deborah Lovell

Patricia Ray

Joanne Shelton

Bill Miller

Margaret Somma

Leah & Eires Moriarty

Stan Zygmont

Pastor Jacobs, family and congregation

Pamela, David and Ashali Stokem

Leanndrea, Skylar and Kaylee Turbeville

Jered Salome

Dedra Rightmere

5


Raymond C. Cavazos

Food Service Director, Sac n Pac Stores Inc.

1405 United Dr.

San Marcos, Texas 78666

512.392.6484 office cell: 512.644.9874

Thinking about becoming more active in the community? Attend an HOA meeting, join a committee, meet and talk to a board officer; we are always looking for volunteers and new leaders in the community.

Neighborhood Watch Chair, Margaret Somma [email protected]

Welcome Committee Chair, Joanne Sheldon [email protected] Events Committee Chair, Susan Richards [email protected] Pool Committee Chair, Deborah Lovell [email protected] Communications Committee Chair, Leanndrea Zaczek-Turbeville [email protected]

Home sales spike 51% in sign of local rebound By Wes Ferguson Single-family home sales this year are finally beginning to outpace sales through the same period in 2010. Real-estate agents in the Kyle-Buda area have seen a 51 percent increase in business in July, August and September, the most recent months for which data is available from the Austin Board of Realtors. Local broker John Sanford said the growth could be a sign of recovery from the Great Recession. “It’s part of the overall health of the Austin economy and not losing jobs like the rest of the country,” he said. “There’s still some in-migration going on. The apartments are full. And some of those tenants will live in an apartment for a year or two and then go out and buy something.” One reason it might have taken so long for sales in 2011 to catch up to 2010, Sanford added, is that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 caused a bubble in the local housing market. Last year, people were scrambling in late spring and early summer to buy homes in time to qualify for federal incentives. Single-family home sales spiked in the Kyle-Buda area, topping out at 129 in April 2010. But when federal tax credits for first-time homebuyers expired two months later, local sales plummeted. Thanks to rebounds over the past few months, however, local real-estate agents have sold 693 single-family homes this year through September, compared to 682 sales through the same period in 2010. Read more at the Hays Free Press http://haysfreepress.com/archives/34237#ixzz1clQkjPCf

Post Oak 1 HOA Updates By Leanndrea Zaczek-Turbeville

I am sure that everyone in the Post Oak 1 HOA community has received the letter from Real Manage letting you know that annual assessments have been raised for 2012. Many community members have expressed frustration and concern over this decision. The increase in dues was discussed at length in the Board's budget meeting in September. There were many variables weighed. No one likes to deal with shortages in the budget however; we felt it important to be fiscally responsible. There are several reasons for the increase. As we all know there have been increases in electricity and water. There is also a significant portion of debt because of people not paying their dues. When people don’t pay their dues, there are collection efforts made, attorneys get involved and unfortunately at times there have been foreclosures and all of this costs the residents of Post Oak a lot of money. If you review the budget, about 1/3 of it is professional fees, bad debts and collection expenses. This is ultimately the biggest reason for the increase in dues. Our dues have increased 3 times over the past six years; this time was less of an increase than previous years. In 2009, dues were increased 10%, in 2010, dues were increased 10% and this year they were increased 6.89%. I understand the financial situation that many of us find ourselves. I understand that sometimes, paying the assessments is the last item on the “to pay” list. But, it is something that we agreed to when we purchased our homes. Thankfully, this year our community management company is offering payment plans; monthly, quarterly, etc. Please call them before January 31 to make arrangements, 512-492-6000. The board did get to extend the pool season. This is something we worked fiercely to make happen. The 2012 Pool Season will begin weekends only starting in May 4, and open full time May 25 – September 3 and back to weekends only through the last weekend of September. We also did our best to make sure that we have enough money to cover our pool expenses, which we have been short on several years in a row, which has lead to depleting our activities funds as well. Although because of some very dedicated and innovative ladies, one might not realize how small our activities budget has actually been. This year we hope we have planned better. We do have a new prospective builder, DR Horton. I ask about the playscape regularly and will not let it go until it gets resolved and built. The developer also made some cutbacks on our vendors to save on expenses as well. The board officers will continue to work diligently on all issues that are important to our community by listening on facebook, at our HOA meetings and any other resources that are available to us. If anyone has any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us on our facebook group page, Post Oak 1 HOA, by email, [email protected] or on our website, www. wix.com/postoak1hoa/home.

2011 Post Oak 1 HOA National Night

Documents

November 2011 Post Oak News