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Copyright © 2010 Peel, Inc. Willowbridge-StonebridgeCivicAssociateNewsletter - December 2010 1
WillowTalk
Volume 15 December 2010 No. 12
Willowbridge - Stonebridge Homeowners Association Newsletterwww.willowbridgehoa.com
WillowTalk
All article content must be submitted to Kyle Survance at [email protected] by the 8th of the month in order to be included in the newsletter.(Continued on Page 3)
2010 Annual HOA Meeting Highlights
October28thwas thedateof thisyear’sAnnualHomeownersAssociationmeeting.OversixtyresidentsparticipatedinthemeetingbysharingthoughtsandconcernsrangingfromthetrafficsignalatWestRdandWillowbridgeParkBlvd towhat is beingdonewithour capital reserve funds. Therewere twoboardseatsupforre-electionandwediscussednextyear’sbudgetandcapitalimprovementplans.Thelevelofparticipationbythemanyhomeownerspresent,furtherreinforcesthefactthatweliveinacommunitywherepeoplecaredeeplyabouttheirneighborhoodandtheirhomevalues. The meeting was called to order by HOA President Julie Dubros afterhomeownerssignedinandgotsettled.CurrentboardmemberswereintroducedalongwithDeputyDelatorreandKharaMathewswithPCMI. Afterrollcallandcertificationofthesubmittedproxies,Julieannouncedthatwehadenoughproxiesand/orhomeownerspresent toconstituteaquorum;therefore,themeetingwastocontinue. Thetwoincumbentboardmembers,TomHeitzmanandKyleSurvance,werejoinedbynewcomerPatSmithaseachaddressedthehomeownersandsharedideasandvisionsonservingasboardmembers.Alloutstandingballotsweretakenupandtallied.ItwasannouncedattheendofthemeetingthatPatSmithandKyleSurvancewould represent thecommunity for thenext threeyears.TheboardandhomeownersthankedTomforhisdedicationandservicetotheneighborhood. RobertLogsdonbeganpresentationofthebudgetbyannouncingtherewouldbenoincreaseinMaintenanceFeesfor2011.Budgethighlightsinclude:• OperatingExpensefor2011isapproximatedat$470,000.Trashcollection
is37%ofthisexpense• $248k currently resides in our Operating Acct and $137k in our Reserve
Acct• Approximately$12kremainsindelinquentmaintenancefees.Theassociation
is working with those homeowners to become current. This amount ofdelinquencyisverylowforaneighborhoodoursizeandintheseeconomictimes
• Neighborhoodimprovementsfor2010includedanewroofandpaintingoftheclubhouse;restripingtheparkinglot;newpoolfurnitureandtheraisingofthecanopyatWallerPark
• Robert reminded the audience thatmaintenance fees for2011aredueby
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JulieDubros........................................................... PresidentKyleSurvance.................................................VicePresidentPatrickSmith...........................................................DirectorRobertLogsdon......................................................TreasurerKarenRoush...........................................................Director
AllEmergencies...............................................................911HarrisCountySheriff..................................... 713-221-6000HarrisCountyAnimalControl...................... 281-999-3191Cy-FairHospital............................................. 281-890-4285CenterPoint-StreetLights&Outages........... 713-207-2222CenterPointEnergy........................................ 713-659-2111NewsletterPublisher Peel,Inc......................www.PEELinc.com,[email protected],888-687-6444PCMI/KharaMathews........................ 281-870-0585x1350PoisonControlCenter................................... 800-764-7661SouthwesternBell-Repair............................. 800-246-8464-Billing............................. 800-585-7928SwimmingPool-PayPhone.......................... 281-469-9004SwimmingPool-Lifeguard............................ 281-517-0225Trash–WasteManagement............................ 713-686-6666VacationWatch-HarrisCountyDistrict5.... 281-290-2100W.HarrisCountyMUD#11......................... 281-807-9500WillowPlacePostOffice................................ 281-890-2392WillowbridgeWebsite.................www.willowbridgehoa.com
WelcomingCommittee GracieGalvan............................................. 281-732-0009BeautificationCommittee TBD..................................................................................HomeownersAssociation..................... 281-870-0585x1350 [email protected]/Reservations SheritaJeter...................................281-870-0585ext127PoolParties/Tags PCMI...................................................... 281-870-0585MarqueeCoordinator BarbaraLallinger......................................... 281-890-8464NewsletterCoordinator KyleSurvance................................. [email protected] JulieDubros................................................ 281-794-9032WebsiteCoordinator AngelaDoray...........................willowbridgehoa@live.comYardoftheMonthCommitteeNominateyourfavoriteat:willowbridgehoa.comorContact ChuckRoush....................................... [email protected] ................................................www.willowbridgehoa.comSoccerFieldReservations TereseJoubron.......................... [email protected] SoniaMoore.................... [email protected],281-955-8068
WillowbridgeHomeownersAssociationInc.-PCMI KharaMathews................................. 281-870-0585x1350 E-Mail...............................................kmathews@stes.com Fax............................................................. 281-870-9170If you have any questions or comments regarding the
neighborhoodpleasecontactthenumbersabove.
Due to the 4th Thursday in November being Thanksgiving Day, the November board meeting will be moved back one week to December 2nd at 7:00pm at the clubhouse.
Toreportstreetorcurbdamage,missing/damagedstreetsignsandstreetflooding:(281)353-8424orwww.hcp4.net.
Ifaresidentwantstorequestanewsignorreplaceadamagedone,theyhavetogoonlineandfilloutarequest.
bOARd OF dIRECTORSIMPORTANT NuMbERS
ASSOCIATION dIRECTORy
HOA MEETINGS
HOA INFORMATION
HARRIS COuNTy ROAd ANd bRIdGE
WELCOMING COMMITTEE TheWelcomingCommitteemeetingsarethelastMondayofeachmonth.
Talking TrashAneighborlyreminderfromtheTrashLady:Garbageand/
orrecyclablesshouldnotbeplacedatthecurbforpick-upanyearlierthanthenightbeforethescheduledpick-up.Thisincludesgrassclippings.Pleasehelpkeeptheneighborhoodlookingitsbestbyminimizingthetimeourgarbage and garbage cans are visible to ourneighborsandourvisitors.
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WillowTalkThink Before You Drive - (Continued from Page 6)
January1,2011• Theassociationhasfiledforandhasreceivedfederaltaxexemption
statusasa501.c3non-profitorganization.Wewillsoonhavesalestaxexemptionaswell
Following the financial report, each board member providedhomeownerswithasummaryofeventsthatweretakingplaceintheirareasofresponsibility.Themembersthenvotedandagreedtorollovercurrentoperatingfundstothesubsequentyear. Following the announcement of the new board members, thefloorwasopeneduptoquestions fromhomeowners. Questionsandcommentsincluded:
• Q. Are the funds in the reserve account being invested?A.Yes,CDsarebeingpurchasedandscheduledsomaturitydatesarestaggered.Theboardencouragedacoupleofhomeownerswith financial backgrounds to work with the board torecommendalternativeinvestmentoptions
• Q. What can be done about the lengthy traffic signal at West Rd and WPB?A.HomeownerscanvoicetheirconcernbycontactingHarrisCountyPrecinct4atwww.hcp4.net. Ifenoughhomeownersvoicetheirconcern,perhapsthelightcanbereprogrammed
• Q. Traffic travels too fast through the neighborhood, can we get speed limits lowered in our neighborhood?A.Again,ifenough
homeownerscontactthecountywiththeconcern,perhapsthespeedlimitscanbereduced.
• Q. With the increase in criminal activity at the community pool, can surveillance equipment be installed? A. The board hasdiscussedsurveillanceequipmentandhasdecidedtodefertheexpenseinhopesthatthenewlightingaroundthepoolwillsuccessfullydetercrime
• Q. I do not want the Houston Chronicle flyer tossed into my yard on Sundays, how can I have it stopped? A.CalltheDistributionDept. at the Chronicle and ask them to cease (713-362-7171)
• Q. Where can I find the information on the new tennis program and reservation guidelines?A.Theboardwillposttheprogramonthewebsiteandinafuturenewsletterarticle
Julie closed the meeting by recognizing a couple of our keyhomeowners/volunteers. Angela Doray was recognized for hermany hours of work on our new website. Gracie Galvan andtheWelcoming Committee were recognized for their efforts inrevitalizingthemuchneededandappreciatedprogram. Duetothe4thThursdayinNovemberbeingThanksgivingDay,theNovemberboardmeetingwillbemovedtoDecember2ndat7:00attheclubhouse.HelpuskeepthecommunityoneofthebestinHoustonbysharingyourideasandthoughtsatourmeetinginDecember.Welookforwardtoyourcontinuedparticipation.
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NEW TENNIS TAGS We have new tennis tags for WillowbridgeResidents.Fourtagswillbedistributedperfamily;tworesidenttagsandtwoguesttags.Weonlyhavetwocourtsthereforealargefamilymaynotbeabletoplayallatonce.Tennisplayersmustweartagswhileplayingoncourts.Thiswillhelpidentifywhoshouldandshouldnotbeonourcourts.
• Residentswillreceivetwogreen“member“tagsandtwo“white”guesttagsthathaveidenticalnumbersonbothofthetags.
• Everyguestmustbeaccompaniedbyaresidenthostandwearthewhitetagthathasthehostmember’snumber.
• Anyresidentwhoallowsanotherplayertousetheirtagagreestoforfeittheirtenniscourtrightsfortwelvemonths.
• Ifaguestplayswithaguesttagwithoutbeingaccompaniedatthecourtsbythemember,thewhiteguesttagwillbeconfiscatedindefinitely.
Toreservethecourtson-line,pleasevisittheneighborhoodwebsite.TheHOAwantstoensurethatallresidentshaveequalopportunityplayingtimeonthecourts.PerrySontaghasvolunteeredtobeourTennisCoordinator;ifyouhaveanyquestionsregarding"TennisinWillowbridge"[email protected].
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from Our Mud 11 HCSO Sheriff ’s deputies1. Lockyourvehicle.2. Donotleaveanyvaluablesinyourcar.3. Do not park on the street, park in your
driveway;orbetteryet,yourgarage.4. Do not leave your garage door open and
unlocked.5. Cancel your newspaper subscription while
youareoutoftown.6. Set your house alarm before you leave for
work.7. Keepwindowslockedandblindsclosed.8. Goodexteriorlightingisadeterrent!9. Makesurethatalldoorsarekeptlockedatall
times.Deadboltscanwithstandthepryingandpoundingthoseregularkeylockscan't.
10.ReportallsuspiciouspersonsorvehiclestotheHarrisCountyDispatch immediately,call713-221-6000.
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Our new vehiclestickershavearrived.The stickers havegreen "WB" on awhite backgroundand cling to theinsideofyourwindshield.Pleaseplacethestickerabovetheinspectionstickerinyourfrontwindow. Wechanged thedesign sothatwecoulddistinguishourresidentsfromWillowlakeandWestbridge.Currently,weallhavethesamegold“W”sticker. Our"neighborhoodvehiclestickers"willhelpourdeputiesandresidentsidentifywhodoesanddoesnotbelonginWillowbridge.Vehiclestickerscanbeobtainedthroughyourblockcaptain. If you do not know your blockcaptain,[email protected].
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