January 2015
Official Publication of the Bella Vista Homeowners Association
BOARD REPORT January Issue The Board met on December 3 and minutes for all meetings are posted to the Bella Vista website after Board approval the following month. Annexation – Great news! The City approved the annexation which was effective December 22, 2014. You should have received a welcome package from the City in mid-December which describes the services that will be provided by the City. Please note that free library cards are now available and registration of cats and dogs is required by the City. If you did not receive the package it is available for download from the City website at (www.cedarparktexas.gov/ annexation). Convenience Store - The board recently learned that a developer has submitted plans to construct a convenience store at the corner of Dies Ranch Road and Anderson Mill Road adjacent to the storage business. The Board is working with the City to ensure that increased traffic and pedestrian safety concerns are addressed in the review process. Twin Creeks has recommended the site be considered for annexation by the City which will provide access to water and preclude the need for a water tower. More details will be provided as they become available. Maintenance – Please note that holiday decorations must be removed no later than 30 days after the holiday has ended. Finances – The 2014 expenses are under budget and the Board is reviewing all invoices to ensure any corrections are made before the end of the year. Storage Development – The Board ordered a new water meter be installed for irrigation of the trees that will be planted at the end of Orsobello Place. (Continued on Page 2) Copyright © 2015 Peel, Inc.
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CHRISTMAS EVENT Bella Vista. WOW! We are so incredibly thankful and happy with the amazing turnout by all of our BV friends and families. The event was ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!! We saw nearly 90 kids go down the snow slide and even more playing in the mounds of snow! Over 80 kids in line to see Santa. And, some crazy kiddos and adult muscles in the turkey toss! In our (The Smith's) 7 years of BV events, we saw the LARGEST crowd EVER!!! At it's peak there were well over 150 residents!! We raised $54 in our first "Turkey Toss" and saw some proud (muscular) winners with Jared Hughes (adult division) and Caden Thompson (kiddo prize) taking the cake...The money was submitted as a donation the following day to Operation Brown Santa. We want to especially thank: James Smith , Kevin & Bridget Thompson, Tim JohnPress, Julie Fowler, Kelly Reynolds (Kris Kringle), Julian Pham (DeLorean elf ride), Alicia Reynolds, Rhonda Pham, Jared Gaither, and our friend with the Green Bay-ish hat. We have only named a fraction of the folks who contributed and made BV so AWESOME! Let's make neighboring communities guess what we'll do next! :) Thank you SO much to Debbie Pelfrey for providing Santa with such a comfy chair!! It was perfect! Santa, and all of the good girls and boys, sat comfy during their chats and photos! We can't thank you enough! Thank you, BV Recreation Committee PS - We are very thankful to our Recreation Committee, their spouses, and neighbors who volunteer to help out throughout the year. If you are interested in joining, or helping, the Recreation Committee, please let me know as we can always use another set of hands, eyes, and new ideas! We will be meeting in January and reviewing our 2015 plan. We invite anyone who is interested in continuing to make Bella Vista such a wonderful community to join us! Please email me directly erica.smith605@gmail.com Bella Vista Bulletin - January 2015
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