TWIN CREEKS TRIBUNE
MAY 2015
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VOLUME 8, ISSUE 5
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Hello my fellow neighbors! I wanted to give you an update on happenings in the neighborhood. We just had our annual meeting in March, where a review of the past year and some upcoming objectives of the HOA were discussed. You may download a copy of this presentation from our property manager’s site at http://hoasites.goodwintx.com/twn/Home.aspx. It was a very busy year in 2014 with the neighborhood being annexed by Cedar Park, the dissolving of the WCIDs, a new trail developed in the Reserve section, and continuing build-out of the Reserve section, along with a lot of other more minor happenings in and around the neighborhood. We had an election of one Board seat, vacated by Brian Dougherty – I want to thank Brian for his many years of volunteering in the HOA and look forward to continuing to work with him in other capacities. We welcome Chuck Andersen as our new Secretary to the Board. Chuck has been and will continue to be our Landscape Committee chairman. The rest of the Board is as follows: Ross Burns (President), Brandon Lind (Vice-President), Debby Hackbarth (Treasurer), and Bruce Roach (Director). I have served in HOAs for over six years and am fortunate to serve with such a great group of volunteers. Talking about volunteers, I am thankful for Brian and Shannon Tweedt, Neighborhood Watch co-chairs, who help stay on top of the crime reporting in our neighborhood and coordinating communication with all the Block Captains. They also took on a significant role in helping coordinate signature gathering for the voluntary annexation into the City of Cedar Park. Almost 75 percent of the neighborhood voted to join the city and we were officially annexed in late December - we couldn’t have done it without our Block Captains and other volunteers. I worked many streets myself and met some really great people. As a result of annexation, and as a small thank you, we recently had a Block Captain party at the clubhouse, where Cedar Park Police representatives came out and covered crime statistics in our area, as well as take questions. For the first quarter of the year, our calls are less than 1% of the total city calls – we have a very safe Copyright © 2015 Peel, Inc.
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neighborhood! Two of our biggest problems include petty vandalism and theft – I urge neighbors to lock their cars and keep valuables out-of-sight, so as to not create an opportunity for someone to steal them. Note that you may still see the County Sherriff around as this is also their jurisdiction. Other notable committees include the Architecture Review Committee (ARC) and the Social Committee. I want to thank Tom Moody and James Manning, ARC co-chairs, for their continued volunteerism in the neighborhood when it comes to approving add-ons and modifications for existing homes, as well as new home plans and elevations. A special thank you goes to Shelley Evans who has served as our Social Committee chair for many years and has worked hard to coordinate and sponsor some of our biggest events in the neighborhood, including Easter egg hunts, July 4th parades, haunted houses, and the Christmas party. If it wasn’t for her, these events would not happen. Shelley has decided to step down and hand over the reins of the committee to someone else. We need one or more enthusiastic volunteers to take over for Shelley or these events will no longer happen! These events help bring our community together and I would hate to see them end…please contact Shelley immediately at smaucoin@gmail.com if you would like to volunteer. The HOA Board decided to create two new committees – the Club Committee, chaired by Brian Dougherty, and the Communications Committee, chaired by Karen Calvert. The Club Committee is to identify and work with the Country Club to address community issues with their facilities. The Communications Committee is to coordinate communication with the HOA Board and other committees with respect to the newsletter and Nextdoor. Nextdoor.com has become quite a force in instant community communication and I urge neighbors to sign-up for it if they want more immediate news on happenings in the neighborhood. Note that the HOA may post communications on Nextdoor, but is not affiliated with Nextdoor.com, nor is it the official website of the HOA. (Continued on Page 2) Twin Creeks Homeowner's Association Newsletter - May 2015
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