Hello!
I wanted to follow up on some of the things that were brought up during the meeting. I'll address the bigger ones here and then list the other questions/concerns below.
For anyone who may have missed it we have two open positions on the HOA board. The VP slot and the Secretary slot are both open currently. I have a volunteer for the VP slot and told them I would wait 30 days from today June 27th to see if anyone else wants to fill the position. If no one does then the bylaws say we can just appoint the position, no point in having an election for one person. If anyone is interested in applying for either position send an email to
carriagehillshoaboard@gmail.com. I'll respond to you from there.
I am waiting for the official numbers for the capacity of the pool and total project cost. I should have those soon and once I do I can put them in another newsletter for anyone interested. The main take away, it won't be finished this summer, but should be finished this year and if everything goes smoothly we can start in July. Other than that if you want to see the concept video you can download it at
https://qnap.extremeexteriors.us:10443/share.cgi?ssid=3ab5206df640490788e4b246f4f35654. I tried to upload the video itself but the website is being difficult so that will have to do for now.
HOA dues go out starting next week and take a few days to get completed. Pay before August 15th and you are in for a raffle to win some cool Yeti swag like tumblers and coolers. It'll be randomly selected 10 people just as last year so good luck to everyone who pays on time!
Entry way signs are nearing completion for designs and we should get started on construction of them soon, sometime within a month hopefully. When those designs are given to me with the other information I will post a news letter and put a message on Facebook so keep your eyes out.
1. Pot Hole Repairs: One of the individuals who lives in the neighborhood actually works as a civil engineer for the city. He let me know after the meeting he was going to talk with the pot hole people for the city to see what can be done. Given the nature of how bad the potholes that were brought up are, it may take a while to get fixed but it is something being worked on.
2. Certificate for the HOA: Our HOA certification number is 804162059. That is the number filed with the state and is recorded in our bylaws that are filed with the county clerk. I'm going to ask the lawyer about it not showing up on the search website. If there is anything that needs to be done for that I will get it accomplished ASAP. Thank you for bringing it up.
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Speed Bumps: Can be requested through the city but requires the homes that the speed bump will be in front of to agree to it and request it through the city. The HOA cannot request speed bumps because of the city's rules. If you would like to request one or read more please visit
https://abilenetx.gov/Faq.aspx?QID=453
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Street Lights: Those can be requested through AEP but have similar rules to the speed bumps. Ultimately the light would need to be metered and would require someone to pay for it, it isn't expensive, but it also isn't free. Also the land it was placed on would need the approval of whoever owns it. For more information visit
https://www.aeptexas.com/contact/
5. Bulletin Board: We might be able to set up an official bulletin board at some of the mail boxes to use for more communication. I'll look into what it would take to build one as some of the other sub divisions have something similar already.
6. Pool Suggestions: Increasing the height of the pool fences and potentially increasing the size of the pool can both be done once construction gets started.
7. Sidewalk: Putting in a sidewalk from the middle school to the elementary school I think is a good idea. I will look into what that is going to take and if it is something that is feasible I'll post another news letter.
I look forward to meeting some of you at the community area play ground come fall.
Signed
Dan