We are looking for volunteers to help us decorate the entrance of Meadowcreek!  Matt has found a professional to help direct us with light placements but will need at least 6  more volunteers to help out.  In Matt’s words:

“Bring your spouse, kids, even dogs if they know how to put up lights!”

We  are meeting at the front entrance(Prestwick) Sunday around 2pm.  It should take 2-3 hours depending on how much help we can recruit.

Please email Matt to confirm or call/text.  Cell is 972-821-6773

 Thank you so much for serving and your commitment to making our neighborhood a better place to live!

Please read on for what Lisa provided us to cover our topics of concern.

NewRoc Services is the name of Lisa Newton’s company.  She is an independent management company, just as Premier was the management company.  Lisa was hired by the Board of Directors of Meadowcreek Owners Association, Inc, and that is owned by Sumeer Homes.  Lisa also work’s a part time job with Sumeer Homes as their Financial Manager. She has been associated with them for 18 years now. The past couple of years, she has been managing other communities independently in behalf of Sumeer Homes as the Declarant of these properties. Meadowcreek is one of 5 communities that she will  manage.  She also serve as a board member on two different properties.  I work with many different management companies in behalf of Sumeer Homes for other communities that they build in.  Many of which are your neighboring subdivisions in Frisco.  They too have to pay dues.  I have much experience in ALL aspects of HOA’s.

The duties that I will be providing for the Meadowcreek Owners Association is spelled out in the letter that was sent out to all in the community.

The attractiveness of the community is the precise reason that Premier was let go.  They were collecting money and giving homeowner notices but not taking proper care of the common areas in an appropriate way.  I’ve been driving the subdivision myself for over a year now.  We have not been happy with the way the beds have been taken care of.  The sprinkler system had a break causing plants to die, yet they were paying for an irrigation check.  Once Premier was given notice, it took 90 days to take control of all money and records.

Meadowcreek Owners Association now has a new contract with a landscape company.  They have repaired the irrigation break, moved the irrigation back in the beds to make room for a stone bed against the sidewalk.  They have cleaned up the alley along the Prestwick alleyway and trimmed the trees along the white fence area.  The stone bed along with the replacement of the missing stonewall has been ordered and should be completed by end of year.

Sumeer Homes has not left the neighborhood and has given me a projection of closing for 2012.  This will be included in the 2012 budget that will be sent to ALL homeowners.  I inquired of the POD in front of the model, gave notice to remove and it should be gone by this weekend.

To hopefully ease your mind, the P. O. Box to send the payments to is a lockbox at a bank.  This makes your payments and personal information more secure.  My phone number is at the very bottom of the letter that was sent out.  Many have already called or texted me.

It would be helpful if you and the committees would send your questions and concerns in writing before any meetings.  If I do not have the answers to your questions, then everyone will be leave a meeting more frustrated.  The answers that I will be able to give will be found in the covenants. If they are in regards to Sumeer Homes, these will have to be in writing anyways so that I can present to them to be answered by them.

Need to get rid of some items  you don’t need? Join us as this year in our Meadowcreek Community Garage Sale!

Date: October 15th 2011

Please contact Angi at angi_deangelo@hotmail.com if you are interested or have any questions.

Note: Please avoid parking on Talley Lane and at the corner of Shadybrook and Prestwick until all construction work is done.  The contractor will need access along the edge of the street to install the lawn irrigation and sidewalks.

Shadybrook Lane should be open by Friday August 19.  Talley Lane may not make that date due to the manhole repair to be done.  It may be another week for Talley Lane to open to traffic.

Contractor will be periodically cleaning our streets during the work and after the streets are repaired.

Things that will be done in near future:

1.       Contractor will move signs and barricades into neighborhood next week.

2.       No parking on Talley Lane beginning on July 11.  Contractor will place door hangers on each residence to notify them of the no parking.

3.       Temporary mail boxes will installed by contractor next week.

4.       The permanent mail boxes will be removed (and stored for replacement when construction is complete).

5.       There will be orange colored plastic fencing placed along the edge of the sidewalk to define the limits of construction and prevent anyone from accidently entering that work space.

After the above items are done, then the contractor can actually start construction by removing the existing pavement.  Total construction time is estimated at 45 calendar days from July 11.

The lawn irrigation systems located between the sidewalk and the street will be removed.  The contractor will notify each property owner when this will occur since the water may have to turned off temporarily for a few minutes.  The irrigation systems between the sidewalk and the curb will be replaced at the end of the project.

The City’s construction inspector for this project is Larry Frasure.  His telephone number is 214.882.5325.  My contact information is below in case anyone has any questions or problems during construction.

We will direct the contractor to start in Meadow Creek. The construction activity may then be seen in your neighborhood in the first week of July as contractor begins preliminary work, such as erosion control, surveying, staking, etc.   He will need to have shop drawings submitted on material, etc for approval before any paving.  The contractor has 45 calendar days to complete the work in Meadow Creek.   The construction contract would begin on June 24^th at the time of the preconstruction meeting (with actual on-site construction probably beginning July 5) and completion of construction by August 8^th.

• They will be replacing all of Talley from Prestwick to Country Downs.  Plus a small section of Shady Brook where Prestwick and Shady Brook connect.
• The post office will deliver mail to a secure community mailbox on the corner of Talley and Country Down.  You will have a box and a key.  They will bring your mailbox back to original or better condition.
• Police and Fire will use the alley ways and have inspected and approved that they can reach each house on Talley.
• If there are any delays and school starts, a new route has been planned for the school buses.