Holiday Contest Winners

And the winners are:

1st Place 9048 White Eyes
2nd Place 9836 Running Rabbit
3rd Place 9806 Red Deer

Thanks for everyone who decorated their homes. A lot of people really went all out, unfortunately not everyone could win.

2005 Holiday Decorating Contest

The HOA is sponsoring a Holiday decorating contest!! It was suggested at the last board meeting. Judging will be the weekend of Dec 17-18th.

1st Place - $150 Home Depot Gift Card
2nd Place - $100 Home Depot Gift Card
3rd Place - $50 Home Depot Gift Card

More info here.

Dec 2005 Newsletter

The newsletter is here.

Dec 2005 Agenda

The next BOD meeting is Dec 7, 2005 at 9021 Black Elk Ave @ 6:30pm. The link is here.

Final Walk with Avante

Representatives of the BoD of the HOA and representatives from Avante are going to perform the final walk thru of the community this Friday. Email the Board using (BoD at elkridgehoa.com) if you know of issues with the common elements that Avante should address.

Slurry Seal

The board asked Avante to slurry seal the streets as part of the transition, but I don't know of any coordination with the board. As far as I know, Avante is doing the slurry seal on their own.

Vandalism

We definitely have some vandals in or around our community.  All sorts of things have been vandalized, including landscaping, gates, & walls.  If you see someone vandalizing anything, please call the police and let the owner of the property know about it.  If it is community property, please let the HOA know about it so we can pursue our legal options.  You can let the HOA know by utilizing our email address or notifying Taylor Association Management.  This sort of thing costs everyone money.

More businesses in our area

From the "Las Vegas CM Ross Bi-Weekly Newsletter For Ward 6 - Thursday, October 6"

 

Our office has received several requests for information and updates on proposed future tenants in Town Center.  The Montecito Marketplace on Durango Drive and Elkhorn Road has a preliminary list of proposed tenants:  Sierra Health Services, Ulta: Cosmetics, Colonial Bank; Johnny Carino's Italian Restaurant, US Bank, Arby's, Timbers, Clark County Credit Union, Chili's (Pending), Wells Fargo, Tan Factory, Starbucks, Pick Up Stix, Sammy's Woodfire Grill, Keva Juice, Smith's, Deli, Fabulous Freddy's Carwash, Al Phillips Cleaners, Great Clips, Red Persimmon Nails, Fed Ex Kinko's and TJ Maxx.  There is also a proposed Bob's Big Boy on the west side of Durango Drive and Elkhorn Road.  Additionally, there is a Burger King application on the northwest side of the Kohl's site.

 

For contact information and details on projects in Ward 6, please visit the Ward 6 Web page at   http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Government/councilman_ross.htm

Street Lights

It was brought up at the BoD meeting that the street lights behind the community were not working. We consulted with TAM who found out those lights belong to the city. TAM went ahead and called the city and got a work order placed and the city is indicating that the lights should be on by next Monday.

Agenda & Newsletter for Sept 2005

You should have received this in the mail as well, but here it is:



Click Here

Planters

If you were wondering why there aren't any flowers in the planters near the entrances, the board has been waiting for the weather to cool off and we are going to have perennials planted, instead of the annuals that had been being planted in the past.

Graffiti

The graffiti on the outside west perimeter wall has been noticed and I've requested the management company have it removed.

Horse Interchange

The highway bill that is supposed to fund the interchange at Horse & US95 (just NW of Durango & US95) has been signed by the President on 8/10/2005 according to congress.org. Thought it might be of interest to our community because we'll be able to get on US95 quicker.

Possible Playground System

What do you think of this? (In addition to swings) It is one system under consideration. We are planning to have discussion about this during the September meeting.

Back Gate Fixed

Gibson contruction finally fixed the back gate.  Apparently it was vandalized.  The "Loops" had been cut.

Street Sweeping Update

It didn't look like the streets had been cleaned on Tuesday so I called TAM, who called the company and found out they made a mistake and swept the streets in Quarterhourse Falls II, right next to us.  (If you have friends over their, tell them they are welcome.)  They should be out to sweep our streets Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.

Back Gate

The back gate is broken again and has been since last weekend.  Unfortunately, the company that warranties our gate can't get out to fix it until Tuesday Aug 16th.  Taylor Association Management did call them on Monday Aug 8th.  If we use someone else, it will invalidates our warranty, so, we have to wait.

Street Cleaning clarification

I just found out a clarification on the street cleaning. For August only, it will be on the second Tuesday of the month. Starting in September, it will be the first Tuesday of the month.

Street Sweeping

The street sweeping is scheduled to start. The schedule will be the 1st Tuesday of every month sometime between 9am and 10pm.

Please remove all cars from the street during this period.

Park Improvements

We are currently considering improvements to the main park in the community. Such possibilities include BBQs, more covered areas, and better playground equipment. Send your suggestions to BOD @ elkridgehoa.com or click comments and leave us a comment.

Newsletter

Tell us what you would like to see in the HOA newsletter. Do you have questions that we can answer that you feel might be of interest to the entire community?

Send us an email at BOD @ elkrdigehoa.com

Assessor website

Did you know you can get aerial photos of our community on the Clark County Assessor's website.

http://gisgate.co.clark.nv.us/openweb/asp/openweb.asp?getParcel=12505312090

Tahoe A/C

This isn't exaclty an HOA related posting, but it is community related.

Is anyone else have problems with their A/C?

I personally have the 2773 sq ft Tahoe model and I know at least 1 neighbor that is having the same problem as I am. The A/C upstairs won't cool the house down below the low 80's. I've had the A/C contractor out to my home a couple of times for the problem and the first time they freon in the compressor was low, but the second time they said the A/C was fully functioning.

Avante's rep has told me that our warranty only states that the A/C will cool the house 15 degrees below the outside temperature, which seems ridiculous, so now I have to find the warranty paperwork and verify that.

Define Reasonable

In the CC&Rs, it says:
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Section 9.20 Sporting or Other Equipment: Temporary Use and Proper Storage.
Each Owner shall use the garage portion of his residence to store, or otherwise adequately screen from view of the street and other Units (as determined in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors) during periods of non-use, all portable sporting equipment and all other portable equipment. As used herein, periods of non-use shall constitute any period of time in which the equipment in question is not used for a reasonable period. In any event, all equipment mustbe stored overnight.
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Comment here as to what you think a "reasonable period" would be.
Thanks

New ARC form

As promised, here is the new ARC form

ARC form

I plan on placing the ARC form here shortly. We are in the process of
revising it and I'll post it when we have a completed version

June 2005 Agenda

Better late than never. If you ever look at this site, leave a comment. I'll be more diligent about posting to the site if I know that people read it.

Front Gate

If you've been wondering why the front gate hasn't been working... the panel failed about a month ago, but the good news is that it should be fixed by Friday June 17th, according to our maintenance coordinator from TAM.

Pot Luck

You should have received this on your door, but in case you didn't, here it is:
http://members.cox.net/bphilippus/PotLuckAnnouncement.pdf

Next Meeting Date

Thursday, June 30th at 6:30 p.m
Address of meeting to follow. It is looking like it will be hosted in the community.

Community Mailing List

I setup a community mailing list that anyone in the community can join. Completely voluntary of course.

Elk Ridge Map

Here's a map to Elk Ridge if you need it.

Community Party

There was talk at yesterday's meeting of a community party, probably pot luck style, on or around March 21st. Sorry, I don't remember all of the details. Comment here with some contact info if you would like to help.

AtHomeNet

This site looks interesting. Potentially, we could move to this site and it would cost us $50/month.

AtHomeNet - Interactive websites for homeowner associations, condo associations and other residential communities as well as community management companies.

Comments please

Advertising

So, if you are interested in why there is advertising on this site, I'm hoping to offset the cost of the website. I've only spent $9.20 so far. If you really hate the advertising, leave a comment here.

Introduction

This blog is a place for people in the community to come get information. Such information might include the next meeting date, ongoing projects in the community, activities people are planning, etc.. Who knows, maybe if there is interest, we can do more with an Elk Ridge website.

Info about Elk Ridge. We are in the Northwest part of Las Vegas, NV. Our homes were built by Avante Homes. Our management company is Taylor Association Management.

So, if you are part of the Elk Ridge HOA, leave a comment here. Let me know if you would check the site, what you want on the site, etc.

The permant site address is http://www.elkridgehoa.com

Board of Director's email address (BOD at elkridgehoa.com)