The form to nominate yourself for the board of directors for the HOA was mailed out to all homeowners a short while ago. In case you didn't get it, you can download it here: http://brian.philippus.googlepages.com/HOANomination.pdf. It is due back 1/26/2007, but don't wait until the last minute.
There is going to be a meeting regarding the property to the west of us 12/5/2006 @ 6:30pm @ Cadwallader Middle School.
The meeting that was supposed to be tonight has been cancelled because Benchmark failed to notice the meeting in the mail as they are required to do.
Annual elections for the board of directors for the home owner's association are coming up early next year. In the past 2 elections, the board has had to appoint people to the board because not enough people ran for the available positions. This time there will be 3 positions for 2 year terms. At least 1 of the existing board members occupying these positions will not be running for re-election to the board. If you are unhappy about the state of the community or are just interested in making it better, complete the nomination form when it is mailed out. Email the existing board at BoD@elkridgehoa.com if you have any questions about what being on the board involves.
Found in Elkridge Park after dark, week of Sept. 17=24, two children's bicycles. Call 641.7467 and provide description to claim.
The next Board of Directors meeting is at 6:30 on 10/17/2006. It will be noticed in the mail as well.
A couple of points from the last meeting. We found out how to get $5000 from the city per year for improvements. We also found out that the survey for playground equipment came back in favor, so we are going to send out a ballot now so we can actually spend the money. We do need 125 yes responses though, so do not discard your ballot. And lastly, we have hired a new landscaper and given the existing one notice. The new landscaper is going to replace the flowering plants in the planters and make corrections to the drip system so that they will survive.
Last night at the planning meeting for the land to the north of us, the city planning staff agreed to remove MLA (Medium Low Attached) land use from the plan and replace it with ML (Medium Low) which reduces the density from 12 dwellings per acre to 8.5 dwellings per acre. They area also going to step down the density going west from El Capitan with a row of land use at 3.5 dwelling per acre. Of the ~100 people there, only a handful preferred that the plan be pulled completely and most seemed happy with the new plan.
The next CC&R Inspection Date will be Monday May 8th.
Please get everything taken care of before then to avoid possible fines.
FOUND MAY 1, 2006
BLACK ELK AVE., ELKRIDGE
MALE, BLACK, NO COLLAR, 50 LB.
641.7467 461.0431
Now that we have switched the Benchmark, the Board can see a call log. One question I noticed is, "How do I open the gate when someone calls from there?" The answer is that you push 9 on your phone. Then just hang up. The gate will open and your guest can come in.
May 23rd @ 7pm. 9704 Red Horse St.
A google calendar has been created for the meetings. If you calendar program can read XML or ICAL, you can get a feed of the meetings using these links:
If you want your own Google Calendar, follow this link:
http://www.google.com/calendar
I just heard from our HOA president, who heard from a homeowner in Elk Ridge, that the city is postponing next week's planning commission meeting to May 25th and is going to call everyone who attended last Monday's meeting. Apparently, they want to meet with a small group of homeowner's to try and come up with a plan for the 160 acres north of us that will work for us.
A small victory along the way...?
Thursday April 27th @ 6pm @ 400 Steward Ave
This is regarding the zoning of the land north of us for apartments! Please attend if you can.
I'm not quite sure how this is related, if at all to the post for the low income housing project.
And here is a (big) PDF file showing the land that was sent to me by an Elk Ridge home owner.
"I thought you might find this interesting, and perhaps post this on our website, and/or e-mail to the group. It's a map of the re-zoning proposal, which is the topic of the upcoming meeting on Monday, April 4th.
Effective April 1st, 2006, the board of directors has voted to hire Benchmark Properties as our management company. http://www.benchmarkproperties.net
An announcement will be sent via postal mail as well.
Here is a link to the company providing the equipment:
http://www.kompan.com
And here are links to a few videos showing various Kompan equipment in use. (You'll probably need a high speed Internet connection to stream the video. You can use the Right Click -> Save As to save it to your computer and watch it if you don't have a high speed Internet connection)
http://www.kompan.com/graphics/System/Video/us/GXY_US_adsl.wmv
http://www.kompan.com/graphics/System/Video/us/Supernova.wmv
Clip of the video from the BoD meeting
After people saw the video presented at the BoD meeting last night, people seemed much more enthused about the equipment.
It is my understanding that Frankie (our community manager) and her assistant (Patty) are no longer working for Taylor Association Management. I don't know if that will be good or bad, we'll see.
You received this survey in the mailing for the month. Here is a picture from the manufacturer. Be sure to send it in so your opinion counts.
From the Ward 6 newsletter, this may be of interest:
http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Government/Ward6.htm
GREAT MALL OF LAS VEGAS
The Triple Five Nevada Development Corporation is moving forward with plans for a regional world class mall just south of the Mountain Ridge Park (Deer Springs & Oso Blanco). Triple Five has submitted their application to the planning department and will be scheduling neighborhood meetings in late February or March 2006. The current plans include four residential towers of fifteen stories, a lifestyle center (similar to The District), an entertainment component, restaurants and retail space. This meeting is an opportunity to review the current site plan and offer comments about the project.
CENTENNIAL HILLS HOSPITAL
Residents of Centennial Hills and northwest Las Vegas will have easy access to healthcare and medical services when the approximately $100 million Centennial Hills Hospital opens its doors in spring 2007. The hospital is being built off Durango Drive and Deer Springs Roads, just behind Kohls.
The eight-story, 354,000 square feet, 171-bed hospital will offer emergency services, a women's center and Level II nursery, surgical services for both inpatient and outpatient needs, cardiology care, endoscopy services and an intensive care unit. Additionally, two medical office buildings will be located on the campus, offering primary and specialty medical care in one convenient location.
For more information about the hospital or to access the medical library you can find them on the Internet at < http://www.centennialhillshospital.com>
