Vineyard Heights HOA

Thanks to everyone who contacted the county road repair. I was most impressed with the response. Dawn asked the question on March 12 and by March 14 I noticed it was already fixed. According to Heather:

I have not called but I do know we are precinct 1 and the garage number is 817-615-4050, we are suppose to call and tell them we need to speak to the precinct 1 office to tell them about a bad road that needs to be fixed.

Just as the Superbowl was starting I looked outside and snapped a few pictures of the brilliant sunset. Enjoy.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008 7:00 pm at the Picnic Shelter

Members will be voting on the Proposed Budget as well as electing a Board member to replace Brian Holland. I know it's cold, but please attend so that we will have a Quorum! We will make every effort to move things along as quickly as possible.

If you cannot attend you may vote by proxy, which means you may appoint someone to vote in your place at the meeting. Please use the Official Proxy Form (posted here for download).

Despite the cool weather I took a walk this evening to look at some of the Beautiful Christmas Lights on Display. I wanted to share with you some of what I saw but the camera cannot really capture what the human eye can see -- not without a tripod anyway. I think my favorite is down on Plum Creek because of the reflection in the pond. Enjoy.

Mike Bubel directed the recent addition of the sidewalk at the Pavilion, making it possible for folks to get from the parking lot to the Picnic Shelter and alongside the pond without having to tramp through grass and/or mud. The sprinkler system has been hooked up to the Bethesda Water meter as well (it previously utilized pond water). Several areas were seeded and are being watered in order to get grass established, they are marked with "new grass" signs.

I have attached the 2nd Supplementary Declaration in pdf. The original DCCR and all supplements apply equally to Phase I and Phase II properties/owners,

1. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Vineyard Heights
2. 1st Supplementary Declaration to DCCR
3. 2nd Supplementary Declaration to DCCR (attached)

I was driving to work this morning and spotted this scene. The sun was rising and shining through the mist floating up from the fountain on a neighbor's pond. I snapped a quick picture with my phone but it did not do it justice. The temperature was about 40 degrees this morning.

(AUSTIN) - The Texas Residential Construction Commission is accepting applications for seven seats on its 12-member warranties and building and performance standards advisory committee. The committee reviews proposed changes to the state-adopted minimum warranties and performance standards.
Commission-assigned inspectors use the warranties and standards to evaluate alleged post-construction
defects in homes. Since these warranties and standards affect homeowners across Texas, the commission

Looks like DSL is out for the entire neighboorhood. AT&T tells me there is not an outtage on their end and needs to schedule an appointment to come inside my house. Meanwhile, the Gudals, Johnsons, and Borgs are also out. Must be a coincidence I guess.

For student who ride the bus to school, here is a summary of the bus information. Bus Stops at 8103 ROSE CREEK CT and 8216 PLUM CREEK TRL. Times below are for Plum Creek. Rose Creek times are about 2 minutes earlier.

Tarver-Rendon Bus #222 - 6:42 AM & 3:53 PM
Sheperd Bus #222 - 6:42 AM & 3:53 PM
Worley Bus # 274 - 7:50 AM & 5:16 PM
Legacy Bus #273 - 6:20 AM & 3:16 PM