Official Newsletter of the Eldorado Homeowners' Association… · Eldorado is widely known for extensive, theme-based Holiday lights and decorations. People come from great distances

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ELDORADO HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION

Official Newsletter of the Eldorado Homeowners' AssociationVolume 2, Number 11 www.eldoradohomeowners.org November 2007

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President’s Letter Sincethisisthetimeofyearwhenwegivethanksforourblessings–IthoughtthatIwouldtakethetimetogivethanksforsomeoftheblessingsIhaveexperiencedduringmytenureasPresidentoftheassociation.

IamthankfulforacommittedandtalentedBoardofDirectors.LarryThompson,LillianTaylor-Blackmon,GenevieveSampson,MonteSelf,BobPhilo,andDarleneKellnertaketheirresponsibilitiesasBoardmembersseriously.Theyareconstantlylookingforwaysto improve our neighborhood and build our community. It is aprivilegeformetogettoworkwiththemeachmonth.IamthankfulforRobKoopandCMA.Theirdedicationtotheirclientsisapparentineverythingtheydo.Robcontinuallylooksoutforourcommunityandworksdiligentlytoensurethateverydetailistakencareof.Weareblessedtohavesuchaprofessionalmanagerworkingforus.I am thankful for the many residents who have helped out theassociationthisyear.WehavehadrecordnumbersofvolunteersdeliveringCommunityPicnicinvites,wantingtoserveonvariouscommittees,andemailingtoinfo@eldoradohomeowners.orgwithpositivesuggestionsforimprovements.ItisrefreshingtohavesomanypeoplewantingtohelpouttheBoardofDirectors.IamthankfulfortheBlockCaptainswhoeachyearhostNationalNightOutParties.Manyofthemstartplanningthenextyear’spartybeforethisonehasevenended.Theseindividualsputalotoftimeintoorganizingandplanningtheirblockparties.Ourneighborhoodisstrongerandsaferbecauseoftheirefforts.I am thankful for residents who share their passions with thecommunity.Whetheritpickinguptrasharoundthelake,writingacolumnforthenewsletter,orvolunteeringyourtalentstoDJapartyinthepark–youreffortsdonotgounnoticedorunappreciated.Finally,IamthankfulforthepeopleIpasseverydayonthestreetwhileIamwalkingmydogortakingmydaughtertoschool.Somanyofyouhavestoppedtotalkandsharedyourthoughtsaboutthecommunity.Thosewordsarealwaysencouragingtomebecausetheyletmeknowhowdeeplyyoucareaboutourneighborhood.Iamverythankfulfortheopportunitytoserveyouthroughthishomeowners’association.

Iwisheachofyouahappyandjoyousholidayseason.

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Lights Eldorado is widely known for extensive, theme-based Holidaylights and decorations. People come from great distances eachyear todrive throughourstreetsandenjoy this tradition. This isanexcitinganduniqueaspectof thecultureandaurathatattractsfamiliestoEldorado.Severalfamilieshaverecentlymovedintoourneighborhoodandarenotfamiliarwiththistradition.Otherfamilieshavebeenparticipating,butarenotentirelyclearontheguidelineswehaveinplacetomaintainourthemeandstructure.AnoverviewwithguidelinesisprovidedbelowasinformationtoallEldoradoresidents;it obviously is not mandatory but definitely encouraged. It is a goal to putuplights/decorationspriortotheendofThanksgivingweekend.CommonareasandsubdivisionentrywayswillbedecoratedbytheAssociationon theweekendprior toThanksgiving. Lights aretobetakendownafterNewYearsDay.Inpastyears,homeownershaveusedthewhiteminiaturelights.Multi-colored,multi-sizedlights,icicles lights and flashing lights have been used as well, consider LED’s toconserverenergy.Eachstreethasa theme(summarizedbelow).Becreativewithyarddecorationsthatsupportyourtheme,Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutyourstreet theme,pleasecontactyourblockcaptain,[email protected],orthepropertymanager.

Augusta:(upper)NativityScenes,AngelsAugusta:(lower)SantaClausBrooksideLane:VisionsofChristmasCarriageTrail:HolidaysintheWoodsCedarwoodCourt:TheNorthPoleClubLakeTrail:DisneyorChristmasTreeswithPresentsClubOaks:MailboxChristmasTreesColonialCircle:(upper)SantaCircleColonialCircle:(lower)Transportation-ChristmasStyle,SantaClaus,12DaysofChristmas

FairwayRidge:RedRibbonsonMailboxes,wreathsondoors-litupwithspotlight-whitelightsoutlinehomes

ForestCourt:ChristmasTrees&ReindeerForestCreek:Angels,Children’sNativityScenes

Forest Hills:Trees made from lights,Christmas withLights

Forest Hil ls Court : Trees made fromlights,ChristmaswithLights

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Homeowners' AssociationEldorado Homeowners' Association Manager,RobKoop.......................................972-943-2870 c/oCMAManagement 1301CentralExpresswayS,Suite110 Allen,Texas75013 [email protected] PamHinterscher......... [email protected] Vice President [email protected] Property Modification [email protected] Landscape/Beautification [email protected] Communications [email protected] DarleneKellner..................info@eldoradohomeowners.orgTreasurer [email protected]

Mission Statement ThepurposeoftheEldoradoHomeowners’AssociationistomaintainandenhancethequalityoflifeoftheEldoradoCommunitybypreservingandbeautifyingtheneighborhoodenvironmentandpromotingcommunityspiritthroughtheinvolvementandparticipationofhomeowners.

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Conservation CornerBy Laurie Jay

Withtheadditionofourbigbluebins,recyclinginEldoradohas never been easier. Many of us are finding our blue bins filled to capacity before our regular green bins by trash pick up day. We contacted IESI, McKinney’s waste service, to find outhowtomakethemostofourrecyclingeffortsandhere’swhatwelearned:

Any type of paper is accepted--even shredded, stapled,colored,junkmail,magazinesandphonebooksLeaf season’s coming…purchase and use brownbiodegradablebagsyearroundforallyardwaste(offeredatHomeDepot,TrueValue&Wal-mart)andsetthemnexttothetrashforcollectioneachweek.Takelidsoffallbottles.Thelidisrecyclableaswellasthebottle–butneitherwillberecycledifthelidisattachedtothebottle.Nopizzaboxes…toogreasy!NowaxypaperlikemilkcartonsNoStyrofoam-there’snotadealertoacceptitAndhearthis….NO plastic bags! You may see a recycling symbol, butplasticbagsareNOTrecyclableintheCityofMcKinney.Tothedetrimentofourplanet,over100BILLIONplasticbagsareconsumedeachyear in theU.S.ConsiderpurchasingREUSABLEcanvastotesforgroceriesandshopping.

IESI’slasthelpfulsuggestion?Whenyougo to thepark, astore, a school, anywhereand everywhere, if younoticethattheydonotoffer recycling…askthemto!

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Foxboro:ChristmasintheWoodsGreenTree:ChristmasCrittersGreenway:WhiteLightsonRoof line, redribbonsonmailbox,spotlightwreathonfrontdoorHillcrestCourt:ElvesandStockingsHogan’sHill:ChristmasAroundtheWorld(SkiSlopein1999)LakeshoreCourt:Dicken’sChristmasLakeside:DisneyChristmasRoundrockTrail:Drivewayslitwithclearlightsandwreathsondoors(VisionsofChristmas1999)St.Andrews:SnowmanStreetStonepointe:Santa’sWorkshopSummerwoodCourt:TheNativitySunnyMeadow:Santa’sReindeerSunsetRidge:SongsofChristmasValleyCreekTrail:Southwestern/TexasChristmasWindRidge:SongsofChristmasWoodlandCourt:GrinchWhoStoleChristmasWoodsideCircle:TinyWhiteLightsWoodstreamLane:ChristmasCritters

Lights - (Continued from cover page) WOW! Great Yard! Ourmanagementcompanyinspectsthecommunityformaintenanceandviolations,howevertheyalsohelpusrecognizeandcommendhomeownersthatdoanexemplaryjobmaintainingtheiryards.Pleasecongratulatethefollowinghomeownersandthankthemforhelpingusallliveinsuchabeautifulandmuch-enviedcommunity!Home Owner Street Inspection DateAlev&RonWieland GreenwayDrive 10/9/2007Brian&SuzanneUmberger Summerwood 10/9/2007CornelioRunas Stonepointe 9/25/2007DavidPitstick ClubOaksCourt 10/9/2007Hudson&ZoyaMead ColonialCircle 10/9/2007Jared&JenniferSmith WoodlandCourt 10/9/2007

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Please Welcome These New Homeowners to Eldorado: LindsayN.&CarolynS.Allen..........ClubLakeTrailMaryColman.........................................SunsetRidge

Water, Water Everywhere FormerHOAPresidentDavidEwingwasabletosnapsomepicturesonthemorningofOct15th.ThepicturesbelowareofShadyCreekandtheDam4AdischargetoComygysCreek.IthinkIseesomeanimalslininguptwobytwo. Speakingofrains,somewaterrestrictionshaveliftedpleasevisitwww.mckinneytexas.orgforthemostrecentregulationsandguidelines.

Mark&CatherineMoorman.........ValleyCreekTrailRonaldSchwartz...............................GreenwayDrive

Taking a Trip to the Islands From time to time our associationmaintainedislandstakealittlebeatingfromtrucktiresandothervehicles.Wegetrutsandflat spots, and have had to replace monuments inthepast.OneofourislandsonWindRidgehadalittlebumpfromanewdrive,wehadthetreecheckedoutandthedamagewasonlyto the bark, see picture. The tree will be fine. Thankyoutothedriver’sfatherforfollowingupandcheckingonthat.



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Yard of the Month WewouldreallyliketoreinstitutetheYardoftheMonthProgram,wejustaneedafewvolunteerstostartinApril.Please email [email protected] if you canparticipate.Belowissomeinformationontheprogram:

Acommitteeofvolunteers(3–5)isestablishedtojudgethe yards within our community on the first Saturday of themonthfromApril–October(primegrowingseason).Soyouknow,ourcommunityconsistsof726homes.Yardsarejudgedonaestheticsofdesignandcoloraswellasappearance.Noconsiderationwasgiven in thepasttoplantmaterialordroughttoleranceofthelandscape.After last year’s major drought and significant watering restrictions–thiswouldprobablyneedtoberevisitedifwerevamptheprogram.Ourvolunteerswouldaward2winnerswhogetaYOMsign placed in their yard.The winners were selectedalonggeographiclineswithinourassociation(onefromeacharea).Winners also received a $25 gift certificate donated by a localnursery.

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Summary of Covenant Violation Notifications for September

PostCardRemindersDebris-FriendlyReminder 5ExteriorMaintenance-FriendlyReminder 1LandscapeMaintenance-FriendlyReminder 10RecreationalVehicle-FriendlyReminder 1Signs-FriendlyReminder 2TrashCan-FriendlyReminder 14Trailer-FriendlyReminder 2VehicleIssue-FriendlyReminder 1TotalPostcardReminders 36

Certified Mail NotificationsARCViolation-SecondLetter 1ExteriorMaintenance-FineLetter 1FenceRepair-FineLetter 1LandscapeMaintenance-FirstLetter 3TrashCan-FirstLetter 3ARCViolation-FriendlyReminder 3TotalLetters 12 Thereisacostassociatedwitheachofthesenotices,pleasereviewyourCC&R’stoensureyouareincompliance.Letusputthosefundstobetteruse.Ifyouhaveanyquestionspleasecontactinfo@eldoradohomeowners.org.

Approved Property Modifications: October Below is a summary of property modifications approved by our all-volunteercommitteeinOctober.MostexteriorchangesdorequireapprovalfromthePMC.Ifyouwouldliketochangetheexteriororyourhome,becertain to turn inyourapplication to thePMC.Youcandownloadtheformonlineatwww.eldoradohomeowners.org/downloads/PMCFORM.docStreet Modification Approved Date ClubLakeTrail Replaceexistingfence 10/18/2007ForestCreek DeadTreeRemoval,sideofHouse. PendingSunsetRidge ConstructStoneFlowerbed 10/18/2007SunsetRidge Repainthousetrim 10/18/2007WoodstreamLane FoundationRepair 10/18/2007 withpossiblereplacement offrontwalk The new PMC guidelines are available on eldoradohomeowners.org under PMC forms.

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Official Newsletter of the Eldorado Homeowners' Association… · Eldorado is widely known for extensive, theme-based Holiday lights and decorations. People come from great distances