On behalf of those homeowners who still need to put in vinyl fencing, we have negotiated a discounted bulk rate with Freeway Fencing to help offset some of the associated cost. For members of the Pointe Meadows Community HOA, Freeway Fencing will take 15% off its regular price of $16.00/foot for materials, for a reduced price of $13.60/foot. They will also reduce their regular price for installation from $7.00/foot to $6.50/foot. This offer expires June 30th. If you are interested, please contact Freeway Fencing at 801-798-3943. Make sure to ask for either Shawn or Curt; and tell them that you live within the Pointe Meadows Community HOA.
May 29, 2009
May 26, 2009
Road Resurfacing Update
Geneva Rock will be both patching and resurfacing Pointe Meadow Loop starting the morning of Wednesday, May 27th. Lehi City's street superintendent has asked that those living on Pointe Meadow Loop please remove their cars from the street as this will greatly aid Geneva Rock in the process.
Lehi City has contracted Geneva Rock to resurface Pointe Meadow Loop first as it is in the worst shape. The other streets in our neighborhood will likely be repaired later in the summer. However, please note that we do not yet have a commitment from the city as to when or to what extent the other roads will be repaired. The city's current plan is to do patchwork on the other streets this summer. Once completed, the patchwork would leave the roads very smooth and the manholes would no longer be sunken in. Then at a later date (likely summer of 2010), the city would come out to resurface the roads. The resurfacing acts as a coat of paint which covers the patchwork so that the roads look nice and consistent in color. These plans, however, are not yet confirmed. We will update you as soon as we have more information.
Lehi City has contracted Geneva Rock to resurface Pointe Meadow Loop first as it is in the worst shape. The other streets in our neighborhood will likely be repaired later in the summer. However, please note that we do not yet have a commitment from the city as to when or to what extent the other roads will be repaired. The city's current plan is to do patchwork on the other streets this summer. Once completed, the patchwork would leave the roads very smooth and the manholes would no longer be sunken in. Then at a later date (likely summer of 2010), the city would come out to resurface the roads. The resurfacing acts as a coat of paint which covers the patchwork so that the roads look nice and consistent in color. These plans, however, are not yet confirmed. We will update you as soon as we have more information.
May 18, 2009
Yards, Fences, Driveways, and Trailers
We have received complaints about several CC&R violations that we plan to more proactively address moving forward.
Yards
Section 12.6 (a) of the CC&Rs states that “the front yard of each Lot shall be landscaped within a period of one (1) year following completion or occupancy of the Living Unit” and that “side and rear yards shall be landscaped within a period of two (2) years following completion or occupancy of each Living Unit.” These one- and two-year deadlines do not reset with a change of homeowner. Also, the obligation to landscape ones yard does not cease to exist if a previous homeowner failed to complete the landscaping within the specified timeline. Therefore, all homeowners in our neighborhood should already have landscaped their entire yard by now (i.e. there are no homes that have not been completed/inhabited for less than two years). If your yard has not yet been landscaped, please begin making plans now to get this done as soon as possible.
Fences
Section 11.3 (h) of the CC&Rs states that “each Owner of a Lot shall be required to install, within two (2) years of the purchase of a Lot, and shall thereafter maintain at his own expense, a fence along the rear boundary and side yards of his Lot behind the face of his Living Unit, provided, however that when such Lot abuts another Lot located within the Project the cost of such fence shall be divided equally between the Owners of the adjacent Lots based upon the cost of such fencing per linear foot.” The CC&Rs also state that fences constructed “shall be six (6) feet in height and shall be white vinyl privacy fences.” Once again, this two-year deadline does not reset with a change of homeowner, nor does the obligation to put in a fence cease to exist if a previous homeowner failed to put the fence in within the specified timeline. Therefore, all homeowners in our neighborhood should already have fenced-in their entire back and side yards by now. If your back and/or side yards are not already fenced-in, please begin making plans now to get this done as soon as possible.
Driveways
Section 11.3 (i) of the CC&Rs states that “driveway and other flat paved areas may be concrete, exposed aggregate concrete, stamped concrete, quarry tile, brick or paving blocks. Gravel areas and asphalt are not permitted.” If you have extended your driveway using gravel, it needs to be paved using one of the aforementioned materials. Please begin making plans now to get this done as soon as possible.
Trailers
Section 11.5 of the CC&Rs states that “no boats, trailers, large trucks or commercial vehicles belonging to Owners or other residents of the Property shall be parked on any side, rear, or front yard of any Lot or upon the public streets within the Development, except temporary parking upon public streets not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours.” If you have a boat, trailer, RV, etc. that you are currently parking in your driveway or on the street, please begin making plans to park it elsewhere.
If you are in violation of one or more the above, please begin to make plans now to remedy these violations over the course of summer months. If you have questions or concerns, please contact a member of the HOA board.
Yards
Section 12.6 (a) of the CC&Rs states that “the front yard of each Lot shall be landscaped within a period of one (1) year following completion or occupancy of the Living Unit” and that “side and rear yards shall be landscaped within a period of two (2) years following completion or occupancy of each Living Unit.” These one- and two-year deadlines do not reset with a change of homeowner. Also, the obligation to landscape ones yard does not cease to exist if a previous homeowner failed to complete the landscaping within the specified timeline. Therefore, all homeowners in our neighborhood should already have landscaped their entire yard by now (i.e. there are no homes that have not been completed/inhabited for less than two years). If your yard has not yet been landscaped, please begin making plans now to get this done as soon as possible.
Fences
Section 11.3 (h) of the CC&Rs states that “each Owner of a Lot shall be required to install, within two (2) years of the purchase of a Lot, and shall thereafter maintain at his own expense, a fence along the rear boundary and side yards of his Lot behind the face of his Living Unit, provided, however that when such Lot abuts another Lot located within the Project the cost of such fence shall be divided equally between the Owners of the adjacent Lots based upon the cost of such fencing per linear foot.” The CC&Rs also state that fences constructed “shall be six (6) feet in height and shall be white vinyl privacy fences.” Once again, this two-year deadline does not reset with a change of homeowner, nor does the obligation to put in a fence cease to exist if a previous homeowner failed to put the fence in within the specified timeline. Therefore, all homeowners in our neighborhood should already have fenced-in their entire back and side yards by now. If your back and/or side yards are not already fenced-in, please begin making plans now to get this done as soon as possible.
Driveways
Section 11.3 (i) of the CC&Rs states that “driveway and other flat paved areas may be concrete, exposed aggregate concrete, stamped concrete, quarry tile, brick or paving blocks. Gravel areas and asphalt are not permitted.” If you have extended your driveway using gravel, it needs to be paved using one of the aforementioned materials. Please begin making plans now to get this done as soon as possible.
Trailers
Section 11.5 of the CC&Rs states that “no boats, trailers, large trucks or commercial vehicles belonging to Owners or other residents of the Property shall be parked on any side, rear, or front yard of any Lot or upon the public streets within the Development, except temporary parking upon public streets not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours.” If you have a boat, trailer, RV, etc. that you are currently parking in your driveway or on the street, please begin making plans to park it elsewhere.
If you are in violation of one or more the above, please begin to make plans now to remedy these violations over the course of summer months. If you have questions or concerns, please contact a member of the HOA board.
May 13, 2009
Street Conditions
We wanted to report back to our fellow homeowners on some of the progress we’ve made in working with the city to address your concerns regarding street conditions. As many have made note, we’ve had several issues with the streets throughout our neighborhood including:
- Snow removal has been inadequate at times
- Garbage and debris has collected in the gutters
- Streets are bumpy and manholes are sunken in
First off, we want to clarify the difference between HOA-owned and city-owned streets. The streets located within the part of our neighborhood which makes up the Pointe Meadows Community HOA are in fact city-owned streets. This means that the HOA has no control over or responsibility for the streets. However, it also means that the HOA does not need to collect funds from its homeowners to maintain those streets. This is a much different situation than the Pointe Meadows Townhomes HOA, whose streets are HOA-owned and are therefore maintained (including snow plowing, street cleaning, and road resurfacing) at its homeowners’ expense.
In short, the good news is we don’t have to pay to maintain our own streets (more specifically, maintenance of our streets is a city-provided service paid for in part by our property taxes). The bad news, however, is that we are on the city’s good graces as to the frequency and quality of said street maintenance. This is where the HOA can play a influential role, as we collectively represent more than 150 households consisting of approximately 300+ taxpayers. We on the HOA board have been working with several people in the city’s administration to address the aforementioned issues with our street conditions.
Snow Removal
As previously reported, we worked with members of city council this past winter to increase the attention being given to our streets by the snow plows. Most would agree that snow removal improved during the latter half of the winter months. We will, however, continue to work with the city to make sure our streets are getting cleared quickly and efficiently whenever it snows.
Street Sweeping
After making a personal visit to the Public Works department, we were able to get the street sweepers to come out to our neighborhood last week to finally clean our streets and gutters. There was some confusion among the street sweeper staff, who initially thought our streets were HOA-owned. Now that we’ve cleared up that confusion, we are optimistic that our streets will be cleaned more regularly in the future.
Road Resurfacing
Lastly, we have also been working with the Public Works director to expedite the resurfacing of our streets. Thus far, the city has postponed doing so, saying that they have been waiting for the ground beneath the streets to finish settling (incidentally, ground settling is the principal cause for the unevenness of the streets). However, the Public Works director has since told us that he believes adequate time has passed for the ground to settle and that the city plans to resurface our roads this summer. We are currently working with him to get a commitment on when exactly that will happen. We will keep you all posted as more information becomes available.
In short, the good news is we don’t have to pay to maintain our own streets (more specifically, maintenance of our streets is a city-provided service paid for in part by our property taxes). The bad news, however, is that we are on the city’s good graces as to the frequency and quality of said street maintenance. This is where the HOA can play a influential role, as we collectively represent more than 150 households consisting of approximately 300+ taxpayers. We on the HOA board have been working with several people in the city’s administration to address the aforementioned issues with our street conditions.
Snow Removal
As previously reported, we worked with members of city council this past winter to increase the attention being given to our streets by the snow plows. Most would agree that snow removal improved during the latter half of the winter months. We will, however, continue to work with the city to make sure our streets are getting cleared quickly and efficiently whenever it snows.
Street Sweeping
After making a personal visit to the Public Works department, we were able to get the street sweepers to come out to our neighborhood last week to finally clean our streets and gutters. There was some confusion among the street sweeper staff, who initially thought our streets were HOA-owned. Now that we’ve cleared up that confusion, we are optimistic that our streets will be cleaned more regularly in the future.
Road Resurfacing
Lastly, we have also been working with the Public Works director to expedite the resurfacing of our streets. Thus far, the city has postponed doing so, saying that they have been waiting for the ground beneath the streets to finish settling (incidentally, ground settling is the principal cause for the unevenness of the streets). However, the Public Works director has since told us that he believes adequate time has passed for the ground to settle and that the city plans to resurface our roads this summer. We are currently working with him to get a commitment on when exactly that will happen. We will keep you all posted as more information becomes available.
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