Annual Community Meeting

We will be having our annual community HOA meeting on Thursday, September 22nd at 7:00 pm.  It will be located at the Legacy Center in the conference room by the front desk.  We invite all HOA members to attend and participate in our meeting.  A brief agenda of that night is as follows:

• 2100 North Project Team will be delivering a short presentation and answering questions.
• Safe and Smarter Utah will be presenting a short presentation on how to keep our neighborhood safe.
• We will be nominating and electing 3 new board members.
• We will be discussing the revised rental amendment.
• We will be reviewing our finances.
• We will be available to answer any questions.

We hope to see all of you there.

Neighborhood Thefts and Neighborhood Watch Program

Recently, there have been some thefts in our neighborhood. Of course, none of us could completely "thief-proof" our home, but there are some simple, basic precautions that we can all take to try to avoid this unfortunate problem. Even though we live in a neighborhood that more closely resembles "Mayberry" than it does "Gotham City", these things do still happen. Please be aware and please take caution. 

- Keep your doors locked. This includes a back door (sliding or otherwise), car doors, and maybe even the door that leads from your garage into your house. This is important to remember, not only at night but also during the day. 

- Keep your windows locked. If you choose to have a window open at night (or even during the day when no one is at home), be sure to put something in the window (a thick dowel rod, PVC pipe, etc.) that will keep any outsiders from being able to open it further and enter your home.

- Keep any side gates shut and consider locking them if they are not regularly used. 

- Keep your garage door closed when you are not in the process of leaving or coming home; always shut it when you leave to go somewhere and always shut it even when you are at home. 

- Don't leave anything out in your front yard, on your front porch, in your driveway, or in an open garage that you would not want stolen. This is nothing but an invitation to someone who's looking to steal something. 

- Keep outside lights on at night when possible. Thieves are not like moths; they do not like light and are very much attracted to dark areas. 

- When you leave on vacation, be sure to have someone pick up your mail for you. A full mailbox is usually an immediate indication to a thief that the residents of that home are gone and that no one's watching their house for them. 

- When you leave on vacation, consider purchasing and using light timers. They're a great way to make it look like someone's home when no one actually is. 

If any of you have any other tips or suggestions that have not been listed here, please feel free to post them in a comment! 

There's a great article online (posted by the St. George Police Department) regarding this issue and how we all can be more aware. Please take the time to read it:

http://www.sgcity.org/police/articles/levels.php

As a heads-up, at our next Community HOA Meeting on September 22nd (at the Lehi Legacy Center), we plan to present information regarding what it would take to start a neighborhood watch program. 

Important Survey for Lehi Residents

The following is an article that was in the Lehi Area Chamber Dispatch that talks about the community meetings that were held recently. There is also an online survey available to each household at http://planlehi.wordpress.com/ to give feedback and input as to what we want developed in our area. We would HIGHLY suggest that each family fill out the survey, as one of the questions is about how people feel about putting high density housing (ie. apartments) near us and the Trax station.



Plan Lehi program looking ahead

Lehi City is reviewing and updating its Land Use Plan which then becomes the basis for the General Plan for the city's future development.  Every new road, building, and house will be affected by the changes taking place this year in the plan. We felt like it was a good time to take a look at the comprehensive General Plan for the city, said Kim Struthers, planning director for Lehi City.

The first step in planning for the city is getting public input.  An online survey has been available for residents through the city website and can still be filled out.  Between the online survey at http://planlehi.wordpress.com/ and the paper copies at City Hall, nearly 500 of the 13,000 households in the city have responded.  For surveys of this kind, Struthers says he is happy with the response.

Placement of the next big box superstore, subdivisions, wildlife preserve, utilities, and roads are all decided based on the Land Use Plan--the basis for the General Plan.

The Land Use Plan becomes the template for any zone changes.  Actually, it's one of the most important elements of the General Plan.  It's pretty key to a city's future, said Struthers.

There haven't been many surprises amid the public responses.  Not all of the data is in, but Struthers explained that most of the surveys show that people like the sense of community in Lehi and the small-town feel.  There has been quite a lot of comment on a downtown revitalization and preserving open spaces along the Jordan River.

From this point, the planning department will present results of the public input to the Planning Commission.  A joint work session with the City Council is scheduled for May, followed by designs and a public open house on the drafted Land Use maps.  The adoption of the new Land Use map is expected to be in early Fall.

Payment Reminder

We appreciate all of the payments we've received thus far from the homeowners. 

There are 75 homeowners that we have not yet received payments from. This is a reminder to these homeowners who have not done so to please pay your dues as soon as possible; they are late as of yesterday. 

Again, here are the instructions for making payments: 

If you would prefer to send your payment through the mail, please send it to the following address:

Parker Brown Real Estate

P.O. Box 995

Lehi, UT 84043

Online payments, which have a service fee of $1.00, can be made through the website of our HOA's property management company, Parker Brown Real Estate (PRBE). New users should follow the directions below:

   1. Go to www.parkerbrownmanagement.com

   2. Click on the "Pay HOA Dues" link

   3. Click on the "Enroll Now" link

   4. Find "Pointe Meadows HOA" under the list of properties and click on the "This is My Property" button

   5. Fill out the secure web fields in order to create a user profile

   6. Click the "Payments" tab in order to make a one-time or recurring payment

If you have any questions regarding the setup or use of PBRE's website, please email kim@parker-brown.com.

Parker Brown Real Estate's Day At The Movies

All homeowners and their families in the Pointe Meadows Community are invited to attend!

Cut and paste the following link into your web browser to see the flier containing further information about this event:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/50863703

HOA Dues

Dear Homeowners,

We apologize for the inconvenience and any problems arising from a credit card payment fee. The board was unaware of a high fee for credit card use.  We are working with Parker Brown to find a better solution for credit card payments in the future.  Homeowners may still pay online through parker-brown.com with their checking account.  There is a small fee of $1.95 for the service.  Checks may be mailed to Pointe Meadows Community PO Box 995 Lehi UT 84045.  Once again, we apologize for the frustration.  We all strive to serve the homeowners and put your best interest at heart. 

Thanks,

Martha Spoor

Weston Ward

Tom Bench

Sarah Norton

Crystal Ellis

HOA Dues

HOA dues for 2011 are $60 (same as last year) and are due March 1st. Homeowners whose dues have not been received by March 15th will be assessed a $10 late fee.


If you would prefer to send your payment through the mail, please send it to the following address:

Parker Brown Real Estate

P.O. Box 995

Lehi, UT 84043

Online payments, which have a service fee of $1.95, can be made through the website of our HOA's property management company, Parker Brown Real Estate (PRBE). New users should follow the directions below:

   1. Go to www.parkerbrownmanagement.com

   2. Click on the "Pay HOA Dues" link

   3. Click on the "Enroll Now" link

   4. Find "Pointe Meadows HOA" under the list of properties and click on the "This is My Property" button

   5. Fill out the secure web fields in order to create a user profile

   6. Click the "Payments" tab in order to make a one-time or recurring payment

If you have any questions regarding the setup or use of PBRE's website, please email kim@parker-brown.com.