Over the past three months we have had many young people access the facility without supervision, bringing others onto the facility, causing damage, disturbing residents, consuming alcohol, using illegal drugs, and creating unsafe conditions. Because of this, we continue to suspend residents who have not supervised the activity of their household members. Many access codes have been shared outside of our neighborhood and we are suspending them as they have been abused.
When we suspend an account, this blocks access to all members of the household to the facilities for the determined period of time. Owners are responsible for the actions of all those that they provide their code to and therefore access to the facility. Here are the rules enforced and a demand for enforcement is growing among those responsibly using the facilities.
According to our rules filed at the county:
Fitness Center Policy: 7.4. Only Members, Grandfathered Participants, their family members, and their Guest(s) over the age of sixteen (16) years and registered with the Manager may enter the Fitness Center.
Tennis Policy 6.8 Children: No children will be permitted in the court area unless they are playing tennis. Children are to be directly supervised by parents(s), legal guardians(s) or Guardian(s) at all times while on the Property.
PLEASE, make sure your household members are following these rules. We will continue suspending accounts of those who refuse to obey the rules. We have cameras, biometrics, and security to manage these situations as best as possible. I hope that people who plan to break the rules will remember that it is all on camera and enforcement will occur.
Thank you for all of those who help by setting a good example by following the rules and trying to help others follow the rules as well. You are very much appreciated.
Memorial Northwest Trunk or Treat Hosting: A trunk can be as simple as bringing candy to hand out to our neighborhood kids or bringing a fully decked out Halloween machine! Gift Card prizes will be awarded for best trunks: $100 first place, $75 second place. $25 third place. Please being candy to pass out. We will have refills available. Please arrive to set up between 9-9:30am. Thank you for helping our community put on this fun event! Date: 10/23/2021 (Sat.) Volunteers Time: 9:00am – 12:00am CDT
Safety & Security Report, September 2021, Ryan Aduddell 2nd VP Safety & Security
OCTOBER 5TH! Lets get out there and get to know each other and our law enforcement partners!
Our neighborhood has traditionally celebrated National Night out, but in may ways and on the alternate date of October 5th. This is a time to get together with neighbors, visit with officers that patrol our area, and build community engagement to help increase our safety and responsiveness.
This year we are looking to promote small gatherings in your location rather than a large community center sponsored gathering. I would like to encourage everyone to get together on your block with a tent, cook out, pot luck, etc. and comment below with your address, times, and invites. Please make sure that you share on social media and with your neighbors. Getting to know each other and sharing contact information helps with responsiveness and builds community. The best security is a vigilant neighbor! Make sure you comment below with the address and time so our officers and board members can stop by and say hello! We will have a $100 gift card to Academy presented for the best block party based on atmosphere and participation! We recommend RED, WHITE, and BLUE as a theme!
OCTOBER 5TH! Lets get out there and get to know each other and our law enforcement partners!
In other news: Our officers continue to do a great job monitoring the priority calls. We have seen the rate of vehicle involved incidents go dawn now that school is back in session. Our Sergeant in charge of contracts is also meeting with our two new officers and coaching on the issues of traffic and parking. We, of course, are not looking for a quota on traffic enforcement but we are looking for a more regular baseline expectation of activity based on historical metrics.
Technology has made it possible to instantaneously connect everyone, just about everywhere at any time. Today we seem to communicate less and less as we seem to be forced to be brief and to the point.
We live in a world where 140 characters in a tweet motivate many people in a variety of ways. That word “motivate” may easily be substituted with “manipulate” depending upon your view of the world “half-full” or “half-empty.”
Stay with me for a moment, take a deep breath, and become an observer. As an observer, there are strict rules not to engage in the process or influence the situation in any way. Just sit back, watch and take notes.
There was an article written on a social media site last month regarding a benevolence activity. The intent was simply to motivate some of the readership to participate in a fundraising event. Then there was a response written, just a “few sentences” trying to convey a concern that the recipients of the benevolence activity may have a negative impact to our neighborhood. At this point, there were several written responses taking offense to this concern.
I guess if I were not in the observer mode, I might have jumped right in with the offended and provide my two cents. I thought about the words in those few sentences made by the offender and then spent some time trying to understand the individuals that were offended.
Reading each sentence carefully, this person had a genuine concern or fear. Have we come to the point that we no longer take the time to understand intent?
How about a committee of volunteers who decide that several trees on a median should be removed? Because we don’t understand intent, should we quickly respond with outrage? Do we fully understand the consequences of our response? Who will volunteer if the thanks you get are lots of criticism?
I think Eleanor Roosevelt’s quote is more relevant today than perhaps in her time; “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” The word “inferior” may as well be substituted with “outraged,” “offended,” “angry,” etc.
Assuming “good intent” is much more important with your neighbors than anywhere else in our social media lives. We will never understand intent if we don’t spend more time listening to each other or participating in the process.
Perhaps prior to giving “consent” to how you feel and respond, perhaps ask a few key questions: Can I make a difference? Am I willing to participate? What are the possible consequences of my response?
Because you are my neighbor, whatever you choose, I will always assume good intent.
I want to welcome our two newest members to the Board of Directors Kelly Minor (Area 4) and Ryan Aduddell (Area 6). Both are very passionate to serve their respective areas of this community.
I am excited about 2016 knowing over 30 people have already volunteered to participate on various operating teams (committees) to help manage our neighborhood amenities. The Board of Directors approved 8 teams of volunteers (see table) with the following focus.
Team
Purpose: Manage the…
Chair
Community Center
recreational property
Bryan Thomas
Common Areas
common areas and grounds
Kelly Minor
Deed & ACC
restrictions and standards
Ryan Pyle
Health & Fitness
health and fitness programs
Tim McWilliams
Media & Web
community communications and image
Jamie DeLoatche
Safety & Security
concerns and program effectiveness
Lawrence McKinney
Social & Educational
programs to improve quality of life
Open
Tennis
tennis programs and grow participation
Sandy Remson
These Teams are empowered to take action. The Board has already approved the budget for 2016 so it makes sense to have homeowners help by administering the action. The goal is to speed up the process. For example, the lights on an entrance monument may be out. A volunteer (usually a board member) had to go check it out, get a quote, and get approval (Board) then contract repairs. Having many volunteers to share the workload, this process should be much faster. In this example, the Common Area Team will handle this type of issue while making sure our neighborhood quality image is maintained. Governance of this process will be reviewed by our Treasurer (Jaimie DeLoatche) and Contracts Vice President (Stan Thurber).
There are three key areas I hope to accomplish for the Association. The first is to increase homeowner participation in the everyday decisions and actions effecting the neighborhood. This is why the teams make sense.
The second isoperational transparency by providing more reports about financial performance and the value provided by every dollar. The Media and Web teams will help get the message out.
The third key area is to streamline Board meetings by using a parliamentary procedure called Consent Agenda. Much of the routine items are done ahead of time like meeting minutes, paying the bills and reports. The Media Team will post this content quickly so everyone can stay informed. This approach allows the Board to spend more time discussing homeowner concerns and policies.
We still need help especially on the Community Center and the Social & Educational Teams. If you want to participate, please send me an email to mnw_president@comcast.net.
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