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  • Irrigation Issues: Leaks and Flag Markers

    Irrigation Issues: Leaks and Flag Markers

    Recently your Board has received numerous inquiries regarding pooling of water in many areas of the common areas. Addressing irrigation issues on a case by case basis is time consuming and creating a backlog with Poor Daddy’s Landscaping, our community’s new landscape vendor. It has been determined that our irrigation system is in greater disrepair than anticipated or budgeted for in fiscal 2022.

    Working proactively, Poor Daddy’s has been instructed to perform a complete irrigation audit. At times you will see excess water leaking into areas of the common areas. This is intentional and necessary as the irrigation system has to remain turned on for extended periods of time, sometimes overnight, to visually see the leaks themselves, and mark them with flags as you readily see now on the landscape. These flags are to remain where they were placed and not to be removed except by a member of Poor Daddy’s crew.

    Shortly we will begin repairing the irrigation system and apologize for any inconvenience. Your patience will be greatly appreciated.

  • Irrigation Audit – July 2020

    Our landscaping company has been on site the past few days doing an audit of our irrigation system. This includes all sprinklers, drip lines, valves and leaking pipes.

    They have, in fact, already replaced a few broken valves, some sprinklers and many drip lines that were missing their caps, which causes them to flow water faster, wasting it and flooding parts of our sidewalks and spilling over into the streets.

    These leaks have been an issue in this community for some time and is of top priority to get resolved.

    In addition to the irrigation, they also did some safety trimming of low hanging branches. These should be maintained at a height of 7 feet.

  • Update on Landscaping – April/May 2022

    Update on Landscaping – April/May 2022

    Jim from Poor Daddy Landscaping has been asked by the Board to give updates on the current state of the community grounds and progress done to take care of it. Here is a list of updates from him:

    Weed Spray

    • We have completed the weed spray and the weeds have died. We are in the process of removing the fallen and dead weeds and will complete this within the next week.  Please see photos of the areas of concern where weeds have been removed.

    Greenbelt/grass area

    • These areas have been addressed for weeds.  We have turned the water on to these areas after fixing some irrigation issues.  
    • Once the grass has a good base of new green growth, it will be fertilized for the Bermuda grass.  After fertilization has taken effect, the grass will be healthy and weekly mowing will commence.

    Irrigation

    • We are continuing to make the necessary irrigation repairs throughout the community.  The repairs will be completed within the projected time frames.  These repairs should assuage the water issues facing the community.
    • We have repaired several major leaks that were a concern.

    Tree Trimming

    • We have trimmed 1/3 of the trees in the community.  They are all starting to bloom and grow due to the change in season.  We will continue to trim as scheduled and needed.
    • There are several stumps on the property that need to be ground down.  We will provide you with an estimate for this service within the next week.

    Monuments

    • Prior to the Easter event, we provided additional flowers in both monuments.
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  • How to Report Monsoon Season Damages

    How to Report Monsoon Season Damages

    While I’m sure we all know how to stay safe and to try stay indoors during the monsoon storms, what may not be clear is how to report certain things, like a downed tree, community damages or other leaking water.

    There are contact listings available on this website which we try to keep it updated and add to it all the time. If you feel there are important listings that should be included, please contact the Board and let us know.

    I will include some of the more important contacts below (click the titles for more info):

    • Downed Trees
      Trees that have broken branches hanging down or broken off or even whole trees that may have come down due to a storm or high winds should immediately be reported to our community manager and/or the HOA Board. If a tree is blocking part of a street, then in this case, you can notify the city of Surprise and they should come remove the tree or at least move it off the road.
    • Water Outage or Leak
      If there is a leak within the community, this may just be a irrigation issue and should be reported to the community manager right away. However, if there is a flooded area or you house is without water, Epcor should be contacted. If you are in the need of sand bags, help is available through city of Surprise.
    • Power Outage
      If you are experiencing a power outage, please contact APS immediately.
    • Cox Outage
      Please call Cox Communications directly to report any cable tv, internet or phone outages or issues.
    • Centurylink Outage
      Please call CenturyLink directly to report phone, tv, or internet outages or issues in the area.
    • Street Light Outage and More
      Street lights that are out can be reported online through the city of Surprise’s website. They also now have a mobile app available. Besides street lights, a number of things can be reported through this website including, graffiti, missing signs, flooded roadways, potholes or you can even request certain records.
    • Bulk Trash Pickup
      If you need to schedule a bulk trash pickup, please contact the city of Surprise’s Solid Waste Department. Please do not place these pickups on the street until the night before of the pickup. If you need to place it before then, please contact the community manager or HOA Board.

    Please note that if you contact the community manager in these cases, they will notify the Board as well.

  • New Granite/Rocks Added to Community

    New Granite/Rocks Added to Community

    As many of you may have seen, and mentioned on previous posts, new granite has been added across all of the common areas in the community. This also includes the surrounding water retention areas. This along with the freshly panted flowers and plants has made a major impact on the way this community looks. Going from one of the worst summers last year where a lot of our plants had died, and many of those not having the water they needed due to improper or broken drip lines and irrigation, to having most (on our way to all) of the watering issues resolved and now with the plants and granite, this community has taken a 180 degree turn. In fact, it’s looking better than it has in many years.

  • Arizona Landscape Contractors Association (ALCA)

    This is a great resource for tips and useful information on plants, soil and general landscaping.

    Below are links to their..

    • Study Materials
      Where you can find Annuals & Perennials, Irrigation, Pesticides, Plant Identification, Soils & Fertilizer and more.
    • Blog
      Where they post many landscaping and safety tips.

  • State of Community – August 2020

    While some things seem to be looking a little unsatisfactory around the community with fallen trees and plants dying, due mostly from the storms and because of remaining issues with the irrigation, but be rest ensured that the Board is on top of things. Please remember that we are mostly a new Board with a new management team and new vendors, which has led to things getting off to a slow start, and in fact, much slowing than we originally anticipated.

    The Board is working with management and vendors to focus in on areas that needs attention first. Covid-19 has not made any of this easier on anyone and has also stopped us from having available meeting space on the school next door.

    As Board members and as residents in this community that we share, please know we want it to look its best just as much as you do. We want things to run smoothly, we want to bring this community together and we want to share what’s going on. Creating this website and giving you access to our community management’s portal, where you can see the latest news and updates, find helpful information, pay bills online and still more to come, is but a small start of things we want to see get accomplished. And with your help and support, we will get things accomplished together.

    If you have ideas, concerns or general questions about the community, please contact the community management team or the Board directly.

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  • Landscaper Termination

    Our current landscaper, despite our last post where the Board mentioned the landscaper was doing an irrigation audit, their services just didn’t cut it. Their services with our community will end on July 30th.

    Please know that the Board is aware of how the common areas look and we are actively working on this issue.

    With help from Thrive, our new management company, the Board will have a new landscaper in place in August.

    If you see standing or pooling water, please contact the Board or Management immediately, links to contact are at top right of the page.

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