Temperatures are Warming Up, Is Your Houston HOA Prepared?
Spring is fast approaching. For many Houston HOA’s this will require some work. Is your Houston HOA prepared? What can your board and your Houston HOA management company do to be ready for the warmer weather?
1. Discuss Landscaping
Are there any landscape changes you want to make to the common areas this year? Do you need to trim any trees in the common areas? If so, now might be the time to make that happen. Ask your Houston HOA management firm to discuss tree trimming with an arborist or tree company. In addition, have your Houston HOA community manager get quotes for the landscape changes you may want.
Also, in the coming weeks you will want to have your annual color replaced in the flower beds at the entrances of your neighborhood. Make sure a plan is in place to do that. It’s best to wait until the last freeze is expected and then once the winter color starts to whither you can have an action plan ready to get the flowers replaced with flowers that can handle some heat. Some associations choose to have color (flower) change outs four times and year and others have three. If you do four change outs then the type of flowers you put in will likely vary from those associations that do three. My personal preference is four change outs so that you get some good, well grown Spring flowers that can handle the heat through June or early July. If you do three change outs it can be difficult to get well grown heat hearty flowers in early Spring.
2. Get your Pool Prepared for Opening
If your Houston HOA has a pool it is now time to discuss when your pool will open with your Houston HOA management company. They will need to notify your pool management company. You may have a schedule already in place. Will you have an opening party? Is there any pool furniture that was damaged during the last season? If so have your Houston HOA community manager check with companies that repair pool furniture. Often the straps or fabric on pool chairs can be replaced which may save you money.
3. Irrigation System Check
Ask your Houston HOA management company to coordinate an irrigation system check with your landscape and/or irrigation company. Often cracks or breaks occur during the winter months. It’s best to head into the growth season knowing your system is running at peak levels.
Committees are an important part of a homeowners association’s operations in Plano, TX. Committee members help keep communities vibrant; and, they save homeowners associations thousands of dollars each year. The Plano HOA just wouldn’t be what it is without our active and effective committees. They deserve our sincerest thanks.
However, to be successful, a homeowners association needs to cultivate fresh ideas and encourage additional resident involvement in its committees; so, encourage help with some of the upcoming projects your community association is handling this year. Your HOA Management Company in Plano, TX can help you out with setting this up.
Committees give the board a way to gather information, offer new ideas and opinions and provide a training ground for future board members. All committees are advisory to the board unless given specific decision-making authority by the board or CC&Rs.