COMMUNITY NEWS-FLASH
June 25th, 2022

We hope you are enjoying your weekend so far. Lots of news in this week's NewsFlash so be sure to read everything below!

Items you will find in this week's NewsFlash include...

  • Fourth of July Parade and Event Celebration Details
  • City of Irving Watering Restrictions
  • Free Irrigation System Check by the City
  • Golf Course Trespassing Warning
  • GateKey App - Are You Using It?
  • Irving Police Department Radar Unit
  • Reporting Gate Attendant or Other Concerns
  • Gate 2 Entrance Open Date
  • Food Truck Thursday Menu
  • City of Irving Fireworks Event

Stay cool this weekend and if you have any questions feel free to contact us at the HOA office!
COME JOIN YOUR NEIGHBORS ON JULY 4TH!
4TH OF JULY VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED!
We still need a race coordinator to organize the Fun Run! Also needed are 4 gate ambassador families to help put out handfuls of small American Flags at the entrances on the 4th of July weekend.


You can also volunteer by going to the website by clicking here!
GATE 2 ENTRANCE REMAINS CLOSED
GATE 2 Entry (both resident and visitor lanes) are closed until July 1st. No entry will be permitted.

Work continues at Gate 2 prepping for re-opening. Concrete must cure before allowing traffic on it and we need sensors replaced before opening.
The street repairs will be wrapping up next month. Once all concrete is poured the contractor will be returning to each section to seal the concrete, then the engineer will be working with management to measure all the poured areas to ensure the amount of work done matches the scope of work. After all calculations are completed and verified, any corrections will be made and then as long as there are no pending issues their final invoice will be paid.
REMINDER - NO TRESSPASSING ON GOLF COURSE
The office continues to receive complaints from the Golf Course staff and residents whose homes back up to the course that individuals are trespassing on the greens, fairways and cart paths. Be advised that the entire golf course (cart trails, greens, fairways, water features) is private property and individuals are subject to trespassing citations from Las Colinas Association Security Patrols and/or the Irving Police Department if reported.
 
The only persons allowed on the course are members of the club and those actively playing. Since the golf course is private property residents of Hackberry Creek are not permitted to walk, run, exercise pets or bike on the cart paths or anywhere on the course. The golf course is not a public area and is not open to residents for use of any sort. Although the association contributes over $382,000 annually to the Club by contract, that does not grant residents of Hackberry permission to access the course unless they are a member of the club and actively playing golf.
 
Please be sure to honor the private property rights of the Country Club and golf course areas. If you have a concern about trespassing, please report the issue to the Las Colinas Association or the Country Club.
WATERING RESTRICTIONS - DID YOU KNOW?
To promote good water use habits, minimize water waste and preserve Irving’s water supply, the city enforces time-of-day irrigation restrictions. These limits make it a violation of city ordinance to water between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. from April 1 through Oct. 31. Odd numbered addresses can water on Sunday and Wednesday. Even numbered addresses can water Tuesdays and Saturdays. Please ensure your controllers are set correctly so you aren't cited!
FREE IRRIGATION CHECK BY THE CITY!
The City of Irving offers an irrigation checkup as a courtesy to all residential home owners. Upon your request, one or more representatives of the City of Irving Water Department will schedule and conduct an investigation of your irrigation system and notify you of any leaks or problems that are detected. Follow-up repairs or modification will be the responsibility of the homeowner. Department staff will provide coaching on the cycle-soak method.
IRVING POLICE DEPARTMENT RADAR SIGN
The Safety & Security Committee has arranged to have an Irving Police Department Radar Speed Sign placed in the neighborhood in the coming weeks.

Please continue to drive carefully and observe the posted speed limits in the neighborhood!

As a reminder the speed limit is 30mph.
ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE USING GATEKEY APP
FOR REGISTRATION OF GUESTS/WORKERS
Since June 1st, there have been over 8,100 GateKey entries of guests, visitors, and contractors put into the system. However, over 5,700 of these entries have been done by the Gate Attendants - 71%. Only 29% of registrations are being done by residents. look at the database yesterday shows 625 Hackberry Creek addresses who have not pre-authorized a visitor this year.
In order to expedite the entry of your visitors, contractors and guests all residents should be using the GateKey app to pre-authorize entry. Here's why:

When residents fail to pre-authorize visitors, this slows down traffic flow in the visitor lanes at the gates because the gate attendants are forced to call the resident to inquire and authorize the guest, contractor, or visitor.

The GateKey app has a notify feature built-in so if you pre-authorize your visitor and select that option and you have the correct cell phone number on file you will receive a text message once your visitor checks in at the gate.
GATE ATTENDANT OR OTHER CONCERNS?
The community website (HackberryCreek.com) has a convenient "Report A Concern" form you can use 24/7 from a tablet, mobile phone or computer. You can use the form anonymously or leave your contact info for follow-up. Go to the CONTACT tab on the website and select REPORT A CONCERN. Once submitted, the form and your comments go to the management team instantly! Have a concern on your mind as you read this? Click HERE or anywhere on the image below to go there now to let us know!
WEBSITE & TOLL TAG HELP
Brief video tutorials can be found below on how to both register as a member on the HackberryCreek.com website and how to register your Toll Tags. Registering for the website takes less than 2 minutes and registering a Toll Tag just 5 minutes or less.
FOOD TRUCK THURSDAY - 5PM - 8PM
One of our favorites will be on the neighborhood at Southern Oak Park next Thursday June 30th - Cousins Maine Lobster!! There so excited to see us they are staying an extra hour 5-8! 
YOUR ONSITE TEAM
Randy Smith
Village Manager
Audrey Skillern
Administrative Assistant
Jason Snider
Compliance Coordinator
Hackberry Creek Homeowners Association
Professionally managed by CCMC