November 2nd, 2022

Happy November Hackberry Creek Residents! 

The Holiday Season will be upon us in no time. Only 22 days until Thanksgiving and 52 more days until Christmas Eve! A big thanks to Amy Kennedy and Jackie Garner for coordinating this year's Halloween Event and all the other volunteers who made it happen.  Also, congratulations to the Scarecrow Contest winners and special thanks to Kelly Von Pond for spearheading the project and the volunteer judges!

Don't forget the Women's Club Shopper's Night coming up on November 15th. Also, we need your recipes! See below on how you can get your favorite family recipe in to the upcoming Hackberry Creek Cookbook! And one final reminder... don't forget the time change this weekend!

This Mid-Week update includes information on...

• Women's Club Shopper Night
• Your Stories Wanted for HCL Magazine
• New Hackberry Creek Cookbook Project - Recipes Needed!
• Turkey Trot Thanksgiving Day - Register Now!
• 2023 Street Repairs - Report Your Issues Now
• Last Year Street parking Variances Now Expired.
• Fall Tree Trimming and Leaves - Be A Good Neighbor
• Draft Hackberry Website & Forum Policy - Input Needed
• Resident Decal Distribution - All old decals now EXPIRED

Have a great week and as always, if you have any questions, please call the Hackberry Creek office at 972-401-4946.

HACKBERRY CREEK “TURKEY TROT”

SLATED FOR THANKSGIVING MORNING!

The 15^th Annual Hackberry Creek Turkey Trot will take place on Thanksgiving morning - Thursday, November 24, 2022. The race will begin and end at McKee Park with the first event starting at 7:30 AM.

The Turkey Trot will feature a Kids’1-Mile Fun Run/Walk, a 5-K Run/Walk, and a 10-K Run.

You can walk or run—just bring your family out and enjoy! The route of the Turkey Trot will be displayed at McKee Park.

WHAT: Hackberry Creek Turkey Trot

WHEN: Thanksgiving morning, November 24, 2022 – First Race starts at 7:30 AM

WHERE: Race starts and ends at McKee Park – corner of Crosswood Lane and Primrose Drive

WHO: Hackberry Creek Residents and their Guests

Race registration is FREE and to make things easy for everyone, registration will be online. Click the button below to go to the race registration page on the community website. Fill out the online Registration/Waiver Form by 5:00 PM, Saturday, November 19, 2022. While everyone is welcome to participate in the race, only those who register are official participants and will receive a race number and be eligible to receive an award. Race number pick up will be Monday, November 21^st and Tuesday, November 22^nd at the HOA Office, 7105 Summitview Drive from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

There are a limited number of T-Shirts - so REGISTER EARLY!!!

For those who don't want to pre-register, arrive at 7:00 AM on Thanksgiving morning to register. Anyone not registered by 7:15 AM will not be entered into the race. Everyone who participates is required to register.

There will be mimosas and awards after the race. As always, there will be food and refreshments provided by local businesses before and after the race at McKee Park.

Contact Linda Walls at lbkaoct6@gmail.com for additional information on this event.

INTERESTING STORY OR AWARD?

INTERESTING STORY OR AWARD? TELL IT TO HACKBERRY CREEK LIVING MAGAZINE

Have you or someone in your family recently won an award, or have an interesting hobby, talent or interest that you would like to share with your neighbors? If so, we would love to include it in the next issue of Hackberry Creek Living Magazine. 

Have you taken a trip or had an adventure that you would like to share? Explore, Dream, Discover is the title of a regular feature about our residents’ travels that will run in Hackberry Creek Living. Hackberry Creek residents have visited many fascinating places, both in the United States and all over the world. 

If you are an aspiring author, we encourage you to write an article that you think your neighbors would enjoy reading. And, photos are always welcome! 

Please e-mail your submittals to Hackberry Creek Living Editor Nancy Miller at: studio.design1@hotmail.com. The submittal deadline for the December / January issue is November 10th, 2022. 

In an effort to identify areas that may be in need of repair please follow the link below to report any concerns.  We are looking at Alleys, Streets, Curbs, Sidewalks and Driveway Approaches as well as area that have ponding or standing water in streets and along curbs.  Even if you have reported the issue before, please fill out the form by following the link below to ensure your concern is on the master list.

These areas will be categorized along with areas identified by the Village Manager.  Once the final list of all areas is complete, the areas will be reviewed by an engineer and ranked in order of priority / severity / need to address (in conjunction with the Board). After a budget amount is set for the 2023 street repair project, repairs will be scheduled on a priority (ranked) basis in order for the project to stay within the allotted budget amount. It is important to note that not every area submitted will necessarily be repaired or addressed. It all depends on the severity of the issue in relation to other areas identified and the independent ranking scale of the engineer establishing the priority of those repairs.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ISSUES IS DECEMBER 15TH, 2022

We Want to Publish Your Favorite Recipes!

We need your help to create a community cookbook of favorite family recipes. To contribute is simple and can be done online in just a few minutes!

Here's how you can contribute:

Find the special recipe that your family loves to eat and you love to make.

Go to the special recipe contribution page (click green button below). 

• In the log in area in the right hand column, enter your name as contributor as you would like it to appear on your recipe. It could be your name or something like "The Smith Family"

• Next enter your email address so we can keep you up-to-date with this project. (Your email address will not be shared or published).

• Finally, enter "hackberrycooks" as the Group Name and the Password is "kitchen5". (no quotation marks)

• Once on the cookbook homepage click on "Add a Recipe" under the recipes tools.

• Enter the ingredients and directions for the recipe and click on the submit button.

• To help us know how many cookbooks you may want to order, click the Home button. On the right side you'll see a quick dropdown. Choose the amount of books and click 'OK.' This project is being done at cost. We expect the books to cost approximately $5 or less. The final exact cost will depend on how many copies are ordered and the number of recipes submitted.

(If you'd like to help edit or assist with the project please contact the office!)

The Deadline for entering Recipes is Saturday, December 31, 2022 in order to have our cookbooks printed and available late January 2023.  Please help us to make this project a success and enter at least one recipe before the deadline!

Click The Button Below To Submit Your Recipes!

The Group Name is: hackberrycooks

The Password is: kitchen5

FALL TREE TRIMMING AND LEAVES

As we head into fall and the time for tree trimming, please remember any limbs or brush cut from your trees will need removed from your property, or if you put out for city pick-up, it will need cut and stacked in no longer than 4 foot length as noted below at the bottom of this email.  Limbs cut and placed out that are refused by the city due to improper stacking or not meeting size requirements will be subject to a notice from the HOA.

As your landscape crews service your home this fall, please remind them to not blow leaves and debris into the street.  This causes additional time for the street sweeping service, clogs drain basins and results in additional costs to the HOA.  Lawn clippings and leaves should be bagged for pick-up and placed out only on Tuesdays.  Please do not bag and leave clippings out on non-trash days.

ALL PRIOR STREET PARKING VARIANCES NOW EXPIRED AS OF OCTOBER 31

Be advised that if you have had a street parking variance in the past, ALL variances are now expired as of October 31st. No variances are automatically renewed and require re-submission on an annual basis. If you need to request a continued variance please contact the office at 972-401-4946.

NO DECALS WILL BE ISSUED IF YOU HAVE ANY OUTSTANDING BALANCE ON YOUR ACCOUNT

The new 2023 decals are now being issued. Decals can be picked up between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm Monday through Friday. Decals cannot be issued to homeowners or their renters if there is a balance due on the account.

DRAFT POLICY FOR REVIEW - WEBSITE

The Hackberry Creek Association Website provides opportunities for Hackberry Creek Home Owners Association residents to communicate with each other and the Association. Guidelines must be established to set expectations for appropriate behavior, regarding the use and content of the Association-managed website. The purpose of this draft document is also to outline the accepted conduct for homeowners within the Association on the association-managed HackberryCreek.com website forum pages.

You can provide your feedback on this draft policy and read the full policy here:

IMPORTANT TRASH PICK-UP INFORMATION

Trash Collection and Recycling is now ONE DAY A WEEK only on TUESDAYS.

All boxes must be broken down and placed under a blue recycle bag. 

Residents failing to place out trash correctly that is refused pick-up by the City are subject to violation notices from the Association.  Any trash left out after pick-up day will result in a violation notice.

Please read the flyer below and download for your reference!