September 14th, 2022

IF YOU WANT TO VIEW ANY ELECTION INFORMATION, BIOS, CANDIDATE FORUMS, OR SUBMIT YOUR BALLOT ONLINE, YOU NEED TO BE REGISTERED ON THE WEBSITE! SEE DETAILS BELOW! 

Happy Wednesday Hackberry Creek Residents!

The Zoom Board Candidate Forum is over and thanks to all who submitted questions. As mentioned on the Zoom call, ALL 30 plus questions submitted will be posted on the new BOARD CANDIDATE Q&A WEBSITE FORUM.  The VIDEO is available now.  The availability of forum mentioned above will be delayed a few days - no later than Saturday to allow candidates time to respond to the numerous questions.  Board Candidates will answer all questions there. Posting / replying on this particular forum is restricted to Board Candidates only.

Lots of other news in this Mid-Week Update includes...

• Resident Decal Distribution Starts Monday - Must have $0 Balance to Receive
• Pop-Up Food Truck Tomorrow!
• Scarecrow Festival - Register Now!
• Garage Sale Registration Open - Event is September 24th
• National Night Out - October 4th - Volunteers Needed!
• Halloween Party - October 30th - Volunteers Needed!
• Women's Club - Upcoming Activities - Meeting Next Tuesday
• One Candidate Has Withdrawn from Election - Anthony Herr
• Volunteering Info - Turkey Trot Chair and volunteers needed!
• Village Rules - Restricted Actions / Responsibility, Parks, Private Streets
• September Board Meeting - Save The Date

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

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

The new 2023 decals will be issued beginning September 19th to October 18^th. 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.

As in years’ past, we do not have time to discuss home owner’s accounting situations during the decal distribution time as the office is extremely busy. As of today there are over 350 accounts that have a balance due.  This year we are encouraging residents to take advantage of our mail-in option. Therefore it is extremely important that you email us if you have questions about your balance as soon as possible or drop your check off in the lockbox outside the HOA office front door. Your check should be made out to Hackberry Creek HOA.

In order for us to assist you with any questions about your account in a timely manner, please email or call the office before September 19th. After September 19th, to discuss your account you will need to schedule an appointment by calling 972-401-4946.

ALL questions submitted will be posted on the new BOARD CANDIDATE Q & A FORUM. If you still have a question feel free to send to the Village Manager for posting. To make it as easy as possible to see candidate responses, only candidates can reply to the questions - but all homeowners will be able to see the answers by Saturday morning. Each candidate is allowed one response per question. Please be patient to allow all candidates more time to answer each question over next two days due to work and family commitments.  The Q&A will remain up until the election on October 19th. Check it out Saturday!

Click the buttons below to submit a question or review candidate answers!

Thank you to all the candidates and residents who joined us online for the Board Candidate Forum! In case you were not able to log-on the full vide with audio can be found below! You must be a registered member of the website to access the page and video.

Anthony Herr has informed the Association he is withdrawing his name from the Board of Director Election.  We thank him for volunteering and wish him the best with all of his future responsibilities!

Yard Sale Registration Now Open! 

Hackberry Creek will be hosting a community-wide yard sale on Saturday, September 24th from 8am to 11am. It will be located on the front parking lot of Las Colinas Elementary School. The cost is $10 for a “booth” aka a parking spot in which you can set up shop and sell your items. Additionally, we hope to have a donation truck come out toward the end of the event so you have the option to donate any unsold items.

Spaces are limited, so don’t wait! Click here to register for this event:

https://forms.gle/fnkVSgyB5ky2seYk9

Volunteers are still welcome! If you would like to help with this event, please email Becca at rgarcia2188@gmail.com. 

Now that you have joined or rejoined for the upcoming year and have signed up for your Favorite SIG (Special Interest Group)... It is time to meet the ladies you will be having FUN with through the year!  Do not panic the questions will not be hard or very personal.  You must be quick on your feet to get to the next Sizzling Seat!

If you have not joined yet, please go to our website to pay and sign-up for SIGs.  

https://www.womensclubhackberrycreek.com/

Link to Evite: http://evite.me/49EJPWnzQM

Tuesday, October 4^th 

5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Bradford Pear Drive (inside Gate 4)

Sugar Maple to Boxwood (Note: new venue)

Due to overwhelming enthusiasm for Hackberry Creek’s National Night Out, we have moved to a new, larger location, allowing for more participants, more representatives from the Community, more entertainment, and MORE FUN!

You already know the best way to keep your neighborhood

strong is to KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS!

This is THE social event with a purpose: make some new friends and reconnect with old ones. Let’s build more Community Spirit together!

Our invited guests include those groups below and will offer ideas about how we can work together to become a more cohesive community.

City of Irving Police and their K-9 Unit

City of Irving Fire Department

Irving Animal Control Services

Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Canine Companions

PLUS MORE!

Raffles – two bicycles; one child’s and one adult’s

T-Shirt giveaways

LED Flashlights for night walking and Halloween

Disco and Music

Corn Maze

Bounce House

 Food Trucks – Welcome back to Hackberry:

OH Balls!

Righteous BBQ

Mr. SugarRush

Come out and join the fun!

When you get involved, you build spirit and a stronger neighborhood!

WANT TO VOLUNTEER? Contact Joan Davis joandavisproperties@gmail.com or Meryl Kearns merylkearns@yahoo.com  

A Chairperson and Volunteers are needed for this year's Turkey Trot

Please contact the office if you would like to Chair or volunteer this year's Turkey Trot event!

Registrations Accepted September 14th through October 14th

The temperatures have fallen indicating that autumn is on the way which means everyone’s favorite fall tradition, the annual Hackberry Creek Scarecrow Contest, is just around the corner!

Families, kids of all ages, groups of friends, school and church groups, and Scout troops are all invited to build a scarecrow to display in their yards during the month of October.  It was a HUGE success last year with a record number of entries, and we are excited to see the creativity of our residents again this year.  

As we do annually, the scarecrows will be judged by an independent group of judges and the winners in each category will receive a ribbon and will be displayed at the annual HACKBERRY CREEK HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL and will be featured in the Hackberry Creek Living Magazine as well on our social media pages. We will have some new categories and a new method for online entry. 

Your scarecrow should be put on display in your yard beginning on October 1st, but no later than October 24th.  Scarecrows will be on display through Monday, November 7, 2022.

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Judges will select the most outstanding scarecrows in each category week of October 24th thru October 26th. 

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For full details about the Scarecrow Festival come to the September Board Meeting and to read more and register, follow the link below!

Join all the ghosts and goblins at our annual Hackberry Creek Halloween Festival on Sunday, October 30th from 4:30-6:30pm at Southern Oak Park. For a ghoulishly good time the festival will offer music, entertainment, bounce houses, food and drink.

Please join your neighbors in helping before, during or after the event! Use this link to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E054BADA7292-2019

If you would like to advertise your business at the event, please contact Jackie Garner via email (superotee@hotmail.com).

*** Trick or Treating will take place on Halloween, October 31st. ***

The September Hackberry Creek HOA Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 at the Hackberry Creek Country Club, 1901 W Royal Ln, Irving, TX 75063. The Open Session begins at 7:00pm.

An agenda and more details will be published closer to the meeting. 

Installment 10 - Restricted Actions / Responsibility, Parks, Private Streets

Each week we will be highlighting a portion of the recorded village rules for Hackberry Creek.

The Village Rules were last updated on 12/15/2021.

VILLAGE RULES REGARDING CONDUCT IN THE COMMON PROPERTIES

Restricted Actions/Responsibility

This is our Village and we all need to act responsibly while in the Village. Therefore, no Member shall act or permit others to act in a manner which could endanger persons, harm property, be considered abuse (verbal or physical), harassment or disrespect toward Village/Management Company personnel or violate any governmental law or Village rule. Every Member shall be liable to the Association for any personal injury or property damage caused by their family, guests, Residents or Invitees.

No person or entity shall use without the prior written consent of the Association, any portion of the Common Properties to:

a)     solicit, promote or conduct business, religious or political matters;

b)     distribute handbills, newsletters, flyers, circulars or other printed materials;

c)      display or install signs, flags or banners.

Parks

Parks are closed during dark hours.

Private Streets

The Gatehouses, streets, sidewalks, walls and alley network within Hackberry Creek Village are "private" and constitute a portion of the Common Properties. All vehicles entering the Village are subject to an identification and entry program designed for the benefit of our Owners and their guests. Everyone is asked to cooperate with gatehouse personnel in the administration of the entry control system.

To read all of the Village Rules, click the button below to go to the website page where the document is located!

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST

Effective Oct. 1, Irving Solid Waste Services (SWS) collection schedule, guidelines and fees will be adjusted to continue providing residential trash, recycling, brush and bulky service while a permanent plan is developed.

Note: There will no longer be twice per week trash collection.

HACKBERRY TRASH DAY IS TUESDAY

To learn more and go to the City website page detailing changes - click button below.