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I n T h I s I s s u e :
WHISPERING
Official Newsletter of the Whispering Hollow Homeowners Association
HOLLOW
page Two 2015 School Calendar for
Buda
January 2015
page Three Resident Service
Recommendations
page four Tree and Bush
Trimming In Our Neighborhood
A Warm Welcome to Our New Social
Committee!
Monica Martinez: Committee Chair
Lily Moore: Co-Chair
Tish Burkland: Member
Yesenia Escamilla: Secretary
Stacy Morgan: Board Liaison
Kristen Hale: Treasurer
Petra Sifuentes: Marketing Director
On Behalf of the Whispering Hollow Board of Directors and RealManage, We Hope All Whispering Hollow Residents Had a Joyful Holiday Season and Happy New Year!
Dear Whispering Hollow Homeowners,
As the newly elected board members for the HOA we would like to introduce ourselves and tell you a little bit about what we have planned for the next year. The President of our HOA is Patrick Connor. He does not live in our neighborhood, but is the Ryland repre-sentative. Bill Creager is our Vice President. He will take over the role of President when Ryland turns over control to us. We do not have an exact date that this will take place, but we will keep you posted. At that time we will be looking for a new board member. Cassandra Conway is the Treasurer. Stacy Morgan is the Secretary. And Arron Miller is a Director at Large. Arron will take over the role of Vice President when Bill steps into the President role.
First we would like to thank all the volunteers and committee members who volunteer their time and energy and continue to make our community a great place to live. We invite you to join one of our many growing commit-tees or start a new one. You may email any of the Board members or sign up at one of our social events if you would like to volunteer.
One of the main issues we will be focusing on this year is communication. We are trying to figure out the best way to communicate with all the members of our community. We are currently in the process of having a website built that will include any and all information regarding Whispering Hollow. We will also have one email address that you will be able to reach all board members directly. In the meantime please consider joining Nextdoor. This is a social media website/app that allows our community to communicate. https://whisperinghollow.nextdoor.com/news_feed/
We are working with the architectural com-mittee to make some changes to the HOA’s regulations regarding the landscaping and shed regulations. We would like to make the regulations straightforward, but also maintain the integrity of our neighborhood. We will also be implementing some very clear regula-tions for vegetation near our sidewalks, for the safety of all pedestrians.
We are currently reviewing every single contract our HOA has with vendors. We will renegotiate, cancel, or request bids before the current contract expires. If no changes need to be made, we will leave it in place. We are working very closely with the advisory com-mittee and greatly rely on their expertise and feedback.
One change that we have already made that you won’t see until this summer is the new emergency phone at the pool. We will no longer have the pay phone, but a Kings III emergency phone. We are also exploring the idea of adding video surveillance to the pool.
We love our neighborhood and think it’s one of the best places to live in Buda. Please know we take our responsibility seriously and weigh all options when making a decision. We encourage feedback and ideas from our neighbors and community. Our end goal is to better Whispering Hollow.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Bill Creager bill.creager@gmail. comCassandra Conway [email protected] Morgan stacy.morgan@ austin.rr.comArron Miller [email protected]
A Word From You Board Members
Board of dIrecTors
commITTeesLandscape Committee
Arron Miller - Board Liason Karen Carr - Secretary
Angela Corrigan - Treasurer
Newsletter/Website Committee Jody Faulkner - CHAIR
Cassandra Conway - Board Liason
Social Committee Monica Martinez - CHAIR
Lily Moore - Co ChairStacy Morgan - Board Liason
Advisory CommitteeJody Faulkner - CHAIR
Bill Creager - Board Liason Cassandra Conway - Board Liason
Architectural Control Committee Patrick Connor - CHAIR
Paul Morgan - Board Liason
Flag Committee Holly McCrea - CHAIR
Neighborhood Watch & Safety CommitteeBill Creager - Board LiasonArron Miller - Board Liason
Please contact Carol Green at RealManage, [email protected] if you are interested in
joining/leading any of these committees.
Patrick ConnorPresident
Bill CreagerVice President
Cassandra Conway Treasurer
Stacy MorganSecretary
If you are interested in joining a committee please contact the listed committee head.
Whispering Hollow CommitteesWe have had such a huge turnout for volunteers for committees that we couldn’t even fit all of them in the committees column! Below is a complete list of all of the committe members and their email addresses, in case you need to contact
Advisory Committee Architectural Control Committee (ACC)
Flag Committee
Landscape CommitteeNewsletter/ Website Committee
Neighborhood Watch & Safety Committee
Cassandra ConwayBill CreagerJody FaulknerGene FaulknerJoy HartRob SloanAngela CorriganJohn CorriganVincent Villaflor
[email protected]@[email protected]@gmail.com
[email protected]@[email protected]@att.net
Patrick Connor Paul Morgan Frank Calabrese Jr
Howard Carr Nathan Hale
[email protected]@mygrande.com
[email protected]@gmail.com
Cassandra ConwayAngela CorriganJody FaulknerHolly McCreaWendy SaenzAndrea WalkerKristen Hale
[email protected]@att.net
[email protected]@[email protected]
[email protected]@hotmail.com
Holly McCrea [email protected]
Arron MillerJerry CaseSteve Hammond
Carolyn FeesKaren CarrKay QuintonJody FaulknerStephanie Huffstatler
Angela Corrigan
[email protected]@austin.rr.com
[email protected]@yahoo.com
[email protected]@gmail.com
Bill CreagerArron MillerJeff MoralesGene FaulknerLarry SowardsWendy Saenz Carmen Sifuentes
Kristen Hale
[email protected]@mail.com
[email protected]@gmail.com
[email protected]@yahoo.com
Stacy Morgan
Monica Martinez
Kristen HaleLily MooreChristin Trevino
Yesenia ThorntonPetra SifuetesTish BurklundTara DaileyHolly MaloneyJessica WattsJoy HartKarol GuzmanJason Jordan
Social Committeestacy.morgan@
austin.rr.commmartinez.agent@
[email protected]@yahoo.com
[email protected]@gmail.com
[email protected]@ultimaaustin.com
[email protected]@kw.com
H W There are many families in Whispering Hollow, and these families are always on the lookout for a good babysitter. If you provide babysitting services and are looking for more business please contact [email protected] so your services can be advertised in the next newsletter!
Presley MurphyRed Cross Babysitter CertifiedCell: 512-422-6047
Samantha CPR/First Aid CertifiedCell: 512-694-1298Email: [email protected] Cell: 512-923-7775 (Rolanda, her mom)
Sara PalaciosCell: 512-203-5770Email: [email protected]
BaBysITTers wanTed!
GooGle Group InformatIon Don’t forget to sign up and be a part of the Whispering Hollow Google Group! To be added to our community Google Group please contact Bretagne Sammons at [email protected].
Whispering Hollow welcomed home our local hero, Maj. Alec Weedman. Many neighbors flew their flags and put yellow ribbons on their trees to welcome him home! Maj. Weedman has been serving in Afghanistan for almost 9 months and we are very happy to have him back home and safe.
Welcome Home!
Did you know that in the past 30 days in Whispering Hollow, 22 homes have sold with an average sales price of $303, 476?
With mortgage rates dropping to below 4% this week, buyers are ready to jump into the market as opposed to waiting. Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist for Freddie Mac spoke to this issue in a video commentary this week saying, "If you are planning to buy a home in the next year, it's better to do it sooner rather than later." This week (November 20) the 30 year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.99% and a 15 year fixed-rate averaged 3.17%.
Nothaft also stated, "We expect home sales to rise in 2015 up about 5% compared to 2014, to the highest level of home sales we've seen since 2007." According to the National Association of REALTORS, existing home sales were up 1.5% in October and sales are at their highest annual pace since September of 2013.
If you are thinking of buying or selling, now is the time. Take advan-tage of these winter months when inventory tends to be low and your home will stand out of the crowd. You might be surprised at how much your home is worth in today's market. Capitalize on the low interest rates when buying or building. Please let me know how I can assist you in all of your real estate transactions. Remember that being represented as a buyer, even when building, is free to you, allows you proper representation, and greatly helps with negotiation.
Incredible Home Sales-November 2014
National Night Out 2014
Let’s do it again in 2015!
assocIaTIon manager
Tom Ellis
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Austin, TX 78729
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At the last few Board and HOA meetings the subject of trees and bushes along our streets came up. Many of us keep the trees and bushes trimmed, but a few folks do not. There are a few trees that have branches hanging so low people elect to walk around them in the street rather than duck underneath them. Other trees and bushes have grown so long that they extend into the street. This is not safe situa-tions. In fact – they are actually violations of some codes, including the American with Disabilities Act. Some neighborhoods lost their school bus service for not keeping sidewalks clear.
Several suggestions for taking care of this have come up. If you use a local landscaping company they could trim your trees and bushes (that’s what we do). We have considered a discussion with the neigh-borhood’s landscaping contractor – asking them to offer us a discounted fee if a group of homeowners would set a specific date for them to come in and do them all at once (that’s in the works – not settled).
If you have any thoughts or suggestions please reach out to the landscaping committee or to the Board Liaison to that committee: Aaron Miller. His Email: [email protected]
Gene [email protected]
Tree and Bush Trimming in our Neighborhood: