Need to Know June 2025

 

Reminder The speed limit in Mesa Grande and Echo Canyon is 25 MPH.   

 

Board Activity The board and community manager continue to focus on maintaining the assets of the HOA with a commitment that repairs will be made always with upgrades in mind.  We want to ensure the amenities and common areas are kept safe and up to date.  

 

We recently approved adding 210 square yards of EWF (engineered wood fiber) in the playground and exercise areas.  This is for the safety of the residents and to meet the requirements of the State of Texas.   The cost is $18,338.63 and the life expectancy is four years. The work is scheduled to be done in June, the exact date to be announced in advance.

 

Removal of several dead trees along the outside wall, entrance, and parking lot, and the addition of river rock in areas where turf will not grow to help with drainage and aesthetics.  This change allowed the capping of 22 sprinkler heads.   The work was completed on May 28th at a cost of $5,403.

 

Our landscaping contractor, Urban Dirt,  has agreed to replace dead and distressed plants at the entrances at no cost to the HOA.  They also have committed to a once a month walk through with Melissa to determine where maintenance needs improvement; this is in addition to the monthly written report.

 

As the 2026 budget season approaches we are taking a deep dive into the latest reserve study and will adjust accordingly; we will schedule meetings with various experts to benchmark costs for issuing RFP for work scheduled in 2026.  This activity will help us build a realistic and comprehensive budget. 

 

The unapproved minutes of the Q2 board meeting can be found here:

 

 

Volunteer Needed We need one more volunteer to serve on the DCCR Committee.   The purpose of this committee is primarily for the periodic review of the Association’s Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and other governing documents to provide recommendations to the Board for potential amendments or revisions in order to align with changes to the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America. The Committee shall perform other tasks as deemed necessary by the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion.  If you’re interested in volunteering please contact the board of directors at boardmesagrande@gmail.com

 

Little Library Noah Herring is generously building and donating a Little Library to be located outside the clubhouse.  We are seeking book donations to supply the library with books oriented toward children.   If you’re interested in making a donation you can drop them off on the porch of these board members residence:

 

Ralph Celento at 1402 Mesa Creek - Echo Canyon 
Nathan Shapiro at 242 Impala Trace - Mesa Grande
Richard Hunter at 31 Sable Canyon - Mesa Grande 

 

Thank you to Noah for his donation of time and material in adding value to our community.

 

Connecting with the Community our Final Thursday family game and food truck night continues to bring neighbors together for a fun evening.  This is also a good opportunity to speak to a board member about issues and ideas.

 

We also have many upcoming events in the near future; all designed to better connect the board and community manager with the homeowners. And to offer the community with important and useful information and resources.  These are the events currently being planned:

 

Town hall with Commissioner Grant Moody:  The confirmed invitees and date are pending further discussions after the June election so that the new D9 Councilman can be invited.  A minimum of ten days notice will be given to the homeowners once the plans are finalized.

Town hall regarding speed control  This will be designed to provide data to the homeowners and will mostly be used to allow attendees to express opinions and suggestions to address speeding and general traffic issues.   The plan is to hold the event in July.

Town hall regarding the reserve study and 2026 budget process This  will provide the homeowners information on a long term plan for maintaining the HOA assets and the projected cost, including the recommendations from the reserve study.

Veterans workshop Details are in the planning stage with the idea that it would be a recognition celebration and informative workshop on matters important to the Veterans.  This will be held in November around Veterans Day.

Annual Fall Festival will coincide with SA Neighbors Together on October 7th.  We are working with Hello Nabr to coordinate food trucks, a live band and other activities.  We will continue to solicit Stone Oak area companies to help sponsor the event along with MG contracted vendors.  

 

And the Community Engagement Committee is sharing ideas on what the 2026 July 4th celebration could be.  Given it’s the 250th birthday of the USA we want it to be a huge event and spread throughout the neighborhood.  Our idea is a “Big Beautiful Block Party” and we’ve discussed having a multicultural event that would be spread out over Mesa Grande and Echo Canyon.  We will seek input in the coming months and look for additional volunteers.

 

Resident Survey  The Mesa Grande Board and Community Manager is considering offering text messaging to residents for notification of emergency situations.  Including inoperative gates, emergency closure of amenities, and hazardous situations.  

 

To determine if this effort is warranted we ask you to respond to the survey via the link below. 

 

 

If implemented, each resident will be contacted with information to enroll.  A resident would be able to opt in or out of the service at their discretion.

 

Clubhouse Rental: The large number of recent rentals has shown the clubhouse is a very valuable asset for the HOA.  Recently we’ve made some changes to the rental process to make it easier for the homeowners.  We do ask that when renting the clubhouse you are familiar with the rules and be respectful of the property.  The cost to rent is $200 for a full day with a $500 security deposit, refundable if there are no damages found upon inspection after each event.  If you’ve recently rented the clubhouse, we want your feedback.  Please take the survey at: http://www.mghoa.org/questionnaire.php?view=start&id=2

 

Stone Oak NRC We are fortunate to have Bert Denson and Rita Zurita representing the HOA on the Stone Oak Neighborhood Representative Committee.  Informative and interesting information from the May meeting, including “Weathering Drought Together”; “SA Pothole Patrol”; “Senior Star Card” and “NEISD Volunteer and Donation Opportunities” can be found here:  http://www.mghoa.org/info.php?pnum=263085a3f6a476

 

 

Thursday, June 26th: Melissa will be on site at the Mesa Grande Clubhouse from 9 AM - 4 PM.   Melissa will be able to help residents with items like vehicle access tags, pool and sports court key cards, ACC requests, account payments, compliance issues and more.
Thursday, June 26th: Family Game and Food Truck Night at the Mesa Grande Clubhouse.  Food Truck begins serving at 5:30 PM and games at 6 PM. Join your neighbors with a game of Apples to Apples, Exploding Kittens, Uno all for the kids and card games and dominoes for the adults; or pick a favorite game from the table.