Community Garage Sale, April 19th & 20th

Board Meeting

The Board of the Villages on Grant Homeowner's Association will have a meeting on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 6:30 pm at ACMI’s offices.

ACMI's offices are located at 12603 Louetta Rd, Suite 101, Cypress, TX 77429.

Board Meeting

The Board of the Villages on Grant Homeowner's Association will have a meeting on Tuesday, May 8 at 6:30 pm at ACMI’s offices.

ACMI's offices are located at 12603 Louetta Rd, Suite 101, Cypress, TX 77429.

2012 Annual HOA Meeting

The next annual meeting for the Villages on Grant Homeowner Association will be March 27th, 2012 at 7:00 pm at Black Elementary. You should receive your official notification in the mail this week. The following items are on the agenda:

• Vote to Amend the Bylaws of the Association to Allow a 10% Quorum at Member
  Meetings
• Vote to Amend the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions to Allow
  for Fines for Violations of the Restrictions
• Election of three (3) Directors for Two-Year Terms
• Financial Status & 2012 Budget
• Other Business as Raised at the Meeting

To download the meeting invite as well as the proposed amendments, go here.

Please use EXTREME caution to help prevent wildfires! While continuing to observe voluntary water conservation, don't stop watering your lawn! Make sure to water ALL plants around your use, and hose down your mulch.

Other tips:
1. No outdoor burning.
2. Now is a good time to stop smoking, or at least fully extinguish your cigarettes. Use your vehicle's ash tray, and not the outdoors!
3. Use extreme caution during yard work. Edgers, lawnmowers, and weed eaters can all cause tiny sparks.
4. Be very careful when grilling. Fully extinguish charcoal and fires. Turn of your gas grill when not in use, and make sure it is at least three feet from any dry brush.
5. Keep your lawn and plants well watered.
6. Use common sense! If you think it might cause a spark, don't do it!
7. PLEASE obey all evacuation orders! Your home can be rebuilt. You only get one life.

Remember, a small spark can turn into a very large fire that can destroy hundreds of homes and thousands of acres. Be careful.

Recycling and Trash

We had a question on our Facebook page about curbside recycling, so we thought we'd post that information about our trash and recycling pickup. This information was provided by our service provider, Republic Services. This contract is through MUD 5.

Please contact a customer service representative at 713-849-0400 with any questions!

Trash Pickup
Trash pickup is on TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS. Trash should be placed by the curb by 7:00 am in a waste container (trash must be bagged in container) not exceeding 35 gallons or in a plastic trash bag.

Large trash collection is on FRIDAYS. This includes branches and tree limbs, which must be cut to four foot lengths and tied in small bundles no larger than 18" in diameter. Bundles must weigh less than 50 pounds. Other items that can be picked up on Fridays include appliances, hot water heaters, and mattresses. Refrigeration Units, air conditioners, freezers, and other items that contain CFCs (freon) must have the gas removed by a licensed technician and be red tagged prior to collection.

Restricted items (items that can not be picked up) include cross ties, tires, solvents, paint, petroleum products, pool chemicals, fertilizer, herbicides, pesticides, hazardous materials/chemicals, logs or stumps, car batteries, soil, rocks, concrete, carpet, padding, construction materials, medical waste, medical sharps and closed containers.

Recycling
Recycling pickup is on FRIDAYS. Please place your recyclables by your curb in your 18 gallon recycling bin by 7:00 am. You can request an additional bin/replacement for a $7.00 fee, or you can pick up the container for free.

Recyclable Materials:

1. Aluminum cans, trays, and foil
2. Aseptic Packaging and Gable Top Containers (milk and juice cartons)
3. Steel cans and tin
4. PET soda, water and flavored beverage bottles, glass
5. HDPE milk, and juice hugs (#2 plastic resin)
6. PVC narrow neek containers only (#3 plastic resin) such as health and beauty products and household cleaners
7. LDPE grocery containers (#4 plastic resin) such as margarine tubs, frozen dessert cups, six and twelve pack rings
8. PP Grocery Containers (#5 plastic resin) such as yogurt cups and narrow neck syrup and ketchup bottles #7 plastic resin narrow neck containers only
9. Plastic buckets such as kitty litter containers (5 gallon max)
10. Newspaper, including inserts (remove plastic sleeves)
11. Cardboard (no waxed cardboard)
12. Kraft (brown paper) bags
13. Magazines, catalogs and phone books
14. Office, computer, notebook, and gift-wrap paper, no metal clips, spirals, or binders
15. Chipboard (cereal, cake, and food mix boxes, gift boxes, etc)
16. Carrier stock (soda and beer can carrying cases)
17. Junk Mail and envelopes (no plastic cards, stick on labels or unused stamps)
18. Paper back books (no hard covers)

Notes:

• All containers must be rinsed clean
• No motor oil, insecticide, herbicide or hazardous chemical containers
• Plastic bags should be returned to grocery or department store
• No plastic film (plastic sheets, tarps, or wraps)
• No expanded foam or clear polystyrene

Remember, per the VOG Deed Restrictions, your trash container and recycling bin must be removed and placed out of site by the next morning after pick-up.

Community Yard Sale - April 4 and 5

This weekend, The Villages on Grant Homeowner Association is hosting our Spring Community Yard Sale. Homeowners across the neighborhood will be cleaning out their garages and attics and pricing everything to sale.
When: Friday and Saturday, April 4th & 5th
Time: 9am - 3pm
Where: Throughout the Villages on Grant neighborhood, located 0.7 miles north of Spring Cypress Rd on Grant Rd in Cypress.

Click here for a map