Great news! The pool is opening today, Saturday, May 23. ​

We want to acknowledge that there are some cosmetic concerns with the pool and it has been addressed with the new pool company.  We even obtained a second opinion.  There is nothing wrong with the levels of the pool so rest assured, it is safe to use.  However, it will require some additional work in the coming weeks but it was important to us that we open on time for Memorial Day (in full transparency, the pool will have to be shut down for 2-3 days when this work is done).


The Board is aware of the condition of the fence behind the pool and the overgrowth in the playground and the board will address this soon. Thank you all for your patience.
 

Summary: We have two Director positions that need to be filled immediately. A third Director position will need to be filled at the end of the year. Please let us know if you're available to serve the neighborhood by filling out the form below.

Background: The Silverhawk Bylaws require the Board to be comprised of five Directors. One Director stepped down before the September Board meeting. Though my baby was due November 21, I had planned to stay until the end of year. Those plans (and many other of my plans) were completely derailed when baby arrived six weeks early. Not only have I learned that preemie babies have special needs since they are still developing skills and strengths that are normally refined in utero, but we're also still scrambling to complete the Before Baby Arrives To Do list, such as finishing off the nursery. Considering that I'm lucky on most days if I find time to shower, I owe it to the rest of the Board and the entire neighborhood to step aside and make room for someone else who has the time to serve.

Furthermore, Mandy Lunsford announced at the beginning of the year that after five years of service this would be her last year on the Board. IMO she has more than earned a reprieve. If every homeowner in the neighborhood volunteered as much time as Mandy has, Silverhawk would be the crown jewel of Edmond.

Details: Board members are required to abide by the Silverhawk CCRs and ByLaws, attend regularly scheduled Board meetings, and check email on a frequent basis. Though we are able to and do contract out much of the neighborhood management, the Board is responsible for all of the activities that require an HOA member's input, such as acting as a point of contact for general HOA members, hiring contractors to do maintenance work on the common grounds, clubhouse, and pool, enforcing rules and covenants, and pursuing improvement projects.

If you care about the value of your home, if you see areas where improvements can be made in the neighborhood, if you have a couple of hours a week to give to the neighborhood, please consider volunteering on the Board of Directors. You can contact any of the current Directors if you have questions about Director positions or the Board in general. Let us know of your interest using the below form.

Autumn Harting, {Former} President

The Aynes Enterprises design proposal for the entrance/clubhouse landscaping has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 6pm in the Clubhouse.

Unfortunately, Aynes Enterprises has to postpone their presentation due to a death in the family. We'll let you know of the new presentation date. However, you are still welcome to join us for the Board meeting for the regular session. See the agenda for details.

Our next HOA Board Meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 17th, 7pm at the Clubhouse. The full agenda can be found on the Meeting Agenda page. Contact the Secretary if you have additional items to discuss.

The main focus of Tuesday's meeting will be a presentation from Aynes Enterprises regarding a re-design of the landscaping at the entrances and clubhouse. Linda Cameron, an HOA member but not a Board member, came to the Board and said, "Something needs to be done about the entrances, and I'd be happy to help." She met with four landscapers about giving the landscaping a facelift and, based on those conversations, narrowed the field down to two designs. Aynes Enterprises will pitch their plans on Tuesday, and we'll have the other contending design plans at the meeting for neighbors' review.

This is a fairly significant project. We've received complaints from a number of neighbors who feel the entrance landscaping needs improvement. We couldn't agree more. The entrances are the first impression anyone receives of the neighborhood, and negative first impressions tend to be lasting impressions. If the entrances are rundown, shabby, or not well tended, one might assume the neighborhood and the homes within are of lower value than in surrounding neighborhoods. So by investing in the re-design and continued maintenance of the landscaping inkey areas, we hope to boost the home value of every home in the neighborhood. We also hope to set a standard that everyone may try to live up to, further increasing values.

We'd love if you could attend Tuesday's meeting to weigh in with your thoughts on the landscaping and design plans. This should be an exciting project that will hopefully see completion before Spring 2020.

Finally, many thanks to Linda Cameron for the work she's done on this project. If you have a major neighborhood concern and would be willing to give your time toward seeing it addressed, we'd be happy to work with you.