The Next Water Heater Is a Planning Project No one schedules a water-heater failure. It tends to arrive on a cold morning, a weekend, or five minutes before houseguests arrive… never at a convenient time. That is why Eastridge Hills homeowners should begin planning now. The Bay Area Air District adopted new pollution standards for…
Does a Motion and a Second Automatically Approve a Board Action? It’s a fair question, and one that occasionally comes up during HOA meetings. The short answer is no. Under Robert’s Rules of Order, a motion is not approved simply because one director makes the motion and another director seconds it. The purpose of a…
Seven Speed Bumps . . . One Lesson: Finding the Right Balance One of the most visible improvements completed by the HOA this year was the reconstruction of our neighborhood speed bumps. All seven were rebuilt to provide a more uniform height and profile appropriate for our 25 mph community speed limit. The result is…
Another Preventable Gate Strike… Another Reminder That Prevention Costs Less Than Repair Reality It happened again. A large commercial vehicle attempted to enter through the Bridle Ridge Drive back gate by tailgating behind a resident’s authorized entry. Rather than returning to the Eastridge Gate for proper access, the driver forced his way through our gate,…
