Newsletter
October 22, 2024
Greetings Shannon Ridge Property Owners!
HALLOWEEN TRUNK-OR-TREAT!
This year the Trunk-or-Treat will be held in the circular driveway located at 117 Shannon Ridge Drive from 6:30 – 8:30 pm on Halloween (Thursday the 31st).
We will need volunteers to help slow down traffic in the area.
Anyone who wishes to participate, please reply to this email so we have an idea of how many will attend. That includes volunteers handing out candy, and those who want to bring their kids by to pick up treats.
Those of you who wish to participate handing out candy, you will need to:
- No later than 6:15 pm, drop off tables, chair(s), and candy, set up, then park down in the field in back of the house.
Parents with kids trick or treating:
- Kids can be dropped off to walk the circular driveway
- Park on the sides of the road (county easement)
A few volunteers are needed to slow down traffic in this area during the timeframe. Traffic coming down Shannon Ridge Drive can be diverted via Shamrock and Lucky to avoid congestion.
HK Bella's Ranch Update
On Tuesday, Oct 1st, TECQ gave testimony to SOAH (State Office of Administrative Hearing) regarding HK’s wastewater permit.
In a recent email from James Freasier, he said HK’s lawyers have managed to put off any decision and delay the proceedings for an open-ended timeline. It appears their tactics are to delay, delay, delay and wear James down with legal expenses and at $3,000 an hour for lawyers and court costs: So, at $60,000 for the last few days and $340,000 in costs so far, he doesn’t know how he can continue the fight. He indicated it looks like Freasier LLC is in a no-win situation and he’s not optimistic about the outcome.
Mr. Freasier also added, Paul Kuo, the HK developer was at his office 2 months ago and he stated that HK would not be the developer that built the 900 housing units. HK’s only role was to purchase the land and have all the permits and platting approved, then flip the property to a big housing developer like D.R. Horton, and they have the means to get it done. Kuo also said everything HK had done so far was legal and he was unwilling to compromise on the waste water discharge or the lot sizes. It’s plain they have deep pockets and are willing to go the legal route to get what they want.
Enter our Commissioner’s Court. At the October 14th Commissioner’s Court, Russell King, our precinct commissioner, placed an item on the agenda to discuss and take action on obtaining outside counsel for subdivision regulations.
Dues
Just a reminder the new fiscal year for dues for 2025 begins January 1st. All dues are due by December 31st. Our $50 annual dues have been the same since the inception of the HOA in 2003. You can now pay your dues online through our website! Click here to pay your dues. A convenience fee of $3.00 will be applied for credit card processing. Or if you still prefer to pay by check, you can mail a check made out to Shannon Ridge HOA for $50 to PO Box 54, Floresville – 78114. Remember, only dues paying members will have a voice and the ability to vote.
October Membership Meeting
Reminder our elections for board members will be held at our next membership meeting scheduled for Saturday, October 26th. The meeting will be held at 1:00 pm, Wilson County Ag Extension Rooms 9 & 10, 1103 4th Street ( same complex as the library ) Remember, we welcome any Shannon Ridge property owner, not just HOA members.
Parking may be an issue since our meeting is located in the same facility as the early voting. So please take that into consideration. You also have the option for the limited proxy and absentee ballot. A limited proxy form and absentee ballot was emailed to HOA members. If you did not receive these documents and are unable to attend the meeting, please reply to this email and we will get you the documents.
Proxy forms and absentee ballots may be dropped off in the Secret Ballot container by the mailbox located at 117 Shannon Ridge (same procedure as the proposed deed restriction amendment) There are envelopes available by the container for your use for the absentee ballot. Please do not enclose the limited proxy in the same envelope as the absentee ballot. You may slip the limited proxy -- with the name & signature of your proxy holder -- in the same secret ballot box container.