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To The PointAugust 2016 Grogan's Point Residents'Association (GPRA)P.O. Box 7064The Woodlands, TX 77387www.groganspoint.org eMail (GPRA or Security)[email protected]@gmail.com
Letter From The PresidentHi Neighbors! Can you believe it is already August? Where has the summergone? While you are all enjoying your last few weeks of summer,your GPRA Board is hard at work planning several events forthe fall. Please take a minute to review the list on the EventsPage of our website and mark your calendars! Many thanks to Kathy Thompson for organizing the summersoiree themed, July Dine In. Those Bourbon Slushies weredelicious and went down way too easily! The new GPRAmovie club will have its second event (BenHur, 2016) onAugust 27th. It’s never too late to join Dine In, the Movie Clubor any other group. Contact information can be found on theContact Us page of our Website. A special thank you goes out to Beautification volunteers,especially Claudia and Tom Rigamonti, for literallytransporting buckets of water throughout the neighborhood tohand water many of the plants in our front entrance andmedians throughout this summer. We all appreciate youprotecting the neighborhood’s investment and keeping
UPCOMING EVENTSBook Club
Sun., August 14th; 4:00pm 243 Saddleridge
Book Club
Wed., August 24th; 1:00pm 6 Hillock Wood
Movie Club
Sat., August 27thBen Hur (2016)Early Show Time TBD
Want more? Go to EVENTS
Go to CONTACT US
GPRA EXECUTIVE BOARD
President: Angela CaveneyPresident Elect: Diane OlsonVice President: Millie FitzpatrickTreasurer: Debbie ConlonRecording Sec: Kara MorinCorresp Sec: Wendy EntwistlePast Presidents: Tom Howard & Anthony GarciaSenior Advisor: MaryLou Fitch
COMMITTEESAdult Events: Meg ShaheenBeautification: Claudia RigamontiChildren's: Sharna RozanovichDirectory: Emma ClelandMembership: Cheryle' SandersonSecurity: Fred KlinkerWelcoming: Kelly Kinney
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protecting the neighborhood’s investment and keepingGrogan’s Point beautiful! As you can imagine keeping up with the median gardeningand organizing so many events and activities in 2016 hasrequired a lot of effort from a lot of neighbors. Please join mein thanking the Board, Club Leaders and Committee Membersfor their enthusiasm and energy! Stay Cool! Angela Caveney
Not a member? Don’t miss out on all the fun! Join us byclicking here.
Financial ReportThe GPRA cash basis income statement that reflects actualexpenses and funds received as of June 30, 2016 is includedin the link. Click here to view the financial report.
Contact the Treasurer if you have any questions.
Security Program UpdatesAs you may already be aware, the Constable’s Office hasrecently implemented changes to its vacation watch program,limiting the number of watches county residents can receiveeach year. In addition, as has always been the case, thecounty providedwatches are subject to deputy availability,not guaranteed. We’d like to reassure GPRA Security Members that these
rules do not apply to our program. There are currently no
CLUBSBasketball & BeerBook ClubBunco Groups 14Dine InGirls Night Out ClubLadies' Bible StudyLadies' BridgeLunch BunchMen's DevotionalMovie ClubWalkie TalkiesWine Club Woodworking
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rules do not apply to our program. There are currently nolimitations to the number and/or duration of vacation watchesfor GPRA Security Members. Furthermore, barring highlyunusual circumstances, all Security Members will receivevacation watch checks every day. As mentioned in the July 15th Security Member update,thanks to a very high level of neighborhood participation in thesecurity program, we have been able to dramatically increaseour dedicated patrols. Many of these added patrols are late inthe evening into the early morning hours when crime rates arethe highest. So, whereas, you may not SEE this increase inpolice presence, rest assured that they are out there watchingout for us. Midway through each month, Security Members are providedwith a monthly report of all program activity. Because we arenow half way through 2016, we thought it a good time to sharethis information with all neighbors. To see the SecurityProgram’s report with numbers through June click here. Finally, we are pleased to pass along a midyear letter fromour security coordinator, Corporal R. Moody with MontgomeryCounty Constable’s Office Pct 3. Dear Residents, As we all jump head first into the busy summer months,I just want to take a minute to remind everyone of a fewsimple things that we all forget from time to time.
Never leave anything of value in your vehicle whenyou’re out shopping, at work, or even after youget home each night.
Kids are out of school and unfortunately spend alarge portion of their time unsupervised. The bestcrime prevention is to always be aware of yoursurroundings. Anything suspicious should bereported immediately to Dispatch at 936-760-5800.
DON’T FORGET THAT VACATION WATCH BEFOREYOU LEAVE FOR VACATION!!
Just to recap the changes and improvements year todate. I took over coordinating the patrol for GrogansPoint in January 2016. Since that time I have stressed ahigher visibility requirement, improved vacationwatches, and increased traffic violation enforcement. Sofar this year we have seen the following increasedproductivity: Alarm Calls – 6Building/Park Checks – Over 270!Citizen Contact – 100Suspicious Persons/Vehicles – 25VACATION WATCHES – OVER 1000!!!Traffic Contacts – Over 200! Most of these call types are self-explanatory with theexception of maybe the Citizen Contact. A CitizenContact is simply when myself or another deputy ispatrolling the neighborhood and stops to speak with oris flagged down by a neighborhood resident. This is anexcellent way for us to stay on top of real time concerns
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is flagged down by a neighborhood resident. This is anexcellent way for us to stay on top of real time concernswithin the neighborhood. It also helps for the residentsto get to know the deputies patrolling theirneighborhood. I encourage everyone to stop and speakwith any of us when you see us patrolling theneighborhood! In closing, we are continuing to improve and doeverything we can to provide the highest quality serviceto you and to make your neighborhood as safe asabsolutely possible!! Stay safe and thanks to those of you who are securitymembers! ~Corporal Robert Moody
As always when reporting incidents, report as followsplease:
911 Emergency 9367605800 NonEmergency 24 hour dispatch2813644223 Corporal Moody’s office phone for membersto leave nonurgent [email protected] – Security Committee email – forvacation watch and administrative questions only
For more information about the security program and itsbenefits, click here. If you are not already a membersimply go to the payment page of our website to sign up.
Here’s to having a fun and safe summer.
Security Committee
Real Estate UpdateHello, Neighbors! I decided to send graph information thismonth as we are half way through the 2016 real estatemarket. I hope you will enjoy reviewing the data, comparingthe last two and onehalf years' SALES.
In 2015, twentynine (29) homes sold and closed in ourneighborhood. That's an average number yeartoyear for us. The sale prices ranged from $460,000 up to $5,235,000. Thedollars per square foot ($PSF) ranged from $133.79 up to$433.94. This year, ten (10) homes have sold and closed asof July 22, ranging in price range from $643,500 up to$1,229,500 with square foot prices ranging from $95.59 up to$224.33. Currently, six (6) homes are under contract, listprices ranging from $574,000 up to $1,125,000, $PSF from$128.42 up to $209.42. With the different sizes of the homesand circumstances of the sellers, these numbers always varywidely.
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Right now, twentyeight (28) homes are available for sale. List prices range from $535,000 up to $2,995,000, with $PSFat $153.78 up to $386.45. With ten (10) homes sold andclosed yeartodate and six (6) pending contracts, there will besixteen (16) sales by the end of August. There would have tobe thirteen (13) more sales to be even with 2015.
Hope you are enjoying your Summer.
Cheryle' [email protected]
2016 Storms WJPAMUD Responseand Flood Control EffortsAs you know, residents of The Woodlands and surroundingareas have endured intense rainstorms throughout the springof 2016. Three of the storms – on April 18, May 26 and May27 – severely impacted our area and were classified as 50 to100plusyear events. Weather data shows the flooding of theSpring Creek area adjacent to The Woodlands was perhapsthe secondworst in 140 years, surpassed only by flooding in1994. This year, many homes in The Woodlands that floodedin 2001 during Tropical Storm Allison did so again, and anestimated 20 families faced firsttime flooding in their homes.
This letter is intended to summarize the historical and ongoingflood control efforts of The Woodlands Joint Powers Agency(WJPA) and the 10 municipal utility districts (MUDs) it servesand our response to the 2016 storms. A new community taskforce has been proposed to review flood control options andmake recommendations as soon as possible, but we believeit is important to inform you of WJPA efforts alreadyunderway.
To read the entire article please click here.
For more information, please contact James M. Stinson, P.E.at 8554267283, ext. 6900
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Make sure to mark your calendar for the best neighborhoodFall Family Social Event in The Woodlands complete withgames for the kids, neighbors to meet, and our Chili Cookoffevent. The Fall Family Social will be held in the Grogan’sPoint Park on Sunday Sept. 25th from 25pm. Cooks willcompete for the “Best” Chili in the neighborhood. Chili is afavorite food of Americans: be it sweet and tanging, burnyourtongue hot, with bean or without we would like to tastethem all. Come share you cooking skills with us.
RSVP below if your Chili is something to brag about. Keep Grogan’s Point Socials on your planning radar for thefall as we keep the fun rolling in GP. Chili Cook’s RSVP
Sunshine Club Meal Train The Sunshine Club is off to an excellent start! As of June theSunshine Club has delivered 7 dozen cookies, mailed 15 handwritten cards and set up 5 meal trains benefiting 6 families. A
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written cards and set up 5 meal trains benefiting 6 families. Atotal of 86 meals have been delivered.
If you have any questions or know of a neighbor needingextra sunshine, please do not hesitate to email us [email protected].
Contact UsPlease see the CONTACT US page on the Grogan's Pointwebsite.
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