The pool opens on April 1, 2010, and there will be a lot of great changes this year! 

• The pool will be open from April 1 through October 31 from 6am to 8pm. The pool will be closed on Mondays forcleaning and maintenance, with the exception of Memorial Day, Labor Day, and July 5.
• Family Swim Gym will be providing lifeguard service this year! Lifeguards will be on duty from 12-8pm on weekends from April 1 through Memorial Day, every day from Memorial Day through Labor Day, and on weekends from Labor Day through October 31.
• Please remember that lifeguards are not substitutes for parental supervision, and children under 17 years of age will not be permitted without a parent or guardian.
• Make sure you bring your pool key card, as lifeguards will be making sure that everyone who enters the pool area has a key card. You will not be able to access the pool without a keycard. In addition, if you are not in good standing with the HOA, you will also be prevented access to the pool. To request a pool card, visit the Pioneer Crossing West HOA website (http://pcw.goodwintx.com/) or contact Goodwin Management by phone (852-7922).
• To reserve the pool for an informal private party, contact Goodwin Management. Note that parties may be held between noon and 6pm (excluding holidays), party size is limited to 40 people and there must be 1 adult for every 5 children, you may not turn away other members of the association and their guests, and you are responsible for cleaning up the pool area and for any damages caused by party attendees. 

Remember that this is OUR neighborhood pool and we are responsible for keeping it a place that everyone in our community enjoys! If you notice any problems with the pool area or if you would like to join the Pool and Recreation Committee, please feel free to contact the chair, Kim Jochman, at kjochmangmail [dot] com.

The Pioneer Crossing West Homeowner’s Association Is Inviting You to Join Us In Our

• To get members actively involved in annual projects
• To get volunteers to help with implementing the plan
• To have an even prettier neighborhood that we all share

• Contest will run through February with a final due date of April 30, 2010.
• Submissions can be sent by email to the following email address once your plan is ready: LandscapeContestpioneercrossingwest [dot] org
• The Board review the submissions and the top three will present their ideas to the board.
• Plan should include a professional looking overall drawing/sketch of area, plant names, quantities, and other important details to your plans. The plans should consider the use of low maintenance low water plants.
• The plan cannot exceed $4,500 in materials.
• Must be a member of the Homeowners Association in good standing to be eligible to win.
• Please include Name, Address, and Telephone number of person(s) submitting the plan. Neighbors can submit together and split the award.

• Drawings done with measurements or other draftsman’s tools will not be awarded more points than sketches. However some type measurable reference would be encouraged.
• Plant descriptions and plant details such as the proper seasonal flowering plants, indigenous to our area that requires little upkeep, this entails formal name(s) of the plants or common names, would also be useful.
• Please include a Cost List for all materials, plantings, and equipment if needed for the project, etc.
• Any additional information would be most welcome.
• Everyone is encouraged to Participate. We need Green Thumbs……

ESTATE SALE!

Address:  1413 Mussett Dr.

Phone:  817-219-5693

Everything must go by Monday, November 9th!

FYI - for all of the residents in the Payton Falls section. Anyone interested can set up a yard/garage sale at their residence on October 17th from 8am til 3pm. I will set out the signs advertising it in our neighborhood. Anyone, feel free to advertise it on Craig's List.

Thanks,

Mike Lemerise

Who:                  PCW all households
What:                Community night out to have hot dog-chips-drinks-ice cream, etc.
When:                Tuesday, 10/6, 6:30pm-9:00pm
Where:              Pioneer Crossing West Community Pool

Come out to meet your neighbors and have fun!

If you have any questions, please email to elenausa11yahoo [dot] com.

The annual meeting of the Pioneer Crossing West Homeowners Association has been scheduled for 6:30-8:00 PM on Thursday, September 17. This meeting will take place at High Pointe Baptist Church on 12030 Dessau Road. Sign in begins at 6:00 PM.

Some of the major topics to be discussed:

• Landscaping Repairs/Improvements
• Fence Repairs
• Pool- Lifeguard Service
• 2010 Assessment Increase

Please join us for an update on the HOA

The Austin Police Department has supplied us with a helpful Police Resource Manual. The document is in PDF format and can be found on our Documents page. This document contains information on city services, contact phone numbers, and public crime information.

The City of Austin has adopted an ordinance forbidding the storage, use and handling of fireworks within the City of Austin and within 5,000 feet outside the city limits. Pioneer Crossing is in the Austin city limits and no fireworks are allowed.

If you have problems or need to report violators, please call 311. Police department units will be dispatched from the non-emergency line.

The Fire Marshal’s Office still issues citations for violating the fireworks ordinance and vigorously prosecuted persons responsible for starting fires as a result of fireworks.

A schedule has been finalized for Town Hall meetings on the new proposed budget reductions. For your planning purposes, the schedule will be:

Wednesday, June 10 - Northwest Recreation Center
Monday, June 15 - Gus Garcia Recreation Center
Tuesday, June 16 - Tony Burger Activity Center

All meetings will take place from 6-8:30 p.m. The plan is to have a two-part presentation. The first part will be a condensed version of Budget's forecast, focusing on the key pressures on our budget, and the second part will be an interactive exercise that engages the residents in setting service level priorities.

PLEASE try to attend one or all of these meetings as the City needs to hear from many of us that additional cuts of APD's budget is a terrible idea as all crimes are up across the city - even in several of the historically calmer parts of town. PLEASE forward this note to anyone who is tired of the escalation of crime in our city.