Morrison Ranch HOA

The Morrison Ranch residential HOA had it's first annual meeting last night. It was open to all residents of Morrison Ranch proper (which does not include either side of Higley Groves, the reasons for which I've explained earlier), and at the moment there are only residents in Higley Estates to which that applies. Six Higley Estates residents joined The Mister, Bias For Action, The Water Expert, The First Cousin, and the property manager for the meeting. Bias For Action started by giving an explanation of the structure of the HOA, the Community Council, the IWDD, and the design review board. For a brief overview of these associations you can go to the website.

The Mister then explained the master plan for Morrison Ranch, and some of the timetables involved. The discussion moved into the status of the landscape installation in Higley Estates. The Morrison Ranch Community Council has had oversight of the landscaping for about 4 months now, and I've mentioned before that the decision to overseed late was based on the desire to let the bermuda get better-established before putting in the rye. That overseeding has now been accomplished; and a consequence of the extra water required for the rye to get established is that the installation of the public area strips was halted. Whenever a construction vehicle ends up on turf that has just been overseeded and frequently watered, the tires leave deep ruts. Believe me, I know about those ruts. At any rate, the installation of those turfed areas is resuming this week.

I suppose that my experience in my neighborhood causes me to expect that the neighbors will generally be great; The Mister reinforced my expectations by commenting on what a nice group of folks showed up at the meeting. A couple of folks were even familiar with this blog; how cool is that?

Because this HOA is for all of Morrison Ranch proper, it will be several years yet before the homeowners actually take control of the board. The requirement is for 3/4 of the residential portion of Morrison Ranch to be in the hands of the homeowners, and then the board will elect representatives from the residents. There are 5 more neighborhoods to complete, including Highland Groves, which should have new residents soon; in the meantime, The Mister and Bias For Action will look forward to meeting new residents at these meetings.