High Pointe PID

Weather permitting, on or about December 6,  LandWorks, HPPID’s Landscape Contractor, will begin the planting of replacement qualiity hardwood trees along the North side of New Clark between High Pointe Lane and Straus Road.   Initially approximately 30 Live Oaks and Cedar Elms will be planted.

Tree planting is one of the capital improvement projects HPPID will undertake during the new fiscal year which runs from October 1, 2006, thru September 30, 2007.  For a complete listing of all capital improvement projects visit HPPID’s web site at http://www.highpointeinfo.org.  On the left side of the Home page “click” on Link to Approved Budget for fiscal year 2006-2007. 

Should HPPID include more tree planting in High Pointe?  What types of trees and where should they be planted?  Provide your comments and let HPPID’s Board of Directors know your opinion.

The Board of Directors of the Cedar Hill Public Improvement District #1 at High Pointe (HPPID) extends the warmest of Seasons Greetings to all our fellow residents in High Pointe. We sincerely hope that despite all the unrest and turmoil in The World this is a joyous season for your families and you. Take time to be together, enjoy the amenities of the season and give thanks to God for your countless blessings.The Board of Directors will not conduct regular meetings during the months of December and January. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 8, 2007. Review the HPPID web site and BLOG periodically at www.highpointeinfo.org and http://hppid.wordpress.comfor updates, changes and other items of interest to High Pointe residents.

Look for the High Pointe PID’s Holiday Lighting Program to brighten the streets of the community once again. This program is a favorite of the directors and many of our neighbors. We hope you will enjoy. The program will begin following the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Cedar Hill ISD Board of Trustees invites the public to meet & greet the final candidates for the superintendent position.

• Date: November 27, 2006
• Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Location: Cedar Hill Ninth Grade Center in the Upper Gathering Room located at 1515 W. Beltline Rd. Cedar Hill, TX 75104

All, we need high attendance at this event. Quality schools will help bring the neighbors and businesses that we want to Cedar Hill. Please try to attend, whether you have children in CHISD or not. We are all impacted.

If you can not make it, what are some of the questions you would like to ask the candidates? What qualities would you like to see a new Superintendent bring to our schools?

Please join us for the 3rd Saturday Cedar Hill Star Party this weekend — Saturday, November18.  The 3rd Saturday Cedar Hill Star Party is held every 3rd Saturday of the month at J.W. Williams Park, 1605 High Pointe Lane, behind West Intermediate School in High Pointe. Members of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas provide telescope equipment for your use. This month’s event in on November 18th and is free and family-friendly. Weather permitting, general observing begins at sunset and ends at 11 p.m. Solar observing is offered prior to sunset. Please visit www.tasobserving.org for details. To check if a star party is cancelled due to weather, please call 214-800-6000 prior to your departure.For a link to this month’s flyer: http://www.tasobserving.org/CedarHill/CedarHill_Star-Party_flyer.pdf
Respectfully,
Vance Bagwell - host
(please note: I will be out of town this weekend however other TAS members will be operating telescopes for your use at 3rd Saturday. Clear skies!)

This past election day, some of our Metroplex neighbors voted on bring beer and wine sales to their cities. What are your thoughts about the sale of beer and wine in Cedar Hill? 

Does Cedar Hill need beer and wine stores?
Will having beer and wine stores in Cedar Hill change the identity of the city? 
What are the benefits?

Tell us what you think.

Notice of Meeting — Board of Directors, Cedar Hill Public Improvement District # 1 at High Pointe (HPPID).  The Board of Directors of the Cedar Hill Public Improvement District #1 at High Pointe (HPPID) will conduct its next regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, November16 2006. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room 19, High Pointe Baptist Church, 101 High Pointe Lane, Cedar Hill. TX 75104. The meeting is open to the public and all High Pointe residents and other interested parties are encouraged to attend.  Come show your support for and interest in the High Pointe community. The agenda for the meeting will be available on the HPPID web site, http://highpointeinfo.org, on Friday, November 10, 2006. The meeting location is accessible to the handicapped. Additional information is available by email to info@highpointeinfo.org or HPPIDInfo@aol.com. 

High Pointe Residents,

For those High Pointe residents who did not attend HPPID’s annual residents’ meeting September 25, 2006, your HPPID Board of Directors wanted to share with all High Pointe residents the highlights of the recently completed 2005 - 2006 fiscal year.

HPPID 2005 - 2006 Highlights

• 23 new custom 6′ X 2′ High Pointe banners installed on New Clark and Wintergreen
• New north median extension on New Clark completed with hydro-mulch and installation of new irrigation, tree and crepe myrtles
• New irrigation installed in City right-of way between New Clark and Curtis alley and Cedar Valley and Curtis alley
• New side yard vinyl fence and stone columns with HP logo plaques added along west side of High Pointe Lane between Trees and Jesse Ramsey Park
• Brick fence inserts (44 total) demolished and replaced with new back yard vinyl fence along south side of New Clark between High Pointe Lane and Old Straus Road; two new sign wall inserts (Pinnacle at High Pointe) added to corner brick fence panels on New Clark at High Pointe Lane and Old Straus Road; new decorative planting bed and lighting added in front of new Pinnacle sign wall insert at New Clark and High Pointe Lane; decorative bench and mounting pad relocated from New Clark and High Pointe Lane (Reserve sign wall) to New Clark and High Pointe Lane (Pinnacle sign wall)
• Joint venture project between City and HPPID begun on Flameleaf in vicinity of new City storage tank;  new ranch rail vinyl fence and entry monument erected; new lighting and irrigation added; decorative plantings will follow
• Electrical upgrade made added to first median on New Clark at FM1382 entrance; upgrade will allow additional holiday lighting enhancement
• Tree removal of pines and Bradford Pears begun on New Clark, Straus and Wintergreen in preparation for replacement with more suitable hardwoods, i.e. live oaks, red oaks, etc.
• Two additional high intensity decorative lights added to the three installed last year in Bradford Park along the walking path around the north side of the pond.

Your Board of Directors is proud of their 2005 -2006 accomplishments and looks forward to the new fiscal year.

Recently a High Pointe resident contacted HPPIDInfo@aol.com about the removal of the pine trees on New Clark and Wintergreen.   The following is the answer HPPIDInfo@aol,com provided to the resident.

“ The short answer is that the removal is a part of HPPID’s continuing effort to enhance the landscape appearance of the common areas in High Pointe.  The removal and subsequent “stumping” will be followed by re-planting with quality hardwoods such as live oaks and cedar elms. The initial re-plantings are scheduled for this fall and will begin with New Clark with a few trees for Straus Road between New Clark and E. Miller.   Wintergreen will follow.  HPPID will be in the tree re-planting business for several years.

You should attend CHPID#1’s Board meetings which are open to the public.  The tree program has been discussed since the PID was started in 1998.  High Pointe’s developer grossly over planted Wintergreen and New Clark with Bradford Pears and pines.  Bradford Pears have a live expectancy of approximately 25 years and have been dying for several years.  HPPID  routinely removes 15 to 25 dead Bradford Pears each year.   Bradford Pears are not on the City’s list of approved trees for re-planting  The pines were not a good choice for High Pointe.  In addition to water consumption, as they have matured the pines and their root systems have caused considerable damage to HPPID maintained irrigation and fences, City maintained sidewalks, and TXU installed street lights. 

HPPIDInfo@aol.commhopes this gives you some insight into HPPID’s continuing efforts to enhance the landscape appearance of High Pointe’s common areas.  Plan to attend HPPID’s next board meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 16, 2006.”

High Pointe Info Online
hppidinfo@aol.com

Dear High Pointe Resident,

If you live in the High Pointe area of Cedar Hill, you are probably a resident in the Cedar Hill Public Improvement District #1 at High Pointe,  more commonly referred to as the High Pointe Public Improvement District or HPPID.  HPPID was formed in 1998 to provide maintenance and improvements to the landscaping, fencing and beautification of the High Pointe common areas.  HPPID provides ongoing improvements to these areas in order to enhance our community and increase our residential property values. 

HPPID’s Board of Directors is elected by residents.  Board meetings are open to the public and are held at 6:30 p.m. on the following Thursdays: 

November 16, 2006       May 10, 2007         September 13, 2007

February 8, 2007           June 14, 2007        October 11, 2007

April 12, 2007                 July 12, 2007          November 8, 2007

April 29, 2007                 August 9, 2007

LOCATION:   High Pointe Baptist Church

101 High Pointe Lane

Cedar Hill, TX 75104

More HPPID information is available on our web site, http://www.info@highpointeinfo.org or HPPID’s BLOG. http://hppid.wordpress.com. 

Want to receive HPPID information?  Send your E-mail address to HighPointeInfo@aol.com. 

Your HPPID Board of Directors