HOA News

11/4/2008:  An eNews notification went out for the upcoming Oncor Public Meeting where they are planning on running another 138kV transmission line through Murphy.  Please attend this meeting.

10/23/2008:  An eNews notification went out for the upcoming City of Murphy Capital Projects meeting.

10/22/2008:  An eNews notification went out for the 2008 Annual Fall Festival.

7/3/2008:  2Q2008 HOA Newsletter posted.

4/18/2008:  An eNews notification went out for the Annual Pool Opening Party as well as the Annual Cleanup Day.

4/17/2008:  1Q2008 HOA Newsletter posted.

2/17/2008:  An eNews notification was sent out on an upcoming issue going to the Murphy City Council concerning our trash collection contractor.

2/9/2008:  A flyer was sent out about the upcoming WHF Poker Night.

1/27/2008:  A notice was sent out about the upcoming PISD Bond Election.  This affects all WHF residents as we are in the PISD.

1/2/2008:  A notice was sent out concerning the City of Murphy P&Z.  It was conducting a meeting on the City of Murphy’s Comprehensive Plan and asking for community participation.

12/28/2008:  1st Annual HOA Newsletter posted.

12/9/2007:  The 2007 Adult Christmas Party flyer has been updated and the HOA is asking for a RSVP from those that plan on attending by 12/14/2007.  This is so planners can ensure refreshments and seating meet the needs of those in attendance.  Please RSVP to the email address within the flyer.

12/1/2007:  Flyers via email have been sent out for the 2007 Adult Christmas Party as well as the First Annual eNewsletter.

11/28/2007:  It was discovered that our neighbor, The Murphy Montessori School, had recently installed a cement block sign just above our community logo.  This is at the entrance to WHF off Heritage Pkwy coming in off FM544 on The Glens side.  We are working with them and the City to get this matter resolved.

10/29/2007:  The annual fall festival was held at the clubhouse.

06/26/2007:  The City of Murphy has updated the water restrictions.  There was a pamphlet in last month's water bill with all the details.  In the update included with the water bill, the watering schedule has changed but while posting this update on 7/9/2007 I learned we are no longer in water restrictions.

08/26/2006:  Principle Management has moved to a new location.  All phone and fax number will remain the same.  The new address has been noted below:

Principal Management Group
12700 Park Central Drive, Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75251
Ph: (214) 368-4030 ext 6410
Toll-free: (888) 368-4030
Fax: (214) 361-7874

08/01/2006: Please remember is it against City of Murphy ordinance to NOT clean up after your pets when walking them around the community.  Several complaints have been coming into Principal Management concerning this matter.  Please, all pet owners cleanup after your pets accordingly when walking them around our community.

07/19/2006:  On August 1st, Murphy will be competing with all other towns of similar size in the National Night Out competition.  Some volunteers have already signed up to be block captains and more are needed.  The event is designed to:

  • Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
  • Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
  • Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships;
  • and Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

For more information, please visit www.nationalnightout.org .  To volunteer as a block captain, send an email to Amanda Carlson or Shannon Smith (She).

07/13/2006:  Jon Hallmark was voted in as the new 3rd member of the ACC.  Please welcome Jon in his new role in the ACC.

07/08/2006:  The Family Picnic was held in the Pool Area with great success.  Many families attended and had fun visiting with neighbors, swimming as well as listening to the live band named "Chrome Adx".

06/09/2006:  Please note, all Pool Access cards have been disabled unless they were turned on at the 2006 Pool Opening Party held on May 20, 2006. If any homeowner was unable to attend the party, cards can still be enabled. To get a card enabled, send an email to: whf_card@verizon.net. This email address is setup to auto-reply with detailed instructions.

05/02/2006:  The Pool Rules have been updated on the HOA Documents website for the upcoming 2006 community pool opening.  Keep in mind all pool access cards have been deactivated.  To access the pool all cards will need to be re-activated at the pool opening party or through the contact specified in the new rules.

04/17/2006:  The City of Murphy implements Stage 2 Water Restrictions.  For more information, please visit the City of Murphy website.

04/05/2006: The Annual Meeting of the Windy Hill Farms Homeowners Association will be held at 7:00PM on Tuesday, April 21, 2006 at Murphy Middle School located at 620 N. Murphy Road, Murphy, TX 75094.  Please refer to a letter mailed by Principle Management Group on March 28 for additional information.  Should you have questions regarding the Annual Meeting or your Association, please call Asia Brazil, Property Manager, at (214) 368-4030.

01/16/2006: The new year has brought changes to some of the WHF HOA committees.  Joe Richardson is now the chairperson of the Pool and Recreation Committee replacing Amy Nutz and Amanda Carlson is now the chairperson of the Social Committee replacing Mary Pat Elledge.

12/16/2005:  The WHF BOD would like to remind all homeowners the annual dues become past due if not received before January 10 and that late fees will be accessed on any delinquent account from that point.

12/14/2005:  The annual Christmas light contest was judged with the winners getting a limousine ride around town.

11/30/2005:  There has been an HOA Management company representative change:

Principal Management Group
5622 Dyer St.
Dallas, TX 75206
Ph: (214) 368-4030 ext 6410
Toll-free: (888) 368-4030
Fax: (214) 361-7874

Asia Brazil is our NEW Management company contact.

11/22/2005:  As most homeowners now know, the due have gone up again due to many factors.  Here is a letter from the WHF Board of Directors explaining the situation.

04/30/2005:  There will be a Windy Hill Farms HOA "Clean-up" Day.  This will all be on a volunteer basis.

04/26/2005:  The WHF Annual meeting was held at the Murphy Middle School on N. Murphy Road.  Board members elections were held for two positions where Mark Dalglish was re-elected to the Board of Directors as well as James Kadlecek was newly elected to the Board of Directors.  The 2004 and 2005 Budgets were discussed in detail as well as recent committee events and overviews were presented.

03/25/2005:  Shannon Smith representing the WHF HOA met with the City of Murphy to discuss our intentions on maintaining Heritage Pkwy.  In summary, the school frontage property will be turned over to the respective owners however the HOA will still have water lines running under their property connecting to the corner property at FM544 and Heritage Pkwy.  The HOA will water and maintain that property as usual until further notice.

03/10/2005:  The WHF HOA Board of Directors set the WHF HOA Annual meeting for 7:00 PM on Tuesday 4/26/2005 at the Murphy Middle School located at 620 N. Murphy Rd.  This information was sent to all WHF homeowners the week of 3/18 along with a proxy voting form.

02/21/2005:  The Murphy City Council approved the "Final" plat for the 16 new lots along Ashley Pl located along the back side of the Reserve.  The next step for the "final" plat is the approval of the City Council.  The construction plat was approved by the P&Z as well as the City Council back in mid-2004.  The meeting minutes will be linked from the City of Murphy website as soon as they are posted.

01/24/2005:  The Murphy Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) approved the "Final" plat for the 16 new lots along Ashley Pl located along the back side of the Reserve.  The next step for the "final" plat is the approval of the City Council.  The construction plat was approved by the P&Z as well as the City Council back in mid-2004.  The meeting minutes will be linked from the City of Murphy website as soon as they are posted.

12/01/2004:  The Acting City Manager, Craig Sherwood, of the City of Murphy received an update from TXU on the proposed 138K transmission line.

09/24/2004:  Oncor and TXU are not giving any updates on the 138kV transmission line proposed to run along Heritage Pkwy.  The ACC has called the Oncor contact listed in the documents from 4/2/2004 with no return phone calls.  According to the City of Murphy Public Works Director, TXU and Oncor keep pushing out the PUC filing date.  The City of Murphy has sent them a letter requesting an official update and is awaiting a response.  The response will be posted on this website when received.

09/20/2004:  The HOA Pool closed down on September 15 due to vandalism of the main drain and theft of signs. Typically, the pool would close on September 31, but the HOA Board decided that the continued problems and risk outweighed the need to remain open two additional weeks.

09/20/2004: The Board of Directors has implemented the following Policy in regards to homeowners in Windy Hill Farms that currently have a Roofing Color violation.

06/20/2004: The Fine Schedule is now in place for all WHF homeowners to view.  It is advised that any homeowner with an outstanding violation correct the situation as any accessed fine will not be waived.  All fines must be paid and it is strongly advised that all homeowners go back and read their closing documents.  The PUD agreement and Purchase Money Deed of Trust, which are standard closing documents, state that HOA Dues and Assessments can be "Escrow Items" if the HOA contacts the lien holder for nonpayment.  This means it WILL NOW BECOME PART OF YOUR HOUSE PAYMENT!  These fines will be discovered up on any title search, that means during a refinance, foreclosure or sale, the balance will have to be paid. The use of collection agencies is another avenue for debt collection.

05/14/2004: A Recall WHF HOA Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at 7:00 PM.  The meeting will be held at the Windy Hill Farms Clubhouse.  This meeting is required to elect Board members since we did not have a quorum of residents at the Annual WHF HOA Meeting on April 26.  If you can not attend this meeting, please return the proxy that was included in your meeting invitation to Principal Management.

04/04/2004: The annual WHF HOA meeting is scheduled for Monday 4/26/2004 at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held at Boggess Elementary School. The address of the school is 2225 Glenn Ridge Drive, Murphy, Texas 75094.

04/04/2004: The petition is now ready and community members will be in all the neighborhoods adjacent to Heritage Pkwy next week.

04/02/2004: There is a petition in the works to block the proposed 138k electricity transmission line from running through our community and any other that has a entrance from Heritage Pkwy. The proposal must be blocked in all of our interests. Please sign the petition when it comes around. If you know any homeowner in another affected community, please tell them we are coming as we all will need to work as a team and fight this. This petition will be drafted by weeks end and circulated within the community by mid April. Here is a scanned copy of the information and survey that was handed out at the meeting. It is strongly suggested that every homeowner in an affected community as well as any business, print, fill it out and return a copy immediately to TXU/Oncor.

03/07/2004 Special Note: There has been a bit of confusion on exactly what happens if the is no response to a homeowners ACC request. Summarized, the second to last paragraph in Article VIII Section 19 of the Covenants and Deed Restrictions means: If the ACC and Management company do NOT respond to an ACC request within 15 days, it is up to the HOMEOWNER to request an appointment with the Board of Directors. If no response is given by the Board of Directors after 15 days, the request is approved.

01/02/2004: The second "Meet the ACC" meeting held at the WHF Clubhouse sometime in February 2004.  The WHF signs will be posted at all the community entrances as well as this website (WHF Calendar and News links) will be updated when the final arrangements have been made.  Any WHF homeowner can bring all relevant documentation to this meeting for analysis.  Please see the HOA Documents link for more information.  Site visits can also be arranged.  This type of meeting will be held quarterly in the future.

01/02/2004: Covenants and Deed Restrictions Update:

12/01/2003: The HOA has changed management companies as of 12/01/2003.  The new HOA management company is Principal Management.  All clubhouse reservations, ACC request forms, complaints or any other HOA contact should be directed to Principal Management.

Principal Management Group

Attention:  Kathy Epperson
5622 Dyer St.
Dallas, TX 75206
Ph: (214) 368-4030
Toll-free: (888) 368-4030
Fax: (214) 361-7874

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