September 2009 Newsletter
YOUR PET AND EDINBURG LEASH LAWS
The board has received several complaints regarding dogs running lose in the neighborhood. We are assuming several are unaware that Edinburg has a leash law and it is a violation to open your gate and let your dog run unattended through the neighborhood. We have several residents who enjoy a morning and evening walk and it is impossible to feel safe if you have Fido nipping at your heals. It is easy for all of us to think that “my dog would NEVER bite anyone” please remember that we agree, that while you are with your dog they do not bite. HOWEVER, several of us have had some very close calls and have felt our safety threatened by these otherwise fun loving creatures roaming the neighborhood. The city has advised if a resident sees a dog running loose in the neighborhood to call Edinburg Animal Control at 381-9825 so they may dispatch someone to pick up the stray animal. We would hate for anyone to come home and discover their beloved family pet is being held at the pound, but we would also hate for anyone to be the victim of a dog bite or attack. Please please please help us avoid this situation and do not let your animals roam freely through the neighborhood streets.
Chapter 91.26 DOGS NOT TO BE PERMITTED AT LARGE.
(A) Public property. It shall be unlawful for any owner of any dog to permit or allow such dog to run or be at large upon any public highway, street, alley, court, square, park, sidewalk or any other public grounds or public property within the city. (`82 Code, 5-21)
(B) Other property. It shall be unlawful for any owner of any dog to permit or allow such dog to run or be at large upon any unfenced lot, tract or parcel of land within the city.(`82 Code, 5-22)
Chapter 91.29 SEIZURE AND IMPOUNDING OF DOGS AT LARGE.
(A) By city officers on public property. (`82 Code, 5-26)
(B) By city officers on other property. (`82 Code, 5-27)
(C) By other persons. (`82 Code, 5-28) (Ord. 385, passed 6-18-68)
(1) Any person may take up and deliver to the public pound any dog which the Animal Warden is by the provisions of this chapter required to impound.
(2) Any dog found trespassing or at large on any private property may be taken up by the owner of the property or such owner’s authorized representative and delivered to the pound keeper.
(3) Every person, other than a police officer or the Animal Warden or the warden’s deputies, who takes up any dog under the provisions of this chapter shall immediately thereafter give notice thereof to the Animal Warden, and every such person, or any person in whose custody such animal may in the meantime be placed, shall deliver such dog to the Animal Warden without fee or charge, and the animal warden shall thereupon hold and dispose of the animal as though such animal had been found at large and impounded by such Animal Warden.
January 2009 Newsletter
UPDATE ON LAWSUIT AGAINST LAKE JAMES
In May of 2008, the Lake James Recreational Facilities Inc. (LJRFI) was sued by Mirta Zorilla, a homeowner in the neighboring Plazas del Lago Subdivision (Cause No. C-3065-05-C,139th District Court, Hidalgo County). It is our understanding that Dr. Zorilla wanted to build a fence on the sides of her property all the way down to Lake James. Her neighborhood HOA, Plazas del Lago, apparently notified her that such a fence was against the Plazas del Lago’s covenants and conditions. Dr. Zorilla then filed a lawsuit against the Plazas del Lago HOA seeking to declare those covenants and conditions void. That suit has been pending for three years.
November 2008 Newsletter
BRUSH PICK UP SCHEDULE
The next brush pick up by the City of Edinburg for our area should happen the week of November 10-14. With any luck, they will be back on a 5-week schedule at that time. If you can hold off putting out brush until just prior to those dates, the whole neighborhood will benefit. We remind you that the City of Edinburg says, “solid waste collection services are not provided on any vacant lot(s). Brush must be placed on the front behind the curb or in the alley (if applicable) of each homeowner’s property for pickup during normal schedule”. Please notice that it says brush is to be placed behind the curb, not in the street. Those residents that do this are creating potential hazards not to mention an unattractive mess that detracts from the use and enjoyment of our property.
July 2008 Newsletter
Dear Lake James Property Owner:
At the Annual Board Meeting held June 9, 2008, your Board of Directors voted to change the accounting method of the Association from a fiscal year to a calendar year in order to help streamline our financial records. Because of this change the annual association dues will be collected at the beginning of each calendar year. To get this on track and to help alleviate any potential financial hardship to some property owners, we are offering you two options for payment.
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