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Owners enouraged to increase Homeowners Policy

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The board was only recently made aware of its insurance options for 2024-2025. All involve a significant increase in the deductibles. The policy, just elected by the board, goes into effect tomorrow, November 1. To protect yourself

Annual Meeting December 11

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December 11, 6:30 - 8:00 PM, at 14555 Dallas Pkwy Ste 100, First Floor, Dallas, TX 75254 (Common Desk Offices).

2024 Financial Summary

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At the September 23rd board meeting, there was a resident request for the information

60,000 Ft of Brick Wall Repairs Completed

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The re-grouting of the entire 60,000 square foot brick wall (30,000 interior, 30,000 exterior) was completed this week. This project started in 2020 with an in-house brick mason and was systematically completed over 24 months. The final cost was just under 25% of bids received from outside commercial masonry contractors.

20 Year Old Drainage Problem Resolved

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The drainage flume in the southeast corner of the property is functional for the first time in twenty years. The flume was initially designed to direct 25% of the community rainwater to White Rock Creek

Open Board and Annual Meeting Dates

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The Lakes of Bent Tree Condominiums has an open board meeting on September 23, 2024, from 4:30 - 5:30 PM at 14555 Dallas Pkwy Ste 100, First Floor, Dallas, TX 75254 (Common Desk Offices).

Master Electric Contract Startup

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The LoBT master electric contract is a 12.9¢ flat rate* for five years, expiring on August 31, 2029. Sixty-percent (60%) of the eligible owners are participating

Front Gate to be open for five days

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The front gate will be open for 4-5 days starting August 9, 2024. A circuit board in the CellGate unit has failed, and a new board is on order.

New Landscape Crew Hired

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On July 25, Granite Landscaping (Keller, TX) will replace Steven's Landscaping for routine property maintenance.

Package Theft

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A theft report was received at 6:00 AM this morning. At midday yesterday, a man wearing an ID badge, a "Walmart blue" hat, and a "Walmart blue" tote bag was filmed stealing a package from the porch of 5050 Westgrove minutes after it was delivered. Based on the gate logs and photos, it appears that both the FedEx and the thief's vehicle entered the community by tailgating behind someone. Amazon's Prime Days Sale was July 16-17. The sale features two days of significant discounts on electronics and top brands. Most of those purchases will be delivered between this Wednesday and next Tuesday. Residents are encouraged to look for suspicious people on the property. Please discourage anyone who tailgates in behind you as you enter the property. If someone does tailgate in, you may want to stop, let them pass you, and observe where they go. Several board members have been doing this and have seen vehicles quickly turn around and exit the property whe

TollTag Reader Out of Service Starting Monday

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From July 8 through July 17, 2024, the Westgrove gate will not be able to read TollTags . During this time residents will need to use the keypad, their phone (CellGate app), or the Knoll Trail TollTag reader gate to enter.

A struggling lake - renovation pending #8

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UPDATED: Good news. The committee has learned that the Bent Tree Country Club members have approved a $21,000,000 renovation of the course with a target start date of November 2025. The project will take about a year. The next step is for the club to advance from concept to detailed plan and to solicit contractor bids.

Community Party Photos!

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We had forty-eight partipants at this years party and we had fun

The party is still on!

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UPDATE (1:45 P): Weather radar indicates that the rain will clear by 2:30 PM and it will be clear this afternoon and evening! UPDATE (2:30 P): Cleaning debris out of pool. UPDATE (3:30 P): Setting up tables and chairs Radar weather report looking good. Additional updates will be posted here.