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www.forestcreekestates.netForest Creek Estates HOA NewsletterLetter from the PresidentScott SchwarzGreetings HOA Members!Another Summer has come and gone and what a fantastic Summer ithas been!! Fall will bring several much anticipated activities such asthe BBQ cook off and a wine walk or two. . . more to come on thatfrom Sharee & Lizzy.Fall 2019Letter from the President1Tribute: Jill Alcantara2I am pleased to report to you all that Phase I of the additional lights onthe Chisholm Trail has been completed. On August 1, 2019, we completed the lights to the north of the Chisholm Trail Park and added afew to the south. Phase II is just around the corner and we are planningto complete that in the first half of 2020. This brings me to the nextimportant order of business. Last week the City of Plano committed topartnering with our HOA to complete Phase II by providing us another 10,000 grant which must be exercised by July 2020. This will complete the additional lights along the Chisholm Trail between Legacy &Independence. Please take a walk after dark and see how much brighter the path is with the new lights!Forest Creek Woman’s Club 3(FCWC) Kick-OffAs you enjoy our neighborhood, its events and our public spaces,please let us know if you have comments, concerns or suggestions onwhere we can continue to improve by emailing the board atboard@forestcreekestates.com. As always our goal as an HOA boardis to continue to be viewed as one of Plano’s BEST neighborhoods.Lastly, we are always looking for people interested in serving on theboard. With 2020 being just around the corner, we are keen on fillingany positions which may be vacated early next year on the HOA. Ifyou have an interest in serving on the HOA board, please reach out tothe collective Forest Creek Estates HOA atboard@forestcreekestates.net.Treasurer’s Report3Social Events4Gardening5Membership5Board of Directors5City of Plano6Crime Watch6Beautification6Yard of the Months7Pet Corner8-9Advertisers1038INTERESTED IN ADVERTIING?Thanks again for your continued support!Cheers,HALF PAGE ADS— 75.OO FULLPAGE ADS— 125.OOScott SchwarzPresident – Forest Creek Estates HOApresident@forestcreekestates.netIF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS ORSERVICE THAT YOU’D LIKE TOADVERTISE, OR KNOW OF A BUSINESS THAT SHOULD ADVERTISEIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, PLEASECONTACTnewsletter@forestcreekestates.net

www.forestcreekestates.netTribute: Jill Galloway AlcantaraJill, The HOA Board would like to thank you and acknowledge the leadership role you played in making Forest Creek Estates one of the mostsought after Plano neighborhoods in which to live. Jill was a Boardmember years ago and it was her that we can thank for championing theerection of our stunning Gazebo 28 years ago. The gazebo is locatedalong the Chisholm Trail and is available for public use. It, also, servesas a location for photography sessions for many occasions.Jill headed up the beautification team when the HOA was first started.She was instrumental in many of the improvements for the neighborhood. Some of those improvements include the designed monumentsign walls at San Simeon Way and Mission Ridge Road, the establishment of the original playground on Michael Drive, the sprinkler systemon San Simeon Way, plus others .Jill raised the money to plant 200 trees on Mission Ridge Road, TraceyDrive and Joseph Drive. In addition Jill oversaw the construction of allprojects and saw to it all materials and labor were done at cost throughher company.Jill Alcantara was a wonderful Forest Creek Estates neighbor beforemoving to McKinney. The HOA Board would like to recognize Jill forher past contributions to our wonderful Forest Creek Estates neighborhood.Thank you!2Jill Alcantara, granddaughter Sierra, daughterJanelle and Oreo

www.forestcreekestates.netTreasurer’s ReportForest Creek Woman’s ClubJudy Paulson2019-2020 Membership Kick OffIt’s the start of a brand-new year of fun and friendship with theForest Creek Woman’s Club (FCWC)! The first GeneralMeeting is at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, September 10th at thehome of Lauren Vicars, 3201 Gary Drive.The dog days of summer are here. Hopefully in a coupleof weeks we will get a break and we can enjoy a littlecooler weather.All women in the neighborhood are invited to join us forsnacks & beverages. We will have a brief meeting, learn aboutthis years’ service project, and discover ways to better organizeour belongings with our Closetpalooza program!The old sprinkler system by San Simeon needed majorrepair work in August. Since the system is approximately 30 years old and given the clay soil it was not surprising. It cost us 2,000 to repair the main line and replacethe double check valve along with repairing or replacingadditional sprinkler heads.Anna Vicars, a closet specialistwith The Container Store, willdemonstrate how your items cango from just “existing” in yourcloset to actually “living” there.You will come away with someideas on how to make your storage space actually work for theway you live!As always check out our advertisers. Your support ofthese advertisers is sincerely appreciated.Now is the time for you to joinFCWC! If you have lived in theneighborhood a long time or justmoved in, please plan to attend our first meeting of the year.We would love to have the opportunity to get to know you.Our Woman’s Club is very active and offers entertaining andinformative monthly meetings on the 2nd Tuesday eveningeach month. We also have a variety of activity groups open toour members, some of which include Bridge, Bunko, RummyO, Book Club, Real Housewives of Forest Creek, and Moms &Tots. Although we are a club for neighborhood women, manyof the activity groups, such as Couples Bunko, Wine and Dineand Neighbors Night Out, are open to our spouses or guests.This provides a place for everyone to get acquainted. We alsohave a Fall Social and festive Holiday Social in the plans tobring all our members and significant others together.Please go online and join for the 2019-2020 year. The annualdues are just 50.00. You can pay online with Affinipay ordrop off/mail your check (payable to FCWC) to 3308 LouisDrive (see black mailbox on the wall of Glenna Crawford’sporch). There is a small change this year regarding online payments. If you have any questions you can contact GlennaCrawford, 1st VP Membership, at 214.212.9268 or emailGlenna@gcplano.com.3

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www.forestcreekestates.netMembershipGardeningJim DeenJim Watson, Certified Master GardenerEach Spring our HOA conducts our annual membershipdrive; that effort is now complete. We were able to set anew record with 321 members.Trees are often the most important plant in our landscapes.By far the most popular in our landscapes are the oaks, primarily live oak and Shumard red oaks. Chinese pistachio isa tree with beautiful fall color. These species are hardy inour soil and climate conditions. Others, such as Bradfordpear are often problems because of their brittle wood and“candelabra” growth pattern. These trees have a limited lifecycle, often less than 10 years. After a windy day we oftensee large limbs split from the trunk, ruining the shape of thetree. Given the value of our trees we need to consult certified arborists when questions arise. Google will produce alist of local arborists. Be sure and choose “certified” andask for references.We have 361 homes in Forest Creek Estates. The 89%participation rate for a voluntary HOA is very high, compared to other voluntary HOA’s in the area. It shows thatour residents want to keep Forest Creek Estates as one ofthe top neighborhoods in Plano. If you see one of our newresidents, please welcome them and remind them of thevalue of the HOA in maintaining the distinction of ourbeautiful neighborhood.Thanks for your support of the Forest Creek EstatesHOA!!Now is the time for several important landscape care activities:Jim Deen*Pick off spent blooms from blooming flowers and get onemore round of color before cold weather.*Plant pansies for fall and winter color. Pansies are hardydown to 20 degrees so covering is necessary only in extremeweather.*Now is the time to apply herbicides to stall growth ofbroad-leafed weeds such as dandelion, henbit, etc. in ourlawns. This is often best done with a “weed and feed” fertilizer available at the garden store.*Bulbs for tulip, narcissus, iris and gladiola should be planted as soon as the weather gets cold.So it’s a busy time to check off some or all of these “preps”for the rest of the summer, fall and winter. A healthy, abundant and beautiful landscape is the reward.Jim Watson, Certified Collin County Master Gardener2019– 2020 Board of DirectorsScott SchwarzChris RisenhooverDan McCurleyDiana HueterPam PamplinJim DeenJerry MartinJeff DutyLizzy Auxier & Sharee MosherJudy PaulsonSandy unicationCrime WatchMembershipNew Resident kestates.net

www.forestcreekestates.netKick the School Year Off witha Peanut Butter DonationCrime WatchPam PamplinDo you currently use private video surveillance at your home? Video surveillance is one of the best methods for apprehending criminalsand convicting suspects who are caught in the act of committing acrime.Fight hunger with a donation to the Collin County Peanut ButterDrive. The Mayors of Collin County cities have partnered withthe North Texas Food Bank to help feed hungry children, families and seniors. Help us reach our goal to collect 100,000pounds of peanut butter. Plastic jars of regular-sized peanut butter are being collected throughout September.The Plano Police Department is asking residents to register theirprivately owned surveillance cameras systems. The Plano PoliceDepartment may be able to use the information orfootage gathered from the security cameras to assistin the apprehension and prosecution of the criminalsinvolved. By registering your camera, the policedepartment can quickly identify nearby cameras thatmay have captured criminal activity.Visit one of these Plano drop-off sites: North Texas Food Bank's Perot Family Campus, 3677Mapleshade Ln. Carpenter Park Recreation Center, 6701 Coit Rd. Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Rd. Plano Municipal Center, 1520 K Ave. Lone Star Oral Health, 5800 Coit Rd. Read Between the Lines, 7500 Windrose Ave., Ste. B160 The Shops at Willow Bend (lower-level court), 6121 W.Park Blvd. The UPS Store, 3308 Preston Rd., Ste. 350 The UPS Store, 6505 W. Park Blvd., Ste. 306After registering your camera, you would only becontacted by the PPD if there is a criminal incident in the vicinity ofyour security camera. PPD may request to view your camera footagein order to assist in the investigation.Help make Plano an undesirable place for criminals to commit crimeand help Forest Creek Estates be an undesirable place for criminalsto commit crime and keep us safe. Please register your camerasat: eighborhood-Security-Cameras-142BeautificationDan McCurleyHello neighbors,Not much happening currently for beautification. The heat has been really hard on some of the new plants that went in earlier thisyear. Just can’t get enough water to some of them.Phase one of the bike path lighting was installed from the playground down the path towards Tracey Drive. If you haven’t had achance to walk the path take a late evening stroll and check them out.Phase two was just approved by the city with another matching grant. Thanks to Scott Schwarz for his hard work in achieving thisgrant for the HOA. This phase will start sometime in the first half of 2020.Hope you are having a great summer.That’s all for now, and thanks for your support.Dan McCurleyENJOYYOURWALK6

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