AUTO-BURGLARY PREVENTION TIPS...

Are your valuables VISIBLE? Don't be the next car burglary victim! The first thing you can do to help: Don't leave valuables in your car - particularly not in plain sight! The last thing you need is to find your vehicle's window broken or items missing. We suggest taking these simple but important steps to maintain your car's safety:

>Don't leave valuables in your car.

>If you must leave valuable items in your car while out and about, place items out of sight before reaching your destination or move them inconspicuously.

>If your trunk can be opened from inside your car without a key, lock this feature when you are not in your car or have it disabled, if possible.

>Leave no trace. Don't leave any "sign" that there might be valuables such as docking stations or connector cables. Leave nothing in "plain sight" that might make your vehicle worth "investigating" by a thief; not even loose coins or a CD.

>Lock ALL your vehicle's doors even if you plan to be gone for only a brief time.

>Set any alarm or anti-theft device. If you have one, use it!

A final word: Do NOT confront anyone. Your life is precious; property can be replaced! If you are coming and going from the community at any time, day or night and you notice what you believe to be suspicious activity  CALL 911

BE ALERT, BE AWARE, and prepared to BE A GOOD WITNESS. 

Report suspicious persons or activities in our neighborhood to the police.

Remember, a burglar doesn't look like a burglar.

Unhappy with the way your Community Association is operated?

So you don’t want to serve on the Board of Directors of your community association But you’re unhappy with the way your community association is operated.  What should you do? 

Maybe you need to consider things you should Not Do  . . .  and the things you could Do!

• Do not complain about small things that really don’t make a difference to the whole community.  If it only involves you, keep it that way; don’t blow it out of proportion.

• Do pay attention to the community website, newsletters or attend board meetings to see if your issue might involve more than just you.

• Do not complain about projects unless it is a legitimate complaint that you might even be able to offer an idea for a solution. 

• Do make sure you have all of the facts before you complain and suggest.

• Do not spread rumors about the board, committees, projects, or the other volunteers that are serving your association and ongoing projects. 

• Do pay attention to what’s going on so you can make up your own mind.

• Do not attend board meetings just to interrupt and disrupt. 

• Do wait to be recognized and keep your participation on point and brief.

• Do not violate the covenants and restrictions, or rules and regulations because you don’t agree with them. 

• Do be familiar with them; Do ask questions about them; Do listen when someone tries to explain them to you.  Do offer suggestions in writing and your reason(s) for your suggestions.

• Do not withhold your maintenance payments or other fees to the association as a form of protest.  That will only end badly.  It could result in a lien being filed on your property . . . or worse. 

• Do remember that the whole community suffers when maintenance payments are not made.  All of those things you use and enjoy in your community . . .  like pools, gates, tennis courts, roads, sidewalks etc. . . all cost to keep up.

These are just a few things not to do.   The best suggestion, do become an active supporter in your community. 

 

If you do not want to serve on the board, volunteer to serve on committees.  It is a start and after that who knows you may decide that you do want serve your community as a board member . . .  then people can ask you for guidance.