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Towne Station HOA Newsletter Vol 5 Issue 17 - July 2015
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Towne Station HOA Newsletter

Volume 5 Issue 17 - July 2015
www.TowneStation.com


Brandon City-Wide HOA Group Meeting - Thursday July 30th 2015  

Towne Station HOA was represented last night at a Brandon City-Wide HOA Group Meeting, with City officials, including Mayor Butch Lee, 
Events Coordinator Lori Farrar, and Economic Development Director Kyle Brown. 


Here are some of the highlights and information shared at the meeting:

I-20 Exit 54 - Temporary Closure, TONIGHT July 31st
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has released the following notice:
The westbound lanes of I-20 in Brandon will be temporarily closed to allow the placement of beams on the SR471 bridge over I-20. Traffic will be diverted onto US-80 and will not be able to access the interstate until SR-18 / Crossgates Blvd. 
The lane closure will begin at 10pm on Friday July 31st and will be closed until 6am on Saturday August 1st. 

More info is available on the City of Brandon Facebook Page, the Brandon Police Dept Facebook Page, and MDOTtraffic.com  

So beginning tonight at 10pm, westbound traffic on I-20 will be diverted to Hwy 80 (Government St) at Exit 54 (near the Rankin Co-Op). Traffic will then follow Gov't Street through Downtown Brandon, until Exit 59 at Hwy 18 / Crossgates. 
 


City of Brandon - Burn Ban, Effective July 30th 2015

The City of Brandon has issued a burn ban that prohibits all open-source burning within the city limits. This restriction is necessary due to extremely dry conditions and the hot weather our rea has experienced over the last few weeks. 

This INCLUDES all recreational fires.

Click HERE to connect to the Burn Ban Press Release


City of Brandon Public Works Webform

The City of Brandon now offers a neat online webform, for residents to report Public Works issues. 

See a Pothole? See a safety issue with a sidewalk? Water Leak? 

Report it via the Public Works Webform, available on the City of Brandon Website. You can even upload pictures of the issue. 

Click HERE to go straight to the Public Works Webform

Click HERE to go to the City of Brandon Website


City of Brandon Water Department - Online Bill Pay

You can now pay your Water Bill ONLINE. 

Click HERE to go directly to the Online Bill Pay Portal

The Online Bill Pay Portal is connected to the City of Brandon Website.
 

Construction Stuff:

Hwy 417 - Estimated to be completed Spring 2017

Exit 59 I-20 West Bound On-Ramp - Estimated to be completed May 2016

Trickhambridge Road intersection with Hwy 80 - Red Light will be installed soon

New Chancery Court Building - Construction should start Spring 2016, behind Rankin County News building

Fire Station - Groundbreaking ceremony was recently held for new Fire Station near Shiloh Park (in our service area). Purchase Orders were also recently completed for the purchase of 2 new Fire Trucks. 
 

New Home Construction 2014

In a GREAT sign of progress and growth, it's reported that $40 million in new homes were constructed within the Brandon City Limits in 2014... the highest in over 10 years. 
 

Don't forget! Get out an VOTE this coming Tuesday August 4th 2015!


Official Collection Policy has been adopted

At our recent Monthly Board Meeting on July 7th 2015, the HOA Board officially adopted an official Collection Policy. This is intended to create a consistent, stated policy regarding Assessments and collection of such. The Collection Policy document will be added to our website soon, as well. 
 
Here is the context of the Collection Policy:
 
Towne Station HOA
Collection Policy

Adopted July 7th 2015
 
  1. Towne Station HOA Assessments are due and payable ANNUALLY on or before February 28th of each year (or, in a Leap Year, on or before Feb 29th).

    NOTE: An Assessment may be billed and due during the calendar year as well. For instance, a Homeowner may be billed for their Annual Assessment at a different time during the year (such as moving in or buying a home in the neighborhood during the calendar year), thus a Due Date may apply that is different than previously stated. In this case, the different Due Date will be reflected in the billing notice to the Homeowner. An Assessment may also be in the form of other items, including but not limited to: Special Assessment, Late Fee, Covenant Violation Fee, Legal Fee, Lien Fee, Lien Filing Fee, Rental Fee, etc.
 
  1. If an Assessment remains unpaid after the established Due Date, the Assessment will be deemed to be delinquent and a delinquency notice will be mailed to the last known mailing address of the Homeowner. Such accounts may be subject to a $25 Monthly Late Fee.
 
  1. If an Assessment remains unpaid after ninety (90) days or more after the established Due Date, a lien may be filed with no further notice required and the account will be assessed the charge of a reasonable fee to  cover the costs associated with processing the lien, filing the lien, as well as costs of collection, releasing the lien, etc. All charges will be added to the account.
 
  1. If an Assessment remains unpaid after one hundred eighty (180) days or more after the Due Date, legal action may be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction for the collection of all sums due including, but not limited to, the delinquent assessment, lien charges, legal costs, and any and all other charges associated with the collection. All charges will be added to the account.
 
  1. Hardship cases may be heard on a “case by case” basis, if initiated by a Homeowner, and approved or disapproved by the HOA Board of Directors, in their sole discretion.
 
  1. Returned check charge of $35 is applicable, regardless of the reason (including, but not limited to, insufficient funds, NSF, closed account, invalid account, stop payment, account not found, etc).
 
  1. If a payment is rejected, stopped, returned, reversed, or charged-back by Homeowner’s bank or credit card issuer (whichever may be applicable), such payment will be considered to have never been received. As such, the account may be subject to Late Fees and any other fees and/or action(s) that may have occurred, as if the affected payment had not been paid.
 

REVISED HOA Monthly Board Meeting Date & Location:

Next Board Meeting

Due to a scheduling conflict, our next Board Meeting is on MONDAY August 3rd, not our typical Tuesday. In addition, this meeting will be held in the Small Conference Room at the City of Brandon Public Library (next to the Police Station)

 
WHAT: Towne Station HOA – Monthly Board Meeting
WHEN: Monday August 3rd  2015 at 6:00pm CT
WHO: HOA Board Members (The public is welcome)
WHERE: Small Conference Room at the City of Brandon Public Library
Expenses Last Month,
June 2015:

Utilities: $2.04
Lawncare: $1,537.25
Postage & Delivery: $20.02
Merchant Services: $17.70
Repairs & Maintenance: $485.22
Total: $2,062.43

Books have been reconciled through 06/30/2015

Address:
P.O. Box 392
Brandon, MS 39043

Email:
TowneStation@gmail.com

Website:
www.TowneStation.com

 

2015 Assessments - Are you Past Due?

Remember, full payment of 2015 Assessments ($200) was due by 02/28/2015. As of March 1st 2015, a $25 Monthly Late Fee applied to any unpaid Invoice. If you've not  yet paid, please do so as soon as possible. Another $25 Monthly Late was applied on April 1st, then again on May 1st, again on June 1st, and again on July 1st.  
 
July 1st 2015: 3 Homeowners were assessed a  fifth $25 Monthly Late Fee.

3 Homeowners will be mailed an official "Intent to File Lien" notice, via Certified Mail. The notice provided 15 Days in which the respective Homeowners may pay their 2015 Assessments in full. If the total amount is not paid within 15 days of the Notice, the HOA will have no choice but to file a lien on the Homeowner's property, as well as passing along the costs of such to the Homeowner.
2 of these Homeowners then paid their Assessments and delinquency in full. 1 Homeowner has still made no payment toward their 2015 Assessments. As such, a lien will be filed on the property in the coming days. 


Payments may be mailed to our PO Box, or you're welcome to pay online via credit card. No, there's no convenience fee or anything like that added in. 

Towne Station HOA's official Collection Policy - Click Here
Click Here to Pay Online
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2015 Towne Station HOA Board Members

Robert Graham - President
David Morrow III - Vice President
Al Latham - Treasurer
GyElla Hinton - Secretary
Tony Gregg - Director At-Large
Neighborhood Resident

Existing Homes For Sale
Click on Pictures or Address to link to property on Realtor.com, or its respective private ad.

 

209 Tucker Drive picture  209 Tucker Drive


 208 Tucker Drive


 631 Tucker Crossing

Neighborhood Resident:
Bradley Lawn Care Ph: 601-382-6585
Special for Towne Station neighbors only:
Regular Lot Cuts: $35 per cut
Corner Lot Cuts: $45 per cut
 
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