GRIT Newsletter: March 2002

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The Sandia Heights Homeowners Association (SHHA) is seeking candidates to join the Board of Directors, emphasizing the importance of community involvement. Board members are elected for three-year terms and are responsible for attending monthly meetings and serving on committees. The association also encourages active participation from members by submitting letters or articles to the newsletter. The upcoming Annual Meeting of Members is scheduled for June 1, where board members and officers will be elected.

The Traffic and Safety Committee provided updates on security measures within the neighborhood. Efforts include trimming vegetation along roads, cooperation with county officials, implementing speed control measures such as speed bumps, and offering a free security packet. Additionally, security enhancements like vehicle identification stickers and video camera surveillance are under consideration. Members are encouraged to report unsafe driving behaviors, and a reward is offered for information leading to the conviction of individuals responsible for vandalism or arson. Keywords: SHHA Board of Directors, Annual Meeting of Members, Traffic and Safety Committee, security enhancements, speed control, neighborhood security.

The newsletter provides financial updates, noting operating reserves and expenditures for the month of February 2002, along with details on inflows and outflows. Additionally, it announces the upcoming May meeting of the Sandia Heights Wildflower Club, inviting residents to attend activities like a presentation on covenants and brainstorming for club events. Furthermore, the Sandia Heights Computer Club's first meeting is highlighted, discussing topics for future meetings and providing information on joining the club. Wire fences and covenants are a key focus, emphasizing the prohibition of wire fencing in Sandia Heights and actions required for compliance with restrictive covenants.

A newsletter from the Sandia Heights community discusses the ongoing efforts to reach a settlement agreement regarding property rights with the Sandia Pueblo before a November deadline. The document highlights the historical relationship between the Pueblo and the subdivision, emphasizing the importance of finding a resolution that benefits all parties involved. Discussion points include misunderstandings and misrepresentations regarding the settlement agreement, historical perspectives on the Pueblo's claim, and the active role of various experts and governmental bodies in the dispute. Additionally, the newsletter informs residents about vital health issues such as vector-borne diseases like plague, hantavirus, and encephalitis, providing information on transmission, symptoms, prevention, and ongoing surveillance efforts by health departments.

A variety of gardening tips and advice are shared in the newsletter, including reminders on pruning roses and fruit trees, planting cool season vegetables, caring for lawn equipment, and planning different types of gardens such as butterfly, hummingbird, bird-attracting, moonlit, cutting, fragrant, and native New Mexico gardens. Specific recommendations are given for each type of garden to attract and nurture various wildlife like butterflies, hummingbirds, and native bird species. Additionally, the newsletter highlights the achievement of a Sandia Heights resident, Dan Caudill, whose garden was featured in Sunset Magazine's WESTERN GARDEN BOOK and who will be showcased on Home and Garden Television in an upcoming segment about "Secret Gardens of New Mexico."

Keywords: gardener's calendar tips, Sandia Heights Wildflower Club, planting seasonal vegetables, featuring Dan Caudill's garden in Sunset Magazine and Home and Garden Television segment, Landscape design, Prevention, Land Claim issue, stucco colors, investment management and retirement planning workshops, homeowner concerns, Settlement Agreement, wire fences, Architectural Control Committee, Sandia Heights Computer Club, Encephalitis, Historical Perspectives, cleanup and hauling services, and services like house-sitting, and babysitting., pruning shrubs and vines, SHHA Wine Tasting, community event planning, and native New Mexico gardens, Vector-Borne Diseases, theme gardens like butterfly, financial update, operating reserves, variety of blooming flowers in April and May, classified ads for equipment sale, annual meeting, Surveillance Efforts, pet care, Misunderstandings, Symptoms, Pueblo of Sandia, SHHA Board resolutions, Property Rights, cutting, Experts, bird-attracting, covenants, Plague, moonlit, Hantavirus, Sandia Pueblo, caring for lawns, hummingbird, Sandia Heights Community, governance decisions., November Deadline, fragrant, settlement agreement, topics, resident opinions