The 2024 Granada Hills HOA Holiday Craft Fair was a success this year, despite the challenging weather! We had to push it back a day due to a cold rainy Saturday, but we still had 28 vendors, and lots of shoppers to make it a lovely event overall. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped to make this event happen!

Santa Claus also showed up in the neighborhood, bringing lots of good cheer to the little ones! This year, the HOA invited Santa and provided the lighted setup, and then allowed families to snap their own photos to get just what they wanted.

Events like these take a lot of work, and we need your help in this upcoming year to continue offering these special opportunities! Please plan to attend the annual meeting on 1/12 (see details below) and plan to get involved. Big or small, every contribution counts!

We invited all HOA members to attend our regular December meeting on 12/9 to discuss and vote on membership dues for 2025. After reviewing the financials for 2024 and discussing the costs of maintaining our shared spaces, a dues increase was proposed for the new year. This change increases the annual dues from $180 to $210 per membership, and for those members who are currently 65 years or older and increase from $120 to $150. Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the discussion! As a reminder, all HOA members can always attend any board meeting throughout the year.

Updates to the by-laws are included below:

Nicolle Ramia is an accomplished photographer who spends her mornings strolling through the streets of Granada Hills, capturing so much of its beauty with her camera. She has graciously shared some of her work here, as a reminder of how special this place is. Nicolle will be at the Holiday Craft Fair on 12/7. Please stop by her booth and see more of her fabulous work!

Check out more of Nicolle's work at https://www.facebook.com/FourHeartsMarketingandEvents

Since Still Waters Retreat Center is no more, our 2025 Annual HOA Meeting will take place at the park this year. Bring a chair for the meeting, and bring the kids along so that they can play while we meet. We will go over our 2024 year, look forward to this next year, and vote on new board members. See you there!

Thank you for becoming a member of the HOA! Your membership and participation is what helps keep our neighborhood running smoothly. As a reminder, your dues pay for….

• Community events, like 4th of July, It's My Park Day & Movie Nights
• Holiday events like the Easter Celebration, Trunk-or-Treat, Craft Fair and Santa in the Park
• Park improvements: Mural, Granada Hills sign, gaga pit, etc.
• Lawn care, tree care, and landscaping in shared park spaces
• Lights around the basketball and tennis court
• Streetlights at Gallant Fox (north and south) and FM 1826, making those intersections safer
• Water in shared park spaces
• Playscape maintenance and improvements
• Tennis court upkeep (and new pickleball lines)
• Property taxes and garbage collection for the park
• Port-a-potty at the park
• Neighborhood safety efforts, like the radar feedback speed limit sign
• Welcome gifts for new families moving in
• And many other things we all enjoy and benefit from

We are a volunteer-run organization, and we rely on volunteer memberships to cover costs. Please help us increase membership and make Granada Hills even better! Be sure to talk to your neighbors about the work that we do and encourage them to join or get involved. Membership forms can be found at https://www.granadahillshoa.org/membership.

The Circle C Varsity generation is a city run program open to anyone that would like to attend, 50+ are welcome. The service is free, courtesy of city of Austin.

Please contact Maria Del Carmen, Activities Specialist for the program, at Maria.DelCarmen@austintexas.gov with questions.

Want to place an ad? Reach out to board@granadahillshoa.org for more information and pricing. Kids' advertising is FREE!