2018 New Members Festive Celebration


The New Members Cocktail Reception at the home of Glenn and Gale Patron provided an opportunity for new residents to meet each other and the board of Utopia HOSA.  It is truly delightful to welcome so many young families to the association including Nappa, a 4 month old chocolate lab who attended the festivities with glee.  Providing safety and security for the “little people” of community is especially gratifying to us and the patrol officers, many of whom are parents of young children as well.

View New Members’ Cocktail Party pics on the website
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2019 Board Elections Coming Up

 

At the upcoming January 2019 Annual Members’ Meeting the board of directors will be voted on for 2019.  If you are interested in running for one of the board director positions (President, Vice- President, Secretary, Treasurer, Member Coordinator,  or Police Liaison), please contact us with your interest.  You can do this by clicking contact just above on this home page of our website and sending us an email.

Thanks again for supporting the monthly dues increase

As you are all probably aware, the long-studied, discussed and awaited monthly dues increase finally kicked in on Oct. 1, 2018, bringing our long time $100 a month fee to $125.  Without repeating too much detail, this was all brought about by the unusually large police pay increase mandated by the city.

Some of you may have also noticed a disruption in our billing process.  During the spring and summer we transitioned from our original accounting firm  to a new firm (Ivy Accounting).  This was necessitated by a change in personnel and accounting systems at the former firm.  So while Glenn Patron, who so wonderfully stepped in once again to be our treasurer, took over the helm, he found the shift to the new accountant was a bit more problematic than we had anticipated.  All in all though, we seem to be back on track.

So with the new rate now in place, we will be increasing patrol hours.

Thank you to the membership for the unanimous support for the increase.  Always know that administrative costs are kept to a minimum and the vast majority of revenue goes to support our hourly patrols.  Any increase in our fee is predicated on keeping and increasing our patrols.

Neighborhood security tips for the holidays–and more

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. For burglars, too. How to Grinch-proof your home and our Utopia?
Here, a few reminders:

  • Don’t advertise your travel plans by posting those online
  • Tell a trusted neighbor your away dates
  • Ensure your Christmas lights are stable
  • Try not to leave deliveries out in sight and easily accessible places

NOTIFY OUR UTOPIA HOMEOWNERS SECURITY PATROL OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS