Finding the time to volunteer for anything these days is challenging with our busy schedules. Additionally, finding people willing to volunteer is sometimes even more challenging, especially when it comes to the HOA board. For community associations, member involvement is crucial to providing responsible and successful management of the HOA. We’ve provided some tips on […]
Arizona monsoons, part of a larger North American monsoon system, are caused by extreme summer temperatures which cause low pressure zones across the Southwest. Those zones draw moist ocean air up from the Gulf of Mexico and California which create the monsoon storms. Starting around July 15th and ending September 30th, the storms build each […]
Hide your dogs (and have a safety talk with your kids) the summer fireworks season is here. From May 20 to July 6 fireworks may be purchased legally in Arizona. In the winter, you can buy fireworks from Dec. 10 to Jan. 3. They can be set off from June 24 to July 6 in […]
The newly created PDS Philanthropic Board is announcing the first opportunity to give back to our community: The Code Red Water Drive We are teaming up the Phoenix Rescue Mission to bring water to the homeless during the HOT Phoenix summer. Did you know? In extreme heat our bodies need 4 liters of water a […]
Unless you live under a rock, you know that water is a serious subject in Arizona. The availability and quality of our water supply is vital to our quality of life. This precious resource was recognized by Arizona’s Governor in 2008 with an Executive Order that designates April as Water Awareness Month. In our Arizona […]
When you give to St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, you let thousands of people in need know that there is hope, because someone cares enough to take action. Planned Developments Services proudly supports this charity throughout the year, and this year we are jumping on to the “School’s Out Food Drive” to help make sure […]
The dreaded topic…HOA Fees…. Board members have to determine them, enforce and collect them, and decide when to raise them (the undoubtedly unpopular decision). And homeowners generally don’t like paying them. A recent article by Joe Ducey on abc15.com sites one of the biggest complaints of Phoenix Valley HOA residents is that homeowners don’t really know […]
Moving to a new home may have only rated a 20 on the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale – that 70s-era psychological study in which researchers related common life stressors to illness – but anyone who’s moved knows that it’s never easy. Packing and unpacking, new schools, new jobs, upended schedules and routines, too much […]
It’s hard to believe that 1995 – the year we said goodbye to everything from “Full House” to Operation Desert Storm, and hello to “Toy Story,” the World Trade Organization, and a little online bookseller called Amazon – was twenty years ago. But we’re ready to embrace the passage of time, because 1995 is also […]
Got Noise? A Guide to Handling Noise Disturbances in the HOA The 2 a.m. blast of music coming from an adjacent home, the constant yapping coming from a neighbor’s adorable but excitable dog, the loud peacock (yes, we’ve had complaints of this before!), the click-clack of high heels on marble that comes from the upstairs […]
