January 2022 Announcements

2022 Season opening day is Friday, March 18th.

RESOLUTION

NO. 20220112

We, the undersigned, being all the Directors of River Bend Park POA, organized and existing under the laws of Arkansas, and having its principal place of business at PO Box 337, Hardy, Arkansas 72542 (the “Corporation”), hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted at a meeting of the Directors of the Corporation duly held and convened on January 12, 2022, at which a quorum of the Board of Directors was present and voting throughout, and that such resolution has not been modified, rescinded or revoked, and is at a present in full force and effect.

Therefore, it is resolved:

That a Governing / Covenants Committee shall help assist the board in matters of rule compliance and violation enforcement. The committee shall have 2 Directors (non-officer) to oversee the meetings. The committee shall include 5 POA non-board members. The committee shall review the complaints that have been reported in a meeting with proper recording of minutes. The committee shall collect any evidence in support of the complaint, to include park video surveillance and witness statements, if available depending on where the complaint occurred. The committee will determine a consistent discipline for minor offenses, and address all major complaints with a reasonable recommendation; i.e. suspension of services, restitution from the offender if damage has occurred, etc. The committee will present to the Directors overseeing the committee their recommendations, which will then be presented to the entire Board. The Board can offer another recommendation, or agree with the committee recommendation. The committee shall keep a 3 year record of offenses and evidence.

Committee members assigned to the Governing / Covenants Committee will be approved by the board. A member will be removed after 3 consecutive missed meetings.

PLEASE NOTE:  If you owe past invoices, but only pay your 2022 Assessments, your services 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗡𝗢𝗧 be turned on!  ALL invoices need to be paid before any services are turned on.

Invoices have been emailed and snail mailed for the 2022 Assessments and any remaining open balances.  If you received an email, but prefer a paper bill mailed to you, please let the office know at rbpark.office@gmail.com or 870.819.7757.

Please fill out the 2022 Registration Form at https://riverbendparkhardyar.com/docs-%2F-forms.  You can fill it out online and email it, or print a copy.  You can turn it into the office by mailing to PO  Box 337, Hardy, AR 72543, emailing it to rbpark.office@gmail.com or by dropping it off at the office in the dropbox.

The  2022 Assessments have been emailed out.  The snail mail ones have also  been sent.  You will notice there is a 1% Online Processing Fee.  This  is a fee we have to recoup from the POA because the park is being  charged this.  This was talked about at a board meeting, the POA meeting  in November 2021 and was posted on FaceBook and on the River Bend Park  web page. 

The block 5 gate keeps losing cellular connection.  Please use block 9 gate.

There are campers illegally parked on the hill.  There is no lot and block on them, no other marking to identify them, the park manager has not given permission to be parked there.  The office has no way to contact them.  The owner has 30 days to move the camper or get a parking pass from the office.  

Effective October 3rd, 2021,  the pump board will be removed from the office.  All POA members will need to email or text in their pump request.  The pump request will need to be completed by 9pm Sunday night.  The email or text HAS to be sent to rbpark.pumping@gmail.com.  Pump requests sent to any other email address or phone number will NOT be accepted.  Voice mails and phone calls will NOT be accepted.  It is the POA members responsibility to ensure they send the request in on time.  Do not wait until Sunday afternoon to send your request.  If you do not receive a confirmation back, try again.  Multiple requests from the same phone number or email will only receive one confirmation.

Quiet Time hours have been changed to 12am to 7am.  Camp site radios, TVs, vehicle radios, etc. should be kept at a respectable volume during quiet time hours.  All vehicles, ATV’s, SxS, golf carts, etc. riding around on park roads during quiet time hours should be respectful of other property owners.

Jeremy Glass has been voted in.  26 Yes votes and 2 No votes.

Please welcome Thomas "TJ" Smith to the board.

Due to the seriousness, immediate danger and liability to River Bend Park, all canoe, rafting, tubing, kayak, etc companies are not allowed to use any River Bend Park properties. Any company caught using any River Bend Park properties, regardless if allowed access from a property owner or not, will be immediately reported to the local authorities for trespassing, and charges will be pressed. Any property owner allowing or contributing access to River Bend Park properties to these companies will be immediately reported to the local authorities for allowing unauthorized access, and charges will be pressed. 

ATTENTION:   The hill in block 9 near the pool/bathhouse is now blocked off with poles and wire.  This includes the road that has the huge tree roots in the road.  Do not try and drive down this road.  There is orange paint and ribbons on the wire.  The common ground in block 6 by the bathhouse is also blocked off the same way.  This does NOT mean you can drive on other unblocked common grounds.  Drive on the roads only. 

  Here are your 2021 Election Candidates:  

1. Kimberly Bondi 
2. Mary Beth Dodd
3. Jackie G Ragan
4. Jeremy Glass as a Y/N

The bios for members running for the board have been posted to the website.  You can find them at https://riverbendparkhardyar.com/2021-board-election-info. 

The  block 9 incoming gate is locked and not usable until further notice.   Someone pushed it open and broke the ram.  It won't be replaced until  Monday or Tuesday.  We do know who damaged the gate.  Please use block 5  incoming gate in the mean time.  The  block 9 incoming gate has the old lock on it and can be opened with a key. 

Update:   The water is back on.

Until further notice, ALL park water is shut off.  The City of Hardy has a water main break and are working to fix it. 

Block 2 pool is closed until further notice.  Someone decided to break  the concrete step again and pull the rail bolts out, so the pool has to  be drained to fix these. 

A Special POA meeting has been called to discuss approval of minutes, approval of financials, audit reports, gate discussion, bathhouses, roads, pumping, commercial selling (if allowed, should there be a fee, if so, what amount), misconduct and loss of privileges, election committee updates, ATV/UTV damages on common grounds, report of the park manager.  

After the business portion, a town hall style discussion will be held.

This will be held Saturday, August 14th, 2021 at 12:00pm at the Community Center.

There will be a Candidate "Meet & Greet" on Saturday, July 24th, 2021 immediately following the Special Meeting at the Community Center.

The deadline is fast approaching, anyone interested in seeking a board position during the election held in September must submit their bio to rbpark.secretary@gmail.com by 11:59pm on July 18, 2021.

Anyone interested in running for a position on River Bend Property Owners Board of Director’s must submit a bio to rbpark.secretary@gmail.com by 11:59pm July 18, 2021.  

Any submissions after the deadline will not be accepted. All POA members in good standing that has owned property and been a member over a year the day of the election are welcomed to run.

DO NOT PUT HOT COALS IN DUMPSTERS!

DO NOT PUT ANYTHING FLAMMABLE IN THE DUMPSTERS!

The park manager just had to put out a fire in the dumpster due to someone putting their hot coals in the trash bin.

This is just a reminder. You can put in your request for a Monday Pump anytime after 8am on the previous Monday. This includes writing your request on the board, or emailing/texting in your request. 

For example: any pump request that come through as of 8am this morning will be held and put on the Pump list for 06/07/2021.

IMPORTANT!

Yesterday, we hired 2 people to clean the bath houses. They were cleaning the bath houses early in the morning and decided to no longer work for the park due to being verbally attacked by Lot owners and/or guests. They were told that they were “Interrupting” by cleaning the bath houses. Due to this, we no longer have anyone to clean the bath houses this weekend. 

We have hired 4 other people this year to clean bath houses. All have either quit or just refused to show up again, with reports ranging from verbal abuse from Lot owners/guest, used Feminine products/condoms discarded on bath house floors, and male POA members stripping in front of female workers. 

This is supposed to be a relaxing place for our POA members and a safe place for our employees. Please remember how you would feel if someone cussed you out at your job. 

Until we can hire a new employee, you are welcome to come by the office during regular business hours and pick up Trash Bags, Gloves, and Toilet Paper for the bath houses. 

I would like to personally thank Julia Adams Moss and Beth Sator, and any POA member, that has volunteered to help during this time.

If you need a temporary gate code for Memorial Day weekend, you will need to go to the River Bend website and fill out the form.  https://riverbendparkhardyar.com/gate-code-form.  This will be the only accepted means of requesting a code.  Do not call the office and do not email the office, those requests will be ignored.  You can only request the code from today until next Wednesday May 26th, 2021. 

Per Waste Connections of Cherokee Village, They will not haul off the dumpster if there is any TIRES, LIQUID, FREON, ETC in it. Each lot owners will be responsible for hauling off their own items. This is coming from Waste Connections, not the Board. 

Because of the park power being down because of flooding, it was decided that POA members IN GOOD STANDING, WHO USE PARK POWER, will be able to use their personal generators until August 1st, 2021.  This should be plenty of time for members to be able to get with Entergy and have their power pole setup.  If Entergy is not able to have the pole installed by then, the POA member will need to provide a letter from them stating this, and an extension can be provided.  This will be a case by case basis.  

The park will do everything in its power to get the grid back up.  We will turn on park power grids that are still usable.  We still need to assess the damage, but there is a lot of debris that has to be moved first.  Please be patient.

Dawn Craft has resigned from the board.

If you have a work order request, please email them to rbpark.office@gmail.com or rbpark.manager@gmail.com.  Facebook is not monitored 24/7, so requests that are submitted there may be missed or may be delayed in getting completed. 

The water issue is that the water tank is not talking to the water pump to tell it to turn on.  Jerry Smith (park manager) has purchased a relay switch which he thinks is the problem.  If that is not it, we have to do further research.  He has been having to manually turn the pumps on about every 4 hours so the tank will stay full for us to have water.

This is the statement that was made after the board came out of executive session.

In regards to the incident at the block 9 gate on Saturday, March 20th, 2021 at 12:15am, the incident was reported to the proper law enforcement agency.  The case has been turned over to law enforcement and is in the hands of the judicial system.  The property owner has paid restitution to the park for the damages he caused to the gate in the amount of $600.  In addition to the $600, he will be responsible for any additional cost incurred for the repair of the gate.

To schedule a Friday pump, click on the Friday Pump Form tab and fill out the information.  Please remember you get 3 free Friday pumps.  After the 3 free ones, you will be charged $25 per pump.  The Friday Pump request needs to be in before 3pm on Monday from the Friday you want to be pumped.

NO CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS GO IN THE DUMPSTER.  NO FURNITURE GOES IN THE DUMPSTER. This is for household trash ONLY!!!

Per River Bend Park Declaration of Restrictions 9.5 “Remedies for Non – Payment of Assessments”, River Bend has the right to refuse to connect utility service (or will disconnect services) to any lot in which the annual assessment has not been paid, or any amount due for electric usage has not been paid by the due date.  River Bend will charge a fee of $15.00 to reconnect after all delinquent assessments and/or fees have been paid in full, including the postage for the past due invoices that will be mailed. This is in addition to privileges being suspended of common property usage and all amenities. 

The office will be open the following days and hours:

Sunday – 9am to 3pm

Monday – 10am to 3pm

Tuesday – Closed to Public

Wednesday - Closed

Thursday - Closed

Friday – 1pm to 6pm

Saturday – 9am to 3pm

The system is open for sending in your automated pumping request. The first pumping day will be Monday, March 15th. Please remember that the test that was run last week DOES NOT put you on the pump list for Monday the 15th. 

This year the park is allowing POA members to put their tree limbs, tree debris and brush to be burned into a burn pile.  The dates for this will be for one month only, March 12th to April 12th.  This will be located in the common ground right next to the block 5 gate.  This is for tree limbs, tree debris and brush only!!  DO NOT PUT ANY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OR OTHER ITEMS OTHER THAN TREE LIMBS/DEBRIS/BRUSH IN THE BURN PILE!!  If construction materials or other items other than tree limbs/debris/brush are found in the burn pile, it will be IMMEDIATELY STOPPED and no one can use it any longer.  Please do not allow your kids to play near this area.  The park is not responsible for any injuries.

If you would like to be on one of the listed committees, please email rbpark.president@gmail.com.  Please state which committee you would like to be on.

Abandoned Properties Committee
Activities Committee
Architectural / Engineering Committee
By-Laws Committee
Elections Committee
Financial Audit Committee
Planning Committee
Pumper Truck Committee
Rules & Regulations Committee
Safety / Security Committee
Special Projects Committee

We are doing a test run for the Automated Pumping Request.  If you would like to participate, please send your request via email or text to rbpark.pumping@gmail.com.  Please remember to use the correct format.  Once you send it, you should receive a confirmation email or text that it was received.  This does not mean that it was accepted, it will be reviewed for formatting.  If you do not receive an additional email or text stating it was not accepted, then you are good.

Just as a reminder - Lot # and Block # must be sent to rbpark.pumping@gmail.com by 9:00 pm on Sunday for the following weeks pumping. You need to send your lot-block in ###-## format.  Lot needs to be first in a 3 digit format and block in a 2 digit format with a dash in the middle, not a space.  No other wording should be included.  DO NOT use the subject line in the email.  DO NOT forward old texts or emails.  Examples:  029-10, 005-07, 195-09.

A decision was made that each paid POA member will be able to  have an additional 4 gate openers to purchase instead of just 2.  That  means you will have a total of 6 gate openers in any combination you  wish.  Please let the office  know if you wish to purchase additional gate openers.  Please remember that you can only purchase four additional cards/fobs. 

Gate Cards - POA members that have paid their assessment will receive 2 free gate cards. You will have the option to purchase two more gate cards (4 total). This can be a card @ $5 or a key fob @ $20. POA members that have not paid their assessment can purchase 2 gate cards or fobs (2 total), they do not receive any free cards.

Key Fobs -  If you would like to order a key fob, you must pre-order and pay for it before we make the order  The cost for the key fob will be $20. The key fob will be counted as one of your gate keys. 

Please remember that you can only purchase two additional cards/fobs. 

All parts for the electric gates have been installed.  I am in the process of programming the cards.  Because of the type of system, it is a cumbersome process.  Also, we are starting from scratch.  If you have paid your assessment, and will be at the February POA meeting, your cards will be ready.  The system may or may not be active by then.  That will have to be determined at a later date.

All  2021 Assessment Invoices have gone out either by email or snail mail.   Please remember to fill out the 2021 Registration Form because we need  updated phone numbers and email addresses for the gate system.  If we  don't have updated information, your gate card will not work when the  system is implemented. 

Invoices  are currently being created for the 2021 Assessments and any remaining  2020 open balances.  Emails are being sent, if you would like to request a  paper bill mailed, please let the office know at rbpark.office@gmail.com or text (870)819-7757.

Please  Note: 2021 Registration forms have been emailed with Invoice. Please  make sure to turn it back into the office. You can do this by mail: P.O.  Box 337, Hardy, Ar. 72543, email: rbpark.office@gmail.com or by dropping it off at the office.

IMPORTANT: If you are planning on using Park Electric this year, it is REQUIRED to have an Electric Request turned into the office. You can do this by mail: P.O.  Box 337, Hardy, Ar. 72543, email: rbpark.office@gmail.com or by dropping it off at the office.

Please Complete the 2021 Registration Form and turn it in to the Office.

If you are planning on using Park Electric this year, it is REQUIRED to have an Electric Request turned into the office.  You can do this by mail: P.O.  Box 337, Hardy, Ar. 72543, email: rbpark.office@gmail.com or by dropping it off at the office. 

We  are pleased to announce the hiring of Jericho Smith as the new Park  Manager, effective immediately. He has a variety of experiences that  will make him an asset to River Bend Park. He has previously worked for a  park very similar to our park in New York State, where he did a number  to things from mowing to pumping. He has spent the last six years as a  district manager with Tiger Correctional Services. When you meet him,  you will see that he cares about the parks purpose and wants to see  great things for River Bend Park. 

Entergy has scheduled a power outage on 11/23/2020 from 8am to  approximately 1pm.  This is for a planned circuit upgrade.  Power will  be out park wide during this time.

We are looking at shutting the water and electric off 11/30/2020. That’s our goal. If the weather gets  bad and we have a lot of freezing days, we may have to shut the water off sooner. If we do, we will let everyone know. 

REMINDER:  In order for you to receive the $50 credit for the 2021 season, you must have your own power pole installed by 12/31/2020.  You must let the office know when your own pole is active so that the credit can be applied.   Even if you have never been on park electric, let the office know so you will receive the credit. 

The mail-in ballot form for the outsourced pumping has been posted to the website. 

If you are interested in filling the vacant board seat please email your bio to rbpark.secretary@gmail.com by 5:00 pm October 8, 2020. 

NOTICE:  Beginning this week, if you send in a pump request in the wrong format, your request will no longer be corrected.  How ever the request is sent in is how it will be put into the system.  Incorrect requests will be sent an email stating it was incorrectly input.  If you do not send a new requests, the original incorrect one will be put into the system. 

In Accordance with Article VII, Section 1, Paragraph B or the Bylaws of the River Bend Property Owners Association Sharp County, Fulton County, Arkansas, we will have a Special Meeting of the Property Owners Association On October 31, 2020 in order to discuss business of River Bend Park, its members, and Board of Directors.  

For the past few months we have been in a contract with Dawson Septic to provide pumping services for the park. The Board comes before you to ask do you want to keep using an outside source for pumping even though this means an increase in dues?  

Find out the results of the elections by clicking here.

 Here are your 2020 Election Candidates:  

1. 1.) Arlen Whitley
   2.) Jeremy Glass *Pending Verification
   3.) Stacey Okert
   4.) J.W. White
   5.) Kimberly Bondi
   6.) Wendy Barger
   7.) Jackie Ragan
   8.)  Ryan Holder

The bios for members running for the board have been posted to the website.  You can find them at https://riverbendparkhardyar.com/2020-board-election-info.

REMINDER: Elections for board members will be held September 5th, 2020. Please note that in order to vote, your name must be recorded on the deed with Sharp County. Remember, there is one vote per lot, per paid assessment. 

The RBP Board of Directors would like to welcome (back) Marco Cooper. Effective today, he is the Park Manager. 

In order to get a FREE permit to park on the hill:
 

1. You must be a member in good standing.
2. You must get a permit issued from the office.
3. Your Lot and Block must be visible.
4. If you do not have a permit, your camper will be towed at your expense.
5. Permits are good November 1 - April 30, after that you will be  charged a  fee of $50.00 a week until you reach a total of $500.00.  At  which time  your camper will be towed at the owner’s expense.
6. If you remove your camper and do not pay your fees, your services will be suspended until you pay your outstanding balance.
7.  During a flood, campers can be moved to the hill area if space is   available without a permit. However, they must, have Lot and Block #   visible and once the water has receded, they will have one week to move   their campers back to their property. If they can't get the camper  moved  back to their property in a weeks’ time, they may ask the park  manager  for a two-week extension.
8. You are only allowed one camper per paid assessment. 

Please welcome Wendy Johnson Barger as our newest board member. She is filling Justin Taylor's position. 

NOTICE:  On park electric bills, if it is not paid by the due date, your park electric will be turned off 10 DAYS AFTER the due date.  To ensure your park electric is not turned off, please pay your bill by the due date. 

The park electrician will begin the removal of any park meter boxes and poles that have been requested. If you would like to have your park meter box and pole removed from your lot, please email rbpark.office@gmail.com, or text 870-819-7757. You may also come by during office hours or leave a note in the drop box.

Please remember that by authorizing the park electrician to remove the park meter box and pole, you acknowledge that this can not be undone. The meter will remain at the lot owners RV, but the meter box and pole will be removed.

Attn: On Monday, the pumping boards will be removed from the guard shack and placed on the wall between the office and the bathrooms. Thank you all. 

River Bend Park Office has Orange Plastic ribbons that lot owners can use to mark their septic handles on their campers. Please feel free to stop by anytime the office is open and pick up a few. 

 Do you want to be a Board Member? If you are interested in running for one of the three seats available this year, this is your chance. We are now accepting Bio’s for anyone who wants to run for a seat. Bio’s need to be submitted to the Secretary of the Board no later than 11:59 pm July 21, 2020. Please email them to rpbark.secretary@gmail.com.

There will also be three seats that will be yes/no votes. The Board Members holding those seats will also be submitting a Bio for your reading pleasure.

PLEASE NOTE: When Dawson’s Septic starts pumping campers, they start in Block 7 and go down Riverfront Road. They are doing all the campers in all blocks (Block 7, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 in that order) on that road. Once that road is finished, they go to side roads along the river, then make their way to River Bend Road. Then they work their way to the roads over by the train tracks. Once those are done, they go to Block 6 and finish up on that side of the train tresses. Then they do Blocks 8, 9 & 10.

This means that ALL of any block may not be pumped in the same day. Let’s say they pump Blocks 7, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 on one day and then Blocks 5, 4, and 3 on another day. Or some combination of that.

REMINDER. If you move your camper to a new/different lot, contact the office to move your information to the new lot and make sure to change your lot and block on your camper BEFORE Sunday at 9pm.