Dear Neighbors,

I volunteered for the HOA Board in 2017 after the board sent out a plea for volunteers because the HOA was approaching a crossroad. One path would lead to continued success in making the Estates of Forest Creek a great community to live in and one sought after by prospective new homeowners. The other path, without adequate HOA volunteers, would potentially lead to the abolition of the HOA and turning over all maintenance and improvement projects to the City of Plano.

This year, after 9 years, I am stepping down from the Board. Despite all of the board members' efforts we have not been successful in recruiting a replacement for secretary, AND we have other Officers who plan to transition off the Board next year. 

So ... I find myself writing to you with the same sense of urgency and need for volunteers as the 2016 HOA Board that recruited me.

We need our residents to step up and get involved in the HOA if we are to survive. If you truly believe that the HOA brings value to our community, consider volunteering for a board position. The time commitment is 2-4 hours per month. If you believe the HOA doesn’t bring value and you wouldn’t care one way or another if it continues on, then do nothing. But, before you decide, ride around our city with eyes wide open and it will become evident which neighborhoods do not have an active HOA and rely on the city for maintenance and improvements and ask yourself if those standards are acceptable to you and protective of your home investment.

I do hope you will consider nominating your name for a position on the 2026 HOA Board or at least volunteering to fill the open secretary position. Our survival depends on it!

Sincerely yours,

Kathie Kankel, outgoing EFC HOA Secretary

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 7:00 PM Central Time on Zoom

Annual Meeting Agenda

• HOA 2025 Recap
• 2025 Treasurer Report
• Election of 2026 HOA Board - you will have an opportunity to nominate and vote for next year's HOA Board (subject to current 2025 dues payment).

Voter Registration is required to confirm voter eligibility:

https://forms.gle/8yAkzh8zLtkyHmDa9

Deadline for voter registration is Wednesday, November 12th, 2025 at 5 pm.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84180853696?pwd=a7malyD1xqX7Mx1Pa3fdnbYMYyOQ0H.1

Meeting ID: 841 8085 3696

Passcode: 560299

Current HOA Board submits the following nominations for 2026 Board. WE NEED A SECRETARY!

Officers

• President - Erica Tuscano 
• Vice President - Steve Feil 
• Treasurer - Ron Harabis
• Secretary - OPEN------------------>>> VOLUNTEER HERE FOR SECRETARY!!!

Directors-at-Large

• Director - Beautification - Maston Kucheki
• Director - Hospitality - Ranneh Kayfen
• Director - Membership - Jennifer Johnson

We do hope you will attend. Your involvement is essential to the long-term health of the HOA!

Applicable Excerpts from the Bylaws

ARTICLE IV - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

4.01 ELIGIBILITY - Any Resident that is a Current Member may be nominated and elected to the Board, however, only a Resident-Homeowner that is a Current Member may be nominated and elected to an Officer position. Current Members may vote in the election, with one (1) vote per property address.

ARTICLE II - DEFINITIONS

2.08 Current Member - shall mean a Member who has paid his/her dues to the Association for the calendar year for which dues are due and payable, as confirmed by the Board.  

2.11 Homeowner - shall mean a natural person currently registered as an owner of real property in EFC.  A person, legally married, as evidenced by a marriage certificate, to a Homeowner, but is not currently registered as an owner of real property in EFC, shall be considered a Homeowner. 

2.15 Resident - shall mean a natural person residing in EFC.

2.16 Resident-Homeowner - shall mean a Homeowner residing in EFC.

Bylaws are posted on our website www.efchoa.com. Log in to (or create) your resident account and look under Join EFC HOA & Pay Dues. 

If you are interested in serving your community and volunteer for an open Board position or have other questions, please contact Kathie Kankel secretary@efchoa.com

Voter Registration is required to confirm voter eligibility:

https://forms.gle/8yAkzh8zLtkyHmDa9

Deadline for voter registration is Wednesday, November 12th, 2025 at 5 pm.

We do hope you will attend. Your involvement is essential to the long-term health of the HOA!

A huge thank you to all that attended National Night Out.  It was very successful with a very high turnout.  The kids had a great time and it was great visiting with those neighbors I don’t normally see.  Looking forward to next year.

Coco Peisner, EFC HOA Crime Watch Coordinator

Saturday, Nov. 8

8:30 am - Noon

Chase Oaks Church parking lot

281 Legacy Drive (just west of U.S. 75)

Don't miss our biggest free drive-through, drop-off recycling collection event of the year. Clear your home of reusable donations and benefit local non-profit organizations. 

Example of accepted items include:  

• Bicycles – any size, any condition 
• Eyeglasses – any condition, no cases
• Hearing aids – any condition 
• Yarn – medium/worsted weight (#4)
• Sporting goods – except for fitness gear, treadmills, ellipticals, exercise bikes, weight plates, bars, benches and anything with wheels
• Electronics – except for TVs, LCD or CRT monitors with broken screens
• Secure on-site paper shredding – maximum of two standard file-size boxes 

Visit Plano.gov/TRD for a complete list of this year’s accepted items and other important details. Items not listed will be turned away. As you prepare your items, please pack them by category so your car can be unloaded faster and your items can be sorted more efficiently. 

Can’t make it to Texas Recycles Day? Plano has convenient Community Recycling Events are available on the first, second and third Saturday of every month and accept some of the same items.