If your child is a senior and attended Northwood Hills Elementary or Spring Valley Elementary, tell them about this scholarship opportunity! The Northwood Hills Elementary PTA is pleased to offer a $500 scholarship to a 2025 RISD graduating senior who attended either elementary school. Submissions are due April 28, 2025. Click here for the application for NHE and here for the application for SVE.
The first weekend in April is the Annual April Alley Clean-Up. Since Bulk Trash pickup for Northwood Hills begins Monday, April 14, this is the perfect opportunity to tend to your alley and dispose of any brush or debris you clear out. Each homeowner is responsible for maintaining the area from their back property line to the center of the alley. That includes trimming bushes so they don't scrape cars or obstruct the alley. Trees that overhang the alley are required to be trimmed up 15 feet to allow clearance for garbage collection trucks. If trucks have to maneuver to avoid your branches, trash, or other debris, chances are they will cause damage to your alley in the process! Let's keep it clean.
The Pepper Square rezoning application will be heard at City Council on Wednesday, March 26th. The hearing and vote will take place in the 6th floor Council Chambers at Dallas City Hall (1500 Marilla St). There is pay parking available around City Hall. Please arrive by 12:45pm. If you oppose the rezoning application, you are encouraged to wear a yellow shirt or receive a free yellow shirt when you arrive, while supplies last. To make your voice heard, you are allowed to speak for 1, possibly 2, minutes. You must start your speech with your name and address. The meeting may last a few hours, so plan accordingly. You do not have to register in advance if you plan to speak in person. If you can't attend in person, you can sign up to speak remotely, but you must be able to turn your camera on when you are called. The signup for remote speaking closes at 5pm on Tuesday March 25th. Sign up here. For more information, please review this presentation from a recent community meeting: Councilinfo
The Northwood Hills Homeowners Association Annual Meeting took place on Tuesday, February 11th at 6:30pm at the Fretz Park Rec Center (6950 Belt Line Rd, behind the library). Updates were provided on the Association's activities including Security, Beautification, and Membership. New Board Members were elected. The 2024 Financials were shared and the 2025 Budget was approved. Questions and comments were welcomed at the conclusion of the business meeting. The annual report with the recap of 2024 and a snapshot of what we hope to accomplish in 2025 can be found here. Presentation slides from the meeting can be found here. Thanks for your support of Northwood Hills HOA!
We want to continue to preserve and enhance the value of property and quality of life in Northwood Hills, but we need your support! The more members we have, the more we can do for the neighborhood. To renew, you can pay online with a Paypal account or credit card, but keep in mind we are charged a fee by our payment processor for using this method. There is an option to include an additional contribution to help cover that fee, or you can consider an alternative payment method that doesn't generate any fees - use Zelle to send $400 to membership@northwoodhills.org or send a check for $400 to NHHA, PO Box 800874, Dallas, TX 75380. (Sorry, we can't accept Venmo). Save us a stamp by renewing now! If any of your phone numbers or email addresses have changed over the past year, please fill out a membership form after you make payment. THANK YOU to those who have already renewed for 2025. Your acknowledgment letter will be mailed out within the next couple of weeks. If you have any questions, please reach out to us.
Congratulations to our 2024 Holiday Decorating Contest Winners! The Imhoff Family on Paldao Dr went with a whimsical candy cane swirl theme, along with inflatables and a penguin from the North Pole. Heather & Kellie on Stonehill Dr capitalized on their front yard trees to create an impressive light display that could be seen from afar. These two households prevailed as our top two vote-getters out of the 36 entrants. For their efforts, they can now display a sign announcing their win and they received a gift card from STEAKYARD, courtesy of NHHA sponsor Ines Hermoso. Big thank you to our residents who nominated neighbors, those who participated in the contest, and those who voted on the winners.
A Temporary Restraining Order was filed by the 501(c)(4) Save Pepper Square Neighborhood Association. The TRO was granted, which prevented the Dallas City Council from discussing or voting on the rezoning request for the Pepper Square site at the October Council Meeting. A Temporary Injunction hearing was held on Friday, November 1 and will be continued on Friday, November 8. If the injunction request is not successful, the City Council will likely vote on the rezoning application at their next scheduled meeting (November 13). If the injunction request is approved, the vote on the rezoning application will be delayed further. The Save Pepper Square Neighborhood Association is relying on private donations to continue the legal battle. If you are unhappy with the way this rezoning application and city approval process has played out, and want to help fight for further revisions to the developer's plan before the City votes on it, they are asking for your support. To make a donation by check, send it to: SAVE Pepper Square NA PO Box 803174 Dallas, TX 75380 To make a donation by Zelle, send it to: savepeppersquare@gmail.com To make a donation by credit card, navigate to: https://tinyurl.com/savepeppersquare The Save Pepper Square [...]
THE VOTE ON PEPPER SQUARE SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DO NOT GO TO CITY HALL. Henry S. Miller and their consultant Masterplan have released an updated proposal regarding their application to rezone Pepper Square from Community Retail to Mixed Use 2. This appears to be the final version that will be presented to the Dallas City Council at the upcoming hearing on Wednesday, October 23rd. In summary, they are seeking to build 752 residential units over 3 phases, in buildings that range from 5 stories to 12 stories. They would have the option to add an additional 116 units if they are designated as retirement housing and another additional 116 units if they are made available to households earning less than the area median family income. (It’s likely they would opt to pay a fee in lieu of offering the mixed-income housing units). The total maximum number of dwelling units would be 984. Their most recent prior proposal had included a maximum number of dwelling units of 1,550. The first phase of their proposal would include a 5 story building with 300 units and two park spaces – one along Belt Line Rd and one interior [...]
Save the Date for NHHA's Good Neighbor Day Celebration coming up in the afternoon of Sunday, September 29th. This year we're planning pop-up area parties throughout the neighborhood to provide an opportunity to stop by, grab a drink or snack, meet your neighbors, and drop off donations for the Network of Community Ministries. This organization serves those in need in our zip codes (75254 & 75240), as well as 12 other zip codes inside RISD. Start gathering your donations now and see the flyer for examples of their most-needed items. If you can't stop by during the event, but still want to donate goods, just let us know! We're happy to pick up or arrange another day/time for drop-off. To fellowship with neighbors and/or drop off your donations, please plan to stop by one of the following sites on Sunday, September 29th between 2pm and 4pm: Area 1: 7714 Maplecrest Dr Area 2: 7054 Oakbluff Dr Area 3: 6623 Glenhurst Dr Area 4: 6532 Dartbrook Dr Area 5: 13826 Sprucewood Dr
Henry S. Miller and their consultant Masterplan have released an updated proposal regarding their application to rezone Pepper Square from Community Retail to Mixed Use 2. This appears to be the final version that will be presented to the City Plan Commission at the upcoming hearing on Thursday, August 8th. In summary, they are seeking to build 752 residential units over 3 phases, in buildings that range from 5 stories to 12 stories. They would have the option to add an additional 116 units if they are designated as retirement housing and another additional 116 units if they are made available to households earning less than the area median family income. (It’s likely they would opt to pay a fee in lieu of offering the mixed-income housing units. There is no fee in lieu option for the retirement units). The total maximum number of dwelling units would be 984. Their most recent prior proposal had included a maximum number of dwelling units of 1,550. The first phase of their proposal would include a 5 story building with 300 units and two park spaces – one along Belt Line Rd and one interior to the site. The exact unit counts for [...]