Notice to all River Oaks Property Owners – Pool Update

The River Oaks Board of Directors voted at the board meeting on April 23, 2020 to delay the opening of the Pool and Clubhouse until the State and Parish move into Phase II (Allow gatherings up to 50).  The main issue of opening in Phase I (Allow gatherings up to 10 people) is monitoring the numbers, enforcing the 10 person rule and the sanitizing of the facilities. Opening in Phase I would be tough to handle even with a reservation procedure in place The issue of when to open the Pool and Clubhouse is an ongoing and evolving discussion by the board and we are still looking at every possibility to enable the pool to open safely but without additional confirmed guidelines from the State and our Parish on these type of facilities, the Board of directors cannot at this time make an informed decision or call to safely open the Pool and Clubhouse.  The safety of our homeowners and their children is of utmost importance....

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Traffic Control Project Complete

At the 2019 annual homeowners meeting, those present requested that the Board of Directors investigate means to control the speed by vehicles on River Oaks Drive.  The board at its next regular meeting in April 2019 approved that the Capital committee investigate Traffic control alternatives of STOP signs, Speed Humps and Radar Speed indicating devices.  At the July 2019 meeting the Board sanctioned a Traffic Control study by a Traffic Engineering firm.  This was done as a result of a recommendation from the St Tammany Sheriff’s Office (STPSO) and the St Tammany Parish Department of Public Works.  Check on link below to get a full description of all that has been done and what else to expect. See updated information on the Traffic Control Project in the “Documents & Forms” section of the website at https://www.riveroaksestates.org/documents-forms/ /in the form “Traffic Control Information (Updated 2.11.20)” The important implementation that will occur is that the St Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office will begin patrols to check on traffic violations. Due to the recent ordinance passed by the St Tammany Parish Council and the approval of the River Oaks Board of Directors, the Sheriff’s Office is authorized to issue tickets to vehicles exceeding 30 MPH in our...

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New Speed Indication Devices in Service

SLOW DOWN – Over 20% of the 500 vehicles that travel our streets each day exceed the speed limit of 25 MPH – if you see the words “SLOW DOWN” on the sign you are going over 28 MPH.

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Traffic Control Implementation

The Board of Directors of River Oaks has approved the implementation of the Speed Control recommendations of consultant JV Burkes. . STOP sign and Speed Limit sign locations have been staked. Installation will begin shortly after all utilities have been located. The Radar Feedback sign has been ordered.  Installation of it will be late December or early January. More details can be found on the website in the “Documents & Forms” section of the website at https://www.riveroaksestates.org/documents-forms/ in a document called “ Traffic Control...

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