Specialized Help Needed: Diagnosing our Entryway Irrigation Leak

Neighbors,

Our neighborhood entryways are struggling, and we need to fix the root cause before we can invest in replacing the dead plants.

The Problem: We have a leak somewhere in the half-mile drip irrigation line (buried 6-8" underground) servicing our entryways. We cannot run the water or plant anything new until it is found and repaired.

The Financial Reality: As a purely voluntary association, CENA maintains a $1,500 emergency reserve. Hiring a professional contractor just to find the leak across a half-mile stretch will consume a large chunk of that reserve before a single pipe is even patched.

The Ask: Before we hire a commercial contractor, we want to tap into the expertise right here in Creekbend Estates. We are looking for a highly specific, one-time volunteer effort.

If you are a professional landscaper, plumber, or irrigation specialist, or if you have access to line tracing or leak detection equipment, can you help us pinpoint the leak?

If you have the gear or the know-how to help us target the exact repair site, please reply to this post or email us at creekbendestatesplano@gmail.com. You'll be saving the neighborhood hundreds of dollars.

Thank you! - Michael J Casavant & The CENA Board

CENA Newsletter 2026.01.11

It's a new year and it's time to refill the CENA coffers and save up to replace some plants we lost. We've done it before and I am confident we can do it again, neighbors!

Happy New Year, y'all!

• Michael J Casavant, CENA President

Sprinkler PSA

Not sure what hours to irrigate or if you should even run the sprinklers in a given week? Here's a friendly reminder that you can get expert advice texted right to you for free from watermyyard.org/.

It's A New Fiscal Year! :-)

Our fiscal year started in October, so the donation rolls are reset. We still have not recovered from the cost of the repair and have dipped into most of our reserve. All of the board has donated, can you join us in getting back into the green so we can pay to maintain and replace the green in our entryways?

If you haven't donated yet this year, please consider doing so; we suggest $100/year, but if you want to give more, we won't complain. Not sure if you gave? Check the donor roll on creekbendestatesplano.blogspot.com. Let us know if we missed you!

As always, the choice is yours, can you help out?

Would You Like to Join the Board?

We are pretty informal, so we can get by with a skeleton crew, but if you are interested, we have some positions open - Vice President, Social Activities, Crime Watch, and Membership.

Thank you for your kind consideration and being a good neighbor.

- Your neighbors, the CENA Board (creekbendestatesplano@gmail.com)

P.S: To join us on NextDoor.com, just email us!

How to Donate

• Online: Please use our PayPal form at creekbendestatesplano.blogspot.com

• Check: Please send (or drop off) a check to our Treasurer, Brad, at 1116 Lakestream Dr

• Checks should be made payable to CENA.

Newsletter Update - February 22nd, 2024

Howdy, neighbor! Folks really came through with donations later in 2024 and we are in a pretty safe spot for now. Thank you!

• Michael J Casavant, CENA President

Thanks to Our 2023 Donors!

Newsletter Update - October 21st, 2023

Howdy Neighbor!

If you're like us, you are enjoying this cooler weather. It made for an especially pleasant Plano International Festival this past weekend.

Newsletter Update - April 9th, 2022

Howdy Neighbor!

For those that celebrate them, a (belated) Happy Holi, Happy Ramadan, and, soon-to-be Happy Easter and Happy Passover. If you have any interest in having a gathering related to a holiday, feel free to coordinate something with your neighbors via our Facebook group, NextDoor, fliers, word-of-mouth, etc.

Newsletter Update - April 5th, 2021

Howdy Neighbor!

What a strange few months we have had - the Capitol insurrection, snowmageddon, and a third and maybe fourth wave of COVID-19. It feels like 2021 is trying to outdo 2020 for Worst Year Ever.

In spite of being careful, Catherine and I came down with COVID-19 when we had the big spike mid-January. Thankfully, it was not serious and we will be fully vaccinated by month's end. 

One silver lining: A friend staying at our house managed to avoid catching it from us by double-masking and social distancing. We are thankful that they did not get it and are now fully vaccinated.

Newsletter Update December 21, 2020

Howdy Neighbor!

As the year draws to a close and we enjoy a few days of unseasonably warm weather to knock out some outdoor chores or take a stroll in the park, I'd like to thank you for being good neighbors.

It's an understatement to say it's been a year with a lot of stress and turmoil. A year in which many folks have struggled to find the better angels of their nature. We have weathered it in stride, taken care of some random emergencies with our entryways, and remained neighborly along the way.