Story and photographs by Pamela Price
Originally printed in April 2010 issue of Leon Springs Community News

While homeowners’ associations (HOAs) are most commonly thought of in their capacity to enforce covenant rules and restrictions, Leon Springs groups coordinate service and social activities for residents, too.
Take for instance the Stage Run HOA. On a recent sunny day in the neighborhood park, volunteer Bill Vogl stood before a small group of his fellow homeowners with a handmade poster board sign. Behind him, two children and their mother gathered trash and fallen limbs. In the parking lot sat a bright yellow sanitation truck on loan courtesy of Keep San Antonio Beautiful. Continue reading “HOAs Organize Volunteers for Service Projects”