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Residents of Carrington, 

Carrington Homeowners Association has partnered with Flock Safety and Alabama Power in an effort to deter crime for all residents in the Carrington Community. Regardless of where you reside, which HOA you are a member of, the Carrington Homeowners Association believes deterring crime will help maintain everyone's property values and will continue to insure the reputation of all of Carrington as a safe place to live. As the association solely responsible with the maintenance of the main entrance and with the resident safety and stable property values in mind, we saw an opportunity to bring Carrington into parity with other communities in Trussville that use Flock Security to help deter crime in their neighborhoods. 

Flock Security is a national neighborhood security provider that specializes in community safety through the use of license plate reading cameras. License plates are the #1 piece of evidence that police request in the case of criminal activity such as home and car break-ins. Flock Safety’s cameras are entirely self-sufficient; they are solar-powered and send footage via mobile technology to a secure cloud-based network unique to our community. The cameras record footage but also have both day and night-time capability to read and record license plates that pass through our community. Two cameras will soon be installed to cover both the incoming and outgoing traffic at the main entrance. 

Privacy is a top concern for Flock and Carrington. The footage and data that is collected is automatically deleted after 30 days and is accessible only by limited members of the board. In the event of a crime, a police report MUST be filed before footage can be accessed and will be released only to law enforcement officers. Despite this technology, it is just a camera. The #1 way to deter crime is a responsibility we each own individually: lock your doors and keep your valuables out of sight. We are fortunate to live in such a safe neighborhood, but we believe that this service will both further deter mischief crimes and provide a valuable resource to our residents. 

What we recommend: 1) Carrington encourages you to register to our community’s SafeList. It’s up to you whether you provide your actual name, but by registering your license plate, we will know that your vehicle belongs to a resident when sorting through footage in the event of a crime. You can add any vehicle that you own or that frequently visits your home. The link to the secure Safelist site is:  https://users.flocksafety.com/resident/register/6e544f41-219d-43a7-b4a1-bdcd5acf90ef .  2) If you are the victim of a crime, please report it to the police department. Then the detective assigned to the case will be able to access the footage. 3) Wave and smile to your neighbors and continue to make Carrington an incredible place to live.

Things to consider: ● The existence of Flock Safety cameras should NOT be relied upon by any individual for safety or security. Individuals are encouraged to take additional precautions to ensure the safety of their property. ● Carrington and Flock Safety are NOT law enforcement agencies and are not in position to undertake law enforcement activities. Report any illegal activity to police immediately for investigation. 

• Please note the Carrington Lakes communities are not members of this Carrington Homeowners Association.

Norfolk-Southern Main Number: 855-NOR-FOLK or 855-667-3655
Emergencies: 800-453-2530
Crossing Gates/Signals/Rough Crossings: 800-453-2530

• NOTE: When the train is blocking the entrance, Carrington Lakes HOA  has kindly agreed to allow residents to exit out the back access through  Carrington Lakes on to Blackjack Road. There is an entrance off of  Blackjack if you want to enter through there in instances where the  train is blocking your ability to get home; however, the gate is not  manned and the gate guard does not get the call from the box there, so  you will have to wait for someone to provide you with access in.  Carrington HOA has no control over this situation, as the gates are  controlled and manned by the separate Carrington Lakes Homeowners  Association.

• Our current landscaping company is Lawn Chasers. We  have contracted them to mow and maintain the entrance to our  neighborhood and other common areas throughout the community. It is the  responsibility of individual property owners to mow and maintain their  trees, lots and yards. Our property management company does send notices  when weeds and grass need to be cut back to maintain aesthetics. 

•  Please send an email with the number that is on the light pole, along with the nearest street name and house address to our property management company,  Neighborhood Management -    jenny@nhmllc.org   .

 Please contact the City of Trussville so that they can remove the tree : 205-655-7478

• As a courtesy to our neighbors, we encourage homeowners to prune back  their trees from the roadways so that drivers can easily traverse the  roadways. With so many trees throughout our neighborhood, an occasional  check in the front of your yard to see if your trees are leaning or  obstructing traffic helps maintain aesthetics, flow, and accessibility.  Our landscape company does not trim trees not in common areas.

•  Missed pick ups should be reported to Trussville City Hall (205) 655-7478 by 4:00 p.m. Residents are encouraged to bag ALL trash to reduce the loose litter  that falls from trash cans when the trash company lifts the cans and  what rubbish might float out of the truck as they drive through.