About Us

The City

Carrollton, TX is a suburb of Dallas. In 2017, AreaVibes.com ranked Carrollton as the 7th best city with a population over 100,000 to live in Texas and #10th in America! Carrollton has also been named by Forbes the 12th best place to move in the US and in 2013 ranked #1 in economic development by Dallas Business Journal.

Our Story

The Neighborhood

The Savoy of Josey Ranch Neighborhood Association (SJRNA) boundaries encompass 53 blocks, totaling 517 single family homes. The North limit is Jackson Road. The West limit is the alley between Tecumseh Trace, Cannes Place, Laguna Place, Laguna Court and Osceola Trail to Homer Street. Keller Springs Road is the Southern border to Overture Way. Finally North East along Jeanette Way to East Jackson Road. 

This neighborhood is in an excellent location, within walking distance of City Hall, Police Department, Post Office, Carrollton Justice Center, Josey Ranch Sports Complex and Josey Ranch Lake Library & Senior Citizens Center. It is also close to numerous shops, grocery stores, and other service providers.

The neighborhood is easily accessible from such major freeways as I-35E and SH-190 (George Bush Turnpike) and is just a few miles away from SH-121 and the Dallas North Tollway.

The Association

SJRNA membership is voluntary and runs from July 1st – June 30th yearly. Please signify support for your neighborhood with payment of your $75 annual dues. Sign up today!

SJRNA’s primary objectives include:

  • Maintenance of five common areas including the cost of electricity, sprinkler systems, water, fertilizer, weeding, mowing, trimming, and signage.
  • Preservation of neighborhood property values through beautification activities
  • Distribution of information from various departments of the city of Carrollton, Carrollton Farmers Branch Independent School District, Police and other local service organizations to the residents of this community.
  • Development of a greater sense of community, unity, and networking among neighbors through various activities and events. (Most social activities are not paid for from membership dues.)

The History

The Savoy of Josey Ranch neighborhood saw its first resident in July of 1986. Since then, the neighborhood has steadily increased in population. Although that growth has resulted in a residential development consisting of single-family homes, there was a period of time when the final makeup of the neighborhood was in doubt. A portion of the land that now makes up our neighborhood was zoned for multi-family structures (i.e., apartments). In 1988, the owner of this property requested a zoning change to not only build apartments, but to allow them to be 3 stories tall.

Understandably, many nearby homeowners were not happy about this possibility and what it may have meant for their property values. As a result, residents formed an informal neighborhood association in order to attend the City Council hearing and register their concerns. That group was successful in presenting their case to the City and this re-zoning attempt was disallowed. Eventually, this area was rezoned for single-family housing. Shortly after the victory in 1988, the association dissolved and the momentum was lost.

Years later, in 1993, interest in developing a permanent neighborhood association was revived. This time, the intent was not only to provide a ready source of unity, such as in the case of potential rezoning efforts but also to offer other benefits to improve the quality of life in the neighborhood.

SJRNA & You

Since SJRNA’s inception in October of 1993, we have provided many positive benefits for our neighborhood.  All of the common areas at the entrances of our neighborhood are designed, landscaped, and maintained by our volunteer workforce!  Unlike some associations, SJRNA was not created with the intent of developing a list of restrictive covenants, rules and regulations to govern the lives of our residents. Instead, we seek to create an environment where we can get to know each other and collectively achieve more than we ever could individually. Our association is a non-profit Texas Corporation which depends entirely on the efforts of volunteers who give of their time to help us provide programs that serve to create a stronger sense of community across the entire neighborhood.

Although we depend heavily on volunteers, we also recognize that families today have precious little free time to devote. When we share the work of taking care of our neighborhood equally among all residents, we can accomplish so much more!

Territory Map*

*Google Maps shows the SJRNA territory as it was originally platted, however we have voted to include the Savoy neighborhood which is a mandatory HOA as included within our borders since many of its residences are also SJRNA members.