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Friendly Reminder: No Swimming in Ponds
Submitted by Jim Romine, Executive Director
With the summer heat already upon us and grandkids visiting, I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that our community ponds, including the fishing ponds, are off limits for swimming. I know you say, who in the world would want to swim in these snake infested ponds, but we have seen some adults allowing young children to get into them and want to make this reminder that it is prohibited and UNSAFE.
Thank you all for your help in enforcing and abiding by this rule.
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Board Candidates - It's that Time!
Are you running for a CA Resident Board seat?
The application filing period begins soon.
The filing period will soon begin for those who wish
to become qualified candidates for the Board of Directors. Candidate packets, including applications, for qualified candidates are available now online.
The filing period runs from Monday, June 15 - Monday, June 29.
How to Apply
If you are interested in becoming a Qualified Candidate (which includes many CA-provided campaign resources), you may download the application packet online. The filing period begins Monday, June 15. The deadline to apply is Monday, June 29, by 4 p.m. Be prepared to include a brief, one-page biography and your photograph with the application.
Expect more to come on introducing our candidates in a Special Board Communicator and an “electronic” Forum.
Questions?
Please contact Katie Newnam at [email protected] or 512-948-7704 with any questions you may have about this very important annual process.
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Important Upcoming Fitness Dates to Remember
- The Texas Drive and Cowan Creek Lap Pools will open on Monday, June 22. Reservations are required. You may schedule up to five times a week in 45-minute increments. Registration begins at 12 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16.
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Lap lane limit is two people per lane if at capacity, opposite direction swimming or water walking just like before facilities closed.
- On Monday, June 22 the capacity in all outdoor pools will increase. Registration begins at 12 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16.
- Monday, July 6, we will bring back group fitness classes indoors. More details to come.
- Monday, July 6, our hours of operation will be extended which means more gym and outdoor pool hours. You will also be allowed to reserve more times per week.
- The locker-rooms and indoor/outdoor spas are still closed at this time.
- Remember you must have a separate reservation for the gym, outdoor pools and lap pools. We know it’s a lot, but this helps us be able to keep within our capacity.
- Masks are still required when walking to the pool areas and moving about inside the fitness centers. Please socially distance yourself inside the fitness areas and pool areas as much as possible. We appreciate your cooperation.
Thank you to all the residents who have been supportive in our transitional plans to reopen the fitness centers and pools. If you haven’t been able to reserve a time at the pool, we hope adding more space in the upcoming weeks will help alleviate that issue. Please remember these transitional plans are new for all of us. We appreciate your patience as we are doing the best we can for everyone’s health and safety. These are trying times and we understand all these extra steps are challenging for all of us. Keep in mind we are doing our best to not spread the virus around Sun City.
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Updates and Re-Openings
As Sun City Texas begins to re-open facilities on a transitional basis, remember that it is an individual choice to participate in any CA activity or to enter a venue. Anyone who chooses to participate is doing so at their own risk. Please take your personal safety and the safety of others seriously during this particularly difficult time.
The following clubs and organizations have submitted transitional guidelines to use CA facilities. Please click the below link to view their board approved transitional guidelines:
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Roof Repairs & Replacements
Submitted by Carl Zimmerman,
Community Standards Director, 512-948-7461
Roof patching, partial roof replacement or full roof replacement does not require an application or Modifications Committee approval as long as the new shingles have a warranty that is equivalent to, or better than, the warranty of the shingles being replaced. A pre-approved shingle color must be used. Samples of the approved shingle colors are available on the CA website and in the Community Standards Department Customer Service Office in the Social Center. Partial roof replacement and full roof replacement does require a building permit from the City of Georgetown.
Special note about cottage homes. Both units of a cottage must be re-roofed in its entirety at the same time by the same contractor using equal or better-quality asphalt shingles. No exceptions. An approved shingle color must be used. If the roof only requires minor repairs, the exact style and quality shingles of must be used to make the repair.
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Shingle Colors
If you are considering replacing your roof and need information on shingle colors from Community Standards, please click here for the document on roof colors or email [email protected].
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Contractor Signs
Submitted by Carl Zimmerman, Community Standards Director, 512-948-7461
Contractors may display a sign advertising their company only during the hours they are actively working on the home. Inspectors will attempt to make contact with homeowners to explain the rules before asking them to remove the sign. If an inspector can’t make contact with the homeowner, the sign will be removed.
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Reflective Address Markings
Submitted by Carl Zimmerman
Community Standards Director
Recently, a non-community member has been putting flyers in mailboxes offering to paint your home’s address number with reflective paint on the curb in front of your home for a $25 donation. The person making the offer claims that having the address painted on the curb will greatly assist all police, fire or emergency services units responding to an emergency in finding your home.
Fortunately, most residents ignored this offer recognizing that all homes in the community have lighted address plates and that emergency vehicles have Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) systems that assist them in finding the location of an emergency. The Design Guidelines prohibits the painting of reflective house numbers on street curbs.
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Native Area Maintenance Update
Submitted by Carlton Mathis, Common Area Superintendent, 512-948-7792
There's a lot of tall grass out there! We’ve already had two mowers go down, but they should be back up and running by Monday, June 15.
Although the majority of this process can handled by our mowers, there are some areas that are less accommodating and will need to be handled with line trimmers. The workers with line trimmers can be up to two weeks behind the mowers. All cuttings will be left where they fall. This is a Fire Wise exercise only, and not for aesthetic, or any other purpose.
Phase 1 Neighborhoods:
35, 9, 10, 63, 12, 60, 37, 36, 8, 11, 33, 24, 25, 26, 15, 14, 34
Phase 2 Neighborhoods:
16, 28, 22, 23, 30, 31, 32, 41, 40, 43, 42, 44, 45, 21, 29, 20, 19, 18, 17, 46, 62, 47, 48, 53, 54, 56, 59, 58, 57, 55, 52, 51, 50, 49, 64
MOWING COMPLETED in these Phase 1 Neighborhoods:
81, 82, 83, 86, 38, 27, 13, 7, 4, 6, 1, 3, 5, 2
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Residents are asked to wear masks when visiting the Fitness Centers, the Farmers Market and the WOW! Bookmobile in our parking lots.
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Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Resumes
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The City of Round Rock is resuming its household hazardous waste collection program the first Wednesday of each month. The next event is Wednesday, July 1.
- 3 - 6 p.m.
- 310 Deepwood Drive, Round Rock
- Voucher required
Georgetown city residents may request to receive a voucher from the City of Georgetown in order to take household hazardous waste items to a facility in Round Rock.
Email Georgetown Customer Care at [email protected] to request information or a voucher.
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Water Use Enters Peak Demand Season
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With the start of summer and the period of highest water demand, City of Georgetown water utility customers should make sure they follow the two-day watering schedule for irrigation systems and hose-end sprinklers. The year-round, two-day per week irrigation schedule is based on the last digit of the street address.
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Yellow Bags Available June 16
Submitted by Debbie Bruner, Sun City Recycles
City of Georgetown will once again be distributing yellow bags in the Social Center parking lot on Tuesday, June 16. They will have a canopied area close to the WOW! Bookmobile for distribution of yellow bags. Distribution is for walk-up only.
- The area will be marked off for six-foot social distancing for you to walk-up to get your yellow bags.
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Hours of walk-up distribution will be 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. or until bags are gone.
- Personnel will be wearing masks. It is requested that residents also wear masks.
- There is a two bag per household limit.
For more information on the "Bag the Bag" recycling program, click here>>
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Sun City Street Maintenance Starts Monday, June 15
The High-Performance Pavement Sealant application project begins Monday, June 15 in Sun City neighborhoods 16, 17, 18, 34, 11, 8, 1, 7, 4, 13 and 27. The High-Performance Sealant project will be managed by the City of Georgetown Systems Engineering Department. Click here for more info>>
All street closures will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. During this time all vehicular access (cars and golf carts), including street parking, will be prohibited on streets where maintenance work is being performed. Move vehicles to open streets on the day your street will be undergoing the sealant application.
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Additional City facilities, programs opening in June
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The City of Georgetown will continue to re-open City facilities, programs and services throughout the month of June.
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Lost and Found Pets in Sun City
If you or someone you know has lost their pet or has found a lost pet, please contact the Pet Club. You can email the [email protected] or call Tom Olson, president of the Sun City Pet Club, at 512-639-2085. The Pet Club will get the word out to its members!
Another option is to call the closest Monitor desk (during open hours.) The Monitors should be 'back in business' by the end of June.
- Cowan Creek – 512-948-7591
- Texas Drive – 512-948-7701
- The Retreat – 512-948-7723
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Dog Park is Open
We know our furry friends and their owners are excited to be back at the Dog Park! For more information, check out the hours of operation and guidelines below.
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Dog Park Guidelines
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Maximum of 10 people per side.
- No chairs or benches provided. Bring your chair. Remember to take your chair when you leave.
- Bring water for yourself and your dog.
- Each visitor gets a maximum of a 30-minute time slot.
An effort is being made to update our email listing for the LARGE SIDE and SMALL SIDE. For those who wish to gain info or volunteer at the Park, please send your email to:
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BOD Candidate Filing Period
Monday, June 15 - Monday, June 29
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Board of Directors
Members Annual Meeting
Thursday, August 27
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COVID-19 Update
For more information on COVID-19, including details on symptoms, prevention and how the virus spreads, go to:
CDC page on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19):
COVID-19 testing information
Williamson County Newsletter
Williamson County Community Resources
City of Georgetown Coronavirus Information
City of Georgetown Community Resources
City of Georgetown COVID-19 FAQ
Travel Information
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