Your official Sun City Texas Resource Guide & Directory is full of helpful resources including updated neighborhood maps, contact information for your city, county, emergency and utility providers, CA information and the most up-to-date contact information for your neighbors. The book also includes a business directory full of local businesses that have invested in your community and look forward to working with you. Please remember to tell our advertisers that you saw their ad in the Sun Rays or Directory!

 

It will take a few weeks for the USPS carriers to get all 8,000+ books delivered to your mailboxes. If you have not received your new Directory in the mail by July 22, please bring your Member ID or photo ID with a Sun City Texas address to the Communications office at 2 Texas Drive to pick up a copy (beginning July 22).

Do not put your old Directory in the recycling bin! Your privacy is important to us, so we ask that you deposit your old Directory in the BIG blue bin located across from the tennis courts at 2 Texas Drive. The CA will securely shred these books to protect your privacy.

 

 

By now I hope everyone knows not to leave pets locked in a hot car - even for a minute. If it is 95 degrees out, a closed car will rise to 115 degrees in ten minutes. If you cannot sit in the car with the windows rolled up (or even rolled down!), why would you leave your pet in there?

 

 

Remember, these are wildlife areas and everyone needs to take proper precautions and enter at their own risk. Dogs may increase the risk of an encounter as coyotes see them as a direct threat. Dogs must be on a leash at all times for their safety and the safety of all!

 

 

At their May meeting, the Board of Directors approved changes to the Reservation and Rental Policy which include fees for not cleaning up after an event and for “no shows” for groups who do not cancel properly. These fees will go into effect today. Please click below to review the policy for full details.

 

Submitted by Jim Romine, Executive Director, [email protected]

 

There are four outdoor warning sirens in Sun City which are intended to warn those who are outdoors that bad weather is in the area and to take shelter. They are not intended to alert residents inside their homes.

 

The sirens rotate 360 degrees sounding a steady tone for three minutes in the event of an emergency and may be continually activated until the danger passes. They are activated to warn of tornadoes, severe weather with strong winds, large hail, or a hazardous chemical incident. There is no all-clear signal.

 

The audible testing of the sirens takes place the first Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. No testing is conducted during severe weather or if there is a threat of severe weather to avoid causing confusion for residents.

 

 

These sirens are just one way to stay informed about hazards. Residents are also encouraged to register their phones to receive emergency alerts from the local 911 center. Sign up at WarnCentralTexas.org.

 

 

The AED’s (or automated external defibrillator) at all fitness centers have been moved. They are now located next to the red 911 phones.

 

If you don't know how to use an AED, the EMC Committee offers CPR/First Aid classes. Click Here to check out the June classes.

 

Our cell phone and battery recycling boxes at the Activities Center have been extremely successful. Kudos to y'all!

 

Please follow the directions on the recycling boxes. Bring only the cell phone - no packaging or cords - and be sure to delete all of your cell information; a factory reset usually does the trick.

 

Have you noticed the new 3-way stop sign at the intersection of Rocky Hollow and Pedernales? Residents raised the issue and the CA, Pulte and the City of Georgetown stepped up and made the area safer. There was a visibility problem with vehicles on the bridge that is now open to the new section of North Point. We will continue to monitor the visibility at this intersection, however, adding a stop sign at the intersection has been a huge improvement. Thanks all and be safe!

 

 

 

 

 

Georgetown Parks and Recreation Department offers activities for children and youth. They have rec centers and a public pool with evening swim for all ages. San Jose Park has a playscape with a "splash pad" to play in. Click Here to peruse their website.

 

 

The Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. Eighth St., has several reading events and programs for children, tweens and teens this summer. Click Here to view the schedule.

 

The Sun City Library will have a Kids Book Cart in the Social Center Lobby this summer. There is also a selection of children's and PG-rated DVD's available in the library - look for the red dot. Please don't forget to return them!

 

 

Did you know that there is a skateboard park in Georgetown? Have you ever jumped in the South San Gabriel River at Blue Hole Park? Have you explored our local cavern? Click Here to visit a website which lists a number of free or low-cost kid-friendly things to do in Georgetown.

 

 

Join the ILLC for a presentation by Lou Snead and Michelle Augustine sharing their adventures in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and the Onsen baths near Mt. Fuji. Explore the history, culture and modern living in Japan. Free and open to all. Click Here to find out more.