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Board Member Views Submitted by Bob Glandt, Vice President

Enhancements coming to Sun City Texas golf courses

As all of us are now aware, there will be no additional golf      club golf events differently and reduce the number of no-shows
courses here in Sun City Texas. There were a variety of reasons   to name some of the steps under review.
that decision was made, including less time spent golfing by our  Our golf courses in Sun City are a crown jewel in this
residents, City of Georgetown requirements on the availability    development, and we all have a stake in their future existence.
of adequate water supplies, and finally the economic impact       As a community, we need to do together whatever it takes
of a fourth course and what it might do to the viability of our   to ensure that these amenities are maintained properly and
entire golf operations. As a reminder, all residents must pay     professionally.
any golf deficits post transition.                                One closing note: Applications to the Nominating Committee
                                                                  are due by Sept. 11. Pick one up and get involved with Sun
However, the developer has pledged $1 million for our three       City. You won’t regret it!
existing courses to facilitate improvements to each of them.
A golf course architect or designer will be hired to look at all    Labor Day Holiday Closures
aspects of our courses. The goals will be to lower maintenance
costs, possibly eliminate many of the sand traps that contribute     Monday, Sept. 7
to slow play, possibly add more tee boxes to shorten each hole       All facilities, except CA business offices, will be open
for those who want to continue to enjoy golf as we age, and          on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7. Business will resume
other course enhancements that can be done.                          normal hours and operations on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Enjoy
                                                                     a round of golf or go for a swim at one of Sun City’s
Those of us who play and enjoy golf will need to be prepared         Fitness Centers!
to make changes to the way things have been done in the
past, and your Golf Committee and our resident golf pros are
already working on ways to maximize as many tee-times in
the prime hours as possible, speed up the pace of play, set up

CA BOARD RESIDENT MEMBERS                                         Upcoming Board Workshops
                                                                  and Meetings
Gary Sandercock              Bob Glandt
Treasurer                    Vice President                       Workshops and Meetings held quarterly
512-966-8447                 512-819-0912                               WORKSHOP
[email protected]  [email protected]                     Thursday, Nov. 5
                                                                        1 p.m., SCB, Live on Channel 79
Gary E. Preston              Sandy Goodman
Secretary                    Resident Member                            RESIDENT DIRECTORS’ OPEN
512-868-9928                 512-868-3453                               SESSION
[email protected]     [email protected]                  Wednesday, Nov. 11, 3 p.m., CCG
                                                                        MEETING
Brent Baker, President 512-532-3358 • [email protected]           Thursday, Nov. 19
                                                                        1 p.m., SCB, Live on Channel 79
8 | SUNRAYS SEPTEMBER 2015                                              Board Agenda and Minutes are posted on-
                                                                        line at www.sctexas.org > Resident Home
                                                                        Community Association Info > Board.

                                                                  Board Meetings and Workshops are shown live on
                                                                  Channel 79. BOD Meetings are rebroadcast on the
                                                                  day of the meeting at 6 and 8 p.m. and the following
                                                                  Wednesday at 6 p.m. Workshops are rebroadcast at 6
                                                                  and 8 p.m. the day of the workshop. All Board Work-
                                                                  shops and Meetings are posted on the website follow-
                                                                  ing the Meeting under Communications > Videos.

                                                                                                                                       ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
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