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CA NEWS

Updated planning and permitting brochures available

Submitted by Ginny Wagner, Community Standards Supervisor

Recently, Dee Boardman and Jeff Cardwell of the City of Neighborhood Represenative, the Community Standards Office
Georgetown Inspection Services office worked with our office to and on the Sun City website (www.sctexas.org). To locate it on
update our brochure, “Planning a Project?”, which is now available the website: Choose Departments & Hours, which will allow you
to you. The brochure lists most of the projects that require a city to choose Community Standards. Once there, choose Links. The
permit, explains why getting a city of Georgetown permit and last link is “Planning a Project Brochure – City of Georgetown.”
inspection is important, tells how to file for and follow a city You can either open the brochure or save it to your computer.
permit, and has a checklist to follow that helps ensure quality
work from an ethical contractor. Included in the brochure is contact information for your
Community Association Community Standards Office and the
A few simple general rules help you to know whether or not a City of Georgetown Inspections and Permitting Office.
permit is required. Anytime you put a hole in your roof a city of
Georgetown permit is required. Another simple guiding principle Finally, if you learn a permit was needed for a modification you’ve
is that if a plumber or an electrician is involved in the project already completed but didn’t realize at the time the work needed
you need a city permit. If your project will make the house or a permit, “after completion” approval is available. Call the City
lot look different on the outside, review the “No Paperwork” and of Georgetown Inspections Services at (512) 930-2550, or email
“Not Permitted” information first to see if your project is listed, [email protected] and explain your situation and ask
and also check the Design Guidelines table of contents to see what is required to remedy an unpermitted modification already
what the requirements are and if an application is necessary. completed on your home.

A copy of the “Planning a Project?” brochure is available from your Ginny Wagner can be reached at 512-948-7462 or email
[email protected]

Changed your Veteran burial benefits: are you eligible?
mailing address?
Remember to Submitted by J. Paul Comola, Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery (CTSVC)
change it back! Outreach Volunteer, 512-819-9953

Submitted by Dick Baker, Are you a veteran of any branch of the Texas resident J. Paul Comola, CTSVC
Communications Assistant U.S. Armed Forces? Did you receive an Outreach Volunteer, at 512-819-9953.
If you left for the summer and honorable discharge from active duty? Paul has all the required forms and will
changed your Sun City mailing If you can answer yes to both of these assist you with pre-registration. You will
address to your summer residence questions, then you and your spouse are need a copy of your DD214 and your
address, please remember to stop probably eligible for an incomparable marriage certificate.
by the Member Services Office and benefit provided by the State of Texas
change your mailing address back – burial at a State of Texas Veterans A visit to the Central Texas State
to your Sun City home address. Cemetery. The Texas program allows Veterans Cemetery before completing the
Failure to do so will result in all of you to pre-register to reserve a space. paperwork will allow you to see the high
your Community Association mail Internment is at no cost for the veteran caliber of the facility. The cemetery is
(including your Sun Rays) being and minimal cost for the spouse. The located about 13 miles north of Florence
delivered to your summer address benefit includes: burial space, concrete on SH 195 (easily accessible from either
and not your Sun City home. liner for casket, grave opening and closing, of the Sun City exits from Sun City
engraved headstone and perpetual care. Boulevard), and is open to the public
14 | SUNRAYS SEPTEMBER 2015 For cremated remains, you may chose in- daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ground internment, Columbarium Wall
internment, or distribution of ashes in the
Scattering Garden.

Veterans interested in this benefit
should review their eligibility with a
veterans cemetery representative, since
misinformation continues to keep many
eligible veterans from applying. For
further information and to arrange an
appointment, you may call the Central
Texas State Veterans Cemetery in
Killeen at 254-616-1770 or Sun City

ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG