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Water Matters
Submitted by Carlton M. Mathis, Sun City Texas Water Management
During this time of temperatures be milder, a one day a week Representative. A Water Matters Ambas-
the year we experi- schedule will provide adequate water to sador will come to your home to assist you.
ence cooler and wet- sustain it through the winter. Remember
ter weather. Irriga- to turn the controller off if anticipating
tion systems should be rain or freezing temperatures.
running no more than
one day per week; I The Water Matters Team is available to
prefer to leave everything off unless the help familiarize you with your irrigation
weather is drier. Although most plants system. If you need help setting up your
and turf enter a dormant phase and stop controller or would like a complete and
growing above ground, their root zones thorough evaluation of your irrigation
are still expanding below ground. Should system, send an email to WaterMatters@
sctexas.org or contact your Neighborhood
’Tis the season for holiday decorations
and plant replacement
Submitted by Ginny Wagner, Community Standards Supervisor
As you plan your seasonal decorations, clean them. Then, using a stiff 3/8” wide Time to Change
take a look around your yard and see artist’s brush and black paint, touch up
if there are any dead or dying plants the tiles and replace when dry. For those Your Clocks -
that need to be replaced or removed. who can paint within the lines, it is an
Maintenance of established beds does and Smoke Alarm
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tions, so feel free to change out plants, from homedepot.com; in the search box, Batteries!
groundcover and shrubs. Changing from type in “Seagull lighting creme plastic
numbers.” Daylight Saving Time ends on
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that requires a review and approval by Finally, holiday decorations can be dis-
played from November 15 to January 15, XVDQH[WUDKRXURIVOHHSɆDQGD
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plication for change. The website has displays to the yard. If you are decorat- place the alarm unit entirely. Bat-
additional forms that make it easy to ing your own yard, remember to be safe teries should be changed at least
comply with Xeriscape requirements. and have someone holding the ladder, once per year, while the smoke
They can be found under Community ready to call for help if the situation alarm unit should be replaced
Association Info > Documents > Com- warrants. every 8-10 years. A properly in-
stalled and maintained smoke
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If your address numbers have faded, a Ginny Wagner can be reached at KRPHWKDWFDQDOHUW\RXWRDÀUH
suggestion from one of our residents is 512-948-7462 or email 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
to remove the tiles from the holder and According to the National Fire
[email protected] Protection Association, almost
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go to www.sctexas.org or our facebook without working smoke alarms.
page, www.facebook.com/SunCity While you’re setting back your
TexasCommunityAssociation for up- clocks, also consider checking
to-the-minute information on CA fa-
cility closures or delayed openings. \RXUVPRNHDODUPɆLWFRXOGMXVW
save your life.
Source: U.S. Fire Administration,
www.usfa.fema.gov
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