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Board of Directors election to be held May 26

Submitted by Katie Sutton, Director of Administration and HR

Election Day is almost here! There are their name, or your two selections may be a the balloting period, which is 1 p.m. on
WKUHHTXDOLÀHGFDQGLGDWHVUXQQLQJIRUWZR combination of listed candidates and write-in May 26.
upcoming vacancies. Per Sun City Texas candidates. There is no limit on the number
governing documents, homeowners shall of terms a Board member may serve. If you will not be at your Sun City Texas
elect resident Board members. Included in residence to receive a mailed ballot, please
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LQVHUWVIRUHDFKRIWKHTXDOLÀHGFDQGLGDWHV into the small return envelope. Please a correct mailing address for your ballot.
Residents have had the opportunity to learn remember to verify that the return Begin checking your calendars for the
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and backgrounds via Special CA Blasts, is correct. Ballots should be returned election dates might affect you. If you do not
videos on channel 18 and the website, either in person or in the ballot boxes at receive a ballot in the mail or it becomes
interviews and access to candidate websites the monitor’s desk at Cowan Creek or the lost, additional ballots will be available at
via www.sctexas.org. Social Center or by mail before the end of WKH0HPEHU6HUYLFHV2IÀFH

The Elections Committee has mailed 2016 ELECTION SCHEDULE
one ballot to the owner of each lot. Each
mailing contains the following: a ballot Monday, May 2 Meet & Mingle with the candidates 9 a.m., CCF
with instructions, candidate statements
and a small return envelope. There are Monday, May 2 Ballots mailed to all homeowners
two vacancies for resident directors on the
Board of Directors for the SCTXCA. You Thursday, May 26 Ballots accepted at the monitors’ desks until 1 p.m.,
may vote for up to two of the candidates or you may bring it with you to the Annual Member
listed by placing an “X” in the box next to Meeting. Annual Member Meeting at 3 p.m., Social
Center Ballroom (ballots will be counted during this time)

Water Matters

Submitted by Carlton M. Mathis, Common Area and Irrigation Superintendent

Irrigation systems should be running Spray Nozzles 20 minutes
spring programs throughout Sun City Rotor Heads 50 minutes
Texas. Here are some tips for insuring Rotary Nozzles 75 minutes
a properly set up controller:
DETERMINE START TIMES
SET THE CURRENT TIME AND DAY Start times, based on the last numeral of your address,
This is the most critical part of the pro- are recommended by the city as follows:
gram and usually the culprit for most
unexpected watering cycles, particularly in the a.m./p.m. Address Start time Address Start time
Another common disruption to this setting can be power ends in ends in
outages or surges. Be sure to check your controller after midnight 4 a.m.
a passing storm. 0 or 8 1 a.m. 4 5 a.m.
2 a.m. 6 a.m.
DETERMINE STATION RUN TIMES 1 or 9 3 a.m. 5 7 a.m.
Since every lot is different, the following recommendations
have been generalized. 2 6

3 7

The summer target goal for applied water is one inch per WATER DAYS
week. If you are watering two days a week, that comes out to The actual days that watering can occur are determined
half an inch per day. Average water outputs are as follows: by the City of Georgetown. The schedule is based on the
last digit of the address for the location of the controller.
Type Average Output
– Two days per week.
Spray Nozzles 1.5 inches/hour – Even numbers – Wednesday and/or Sunday.
– Odd numbers – Tuesday and/or Saturday.
Rotor Heads .6 inches/hour
– No watering may occur on Mondays.
Rotary Nozzles .4 inches/hour – No restrictions for drip irrigation.

To get a ½ inch of water for the above listed:

For help setting up your controller, email [email protected] or contact your Neighborhood Representative.

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