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CA NEWS
Veterans may be Your NEW Resource Guide & Directory
eligible for
burial benefits Submitted by Krystal Wilson, Director of Communications
Submitted by J. Paul Comola, If you’re returning from summer vacation and missed
Central Texas State Veterans the June rollout of the NEW Sun City Texas Resource
Guide & Directory, don’t worry, one was mailed directly
Are you a veteran to the address you had on file with Member Services as
of any branch of of May 2016! Additionally, if you have already received
the U.S. Armed your directory and would like to purchase an additional
Forces? Did you copy for your home, you can purchase the additional copy
receive an hon- for $20 at the Member Services Office.
orable discharge
from active duty? If you can answer Please bring your Member ID or a driver’s license with a
yes to both of these questions, then Sun City Texas address to the Member Services Office,
you and your spouse are probably located in the Social Center. The office is open Monday
eligible for an incomparable benefit through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
provided by the State of Texas –
burial at a State of Texas Veterans If you did not receive a new directory wrapped in plastic and addressed to you in
Cemetery. The Texas program al- your mailbox, please contact Dick Baker in the Communications office at 512-948-
lows you to pre-register to reserve 7738 or [email protected].
a space. Interment is at no cost for
the veteran and minimal cost for As always, we encourage you to bring your old Sun City Texas Directory to the
the spouse. The benefit includes blue bin near the Social Center tennis courts so that we can properly dispose of it
burial space, concrete liner for to protect your privacy.
casket, grave opening and closing,
engraved headstone and perpetual Bits from Ginny’s Desk
care. For cremated remains, you
may chose in-ground interment, Submitted by Ginny Wagner, Community Standards Supervisor
columbarium wall interment or
distribution of ashes in the Scat- POLITICAL SIGN POLICY supporting plans and illustrations,
tering Garden.
With the upcoming election on November has been submitted to and approved
Veterans interested in this benefit 8, it is a good time to review our political by the Modifications Committee and
should review their eligibility with
a veterans’ cemetery representative. sign policy. Residents may have only b) A Modifications Committee permit
For further information and to
arrange an appointment, you one sign per issue and/or race, no larger is issued and all required permits
may call the Central Texas State
Veterans Cemetery in Killeen at than 4’ x 6’, mounted on either one or two have been received by the home
254-616-1770 or Sun City Texas owner from the appropriate agency of
resident J. Paul Comola, CTSVC stakes, no higher than 6’ from the ground. the City of Georgetown or any other
Outreach Volunteer, at 512-819- jurisdictional authority.
9953. You will need a copy of Signs must be removed no later than one
your DD214 and your marriage The bottom line is to set project start
certificate. week after the election (November 15.) dates contingent on the permit process
being complete. Verify the contractor
A visit to the Central Texas HELP! MY CONTRACTOR IS
State Veterans Cemetery before COMING TOMORROW AND I
completing the paperwork will DON’T HAVE MY PERMIT!
allow you to see the high caliber of
the facility. The cemetery is located Recently we’ve had a number of requests understands that you expect to see the
about 13 miles north of Florence on to review applications out of process permits before work begins.
SH 195 and is open to the public because the contractor is “coming
daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow” to proceed with work on the If the 120 day expiration period for
house. The permitting process can be starting the project is inadequate, the
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG time-consuming. It can be tempting to Community Standards Office is always
tell a contractor “yes, lets plan to start happy to use the previously approved
the project six weeks from today,” and application and resubmit the paperwork
believe that the permitting process will to the Committee for an updated permit
be complete by that time. However, date as requested by the homeowner.
things do not always go as planned.
Finally, remember that permits from the
From the Design Guidelines: Modifications Committee are emailed
directly to the primary resident and
2.3. COMMENCEMENT OF WORK contractor listed on the application. If
you are expecting a permit from our
No work shall commence on any project office but haven’t received one by 4 p.m.
governed by these Design Guidelines on the day of the meeting, feel free to
until:
a) An Application for Modification, call our office after you check your spam
accompanied by the required and/or junk folder.
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