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Board Member Views By Gary Sandercock, Treasurer

The presidential election is over – now what?

By luck, the Board responsibility for writing this article every     know that we made the right choice. Good place to live!!
year in December has been mine. What an honor during this
20th anniversary of the community. At this point, Thanksgiving       In other seasonal news, we are at the end of the election process
is behind us but the holiday fun and food continues for another      for our U.S. president and now we can rest ourselves from all
month. We intend to celebrate the upcoming Christmas season          the associated issues related to that process. However, don’t get
as well as welcome in the new year with family and friends. We       too comfortable with the election completion, because in early
wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season and a pleasant       2017, the process for electing our new Resident Directors in Sun
new year, which we hope will be filled with hope and prosperity.     City Texas begins. Communication on the election dates and
                                                                     events starts in January and will continue through the end of
The holiday season in Sun City is close to our hearts because our    May 2017. We realize that the majority of us are retired and can
first introduction to Sun City Texas in Georgetown was during the    say we’ve been there, done that! However, this is an important
Christmas holidays of 2007. At the time we lived in California but   responsibility within our community and we encourage you to
we were considering a second residence for retirement. Following     give this decision heartfelt consideration and become a candidate
that initial visit, we investigated Sun City Texas further and       for the Board of Directors. Sun City is growing and we need
decided to purchase a home in December of 2008. At that time,        active resident leadership as we move forward. Look for notices
there were only 5,505 homes in Sun City Texas. During the            in your Sun Rays, CA Communicator and NRO Bulletin about
subsequent years, Sun City Texas has grown and we now forecast       election events and deadlines and attend the January 11 CA
that by the end of 2016 there will be 7,424 homes and by late first  Board Information Town Hall to learn more about the process.
quarter or early second quarter we expect to reach a milestone
of 7,500 homes. How far we have come. We were impressed with         We hope you will consider running for the Board next year and
our initial visit here and as a result, established a permanent      making a positive impact on your community, but in the meantime
residence here in mid-2011. After living here for five years, we     have a happy and healthy holiday season.

CA BOARD RESIDENT MEMBERS                                            Upcoming Board of Directors
                                                                     (BOD) workshops and meetings
Bob Glandt                 Gary Sandercock
Vice President             Treasurer                                 Workshops and meetings held quarterly
512-819-0912               512-966-8447
[email protected]     [email protected]                     WORKSHOP
                                                                           Thursday, Feb. 9, 1 p.m., SCB
Sandy Goodman              Gary E. Preston                                 Live on Channel 18
Secretary                  Resident Member
512-868-3453               512-868-9928                                    RESIDENT DIRECTORS’ OPEN
[email protected]  [email protected]                        SESSION
                                                                           Wednesday, Feb. 15, 3 p.m., CCFG
Steve Ashlock, President
512-532-3355 • [email protected]                              MEETING
                                                                           Thursday, Feb. 23, 1 p.m., SCB
8 | SUNRAYS DECEMBER 2016                                                  Live on Channel 18
                                                                     	 Board Agenda and Minutes are posted
                                                                           online at www.sctexas.org > Resident Home
                                                                           Community Association Info > Board.
                                                                     All Board workshops and meetings are posted on
                                                                     the website following the meeting under Commu-
                                                                     nications > Videos.
                                                                     BOD meetings are rebroadcast on Channel 18 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.

                                                                                                                                          ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
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