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7/22: City Council Workshop, 10:00 a.m. at City Hall
7/28: Building Committee Meeting, 9:00 a.m. at City Hall
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Toll-Free Enforcement Numbers
Ordinance
1-877-442-0072
Animal Control
1-877-816-8136
Non-Emergency Numbers
Security Gate
693-4110
City Hall
693-6840
Public Works/POA
693-2951
Golf Course:
693-3300
Allied Waste:
693-3513
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Issue: # 206
| July 16, 2014 | |
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Greetings!
" Listen to the wind, it talks.
Listen to the silence, it speaks.
Listen to your heart, it knows"
~Native American Proverb
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CONSTRUCTION
| |  Beginning Monday, July 28th, the inbound right hand lane at the guard shack will be closed for construction. On Wednesday, July 30th, concrete speed bumps will be poured, weather permitting. On Monday, August 4th, this lane will be reopened to light traffic only. Once the inbound right hand lane is completed, it will be open to all traffic. Then construction on the inbound left hand lane will begin, weather permitting.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Van Estill with the Meadowlakes POA at (325) 423-4520.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
| | The Meadowlakes City Council will hold a budget workshop on Tuesday, July 22nd at 10 a.m. at City Hall.
The agenda will be available at the kiosk outside City Hall and online at www.meadowlakestexas.org by Friday, July 18th. |
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MAYOR'S CORNER
| |  The PEC power outage this past Saturday evening caught all of us by surprise - especially how long it lasted. For future reference, if you have solar lights in your yard, you can bring them inside to light the room a bit - and putting them or a flashlight in front of a mirror doubles the light available. A side effect of the outage has been that pre-programmed lawn sprinklers - especially digital ones - may have been affected. Mine is really old so no problem for me, but I noticed several lawns being watered on the wrong days after the outage. The City Council is spending a lot of time working with our City Manager to try to finalize a balanced budget for the fiscal year that will begin on October 1, 2015 (FY2015). The Public Facility Corporation (PFC) that oversees our Hidden Falls golf complex is struggling to overcome the challenge resulting from a declining number of members in our community. They've done a great job of getting the word out about our beautiful course and facilities (restaurant, pool, etc.), but the cost of operations continues to rise. We all know that having these facilities within our gates greatly enhances the value and desirability of our homes. One plan involves less frequent mowing of the "rough" areas of the course - the areas from the edge of the fairways to the outer boundaries. Developing a "Resource Conservation Area" is an approach that has been taken by other courses in our area (for example, Lighthouse and Delaware Springs) and around Texas and the nation. Once our brief rainy season (March-June) is over, the grassy areas that are not watered essentially stop growing, anyway. Only the fairways and greens benefit from year-round watering using the City's treated wastewater (effluent) - and the City benefits by having a place to put it! The proposal includes regular mowing of a mower-width around the boundary and will include wider fairways, designed so that fewer balls actually land in the rough. The PFC estimates it can save $40,000 per year with this approach. There are maps available in the Hidden Falls Golf Pro Shop and at City Hall if you want to see which areas would be converted from turf to native areas if the Resource Conservation Area proposal is adopted.
Mary Ann Raesener Mayor |
CLUBHOUSE NEWS
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Grill Hours:
11am to 3pm Tuesday - Thursday
11am to 4pm Friday - Sunday
Dine on our shaded Patio
Take out welcome 830-693-4467
Our next event will be a BBQ Picnic on
Labor Day followed by our first Sunday
Buffet on September 7th
Bar Hours:
11am to 7pm Tuesday - Sunday
Monday 12:00 - ?
Pool Hours:
Tuesday - Sunday
9am - 10am Adult Swim
10am - 7pm Open Swim
830-693-3300
Planning a Party or Special Event..
let us do the work!
Thank you for supporting the Club!
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TRASH, RECYCLING AND BULK COLLECTION
| |  Just a friendly reminder to please have your trash, recycling and bulk out by 7 a.m. on Fridays to ensure pick up.
Next scheduled bulk and recycling collection is Friday, July 19th then every other Friday thereafter. Trash collection is every Friday.
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SNAKE WARNING
| |  Recently the City has received numerous calls regarding snakes and several snakes have been exterminated in weeks. Please click here to find an excerpt from a publication from the Texas Department of State Health Services. |
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GOLF CART REGULATIONS
| |  With summer starting and children are becoming more active around the City, we would like to remind you about the ordinances regulating the operation and use of golf carts. Please click here to see the ordinance. |
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ANIMAL CONTROL
| |  Did you know?? There are ordinances concerning pets that most residents aren't aware of. We have a "Short-List" of Animal Control Ordinances at City Hall that gives you a quick reference to the more relevant sections of the Meadowlakes Animal Control Ordinances.
A couple of issues have been brought to the City's attention. These include:
1.) All animals shall be kept under restraint from leaving a residence's lot line. If they leave the residence, they must be under restraint with a leash.
2.) All dogs and cats must be registered at City Hall within 30 days of residency or acquisition of a new pet. A current rabies vaccination certificate and a one-time $10.00 licensing fee is required for each pet at the time of registration. City I.D. tags will be issued and worn by each animal. Thereafter, a current rabies vaccination certificate must be presented at City Hall upon expiration of their current shots. A $5.00 renewal fee will also be incurred. Once you no longer own the pet, please inform City Hall so that it may be purged from the City's files. |
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FEED THE HUNGRY GOLF CLASSIC
| |  Feed the Hungry Golf Classic To Benefit Mission Marble Falls & Mission Outreach Food Kitchen Hidden FallS Golf Club Saturday, July 26, 2014 1:00pm Shotgun Start Format: 4 Person Scramble Sponsorship Levels: Title Sponsor - $1000 (includes 2 teams) Gold Sponsor - $500 (includes 1 teams) Team Sponsor - $300 (team of 4) Individual Player - $85 (per player)
Prizes will be awarded for 1st and 2nd Net Division and Gross DivisIon Registration Opens at 12:00pm * Lunch available to purchase at the Hidden Falls Clubhouse Awards Ceremony following play at the St. Fredericks Church Kitchen If you are unable to attend, any donation is greatly appreciated! We are helping feed the hungry in our community! Special Thanks to all the volunteers who help those in need on a daily basis and Hidden Falls Golf Club. |
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WE'RE GOING SOCIAL!
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In our efforts to find more ways to keep you, our residents, better informed about important updates and items of interest, we have created a Facebook page and a Twitter account:
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As always, if you have any questions or concerns about communications from the City, you may call us at 693-6840 or come by the office any time. We also welcome any feedback specific to this newsletter. This is for you, our residents; so please tell us what you think!
Sincerely,
Christy Fath City of Meadowlakes
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