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9/16: POA Meeting, 7 p.m. at City Hall
9/22: Building Committee Meeting, 9 a.m. at City Hall
9/24: Municipal Court, 10:30 a.m. at City Hall
9/25: Flu Shot Clinic, 10 a.m. until 1 p.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: # 214
| September 10, 2014 | |
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Greetings!
 "We will win this struggle - not for glory, nor wealth, nor power, but for justice, for freedom, and for peace...so help us God.."
~Tom Harkin
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WATERING RESTRICTION EASING
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Last night at the Meadowlakes City Council Workshop, City Manager, Johnnie Thompson, reported that the citizens of Meadowlakes have done an exemplary job by meeting and exceeding the water savings targets. Due to overwhelming response by the citizens, water usage has actually decreased by 38%. As a result, effective immediately the City will be easing water restrictions to allow for one additional watering day per week. The watering schedule is as follows:
Residential:
Odd number addresses: Wednesdays and Saturdays
Even number addresses: Thursdays and Sundays
Commercial: (including large landscapes) Tuesdays and Fridays
Watering Hours: Midnight to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight.
An advantage in the twice-a-week watering is that it would reduce the wasting of water by minimizing the need and frequency of flushing fire hydrants. The City has received several calls recently regarding the taste/odor issues with our potable water, which would normally require the flushing of the lines via use of a fire hydrant.
The City Council will review the water consumption again at its regular meeting on October 14th.
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MAYOR'S CORNER
| |  Greetings! We had a good turn-out for the City Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 9th. At the meeting, the Council adopted the budget for the fiscal year that begins October 1, 2014 and the property tax rate, which will remain at $0.3206 per $100 valuation. Since the County Appraiser increased most of the Meadowlakes property values this year, your taxes may go up a bit. The "average" valuation is now around $227,000, and if your home is exactly "average", you'll see a $19 increase in your City of Meadowlakes property taxes. The Council also voted to increase the monthly base fee for water by $5.00 for this fiscal year. I was awakened at 4:00 AM not long ago by golf cart(s) buzzing around the fifth green behind my home. As a general rule, no golf carts are ever allowed on the greens! I wish I could walk my dog on the golf cart paths, but that also is a "No No" all the time. Skunks, armadillos, raccoons, possums...they don't pay any attention to the rules! The armadillo in my front flower bed yesterday morning didn't budge until my 88 pound Rhodesian Ridgeback was within 5 feet of it...then it skittered away very quickly. I think the rats prefer woodpiles, which I do not have, thank goodness. Let's hope there are no rain or lightning delays for the football game this Friday night. Marble Falls High School's games are extra entertaining this year! See you there, I hope.
Mary Ann Raesener Mayor |
CLUBHOUSE NEWS
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Grill Hours are 11-3 Tuesday through Sunday.
Take out welcome 830-693-4467
Our next Sunday Buffet will be October 5th featuring Baked Fish with Lemon Butter Cream Sauce, Buttermilk Battered Chicken and Pork Tomatillo Soup.
Our September Buffet was postponed because it fell into the same week as the Labor Day Buffet.
For more information or reservations please call the Club.
Thank you for supporting the Club!
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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION
| |  The 2014 Burnet County Household Hazardous Waste Collection will be held Saturday, September 13, 2014 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Burnet Fairgrounds. To view the flyer and a list of acceptable items |
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BLOOD DRIVE
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Celebrate Fall
by Saving a
FALLS Blood Drive is Tuesday, September 16th, 9am-2pm
In Parking Lot
Behind Super Taco Across from MFISD Administration Building
Call Mike @ 830-798-3626 to make an appointment. (Or just show up!) Appointment times are every 15 minutes.
Healthy?
At least 115 lbs?
At least 17 years old?
You can do it!
Spread the word!
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
| |  Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 25th. The City of Meadowlakes, in partnership with HEB Pharmacy in Marble Falls will host a flu shot clinic at City Hall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Information regarding the cost and insurance accepted will be available closer to the clinic. |
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POA ANNUAL MEETING
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The POA would like to invite the property owners to the Annual Meeting, Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Hidden Falls Golf Clubhouse. We, as usual, will be presenting the new budget and financial information. Click here for more information. |
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POA CC&R PROPOSED REVISION
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There are two copies of the proposed CC&R revisions now available for review. They are published in the City Newsletter, on the POA website, or by mail with a request. You may also receive a hard copy from the POA office, if requested.
One is an overlay on the 1999 First Revision showing the proposed changes. The words that are crossed out will be deleted from the proposed Second Revision and will be replaced by the wording in red where appropriate. The other copy is the proposed Second Revision as it would appear when adopted.
The POA board welcomes and hopes for your input. Please feel free to contact any member of the board if you have questions or would like clarification of any of the proposed changes OR attend any POA monthly meeting which is held the third Tuesday of every month except October when we hold our annual meeting instead.
As stated in the letter from your President, David Baker, it is important that each property owner participates in the revision of this document.
David Baker, President 806-445-1300; davidmaxinbaker@gmail.com
Jerrial Wafer, Vice President: 512-426-9462; tweetterhaveclubswilltravel@gmail.com
Dottie Stueckroth, Treasurer: 830-798-0737; cell 830-613-9474; dstueck@nctv.com
Jan Cunningham, Secretary: 801-916-0505; jancunningham11@msn.com
Len Fate, Security: 830-693-1560; lenfate@hotmail.com
Joe Summers, Storage Facilities: 830-798-9578; jsummers@nctv.com
Van Estill, Maintenance: 325-423-4520; vestill2@verizon.net
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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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