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8/24: Building Committee Meeting, 9 a.m. at City Hall
8/26: Municipal Court, 10:30 a.m. at City Hall
8/27: Public Hearing on Tax Rate, 2 p.m. at City Hall
The events listed above are tentative and subject to change. Please contact City Hall at 693-6840 for confirmation of listed events.
August Calendar
2015 Trash Collection Schedule
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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
Republic Services:
693-3513
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Issue: # 262
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"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows."
~ Sydney J. Harris
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UPCOMING ROAD REPAIRS
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Repairs to the inbound and outbound lanes at the Security Gate will be under construction for the next few weeks. This work will require occasional lane closures during working hours but all lanes will be open at the end of the work day. You may experience some delays but please be assured we will be taking every effort to minimize such delays and we ask for your patience.
It is anticipated that all work will be completed by the end of August. We thank you for your patience.
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BACK TO SCHOOL
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Marble Falls ISD classes start next Monday, August 24th. The buses will be coming through the neighborhood beginning at 6:50 a.m. through 7:40 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. through 4:40 p.m. Please use extra caution while driving during these times. As a reminder, it is against the law to pass a school bus in either direction when the lights are on, and the fine for doing so is a minimum of $500.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
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COMMISSIONS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
HELP WANTED!!
The Meadowlakes Planning and Zoning Commission has three open positions. The open positions are Place #1, Tom Carpenter, Place #3, Herb Lewis and Place #5, Jerrial Wafer whose terms expire on October 31, 2015.
The Meadowlakes Building Committee has five open positions. There is the unexpired term for Place #4, vacated by Keith Krobot whose term expires on October 31, 2016 and Place #1, Blair Feller, Place #3, Gerry Fair, Place #5, Robert Henderson and Place #7, Joe Summers whose terms expire on October 31, 2015.
If you are interested in an appointment to any of these positions, please contact Christy Fath, City Secretary at (830) 693-6840 to obtain an application. Applications are due to the City Secretary by August 31st.
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CLUBHOUSE NEWS
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Grill hours are 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday - Sunday Take out Welcome 830-693-4467
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Check out our delicious new menu items!
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Join Us Thursday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Happy Hour & Cook Out
$1 off Beer, Wine and all Call Drinks
Featuring Bratwursts, Burgers, Sliders and Foot Long Hot Dogs
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Planning a Party or Special Event? Let us do all the work! Thank you for supporting the Club!
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MAYOR'S CORNER
| |  Greetings!
This summer has really flown by. School starts this coming Monday! That means traffic will increase A LOT - both cars and school buses will be in the neighborhood early in the morning and again in the afternoon. Those of us who walk (many of us with our dogs) will need to be extra observant - and be prepared to step into a yard to give the cars and buses plenty of room to pass us. Our speed limit is just 25 MPH - at most. In some areas, it is less - for good reasons. Please slow down - and put away your cell phones! Even "hands free" is distracting.
I have a habit of carrying an extra plastic shopping bag so I can pick up any trash I find in the streets while walking Sugar (my 80 lb. Rhodesian Ridgeback). Usually, there is very little trash, but Monday evening, at the intersection of Deer Lick and Mahan, I found three small (50 ML/1 oz.) empty bottles of "99 Cinnamon" - the label says it is a cinnamon liqueur that is 49.5% alcohol - 99 proof! I don't want to try to guess who might have felt it was appropriate to dispose of them in the street - or at least more appropriate than taking them home to put them in the family's trash.
As is usual with construction projects, renovation of the main dining room at Hidden Falls is taking a bit longer than expected (hoped). All of the flooring in the main dining room will be removed and replaced with that beautiful tile that looks like wood, and that project is now scheduled to be completed by Tuesday, August 25th. I am sure it will be worth the wait!
Mary Ann Raesener
Mayor
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POA BOARD MEMBERS NEEDED
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The POA is already getting ready for the Annual Meeting, Saturday, October 10th. There are two positions available on the board. There are two ways to place your name on the ballot.
1.) Submit a petition, signed by at least 10 members in good standing, to the POA secretary by August 21st.
2.) Nominate a person from the floor at the Annual Meeting provided that person has agreed to be nominated.
Thank you for your interest and please consider serving on the POA board.
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POA NEWS
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**Upcoming POA Meetings**
Work Session: Monday, September 14th at 9 a.m., conference room at City Hall. Regular monthly business meeting: Tuesday, September 15th at 7 p.m. Annual POA meeting: Saturday, October 10th at 10:00 a.m. at the Hidden Falls Clubhouse. *All meetings are held at the Municipal Building unless otherwise noted. *Click here for the POA Quarterly Newsletter* |
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
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Building Committee meeting, Monday, August 24th at 9:00 a.m.
City Council Public Hearing on Tax Rate, Thursday, August 27th at 2:00 p.m.
City Council Public Hearing on Tax Rate and Budget, September 1st at 2:00 p.m.
All meetings are held at City Hall. The agendas for these meetings will be available online at www.meadowlakestexas.org.
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HIDDEN FALLS GOLF CLUB NEWS
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Did you know that there are clubs, groups and leagues that have special events going on daily at the club?
Click here for a calendar of events or call (830) 693-3300.
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BURNET COUNTY BOPATE COLLECTION
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BURNET COUNTY BOPATE* COLLECTION
(*Batteries, Oil, Paint, Antifreeze, Tires & Electronics)
WHERE: Burnet Fairgrounds
1301 Houston Clinton Dr.
(West @ light at YMCA)
WHEN: September 12, 2015
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UPCOMING CERT CLASS
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CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) is a training program that prepares you to help yourself, your family and your neighbors in the event of a disaster when emergency personnel may not be able to reach everyone right away.
The Burnet County Office of Emergency Management is planning our next CERT training class this fall. This training is free of charge and will be held from 7-10 p.m, on Thursdays,
the location to be determined. There is 7 weeks of training plus a live simulation and graduation. Your only commitment is approximately 26 hours of your time. This program is made possible by a CAPCOG Citizens Corps Grant Program/CERT which provides the funds for training equipment and supplies.
Register NOW for this class! To get more information and the training schedule, visit our website at www.burnetcountycert.org. Or contact Jim Barho, Burnet County Emergency Management Coordinator at jimbarho@gmail.com, or Jim Gallagher, CERT Training Officer at jdgallagher45@yahoo.com.
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LOST AND FOUND
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We have had a remote to a vehicle turned in that was found on Turkey Run. If this is yours, please contact Christy Fath, City Secretary, at (830) 693-6840 to claim.
Also, we have had some of the following items turned into City Hall over the past year: keyboxes with keys in them, a cordless phone, several garage door openers, eyeglasses and sunglasses. If you have lost any of these items please contact the City Secretary to claim it.
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DIRECTORY UPDATES
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We update the Meadowlakes Directory on a regular basis. If you have an update please send us an email to lmeiner@meadowlakestexas.org or come by City Hall and complete an information form so that we can make the changes to the directory.
If you need a new directory, you can purchase one from City Hall for $3.00 each.
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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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