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11/17:
POA meeting 7:00 p.m at City Hall
11/18:
Municipal Court 10:30 a.m. City Hall
11/23:
Building Committee Meeting 2:30 p.m at City Hall
11/26 & 11/27: City Offices will be CLOSED for Thanksgiving Holiday
The events listed above are tentative and subject to change. Please contact City Hall at 693-6840 for confirmation of listed events.
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Toll-Free Enforcement Numbers
Ordinance
1-877-442-0072
Animal Control
1-877-816-8136
Non-Emergency Numbers
Security Gate
830-693-4110
City Hall
830-693-6840
Public Works/POA
830-693-2951
Golf Course:
830-693-3300
Republic Services:
830-693-3513
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Issue: # 274
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"Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have."
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MAYOR'S CORNER
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Greetings!
The Council held a workshop on Tuesday, immediately before its regular meeting. We discussed changes to the noise ordinance, parking and traffic control issues, short term property rental, and the need to update our Building Codes. The previously existing Ordinance 20-58 devoted one page to noise. As revised and adopted during the subsequent regular Council meeting, the new Noise Ordinance 2015-05 is 8 pages long and goes into much greater detail. The revised ordinance should be available on the Meadowlakes website very soon.
The Council also adopted Ordinance 2015-06 updating the master plan for parking on our streets and the location of traffic signs. In some areas, if vehicles are parked on both sides of the street, it is difficult for regular traffic to even see approaching vehicles. We have lots of walkers (with and without dogs or baby strollers), people on bicycles or in golf carts or on skateboards or hover boards, so drivers need to be extra careful all the time, but especially when there are vehicles parked on the streets blocking the drivers' views. That is why our maximum speed is 25 MPH - and in some places, just 20 MPH.
The Building Codes are established internationally and updated periodically. We last approved the 2009 version, so it was time to update. Because there are still some issues with the international version adopted this year, we chose to adopt the 2012 version at this time.
Finally, the Council approved appointments to the Planning & Zoning Commission of Priscilla Muse, Paul Pearce and Jerrial Wafer (reappointment in Jerrial's case). We greatly appreciate our citizens' willingness to serve!
Mike Phillips with the Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department (we contract with them to serve Meadowlakes) reported on the Department's operations and activities. As an example, it responded to 20 calls in Meadowlakes in the month of October - all were related to medical emergencies. A fire truck accompanies an ambulance in case any equipment on the ambulance fails or any special equipment available only on the fire truck is needed. Response time for Meadowlakes calls averaged 10 minutes from the time the VFD received the call to the time of arrival at a home in Meadowlakes.
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BULK LEAF COLLECTION PROGRAM
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The City of Meadowlakes is very fortunate to have several hundred mature pecan trees, however these beautiful trees produce extremely large volume of leaf foliage every fall. In the past the only method available for disposal of the foliage was either to mulch it during mowing or by raking and bagging the leaves for pickup by the City's solid waste contractor.
The City is proud to announce that we are now offering three bulk leaf pickups in the coming months.
You will find attached, a "Leaf Collection" brochure explaining the collection program in more detail. If you have any questions regarding this program please feel free to contact the Public Works Department at 830-693-2951 between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm Monday through Friday.
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COATS FOR KIDS
| |  The Marble Falls Noon Lions Club has started the "Coats for Kids" collection. Meadowlakes has always been a lender in the Lions Club collecton in it's 20 years of helping the children with winter coats. Last year Meadowlakes received an outstanding amount of 152 coats! The coat drop box is located entering the Meadowlakes guard gate. Any donations of youth coats will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions please contact Bud Lowry at
(830) 693-4552
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Author Program at the Marble Falls Public Library | | 
The Marble Falls Public Library's "Lunch with an Author" program welcomes author Mark Pryor Friday, November 13 at 11:30 AM. Mark will talk about his latest novel "Hollow Man", set in Austin, TX. In addition to "Hollow Man", Mark has written a mystery series.
"Mark grew up in Hertfordshire, England, and now lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and three young children. His first real career was as a newspaper reporter in Colchester, Essex. There, he covered the police and crime beat for almost two years. He also wrote stories on foreign assignments, including accounts from Northern Ireland while with the British Army, and from Romania where he covered the first-anniversary celebrations of that country's revolution. Mark moved to America in 1994, mostly for the weather. He attended journalism school at the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill, and then law school at Duke University...He is currently an Assistant District Attorney with the Travis County DA's office. Or, as he tells his kids, "I help catch bad guys." Simplistic, yes, but you try explaining the judicial system to six-year-old twins!" - From www.markpryorbooks.com "Hollow Man" will be available for purchase at the program and for checkout in the library. The program is free, but donations are welcome. Reservations are required and seating is limited. Please make your reservation in person at the Marble Falls Public Library, 101 Main, Marble Falls, or by calling |
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Meadowlakes Restaurant
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Come dine at YOUR restaurant!
Best kept secret in Marble Falls area
Call for our specials, to make reservation, or get some food to go!
220 Meadowlakes Dr
Meadowlakes, TX 78654
aka/ Hidden Falls Golf Club
Always open to the public
Phone# 830-693-4467
Steaks ~ Entrees ~ Burgers
Specialty Sandwiches & Salads
Homemade Soups & Desserts
Ask about our daily specials
11:00a - 8:00p
Sunday 11:00a - 3:00p
Planning a party or special event?
Let us do all the work!
Provide us with your email address to
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TRASH, RECYCLE & BULK REMINDER
| |  This is a friendly reminder that during the week of Thanksgiving, collection will be on Saturday, November 28th. Please place your items at the curb for collection by 7:00 a.m. If you need any further assistance please contact Republic Services at (830) 693-3513
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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?
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MILITARY MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE
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Hopefully, you have noticed that the initial groundwork for the memorial that has been completed. We are about to install the irrigation lines, pour the footing for the memorial monolith and the footings and posts for the pergola, then lay out the stone pathways and memorial circle limestone edging.
The memorial monument will be a granite stone monolith from our area, and bronze plaques commemorating the five military services, and bronze inscription so they will always be legible on the stone.
In response to several residents offers to help, we have created an account for donations to the memorial. If you wish to donate to the memorial, please come by the City Hall. Any of the young ladies in the office can accept donations and provide you with a receipt of donation.
We are working to control the costs of the memorial and the landscaping, any donations will help. If you have any questions please contact James Woods at jrwpdw@nctv.com
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WEATHER FORECAST
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MEADOWLAKES DIRECTORY
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We update the Meadowlakes Directory on a regular basis. If you have an update please send us an email to ecutchin@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.
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 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,
Loren Meiner City of Meadowlakes
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