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CA NEWS
Board Candidate Forum
Submitted by Katie Sutton, Director of Administration and HR
The filing period has now concluded and
qualified candidates are in the midst of
campaigning. Qualified candidates are
those who turned in applications during
the filing period, are members in good
standing and are able to take advantage
of Community Association sponsored
campaigning materials.
The Elections Committee and staff
are working diligently with qualified
candidates to meet CA sponsored
campaigning deadlines for publications
to the community during April and May.
Residents will have the opportunity to learn
about the candidates, their qualifications
and backgrounds via Special CA Blasts,
Channel 18 interviews and access to
candidate websites via www.sctexas.org.
Additionally, per the requirements in the
Voting and Election Policy, a Candidate
Forum is scheduled for Monday, April 18 at
9 a.m., in the ballroom, so that all residents Monday, May 2
will have an opportunity to hear from the
candidates and submit questions.
Water Matters
Submitted by Carlton M. Mathis, Common Area and Irrigation Superintendent
Spring came rath-
er early this year,
along with the ne-
cessity to run our
irrigation systems.
Water consump-
tion, and its con-
servation, continues to be the focus
in Central Texas. Currently, the City
of Georgetown allows us to irrigate
our landscape up to three days a week
based on our address, although the
Water Matters team recommends a
two day per week schedule. More de-
tailed information can be found at the
city’s website: water.georgetown.org.
The Water Matters Team is available
to help familiarize you with your irri-
gation system. If you need help setting
up your controller, or would like a com-
plete and thorough evaluation of your
10 | SUNRAYS APRIL 2016
The Elections Committee will be mailing checking your calendars for the dates of
out one ballot to the owner of each lot. your trips, etc., to determine if the election
These ballots are scheduled to be mailed dates might affect you. There will be more
on May 2. The ballots must be returned information in future Sun Rays issues
by the owner either in person (ballot boxes and in the weekly Communicator. Please
will be at Cowan Creek and the Social contact the Elections Committee by phone
Center monitor stations) or by mail before at 512-948-7704 or by email at caelections@
the end of the balloting period, which is 2 sctexas.org or [email protected]
hours before the beginning of the Annual with any questions you may have about
Meeting on May 26. this annual and very important process.
Additionally, the Voting and Elections
If you will not be at your Sun City residence Policy is posted on the Sun City website
during these times, please provide the and provides all necessary information
Community Association with a correct concerning the election process.
mailing address for your ballot. Begin
2016 ELECTION SCHEDULE
Monday, April 18 Candidate Forum, 9 a.m., SCB
Monday, May 2 Meet the Candidates 9 a.m., CCF
Ballots mailed to all homeowners
T hursday, May 26 Members Annual Meeting at 3 p.m. to finalize all
counting of ballots. Ballots will be accepted at the
Monitor’s Desk until 1 p.m.
irrigation system, send an email to water down to one foot deep per acre.
[email protected] or contact
your Neighborhood Representative. A A 2013 study regarding topdressing
Water Matters Ambassador will come turf with compost showed, “… a ten
to your home to assist you. day, post irrigation ‘dry down’ period
let control (turf) drop to an ‘unac-
A topic discussed at a seminar I at- ceptable quality level’ after day eight,
tended was soil remediation through while turf with a ¼” compost had no
topdressing of compost, and how noticeable decline.” Turfgrass Special-
healthy soils are the basis and greatest ist Dr. David Chalmers says, “If more
reservoir for clean water. Compost can people could just handle that grass
hold up to 20 times its weight in water. can be a little tan in summer, it takes
For every additional one percent or- the pressure off to keep watering. The
ganic matter content, each cubic foot of grass will be fine!”
soil can hold an additional 1.5 quarts
of plant-available water. Increasing WATER MATTERS TOWN HALL
the organic matter content from one to Please join us Friday, April 15, from 10
four percent would increase the volume a.m. to noon in the Social Center Ball-
of water to one gallon of water per cu- room, for a Water Matters Town Hall.
bic foot of soil. For every one percent of See page 11 for more information.
organic matter added, soil can hold an
extra 16,500 gallons of plant-available
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG