HOA | COA | MUD What's The Difference? Questions asked to Sonterra HOA/COA/MUD

Questions asked to Sonterra HOA/COA/MUD

1. How does the Sonterra HOA/COA/MUD operate? Is it run by a board? If so, how was/is that board selected? If not yet run by the residents when is the board projected to be turned over to the residents? Who handles the day to day operations?

2. • (applicable only to the HOA/COA) Do I pay my HOA/COA dues monthly or yearly? How much do I pay?• (applicable only to the MUD) What is the $24 Park fee on my water bill for? Is it only to pay for the park and pool?

3. (applicable only to the HOA/COA) What do my dues go towards?

4. What is the role of the Sonterra HOA/COA/MUD?

5. How can I better interact with the Sonterra HOA/COA/MUD? When are the meetings held? Is there an office I can stop by to ask my questions? What is the best email address to send my questions to?

Sonterra HOA declined to participate

To contact Sonterra HOA you can email Manager@sonterrahoa.org or Admin@sonterrahoa.org

Sonterra Condo Association (COA) did not respond

To contact Sonterra COA you can call 512.806.0444 or send an email to Admin@louieone.com

Answers from Sonterra MUD

1 - Sonterra Municipal Utility District (MUD) was created in 2005 by the Texas Legislature who manages and maintains water, wastewater, drainage, landscape, park and recreation facilities, programs, and events.

The district (MUD) is governed by a board of five resident members.

The day to day operations are run by the General Manager alongside 10 full time staff that include Recreation, Aquatics, and Maintenance departments. We also have 6 part-time employees and 55 seasonal employees. We have several consultants that consist of Crossroads Utilities, MUD Attorney, MUD Engineer, Bookkeeper/Auditor, and Landscape.

2 - Sonterra MUD and Coolwater MUD are 1,900 acres that require daily maintenance, lawn mowing, and irrigation. Along with the park and pool facilities, it’s also allocated for park and recreation events, programs, staff, and operations.

4 - The district (MUD) provides water, wastewater, utilities, and park services to it’s 16,000 residents. Roads, Police, and Fire are serviced through Williamson County Road/Bridge Department, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, and Williamson County ESD #5.

5 - Contact us at admin@sonterrmud.org, parks@sonterramud.org or stop by our offices at 113 Limestone Terrace, Jarrell TX 76537 M-F 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Meetings are the 3rd Monday of every month at 6pm at 113 Limestone Terrace, Jarrell TX 76537 (there are times where meetings get moved up or back or in addition to the third Monday of the month depending upon budget season, auditing season, or related to bond election/s).

For updates and more information regarding Sonterra MUD, please follow our website at www.sonterramud.org or social media at Sonterra Municipal Utility District | Jarrell TX | Facebook

RESPONSIBILITY MUD HOA

• Anything related to the pool MUD - YES

• Anything related to the parks MUD - YES

• Trees (Except Trees On Your Property) MUD - YES

• Hiring Lifeguards MUD - YES

• Anything Related to the Common/ Detention Areas MUD - YES

• Enforces the HOA CCAs HOA - YES