Aberdeen Green Official Newsletter
2012 ASSESSMENTS DUE JANUARY 1, 2012
2012 Assessment notices have been mailed to all property owners and the assessment is due January 1, 2012. Late fees will be assessed on February 1, 2012. If you have not received your notice by December 1, 2011, please contact management immediately. Also included in the billing notice is the 2012 pool tag registration form. Please complete the form and send directly to management (NOT WITH YOUR PAYMENT) and pool tags will be mailed in late February 2012. You can fax or email your pool tag registration form to: lnorred@highsierramanagement. com or fax 281-391-7913. The Board is happy to report that the dues amount for 2012 will remain the same as 2011 at $650 per lot. The Board worked diligently to assess each and every contract and service to ensure the best cost for the Association and to reduce any excess in the budget. We realize there are many residents experiencing financial hardship so we urge those of you that may need payment arrangements to contact management prior to the assessment due date to avoid penalties being added to your balance.
HOLIDAY DECORATING CONTEST
The Association will be awarding Yard of the Month in December to the best decorated homes in the community. Decorating will be judged the week of December 19, 2011, so please make sure to have your lights on and blow ups plugged in after 7 PM each night to earn your chance to be considered!
DROUGHT CONDITIONS
Texas is in the grips of a historic drought. We have received less than half of our average rainfall. Our normal 13 inches of rain are only six. The most obvious impact of drought is the lack of water. Over half of the 15 major rivers flow below their normal rate. They snake anemically along, their banks now broad bare shoulders ornamented with lacy skeletal fish who look forever sideways in blame up at the withholding sky that took their homes and lives. Bacteria multiply in the decreased flow and choke our ailing streams. Salinity in the gulf is increasing, damaging our oyster beds. Plants and animals dependent on the streams are dying or reproducing at lower rates. Nature is downsizing. So are the farmers and ranchers. Cattle once valued for their reproductive abilities are now culled for their meat. Despite the opening of forestry lands for some grazing, it costs less to sell them for slaughter than to continue to try to keep them hydrated and fed. Reservoir lakes are drying up. Over 200 of our reservoirs are low, seven are functionally empty and one is expected to dry up entirely. Several Texas districts are developing waste water recycling plants to make better use of “used” water. Once filtered, this water is often cleaner and more pollutant free than tap water.
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