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The Grapevine February 2013, Volume 7, Issue 2

HOA Dues Increase

In October, the Board voted to increase our 2013 HOA dues 4.5% over last year. This is due in part to inflation and also to make sure that we are planning properly for adequate reserves to cover future capital expenditures to avoid the need for special assessments. Listed below are some common elements that are likely to require capital repair or replacement in the future: • Parking lots at Via Sonoma Pool and Barefoot Park • Metal fences along greenbelt lots • Wood fence along Rusk Road • Concrete perimeter walls • Playground equipment at Via Sonoma Pool and Barefoot Park • Spillway at large pond • Retaining wall at Barefoot Pool • Entrance monuments • Pavilion at small pond • Via Sonoma pool house Restrooms Doors and windows • Barefoot pool house Restrooms Door and window • Via Sonoma pool Pool decks Pool fence Mechanical equipment • Barefoot pool Pool deck Pool shade (Continued on Page 3) Copyright © 2013 Peel, Inc.

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Sonoma Social Events 2013 The Social Committee has put together another fun filled year of activities for your family. If you are looking to gather with your neighbors or make new friends, come out and be Social! March Neighborhood Garage Sale April Adult social with Sonoma and Lake Forest Residents -details to come Spring Fling May Kids Pool Party at Barefoot Pool July Movie at Barefoot Pool August Neighborhood Garage Sale October Halloween Party at Barefoot Pool December Santa Claus returns to Barefoot Pool Your help is needed to make these events successful…. if you can volunteer your time for any event, please contact Cyndi Wasserboehr at social@hoasonoma.com or 512-294-2183.

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The Grapevine BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Donna Kohn.......................... president@HoaSonoma.com VICE PRESIDENT Doug White................... vice_president@HoaSonoma.com SECRETARY Carl Anderson........................ secretary@HoaSonoma.com TREASURER Will Smith.............................. treasurer@HoaSonoma.com MEMBER AT LARGE Charles King..............member_at_large@HoaSonoma.com

COMMITTEES POOL CHAIR Charlie King..................................pool@HoaSonoma.com LANDSCAPE CHAIR Donna Kohn...........................landscape@hoaSonoma.com SOCIAL COMMITTEE CHAIR Cyndi Wasserboehr...................... social@HoaSonoma.com

IMPORTANT NUMBERS Emergency.......................................................................911 Fire Department.................................................... 218-5590 Poison Control ............................................... 800-764-7661 Police Department ................................................ 218-5500 Round Rock Hospital............................................ 341-1000 Williamson County Sheriff’s Department.............. 246-1155 Post Office- 2250 Double Creek Road............ 800-275-8777 Blackland Praire Elementry School......................... 424-8600 http://schools.roundrockisd.org/bkldprairie/ Ridgeview Middle School....................................... 424-8400 http://schools.roundrockisd.org/ridgeview/ Stony Point High School........................................ 428-7000 http://schools.roundrockisd.org/stonypoint/ Cedar Ridge High School....................................... 704-0100 http://schools.roundrockisd.org/cedarridge/ City of Round Rock Website ........................................ http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/

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HOA Dues- (Continued from Cover Page) Mechanical equipment Water slide Beginning in 2014, we plan to replace the existing cedar fence along Rusk Rd. with concrete fence to match the rest of Sonoma›s perimeter fence. This project will be done in stages over a 5 year period. Please visit our website, look over the 2013 budget and contact the Board if you have any questions. The Board strives to keep our neighborhood competitive with other subdivisions in our area.

The Grapevine Santa’s Visit to Sonoma Santa and his elves visited with about 175 of our residents on December 8, 2012. Thank you to Cyndi and Jack Wasserboehr and all the other volunteers who once again made this event a tremendous success.

FROM ONE NEIGHBOR TO ANOTHER... Sonoma is a family neighborhood made up of residents of all ages. Please be considerate when parking in your driveway to not block the sidewalk. We don’t want young children, the elderly or handicapped neighbors to have to walk into the street to get around these cars… it is just not safe for them to have to do so! Thanks you for your consideration and for asking your guests to do the same!!

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The Grapevine Overnight Parking We Always Need An Extra Set Of Eyes Please report any broken sprinklers or other irrigation irregularities to landscape@hoasonoma.com. This would include any areas sprinkling when you think they shouldn’t or any water coming from sprinkler heads in an improper fashion. Currently the watering days for commercial property are Tuesday and Friday. Thank you for your assistance. YARD OF THE MONTH Our Yard of the Month program is taking a hiatus for a few months during these winter months but will return in early Spring. Remember to send nominations to landscape@ hoasonoma.com.

Overnight parking on our streets is becoming an issue in Sonoma. Just a reminder, it is violation of the CC & Rs to park a vehicle overnight on any street in Sonoma. If you, or a guest, are found in violation of this rule, you as the homeowner, can be subject to a fine.

Section 3.4 Uses Specifically Prohibited (a) No more than two (2) automobiles per dwelling unit may be kept on any Lot in such manner as to be visible from any other portion of the Subdivision for any period in excess of seventy-two hours. No automobiles or other vehicles may be parked overnight on any roadway within the Subdivision.

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