Sonoma - November 2014

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The Grapevine November 2014, Volume 8, Issue 11

Rusk Road Fence Project Concretex began the first phase of replacing the existing wooden perimeter fence that provides the back border for your property several weeks ago! The plan is to replace the fence all the way to Leah Lane in this first phase. The second and final phase will begin in early 2015.

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At the September 17th Board Meeting, the directors were selected to fill positions as follows: Donna Kohn - President Doug White - Vice President Jack Wasserboehr - Secretary Jennifer Smith - Treasurer Carl Anderson - Member at Large

Sonoma HOA 2014 Social Events DECEMBER 6, 2014

Santa Claus returns to Barefoot Pool, 11am-1pm Thank you to all those who volunteered their time thus ensuring that all our events were tremendously successful!!!

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PRESIDENT Donna Kohn.......................... president@HoaSonoma.com VICE PRESIDENT Doug White................... vice_president@HoaSonoma.com SECRETARY Jack Wasserboehr.................... secretary@HoaSonoma.com TREASURER Jennifer Smith......................... treasurer@HoaSonoma.com MEMBER AT LARGE Carl Anderson...........member_at_large@HoaSonoma.com

NEWSLETTER PUBLISHER Peel, Inc....................................................... 512-263-9181 Article Submissions..................................................OPEN Advertising............................... advertising@PEELinc.com

COMMITTEES POOL......................................... pool@HoaSonoma.com LANDSCAPE.........................landscape@hoaSonoma.com SOCIAL........................................ social@HoaSonoma.com NEWSLETTER.......... communications@hoasonoma.com WEBSITE............................ webmaster@HoaSonoma.com NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ............................. neighborhood_watch@hoasonoma.com

MANAGEMENT CO. Goodwin Management Company Property Manager: Jim Smitherman 11149 Research Blvd. Suite 100, Austin, TX 78759-5227 Voicemail: 512-502-2114 Cell: 512-230-3220, Fax: 512-346-4873 E-mail: jim.smitherman@Goodwintx.com http://son.goodwintx.com

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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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YARD MAINTENACE REMINDERS Please take a minute to review these yard maintenance requirements. Violation notices and fines are in effect and enforced.

YARD MAINTENANCE Yards must be kept up frequently enough to maintain an overall decent appearance. This includes: • Mowing front and side yards of corner lots; all backyards must be mowed as well.

• Edging sidewalks, driveways and curbs; NO runners should be showing on paved surfaces.

• Weed control in grass, flowerbeds and cracks; weed eating at fences, walls and foundations.

• Grass maintenance by treating diseased areas and adding sod

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or reseeding where grass has died.

• Trimming hedges and bushes as needed.

• Blowing or sweeping up grass clippings after maintenance and not left on sidewalks or in the street.

• Removing dead plants, shrubs and trees in a timely manner.

• Regular watering without violating local voluntary or mandatory conservation directives.

YARD MAINTENANCE VIOLATION FINES • 1st violation will receive a warning letter which will include a forced mow notice.

• 2nd violation will result in a $25 fine and forced mows can be ordered at the owner’s expense.

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The Grapevine 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 should be off or any water coming from sprinkler heads in an improper fashion. Thank you for your assistance.

YARD OF THE MONTH PROGRAM We are looking for a few more residents to assist with Yard of the Month. Please email landscape@hoasonoma if you are interested.

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WATERING RESTRICTIONS The City of Round Rock remains in Stage 1 of it Drought Contingency Plans, which means customers must follow this watering schedule: • Residential ODD numbered addresses: Wednesday and/ or Saturday • Residential EVEN numbered addresses: Thursday and/ or Sunday • Watering is allowed between midnight to 10am or 7pm to midnight only The City’s Water Conservation Program is having a rainbarrel sale! For more details, pictures and prices, visit roundrocktexas.gov/waterconservation.

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The HOA recently added 4 more dog stations for your convenience. We are hoping that this will reduce the number of "poo" filled plastic bags that are found in beds and trees along our main sidewalks. They are located at: • The park on Forest Creek Dr. between the Rusk Roads • The north side of Forest Creek Drive just east of the bridge near Paradise Ridge • The east side of via Sonoma in the set back by the Sonoma monument • The lot the west side of Paradise Ridge near Collingwood Thank you for using bags and disposing of them properly!

A Little Consideration, PLEASE! 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 special needs neighbors to have to enter the street to get around these cars...it is just not safe for them to have to do so!

Thank you for your consideration and for asking your guests to do the same.

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What does it mean to be green? “Green” is more than just a color. It • Drink tap water instead of buying bottled water. If you don’t like how your tap water tastes, a low-cost filtration system could make a difference. also means taking special steps to protect the environment — the water, Get a reusable water bottle so you can take it with you. the land, and the air we breathe.Why green? Plants are green, and without them the Earth wouldn’t be such a lovely home for us human beings. Every • Organize a swap among your friends.What can you swap? Books, toys, even clothes. It’s a way for everyone to get something new without day, people make choices that affect the amount of trash and pollution spending any money and without throwing a bunch of stuff away. Set that gets produced in our world.What can you do? A whole lot, actually. aside some items for your swap when you’re cleaning your room!

Here’s a four-step guide to being green: • Take paper from your computer printouts and use the other side for • Reduce the amount of stuff you use and throw away. more computer printing or just to draw or doodle on.

• Reuse stuff when you can.

• Recycle cans, bottles, paper, books, and even toys.

RECYCLE IT! • Enjoy the Earth — walk in the woods, plant a tree, and eat some of Recycling has never been easier. Many communities will pick it up right the delicious food it produces. in front of your house and some towns even require it. Tell your mom or dad you want to become “Chief of Recycling” for your household. That REDUCE IT! When you use less of something, you do a good thing for the Earth. For means you’ll organize the recyclable items in bins, remember to put them instance, a shorter shower means you used less water and less fuel since on the curb on recycling day, and help remind others which items can be your house uses fuel to run the water heater that warmed up the water. rinsed and recycled.

By separating plastic bottles, cans, bottles, and more, you’re reducing the Here’s a list of other stuff you can reduce: • Turn off lights you’re not using. Better yet, encourage your parents to amount of trash that goes to the landfill.What’s a landfill? A big mountain of switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs.They last longer and use trash, where all the trash trucks go to dump their loads. Recycled goods go less energy. They do need to be disposed of properly, though, so instead to a recycling center, where they can be crushed, broken down, and later turned into new cans, bottles, and paper. make sure your mom or dad helps if one breaks.

What else can be recycled? Sometimes water can be. For instance, some • Turn off the water when you’re brushing your teeth.

• When you can, walk or ride your bike instead of driving in the car. communities take used water — like from the washing machine and shower — and clean it up so it’s safe to use for watering the grass and flowers.

You’ll use less gas — and get some exercise!

• Unplug the chargers for your phone and MP3 player when you’re ENJOY IT! not using them.

It’s true that trash and pollution are problems, but the Earth remains a • Put your computer to “sleep” instead of leaving it on with the huge and glorious place that’s ready for you to explore.You can start locally by screensaver running. visiting the naturally beautiful spots in your city and state. Go for a hike, visit local nature centers and gardens, climb up mountains, and explore lazy creeks.

REUSE IT! Experience the outdoors in all sorts of weather — from a sunny day at the Sometimes people call ours a “throwaway society.” That means that we’re a little too willing to throw away old stuff and buy new stuff. Many beach or lake to a wintry adventure when it snows.And if you’re planning a times, even if you no longer need something, someone else just might. For family vacation,suggest a trip to a national treasure,such as the Grand Canyon, instance, if your baby brother outgrows his plastic basketball hoop, why Yellowstone Park, or Chincoteague Island to roam with the wild ponies.

But before you travel the globe, take a look at your own backyard. Is not give it to another family who has a little kid? That’s one less plastic basketball set that they need to buy. It’s also one less large plastic toy that there a spot where you could plant a tree or put in a little fruit or vegetable needs to be produced, packaged, and shipped to the toy store. Here are garden? If so, get out there and get your hands dirty. Then you can watch with pride as your tree takes root and your garden plants grow from sprigs some additional ways to reuse the stuff you have: • Use rechargeable batteries for your handheld computer games, MP3 to big plants full of ripe, red tomatoes or tiny, succulent blueberries. Who knew being green would taste so good? players, cell phones, and digital cameras.

• Choose reusable travel cups instead of disposable paper or plastic cups.

Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD • Take your own bags — preferably reusable ones — when you go to Date reviewed: September 2013 the grocery store.

This information was provided by KidsHealth, one of the largest resources online for medically reviewed health information written for parents, kids, and teens. For more articles like this one, visit www.KidsHealth.org or www.TeensHealth.org. ©1995-2006. The Nemours Foundation

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LISTING SERVICES Teenagers, are you looking for babysitting/pet sitting jobs in Sonoma??? The HOA is collecting information to compile a list of services offered by residents in our community.

Please complete this survey: http://www.surveygizmo.com/ s3/1571930/8f40b0ed5ccb to be included in our 2014 Sonoma Services List.

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