TWIN CREEKS TRIBUNE
OCTOBER 2015
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VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10
Message From the President Ross Burns
Hello my fellow neighbors! By the time you are reading this, I hope you are seeing a weather forecast with significant rain predicted. It has been quite a shock to go from drought to record breaking rains back to drought in just a matter of a few months. The lack of rain has certainly been hard on all our lawns and the common areas has been no exception. Among other areas, it has been a struggle to keep the grass along Twin Creeks Club Drive properly watered and in the green. Since the drought has hit, the HOA has been in frequent communication with our landscaping company about some coverage problems that have been observed. Don’t hesitate to point any irrigation problems to our management company (Jim Smitherman at Goodwin Management), or you can send me a message on NextDoor.com. Let’s hope El Niño turns our drought around without any flooding. As many may know, the club has been in merger/buyout talks with CBIGGS golf group for many months now. However, the deal has fallen apart and the club is currently not seeking any other sales / mergers. Additionally, I want to communicate that Bryant Early, Club General Manager and Kyle O’Brian, head golf pro, have moved on to other job opportunities in San Antonio. Both have spent many years in the community, making Twin Creeks one of the best golfing destinations in the Austin area and I want to thank them for that. We wish them all the best as they both start a new chapter in their careers. I want to welcome our new club General Manager,
Justin Jafarian and look forward to working with him to keep our community the best in Cedar Park. A replacement for Kyle has not yet been identified. We have been working hard to establish a new Social Committee as Shelley Evans has stepped down from chairing this committee. I want to thank Michelle Thompson, our new Social Committee chairperson, and several other new volunteers, who are working hard to bring great Halloween and Christmas events to the neighborhood. With respect to City of Cedar Park news, I have a few items. First, as was mentioned in the previous newsletter, a Bond election will be held on Tuesday, November 3. I am very excited about all of the capital improvements planned and recommend that you vote for all bond packages as our growing city needs every one of them, plus there is no tax increase even if all items on the ballot pass. It’s a win-win. You can find out more on cedarparkbond.com. Second, as you may have read, the city will purchase the rock quarry up the road from us. Although blasting operations will continue for a number of years, it will start to wind down to fewer days a week until all mining operations cease by 2023. In the meantime, I am grateful that the city will place restrictions on heavy trucks driving on Anderson Mill Rd. Finally, Mayor Matt Powell wants to come and meet with the residents in our neighborhood. We have reserved a room at the clubhouse on (Continued on Page 2)
Twin Creeks Homeowner's Association Newsletter - October 2015
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