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Chandler Creek HOA MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS: Kim Bennink Shelley Janda Bob Wohlford EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Woody Whitten (
[email protected])........... President Ryan Putman....................................................Vice President Jon Devries................................................................Secretary Vacant.......................................................................Treasurer Jim Lipa....................................................... Member at Large MANAGEMENT COMPANY: Alliance Association Management.........512-328-6100 (main) ..............115 Wild Basin Rd, Suite 308, Austin, TX 78746 Customer Service............................................. 512-347-2888 ......................................................
[email protected] Shadana Hurd, Property Manager.................... 512-347-2888 .....................................................shurd@allianceonline.net
IMPORTANT NUMBERS WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Main Number.................................................. 512-943-1300 Non-emergency number.................................. 512-943-1389 Emergencies......................................................................911 CITY OF ROUND ROCK Utility Billing (Water)...................................... 512-218-5460 ROUND ROCK REFUSE Trash Service.................................................... 512-255-4980 SCHOOLS Double File Elementary.................................... 512-428-7400 Teravista Elementary........................................ 512-704-0500 Hernandez Middle School................................ 512-424-8800 Stony Point High School.................................. 512-428-7000
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Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat November 2012 IMPORTANT OCTOBER DATES 1 2 3 4 5 6 October – Chandler Sun 12 Mon Tues Creed Wed MUD Thurspecial Frimeeting, Sat 7 PM7(M.E. Gene Johnson Building) 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 monthly 2 3 October 22 – Chandler Creek MUD board 14 16 Gene17 19 20 meeting, 715 PM (M.E. Johnson18 Building) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 October 25 – Chandler Creek HOA Executive Committee 21 23 24 Conference 25 26 27 meeting, 722 P.M. (Wingate Inn Center) 11 12 13 14 15 17 17 October 31 – Halloween 28 29 30 31 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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IMPORTANT NOVEMBER DATES November 9 – Chandler Creed MUD special meeting, 7 PM (M.E. Gene Johnson Building) November 12 – Veterans Day November 22 – Thanksgiving November 26 – Chandler Creek MUD monthly board meeting 7 PM (M.E. Gene Johnson Building) November 29 –Chandler Creek HOA Executive Committee meeting, 7 P.M. (Wingate Inn Conference Center)
*Note: Monthly meeting dates are subject to change. Please double check with the HOA or MUD to confirm meeting dates prior to attending. Copyright © 2012 Peel, Inc.
Chandler Creek Covenant Violation Data – August 2012 Property inspections are performed twice a month for the Chandler Creek HOA. During these inspections, any covenant violations observed are noted and a violation notice is sent to the homeowner. The property inspector also takes pictures of the violations, which are now included with violation letters. Please note: If you have any questions about a violation letter you receive, it is imperative that you contact the management company as soon as possible after receiving the letter so that your questions/concerns can be addressed in a timely manner. If you wish to dispute a violation, please remember that all disputes must be submitted in writing.
HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE TYPES OF VIOLATIONS NOTED FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012:
Mow/Edge/Weed/Shrubs .........................................129 Fence..........................................................................14 RV/Boat/Trailer Storage.............................................10 Debris..........................................................................8 Trash/Recycling Containers..........................................4 Inoperable Vehicle........................................................3 Tree Planting/Removal.................................................3 Missing Address...........................................................2 Pet Nuisance................................................................2 Unapproved Alteration/Improvements.........................2 Misc.............................................................................1 Exterior Modifications..................................................1 Multiple Items..............................................................1 Maintenance................................................................1 Street Parking...............................................................1
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Happy Halloween Chandler Creek!
Boy this year has flown by! We would like to invite all residents of Chandler Creek to feel free to decorate your yards and property in a ‘Spooktacular’ manner for Halloween. As some residents are aware there are awards given out each year in each of the Chandler Creek sections for Best Yard Decorations. Feel free to get as creative and wild as you dare! We do want to remind residents that no decorations may extend into common areas or block sidewalks, streets, or safety equipment such as fire hydrants. Have a wonderful Halloween, and watch out for the kiddos!
Kim's Cooking Corner Cute Halloween Bat Cupcakes THESE ARE A FUN LITTLE TREAT AT ANY HALLOWEEN PARTY. THEY ARE QUICK TO PREPARE, FUN TO DECORATE AND A GREAT HIT WITH KIDDOS!
INGREDIENTS
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix • 1 (16 ounce) container prepared chocolate frosting • 1 (11.5 ounce) package fudge stripe cookies • 1 (6 ounce) bag milk chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped • 1 tablespoon red gel icing DIRECTIONS
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1. Prepare the cake mix according to package directions for cupcakes. Cool. Frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting. 2. Break the cookies in half, and press two halves into the top of each cupcake for wings, stripes facing the frosting. Place a chocolate kiss in front of the cookies with the point facing forward for the body. Make two beady little eyes with the red gel icing towards the point of the kiss. Let the fun begin!
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Splitting Hares Colloquially known as ‘bunnies’, rabbits and hares are small mammals that can be found in a variety of habitats, including meadows, woodlands, grasslands, deserts, and even wetlands. But did you know that there are true differences between rabbits and hares? Rabbits are clearly distinguished from hares in that rabbits typically have young that are born blind and hairless (altricial) and hares have young that are born with hair and able to see (precocial). Since young hares are well camouflaged and mobile within minutes of being born, the mother does not protect them and is with them only long enough to nurse. Rabbits, other than cottontails, live underground in burrows, but cottontails, like hares, live in simple grass nests above the ground called ‘forms.’ Unlike rabbits, hares usually do not live in groups (although a group of hares is called a ‘drove’) and they are generally larger than rabbits, with longer ears and black markings on their fur. Hares are also called jackrabbits, as they are very quick and can run up to speeds of 45 miles per hour! They have jointed or kinetic skulls, which are unique among mammals. This joint permits relative motion between the anterior and posterior part of the skull’s braincase, helping to absorb the G-force created as the hare strikes its powerful hind legs with impact against the ground. In our area of Texas you can find the Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus), the Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), and the Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus calfornicus). Living in the eastern third of our state and one of the largest cottontails in its range, the Swamp Rabbit inhabits poorly drained river bottoms and marshes. Its upper parts are grayish-brown heavily lined
Swamp Rabbit
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with black with a white underside and cinnamon-colored front legs and tops of hind feet. At home in the water, this rabbit’s dense fur helps to waterproof its skin, and unlike other rabbits it will cross streams and rivers on its own. Also unlike other rabbits, its young have fur at birth but their eyes and ears are closed. Eastern Cottontails are the most common rabbit in the eastern three-fourths of Texas and are moderately large with rusty-brown fur, relatively short ears, and large hind feet. These cottontails commonly frequent brush-dotted pastures and are active largely in the twilight hours and at night, when they venture out to meadows or lawns to forage. They often live at the edges of town and feed in gardens and flower beds, and are common along country roads lined with dense vegetation. Eastern Cottontails are prolific breeders, and can have as many as four or five litters throughout the year. The Black-tailed Jackrabbit, also known as the Desert Hare, reaches a length of about two feet and weighs from three to six pounds. Its distinctive long ears and powerful rear legs distinguish it as a hare. With dorsal fur that is dark buff peppered with black and an underside of creamy white, its black markings are found on the tips of its ears and the top of its short tail. In warmer climates like ours, this jackrabbit breeds year round and the average litter size is four, but it can range from two to seven depending on the food supply. Since it does not hibernate or migrate, it uses the same square half-mile to mile habitat of oak-juniper woodland as its territory. Now that you know the subtle (and sometimes confusing) differences between these closely related mammals, you too can try your hand at splitting hares!
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