Saddletree Ranch

Two Directors to be Elected

Every year two (and every third year, three) directors positions are up from election to the Board. To be eligible a candidate must be a member in good standing (usually that means you have paid your dues) and available to meet on Wednesday evenings every fourth week.

Interested parties can contact Bill (srpoapres@austin.rr.com or 2640-0411) for more information. If you are seriously interested please contact Bill no later than May 31th. Candidates will be asked to provide an short writeup outlining why they are interested and qualified (basically a "why vote for me" paragraph or two) that will be sent out with the Ballots on or about June 9th along with the annual invoices.

Annual Meeting to be held

The Annual Meeting of the SR POA will be held on July 11, 2012 at 7:00pm at the clubhouse.

Board Officers

According to the association's by-laws, when a director resigns the Board is required to appoint a replacement Director. Recently Fred Hamdun resigned due to a job promotion that will make him unavailable to serve. The Board appointed Wally Lynn as new Director to complete the term.

Therefore the current officers for the 2011-2012 fiscal year are:

Bill Hallett - President

Charlie Cupik - Vice President

Rob Gibbs - Treasurer

Adrienne Kazarian - Secretary

Wally Lynn - Director

Mike Greer - Director

Don Wickham - Director

Saddletree Ranch Pajama Bookclub

The Saddletree Ranch Pajama Bookclub meets the 4th Thursday of every month from 7-9PM, where we enjoy a lively discussion of each month's reading selection, usually over snacks and wine that attendees bring. Typically we pick our reading selections, two times/year, and attendees offer their choices and the group votes to add to the schedule so there is a wide variety of both fiction and non-fiction.

FIX RanchRoad12

Success...thanks to all who helped make this happen. RR 12 will be repaved in or before Sept.

Newsletter Editor Needed
We still need an editor or editors for the quarterly Saddletree Ranch newsletter. Let Bill or any of the Board members know if you are willing and able.

Park Hours

Due to the occasion of vandalism at the park, especially the pavilion, the Board decided to establish "hours" for the park (that includes the tennis courts, volleyball courts, basketball courts,pavilion, play area, ball field, parking lot, lavs, etc.)

Henceforth the Park will be open and available for use by residents of Saddletree Ranch and their guests from Sunrise until 1/2 hour after Sunset.

If a resident has a special event that requires use of the facilities outside of those hours they must request pre-approval so that we (and the sheriff's dept.) know about it.

Clubhouse Rules

Turn off lights, appliances, heater/AC before leaving.
Close all cabinets and doors.
Sweep floors and clean any messes, trash, or stains.
Remove trash to the outside clubhouse garbage container.
Move furniture back to its original position.
Fix or replace any broken items to avoid being charged replacement and service fees for broken or missing items.
Lock door before leaving.
A $50 cleaning fee will be charged to residents that do not leave the clubhouse in the same condition prior to their event.
Smoking is prohibited inside or on the clubhouse porch

Burn Bans

Watch for the Burn Ban sign near the mail kiosks if either of the counties has a burn ban in effect.

The Saddletree Ranch "Burn Ban" signs are posted any time either one or both of the counties (Hays and Travis) declare such a ban. For more information on burn bans please click on the appropriate link below.

Travis County Fire Marshal

Hays County Fire Marshal

Safe Driving

Many residents in the neighborhood have voiced their concern regarding cars and trucks speeding through the neighborhood. Although the SR POA has no direct authority over such laws the Board took the issue to the Hays County Sheriff.

Remember that speeding within the neighborhood, especially along Saddletree Lane and in the mailbox area, is dangerous to all. Please report unsafe driving and speeding to your local authorities (county sheriff).

Upcoming Board Meetings

ALL SADDLETREE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE WELCOME
PLEASE COME AND PARTICIPATE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD!

REGULAR MEETINGS START AT 7 PM AT THE CLUBHOUSE.

Apr. 18, 2012
May 16, 2012
June 13, 2012

THE MINUTES FOR ALL PAST BOARD MEETING AS WELL AS NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS, NEWS AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE POSTED ON SADDLETREERANCH.NET REGULARLY.

If you need further information please contact any one of the board members or Bill Hallett, SRPOA Board President, at SRPOAPres@austin.rr.com or 264-0411

ACC Reminder

A word for all property owners. Play it safe and potentially save time, money, and aggravation. An ACC review of your plans is required before starting any construction of any kind on your property, whether you believe your plans to be conforming or not.

The ACC meetings are held on the Thursday before every Board meeting. The meeting is schedule to start at 6:30 PM. Charlie Graham, the ACC Chairman, will cancel the meeting if he has not received anything by noon on said Thursday. If you have something that you plan on bringing to the ACC meeting you will need to make sure that Charlie knows this by no later than noon Thursday. Charlie can be reached at (512) 968-1670.

The upcoming ACC meetings, all start @ 6:30pm, are:

5/10/12
6/7/12

Be sure to schedule events and reservations on the POA Web Site

If you want/need to reserve the clubhouse, baseball field, basketball court or want to announce a neighborhood event, you can now do so by going to the "Calendar & Reservations" menu item on the left. Choose the category Neighborhood Events, Clubhouse, Baseball Field, or Basketball Court to see upcoming events or to submit your event. When you submit a request it will be reviewed for conflicts, etc. and normally will be approved within 24 hours.

Clubhouse Key Checkout Procedure

Contact Mike Greer to obtain a key to the clubhouse. Keys may be issued on a one-time basis or for an extended period of time to those residents that conduct weekly meetings. Mike can be reached at 264-3562 (home) or at greerm@austin.rr.com If Mike is not reachable and you have an immediate need for the clubhouse, please contact one of the other board members to obtain a key to the clubhouse.

Feedback to Your Board is always welcome

Your feedback is always welcome. If you would like to share your thoughts with the Board of Directors then just click on the following link and drop us a note. We need this feedback in order to make sure that we are appropriately and responsibly representing your community.

SRPOA Board of Directors Mailing List

Keep Those Phone/eMail Records Updated

Please remember to let the POA know about phone number changes. If you have recently changed your phone number then please inform the POA so we can keep our records updated.