140911 Eblast L3 Mowing

Phase 3 is complete.

Phase 4 mowing is complete in Neighborhoods 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 47, 48, and 62.

Next up for mowing will be Neighborhoods 44, 45, 21, and 19.

If the mowers cannot access the area, the line trimming crew will address those areas on Fridays.

Phase to Neighborhood list

Phase 1 Neighborhoods: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 27 38   COMPLETED

Phase 2 Neighborhoods: 8 9 10 11 12 35 36 37 60   COMPLETED

Phase 3 Neighborhoods: 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 28 30 31 32 33 34   COMPLETED

Phase 4 Neighborhoods: 17 18 19 20 21 29 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 62

Here is the current level of mowing completion (in black):

Compared to our last map:

140806 Eblast L3 Mowing

I want to thank the community for their patience and understanding with this new endeavor. As we expected there were some challenges that accompanied bringing the Level 3 maintenance program in house, what we didn’t expect was the belated seeding of the wildflowers which prevented an earlier start date. I also want thank everyone for all the compliments and criticisms we have received so far. They have all been very helpful in creating an efficient and quality driven process.

The progress map is an aerial image of the Sun City campus taken from Google Earth, and colored in to show the extent of the boundaries of the property. The black or shadowed area is what has been completed. The boundaries of the phases were determined by using the most prevalent land marks in the community: Del Webb Boulevard, Sun City Boulevard, and the Berry Creek water way. Here is a more detailed breakdown of the Phase to Neighborhood relationship:

Phase 1 Neighborhoods: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 27 38   COMPLETED

Phase 2 Neighborhoods: 8 9 10 11 12 35 36 37

Phase 3 Neighborhoods: 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 28 30 31 32 33 34

Phase 4 Neighborhoods: 17 18 19 20 21 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 62

Here is the current level of completion (in black):

Compared to our last map:

Level 3 Mowing Update

Even with some equipment issues and staff changes, we are still able to make decent progress. Here is the current level of completion (in black):

Compared to our last map:

Level 3 Mowing

140625 Eblast

We are into our second week of Level 3 mowing. Although we are still fine tuning our operation and process, we have made some good progress. Here is a Google Earth map of the property divided into sections to demonstrate our plan of attack.

This is what we have completed as of Wednesday, June 25^th:

140507 Water Matters Eblast

Effective June 1, 2014, a new city ordinance will go into effect adopting the proposed amendments to Title 13, Chapter 13.15 of the Code of Ordinances entitled Water Utility Services to include provisions for landscaping and irrigation procedures, and enforcement of those provisions, to more effectively manage the City's water resources and maintain compliance with Texas Administrative Code Title 30, Chapter 288.

A PDF file of the ordinance can be downloaded from the following web address:

http://agendas.georgetown.org/Bluesheet.aspx?ItemID=6460&MeetingID=676

Water violations and fines can be found on page 13, under Sec 13.15.160: Administrative Penalties.

Violation

First Violation within 12-month period                                  $60 or Water Conservation Class

            Second Violation within 12-month period                             $75

from date of immediately preceding violation

Third and subsequent violations within 12-month               $100

Watering days are as follows:

Odd addresses may irrigate on
Tuesday and/or Saturday

Even addresses may irrigate on
Wednesday and/or Sunday

No sprinkler or irrigation system use is permitted on Mondays, Thursdays, or Fridays.

Watering information can be found at the following website:

http://water.georgetown.org/

If you need assistance programming your controller contact your neighborhood representative to have a water ambassador help you, or talk to your landscape/irrigation professional.

Golden Rod Trail Head

This is the entry to Blue Heron Trail at Golden Rod

140410 Water Matters Eblast

140410 Water Matters Eblast

We had several homes in the community affected by the lightning this past weekend. Please check your controllers for time and date accuracy

Watering days are as follows:

Odd addresses may irrigate on
Tuesday and/or Saturday

Even addresses may irrigate on
Wednesday and/or Sunday

No sprinkler or irrigation system use is permitted on Mondays, Thursdays, or Fridays.

This information can be found at the following website:

http://water.georgetown.org/

I would recommend watering no more than one day a week only. Temperatures remain cooler at night and over watering can lead to fungus in the landscape. I am watering the boulevards twice a week, but only at 35% of early Summer run times. I would also recommend staying attentive to weather forecasts so that we can anticipate shutting the system off ahead of the next freeze or rain event that usually accompanies our weekly cold fronts this time of year.

If you need assistance programming your controller contact your neighborhood representative to have a water ambassador help you, or talk to your landscape/irrigation professional.