Spring Newsletter

New trees along Lakeline Blvd

Community garage sale - MARCH 29

Community garage sale is posted for Saturday, March 29. If you would like to participate, you are on your own to set up in your yard or driveway to take advantage of the traffic from around the area.

Water restrictions

Cedar Park entered Stage 3 restrictions on March 1, per LRCA requirements as Lake Travis continues to drop. This means one day a week watering based on the last digit of your house number. Check the schedule here.

It would be useful to do an irrigation audit to ensure you are getting the most for your irrigation. Consider running your schedule in 2 halves instead of a long one to avoid runoff, for example.

If you are re-sodding areas of your landscape, you can apply for a variance to establish the sod.

New Trees on Lakeline

We have started the first phase of our master landscape plan for Lakeline, planting trees in the median strips. This was funded by the City of Cedar Park, as part of our license agreement on shared maintenance between Cypress Creek and Zach Russell. We will be planning on more plantings and landscape on the west side of Lakeline, waiting for an update on the Shared Use Path for the east side, as well as watching the weather.

Note that new tree plantings will be using drip irrigation instead of bubblers, which is allowed under Stage 3 - check the FAQ for details at the link above.

save the dates

We are continuing to plan social events for the community, based on turnout from last year. These are on the schedule, and we will have more details as they are confirmed. If you would like to help out with your community events, please contact us.

Spring event - MAY 10 1-3PM

Adult night with music bingo -MAY 31 @ 7PM

Summer party - Target date: JUL 27 or AUG 3

National Night out - OCT 7

Christmas party - DEC 14

pool opening - April 19

Pools will open April 19th, or a week earlier if weather permits. Please review the pool rules and contact Goodwin & Co if you need assistance with your key fob. Swimming is at your own risk, Lifeguards will staff the pools later in May, starting on weekends and then daily during summer break.

santa in the park 2024

Another enjoyable Santa in the Park last December at Kay Redden Park, check out the photos here and mark your calendar for Dec 14 2025.

Winter Newsletter

SANTA IN THE PARK DEC 15

The Santa in the Park party will be held Sunday, Dec 15 from 12:30 to 3:30PM at Kay Redden Park. Last year’s party was a big event, don’t miss it! More here.

Assessment increase for 2025

Annual Assessment due Jan 1 2025 will increases $20 to $380. This reflects a 5.5% increase, and only the second increase in 20 years. We have been doing well managing finances, but have not been consistently setting aside funds — the recommendation from the new Reserve Study (on TownSq) we are following will set aside the increase ($35K) to meet vendor cost increases and unplanned expenses (e.g. ice storm cleanup and repair) as well as major reserve maintenance like the Lakeline Pool replastering this year.

If you had setup automatic payments, please change the amount to reflect the increase. Look out for the invoice in your mail later in the year.

UPDATE ON LAKELINE LANDSCAPING

We are working with the City of Cedar Park to upgrade irrigation on Lakeline between Buttercup Creek and Zach Russell. We hope to start planting trees on that section of the road before the end of the year as part of a multi-year master plan for replanting along Lakeline.

NEW LEASING RULE

The Board has approved a new Leasing Rule to restrict short term rentals. The document has been officially recorded with Williamson County as of Sept 10 2024. In general, the rule states a minimum lease term of 30 days, and requires lease documentation to be submitted to the Association. The Board will be pursuing an amendment to the CCRs in 2025 for a minimum 12-month lease term, and welcomes your support to help gather signatures.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

There was a good show of support from our Cedar Park government, police, animal control, firefighters, and others at the October National Night Out event at Kay Redden Park. Plenty of pizza, drinks, face painting, and snow cones! It was a good time to talk with our mayor and mayor pro tem, the chief of police and others in the department, finishing the night with a light show and demonstration by Quint 2!

Homeowner 101 - KNOW YOUR SHUTOFFS

Introducing a new series of tips for the homeowner. Our first installment is on how to locate and shut off water, gas, and electric to your home in case of emergency. Good idea to look around your property to locate these before there is a crisis!

Water

water meter and cutoff

Water meter, cutoff valve, and irrigation valve in green.

Cutoff valve uncovered.

Locate your water meter, which is likely toward the front of your property in the utility easement. Note the meter box is City use only. The cutoff valve is located near it, conveniently labeled ‘Property Owner Cutoff’. Note your meter may be next to your neighbor’s, but should be closer to your house. Other items you may notice nearby are irrigation valve boxes (green cover in the photo above) and sewer cleanouts (the white PVC cap you have likely run over with the mower).

To shut off water, reach in and turn ‘righty tighty’. If you cannot locate the valve, or find it doesn’t move, contact Cedar Park. When you turn it back on, open one faucet in the highest floor of the house to bleed the air—start slowly (quarter turn) to avoid overpressure.

Electric

Main electric panel and meter (telephone line as well)

Conveniently labeled main breaker

GAS

Gas meter and valve

Note you should never need to shut off your gas, and if you do, you will need to contact Atmos to turn it back on as there are safety steps to follow to prevent problems. And if you are having work done, your plumber will know the proper procedures and permits.

If you smell gas (the ‘rotten egg’ smell of mercaptan added to odorless natural gas) leave the property immediately and call 911 from a safe distance. Don’t try to diagnose it yourself.

However, in the case of emergency—earthquakes (not common here, for now), wildfire, tornado, poor judgement DIYs—it is good to be familiar with the equipment. There are 2 valves circled on the photo, one from the ground before the regulator, and one after the meter to the house. You need a crescent wrench to turn one of these perpendicular to the line—so the holes line up (this is where the gas co. would put a padlock when service is discontinued). Note there may be other levers on the lines that turn off gas to different appliances or parts of the house.

If you have other suggestions or questions about your house, please contact us.