It’s My Park Day – March 2

Come join your neighbors for the annual “It’s My Park Day” park cleanup event at Scofield Farms Park, to be held on Saturday, March 2, from 9 am to 12 pm.  It’s My Park Day is a citywide park improvement event, made possible by the participation of volunteers like you and your family.  This year, the Scofield Farms Park Beautification Project will include trash pickup, moving mulch, removing limbs and brush from along trails, and clearing invasive plants like China Berry trees.  Snacks and water will be provided (bring your own drinking container, please).

The online signup sheet for the event is now available here.  The online signup has a section where you can include the number coming in your party as well as add the size of t-shirt that you want that will commemorate the event. 

On the morning of the event, we will meet at the picnic tables under the pavilion in the park where Visalia Lane intersects with Scofield Farms Drive.   If you have gloves, please bring them, otherwise some should be provided.   Tools will be provided as well.  However, if you have a wheelbarrow that can be used to move mulch, please bring it as the city does not have many available.

For more information contact Dan Frasier at danfrasier@yahoo.com.

 

Refrigerator Recycling From Austin Energy

Did you know that Austin Energy will pay you $50 for each old, standard-size (between 14- 27 cubic feet), working refrigerator or freezer?  Just call 1-800-452-8685 to arrange for a pickup. To date, Austin Energy has collected more than 24,000 of these energy guzzlers. Next to heating, cooling and hot water, refrigerators and freezers use more electricity than any other home appliance. Refrigerators that are at least 15 years old use about twice the electricity of today’s new energy-efficient models.  For more information, visit austinenergy.com.

 

 

Board of Directors Meeting Scheduled for 1/22/2013

Scofield Farms Residential Owners Association
Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

Meeting Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Location and Time: Certified Management of Austin @ 6:00pm

Certified Management of Austin
9600 Great Hills Trail, Suite 100E
Austin, TX 78759

Call to order

Present – Shelley Karn,  David Negrete, Emmett Bills, Paul Maine, Debbie Southerland

Community member’s forum- Input allowed from homeowner/members

Approval of Prior Minutes

Review and approve minutes of the Board meeting held November 6, 2012.

Guest: Mark Hess to discuss irrigation system.

Committee Reports

ACC
Website
Neighborhood watch
Social

Treasurer’s Report

Financial Review
Delinquency Review & Attorney Collection Status

Old Business

Bylaw and CCR amendment status
DRV updates

New Business

  1. Fencecrete update
  2. Pool party
  3. Adopt Fence Rule
  4. Adopt Camera Rule
  5. Irrigation System
  6. Pool improvement project update

Other Business

Next Meeting

Adjournment

Executive Session

Holiday Lights Contest Winners

From Ronda Schultz:

The Holiday Lights contest winners for 2012 are:

Main Section:  13305 Scofield Farms Drive

Park Section:  13309 Bosswood Drive

Withers Way Section:  12816 Withers Way

I apologize for the picture quality, but these are some of the beautiful houses in our neighborhood.   Thank you to everyone who made nominations.  It was a tough judging season.

I encourage everyone to walk or drive around and enjoy these wonderful “Holiday Cards” to everyone.  Thank you to everyone who took the time to extend their wishes to us all by putting up lights to make our neighborhood so festive!  Safe and Happy Holidays to everyone!

 

Your Yard of the Month/Holiday Lights committee members

13305 Scofield Farms Drive
13309 Bosswood Drive

 

12816 Withers Way

 

 

Holiday Lights Contest!

Come show your holiday spirit!  All residents of Scofield Farms are invited to take part in a Holiday Lights contest, sponsored by the Yard of the Month Committee.  Judging will take place on the weekend of December 14 – December 16, 2012, and one lucky winner will be chosen from each section of the neighborhood (Scofield Main, the Park at Scofield, and Withers Way) to receive a $50 gift card from Lowe’s.  Gift cards will be awarded by December 18.

 

 

City of Austin Regulations for Trash Pickup

Please note the following regulations from the city of Austin regarding weekly trash pickup:

From the Code of the City of Austin, section 12-3-26:

A customer shall deliver a receptacle to the designated collection location at a  public street or alley between 8:00 p.m. on the day preceding the collection day and 6:30 a.m. on the collection day.  A customer shall remove a receptacle from the collection location not later than 10:00 p.m. on the collection day.

From the current City of Austin website:

Place your trash cart at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on your collection day.

  • Place trash, recyclables and yard trimmings 5 feet apart to allow our automated trucks to collect materials safely and efficiently.
  • Extra bags of trash that do not fit in your trash cart with the lid closed must be placed next to the trash cart and tagged with an Extra Trash Sticker, which can be purchased at most local grocery stores ($4 + tax). Extra bags without a sticker will be charged a per-bag fee of $8 + tax.

 

Safety Meeting – Thursday, December 6th at 7 pm

Our neighboring community, the Ridge at Scofield Farms, is hosting a safety meeting this Thursday, December 6th at 7 pm at the Parmer Woods Assisted Living Center, 12429 Scofield Farms Drive.  All are invited to meet with local law enforcement and hear details on a new, easy-to-implement neighborhood watch program from Mary Rudig of the North Austin Coalition of Neighborhoods.  Come hear new tips regarding how to keep the criminals out this holiday season.

 

 

Neighborhood Night Out Photos

A good time was had by all at our Neighborhood Night Out celebration on October 12.  It was even warm enough for some of us to enjoy some late-season swimming!  Here are some photos from the evening.

Mickey Mouse bounce house

 

Visit from the Austin Fire Department

Officer Tanya Normand shared safety tips
Music from the Strictly Business Band

 

 

 

Board of Directors Meeting Scheduled for 11/6/2012

Scofield Farms Residential Owners Association
Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

Meeting Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Location and Time: Certified Management of Austin @ 6:00pm

Certified Management of Austin
9600 Great Hills Trail, Suite 100E
Austin, TX 78759

Call to order

Present – Shelley Karn,  David Negrete, Emmett Bills, Paul Maine, Debbie Southerland

Community member’s forum- Input allowed from homeowner/members

Approval of Prior Minutes

Review and approve minutes of the Board meeting held August 27, 2012.

Committee Reports

ACC
Website
Neighborhood watch
Social

Treasurer’s Report

Financial Review
Delinquency Review & Attorney Collection Status
2013 Budget Review & Approval

Old Business

Bylaw and CCR amendment status
DRV updates

New Business

Review tree trimming quotes
Fencecrete update
Discuss Stack lot
Discuss vacant lot behind 1436 Tamar
Pool improvement project update
Discuss new Wells Fargo sign

Other Business

Next Meeting

Adjournment

Executive Session

Scofield Farms Neighborhood Night Out – October 12

Your Scofield Farms ROA will be hosting a Neighborhood Night Out party on October 12, 2012 from 6 pm – 9 pm at the Scofield Farms Pool. Please join us for live rock, blues, and R&B music, pizza, ice cream, 2 bounce houses, door prizes, a visit from a fire truck and police officer…and, of course, a chance to meet your neighbors!  See you there!