A question was posted on Facebook asking if the HOA was planning anything for National Night Out this year. At this time, the Board of Directors has not discussed doing anything for National Night Out.

We do encourage everyone though, if they wish to participate, to coordinate something between yourselves. As a community, we don't need the HOA to sponsor anything to get together.

If you and your neighbors decide to have a small gathering or party, use the Website Request page to a send a message and we will post it here in case others want to stop by and say hello.

Also remember that you can let the City of Kyle know about your gathering. You can complete the form found on their site here: https://www.cityofkyle.com/police/national-night-out-2018. The City of Kyle is also hosting a party downtown at City Square Park that you can attend. Information for the party downtown is on the same website link posted above.

The Indian Paintbrush HOA is organizing a Community Garage Sale on October 13th and 14th.

We would like as many households to participate in the Community Garage Sale as possible.

If you have questions or want to participate, please contact Darin Ramzinski at dramzinski@gmail.com or call 512-658-3960. If your call goes to voice mail, please leave a message and Darin will call you back.

Advertisement of the Community Garage Sale will be posted on various websites including Next Door, Craig’s List and others with the addresses of those choosing to participate around the beginning of October and again the weekend before.

Signs are the responsibility of the participants to create and post beforehand and remove afterwards.

We hope you benefit from having a Community Garage Sale and enjoy seeing what treasures your neighbors are selling that you simply can't live without! Who knows, you may find that fascinating collectible item that you are missing from your collection, a great gag gift for your next office party, accessories for your Halloween costume or just simply a good deal on something you need or want.

Monarch Utilities notified us with the last billing statements that we are in Stage 2 water restrictions. Per the Monarch Utilities notice:

Goal:
Achieve a twenty percent (20%) MANDATORY reduction in total and daily water demand.

Triggers/Reasons:
When any of the following occur:

• When the water treatment capacity reached for three (3) or more days in a week is equal to or greater than seventy-five percent (75%).
• When well pump hours per day for more than three (3) days is equal to or greater than 18 hours.
• When the TCEQ, a governing groundwater district, or a contracted water supplier requests initiation of a twenty percent (20%) usage reduction.

Mandatory Restrictions:

• Use of automatic irrigation systems and hose end sprinklers is limited between 12:01am to 4:00am and 8:00pm to 11:00pm on the designated watering days. Once weekly watering is allowed.
• Use of soaker hoses on landscaped areas is allowed from 12:01am to 10:00am or from 8:00pm to 11:59pm on designated watering days.
• Use of a hand-held hose (unattended hoses are prohibited), a faucet-filled bucket or watering can of five (5) gallons or less, or drip irrigation systems is permitted on the designated watering day from 12:01am to 4:00am or from 7:00pm to 11:59pm.
• Washing vehicles, motorbikes, boats, trailers, airplanes or other vehicles is prohibited. Vehicle washing may be done at any time on the immediate premises of a commercial car wash or commercial service station. Further, such washing may be exempted from these regulations if the health, safety, and welfare the public are contingent upon frequent vehicle cleansing, such as garbage trucks and vehicles used to transport food and perishables.
• Topping of pools is allowed on the approved Watering Day Schedule.
• Washing or rinsing driveways, sideways, or streets is prohibited at all times. The use of water for construction purposes from designated fire hydrants is permitted under special permit.

Address ends in 1 or 7 - Monday Address ends in 2 or 8 - Tuesday Address ends in 3 or 9 - Wednesday

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Violations & Penalties:

First Violation: The customer will be notified by written notice of their specific violation.

Second Violation: After written notice, the utility may install a flow restricting device in the line to limit the amount of water which will pass through the meter in a 24-hour period. The utility may charge the customer for the actual cost of installing and removing the flow restricting device, not to exceed $50.00.

Third Violation: The utility may discontinue service at the meter for a period of seven (7) days, or until the end of the calendar month, whichever period is shorter. The normal reconnect fee of the utility will apply for restoration of service.

For up to date information on current water usage restrictions, please visit our website's Drought Notices page at www.swwc.com/texas/drought.

We have a new Indian Paintbrush HOA website for owners and residents. The new site is designed to provide more up to date information including a News Feed and a Calendar with local events.

There are also social media links to both the Facebook group and Nextdoor. Joining the Facebook group requires approval from the group owner and the group is not owned or managed by the HOA. It was setup and is managed by fellow homeowners. Nextdoor is like Facebook, but organized for neighborhoods and subdivisions and it's free to join.

Please take some time and review the new website and it's content. We have tried to consolidate as much information into one place as possible. If you feel something should be included or removed, please let us know. We will try to update it as often as possible.

If there is something you wish to see added or updated on the website, please send a message with your request by clicking on the Website Request menu option, and completing the form with your contact information and request.

Hays County Courthouse, San Marcos, TX – The Hays County Commissioners Court on July 17 reinstated the burn ban beginning Friday, July 20 for unincorporated areas of Hays County. The Court set the date in order to give property owners a few days to complete needed burnings before extreme heat and lack of rain dry out the county, making outdoor burning unsafe.

During a burn ban, outdoor grills with lids can be used, but burn barrels (even those with lids) and other outdoor fires are prohibited. More information about burn bans and outdoor burning is available here.

The link to this posting on the Hays County Website is: http://www.co.hays.tx.us/burn-ban-returns-friday-july-20-for-unincorporated-areas-of-hays-county