Happy Holidays

The Hidden Springs Ranch Board of Directors wishes all of our neighbors a safe and happy holiday season! May your travels be safe and your celebrations joyous and may the coming year bring you peace and prosperity.

Seasons Greetings!

Neighbors Concerned about Walking Path Damage and Safety

Motorized bikes and carts are damaging the HOA walking path and raising safety concerns among Hidden Springs Ranch residents. Damage has already disrupted the path surface to the point that repairs will be required and is most obvious where the walking path extends the Lone Wolf Court cul-de-sac to Shadywood Lane, a section that is frequently used by walkers and children.

                                                   

The HOA Board of Directors wants to remind all of our members that, under Paragraph 17 of the Hidden Springs Ranch Community Facility Rules,

“No motorized vehicles (i.e. golf cart, go cart, motorcycle, etc.) are permitted on the jogging trail/walking path at any time.”

Members are urged to council family and friends to stay off the walking path (see image, courtesy of Google) when they are riding/operating motorized vehicles. While the objective of the board is to enforce HOA policies in an amicable manner, violations may result in notices, fines and/or loss of use of neighborhood amenities as outlined in the HOA’s Enforcement and Fine Policy.

Questions about this notice may be forwarded to any board member or the HOA administrator.

Controlled Burn Spreads on McGregor Property

A homeowner lost control of a controlled burn on his property in Dripping Springs this afternoon, bringing local fire officials and a brush truck to his residence.

A property owner started a controlled burn on his property this afternoon off McGregor Lane in Dripping Springs. Then, thinking the fire had not caught, he returned to his house. His neighbor called to tell him that the fire, which he thought was out, was actually raging out of control.

The homeowner, his family and the neighborhood attempted to contain the fire. By the time fire personnel arrived, the fire was mostly contained. This fire was small and contained to about 4,000 square feet. Counties around Central Texas have been receiving similar calls this weekend, as homeowners try to burn brush now that burn bans have been lifted.

Post courtesy of KXAN News.

Winter's First Freeze

The National Weather Service is predicting a hard freeze tonight with a low of 28 degrees and a wind chill down in the low 20s or high teens. If you haven't protected your outside faucets and sensitive plants, today is the day to get it done. Consider leaving a slow drip at the faucet furthest from where water enters your house to prevent pipes from freezing. If you're stacking wood by your house, be sure to leave a 3-6 inch gap to keep insects from migrating from the wood to your house.

Water Supply Corp Increases Watering Restrictions

Effective immediately, the Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation has instituted a Once per Week Watering Schedule. Water corp members may irrigate outdoors using an in-ground irrigation system or hose-end sprinkler no more than once per week only during scheduled days and times as indicated below:

Odd number addresses: Wednesday
Even number addresses: Thursday
Commercial (including HOA common areas): Tuesday

Watering hours are midnight to 10:00am and 7pm to midnight.

Questions about the new policy can be forwarded to the Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation at 512.858-7897.

BURN BAN LIFTED TEMPORARILY

Hays County Judge Bert Cobb, MD, and Fire Marshal Mark Chambers have announced a temporary lift of the burn ban due to rain and some greening of grass due to recent showers. The burn ban is lifted immediately and is expected to last until authorities determine that conditions warrant reinstating it. The rain is expected to be a temporary relief, and that dry conditions will return quickly.

Chambers cautioned those who decide to burn to be extremely cautious, as there is still potential for fires to easily get out of control. “Never leave a fire unattended, even for a few minutes,” he said. “Always keep a source of water close at hand.”

Post courtesy of DS Babble.

Fall Film Night - One for the Records

Thanks to the efforts of our volunteers and organizers, Fall Film Night was a huge success.! Close to a dozen volunteers showed up to repair the picnic tables, clean and install lights, store the pool furniture and finish the pool renovations. The real treat, though, was the 60+ neighbors that made Film Night a roaring success (see the short picture album below).

Special thanks to Simon Petty for keeping Volunteer Day on schedule,  Susan Ferno, Donna Williamson and Leslie Bradshaw for organizing Film Night, Ruth Ann Tanton for keeping the logistics simple and Gene Fojtik (the Master Chef) for making sure the burgers and dogs were hot and plentiful!

Here are a few memories ...