Circle D Civic Association
Circle D is a scenic community located in the Lost Pines of Bastrop County, TX. The area’s beautiful pines and small lakes offer an idyllic rural setting for life in the country. Circle D is a deed restricted subdivision.
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The next Board Meeting will be Saturday, September 10 at 8:30 am at the fire station - 1432 State Hwy 95.
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Board meetings are at 8:30 a.m. and are held the second Saturday February, April, June, September, November, and December at the fire station
1432 State Hwy 95,
Bastrop, TX.
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CDCA Office Hours:
Monday Closed
Tuesday 11 am to 3 pm
Wednesday 11 am to 3 pm
Thursday 11 am to 3 pm
Friday 1 pm to 5 pm
Lana Thomas - Office Manager
(512) 321-5272
111 N Hasler Blvd Rm 214
Bastrop, TX 78602-3984
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Circle D Notifications
Updated 9/10/2022
Vote to Change Restrictions
The results from the voting on the restriction changes the Board recommended are in (see chart below). The Board would like to thank those who took the time to return the ballots. At the conclusion of the voting period, none of the seven changes passed. This is not because the changes were voted down, but rather because the number of ballots returned was very low. How low? Only 167 ballots were returned, or about 23% of those that were sent out. As none of the changes were approved, all of the restrictions remain as they are. Click here for a copy of the ballot.
The Restrictions have been changed on only two other occasions:
1993 Section 9 approved only site built homes
2013 Section 3 approved construction of an elevated water storage facility
A lot of time and effort was put into this project of trying to improve outdated and vague restrictions with changes that helped to clarify, or account for, facts that were not even considered back in 1969. The Advisory Committee, made up of homeowners, put a significant amount of effort into creating recommendations for changes that the board could act upon.
Thanks to everyone who responded to the Board's question on why the number of ballots returned was so low. The biggest response was a request for online voting. Other responses were that people forgot to return the ballot or just didn't care and that there were too many items or too many pieces of paper to handle. Read all the responses here.
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting was held Saturday, May 14, 2022, Congratulations to our newly elected Board members - Gary Gagnon, Mark McNeese, and Jim Stephens. The following Bylaws Amendments were approved at the Annual Meeting. Most of these changes were needed due to the new state laws that went into effect on September 1, 2021.
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Section 3 addresses the changes to how members are notified about Board meetings.
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Section 7 gives more flexibility to the timeline for sending out the yearly association fee invoices.
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Section 8 allows all officers to be check signers and states the exact accounting procedure that is used every year to properly review the Association’s financial procedures.
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Section 10 includes the new Compliance Committee which was formed since the new law prohibits Board members from serving on the ACC. The new Compliance Committee will handle all violations of our deed restrictions. This allows the ACC to handle only new home builds and improvements. The changes to Section 10 state that both the ACC and the Compliance Committee abide by the same procedures and rules that were stated in the former bylaws.
Meet and Greet
The Welcome Committee of the Circle D Civic Association held a “Meet and Greet” for new residents. The last couple of years have been rather “wonky” and the Committee was unable to execute our normal procedure for welcoming our new residents! Well, the Committee came up with a “Meet and Greet,” where Committee and Board members welcomed our new residents!
This initial “Meet and Greet” occurred on Saturday, April 23, 2022, beginning at 10 a.m. at our Pavilion. There were refreshments and goodies for attendees, as well as handouts from agencies/businesses around Bastrop County. In addition, we had two “Master Gardeners” on hand from Bastrop County to give tips and advice on gardening in our “very special soil!”
All who attended had a great time and we look forward to doing another “Meet and Greet” in the near future! Come meet your neighbors!
Contributed by Anna Corley, May 4, 2022
