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The Home PAC Skeet Shoot Has Arrived The Lengefeld Lumber Company and a variety of other sponsors invite you to join us for the 4th Annual TABA Home PAC Skeet Shoot. Teams and sponsors continue to sign up and we still have some space for you. The date of the shoot is Tuesday, August 25th. There will be things going on most of the day that should be attractive to shooters and non-shooters alike. These include door prize drawings in the afternoon; (and thanks to Carothers Executive Homes and Salado Pools) the availability of sausage wraps and other bbq throughout the afternoon; a brisket dinner during the awards banquet; horseshoes and washers; and a variety of shooting games that will be exciting to shooters and onlookers. Further, after the awards ceremony, an auction will take place that should be enticing to most in our audience. Numerous subcontractors and suppliers have provided items that should interest builders, sportsmen, and those in the market to do some improvements to their own home. As with most Home PAC events some special guests will be among us. Please plan to join us for as much of the event as you can attend. Non-shooters will want to make a point to be in attendance by no later than 6 pm in order to participate in the meal and post-shoot activities. Dinner costs for non-shooters will be $10 per plate, please rsvp by August 24th. On The Level - Table Of Contents 
 If you did not attend the TABA Reverse Raffle, you missed a great time. A BIG round of applause to Kelly Hosch of First Community Title and her committee, as well as Cheryl, Troy, Lisa McKinnon, and the professional auctioneering of Eddy Lange. Thank you to our sponsors, silent auction donors, and to Steve Wright for making the raffle board. If you were there, you know that Jason Carothers and I held the final two tickets. In the end, I caved under the $$$$ pressure and sold my ticket. Jason won second prize and JR Lester, who bought my ticket, won the truck! We had a wonderful evening filled with excitement. On The Level - Table Of Contents 
 TABA's Take on New Belton Standards If you've been following this column, you'd know that TABA leadership has spent a considerable amount of time over the past six months working with the City of Belton on a document called the Belton Design Standards. These new standards are billed as the guidelines builders will have to abide by when they do projects in the City and they impact everything from landscaping to roof pitch considerations. These standards will have varying ramifications on residential and non-residential projects. Though we appreciated the opportunity to participate in the process, in the end we weren't able to fully support the new Belton Design Standards for a handful of reasons. As we noted in correspondence to Belton leadership, we believe government could and should strive to maintain the character of its City, to control potential blight, and to protect its natural resources. TABA continues to subscribe to the philosophy that government should not try to control personal taste and choice through regulation. For these reasons, we worked hard with Belton to try and reach agreement on numerous items in a document that will have a substantial impact on our local builders and developers. The document can be viewed in its entirety at http://ci.belton.tx.us/DocumentView.aspx?DID=292 . Based on information received at the last Council meeting on the subject, I can report the following as it pertains to the final items we tried to get worked out toward the end of the process. Concerning the masonry provisions in the document, it was reported that stucco had been included with brick and stone as an allowable material and that an appendix had been created for “alternative compliance materials.” Pictures of allowable alternatives that have been presented by staff in the past have revealed a tolerance for materials that won’t be permitted by right, including high percentage concrete fiber board (think Hardi) homes. Unfortunately this type of material will require approval from staff prior to its residential use in Belton. We’ve advocated that this particular product (and others) be allowed by right from the very beginning. We believe it should be approved by right due to its durability, warranty and the extent of its current use in the area. Throughout the process, we've noted our level of discomfort with provisions on what are to be called "Belton Heritage Trees." Trees that receive this designation in Belton won't even be able to be pruned without a permit. During the meeting, it was noted that Belton provided a more thorough definition of “Belton Heritage Trees” and that the types of trees considered for this status will be greater than 30 inches in diameter and will be “pristine and picturesque.” That is helpful, but we at no point indicated a tolerance for the tree provisions and will just have to wait and see how that works out. On trees, it has been our position all along that nobody understands and appreciates the value of desirable hardwood trees more than builders and we don’t believe the government needs to oversee this property rights issue. The above are the most notable remaining items of concern that I presented in final testimony on the document. In all, TABA managed to submit about 25 points of concern with the original draft, along with some recommendations on how they could be changed. We thank the Belton leadership for working with us to resolve some of those issues throughout the process. One of the final items they changed had to do with an issue we had raised with their proposed requirements requiring the use of landscape architects on certain projects. In the end, Belton decided that a landscape architect will no longer be required to verify the plans or the development for residential applications. Other items we reached some level of agreement on included provisions for screening, chimney stacks, residential landscaping and xeriscaping, roof pitch, and roof shingles. I'm told that Belton is working on a booklet that will guide builders and developers through the new process and help ease the transition to understanding the new standards. This will be added to the City of Belton website as it becomes available. On The Level - Table Of Contents 
REVERSE RAFFLE - ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL TABA EVENT
We want to thank the Membership Meetings & Sponsors Committee, chaired by Kelly Hosch of First Community Title for leading another successful TABA event. The Reverse Raffle was great fun and the winners are smiling from ear to ear. We want to give a big thank you to JR Lester of R and L Trucking who won this year's top prize - 2008 Chevy Colorado pickup. He bid the last ticket and we truly appreciate his participation in this event. We also want to thank top prize winners 2-4: Jason Carothers - 2nd prize winner These people really helped make our Reverse Raffle a success. Check out that photos from the evening: 
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On The Level - Table Of Contents  TABA Directory I want to thank all of the advertisers in our 2009-2010 TABA Directory. Your participation in this publication is what makes it possible for us year after year to publish such a great tool for all of our members. The directory is currently in the printing process and will be mailed this month to all TABA members. We want to thank everyone who responded to our request for updated information. It really makes the directory so much better to have current, accurate information. TABA Fishing Tournament We are still in talks regarding our first TABA Fishing Tournament. As mentioned in last month's newsletter, the date is October 2nd at Temple Lake Park. We want to thank Rick Smith of Marine Outlet for helping us corrdinate this event. Please watch the newsletter for more information. That's it from my desk. Home & Garden Show information will be mailed this month for 2009 exhibitors to book their booths for the 2010 booths so please be looking in the mail for this important information. Hope to see many of you at the Skeet Shoot. On The Level - Table Of Contents
It's time to start thinking about the 2010 Home & Garden Show!!! We are ready to begin the booking process. In the near future, 2009 exhibitors will be mailed a packet of information about the 2010 Show. New this year, we have made available a 3-year contract option. This option will lock exhibitors into the 2010 price for 3 years and provide an upfront 10 percent discount on their booths. We think this is a valuable option for those planning on exhibiting for the next 3 years so please read the information carefully. If you have questions, please contact the TABA office at 254-773-0445. The show will take place February 27 - 28, 2010 at the Bell County Expo Center. The floorplan has basically remained the same with the exception of the center booth, which has been divided into 3 booths. We also moved the Headquarters Booth down to the floor. Two of the center booths are 10x30 and the third one is a 10x20. The costs of these booths are slightly higher than all the others. These booths will be sold on a first come first serve basis and are available only to TABA members so if you are interested please contact the TABA office immediately. We are also planning to put a great deal of focus on the Friday night Preview Party as we hope to improve upon this event. Please be watching for more information in upcoming newsletters. For those members who wish to exhibit in the Show for the first time, please call the TABA office in October. Open booking will begin at this time. New exhibitors will not be assigned a booth until after the September 30th in order to give our past exhibitors time to book what they had last year. We thank you for your patience and we encourage you to exhibit in this show. We have approxiamately 5,000 people attend this show over the course of 3 days. Can you get that many people in your showroom in 3 days? On The Level - Table Of Contents
SUNBELT BUILDERS SHOW™ OFFERS FIRST TIME EDUCATION PACKAGE (AUSTIN, TX – September 1, 2009) – The Texas Association of Builders has announced a new level of registration for the Sunbelt Builders Show™ and Education Conference. For only $99, the Show is offering an introductory First Time Education Attendee Registration. The special offer is only available to those who have never before purchased the Education Conference at Sunbelt. The Show will be held at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, TX October 29 – 31, 2009. Register online at www.SunbeltBuildersShow.com. The Sunbelt Builders Show™ is the largest industry Show of its kind in the Southwest, with an expected attendance of over 5,000 building industry professionals. On The Level - Table Of Contents |
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