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TROPHY
CLUB MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1
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Municipal Utility District (MUD) is chartered by the State
of Texas. The primary responsibility of a MUD is to provide
water and sewer service in an area not initially within the
boundary of a city. A MUD has taxing authority and is used
by a developer to allow him to recover a portion of his initial
investment without having to add the total cost of infrastructure
to the lot price. When the Trophy Club area was initially
developed, the Town of Trophy Club was not yet incorporated.
As a result, MUD districts were set in place to provide water
and sewer service.
Before there was a Town, the area we now know as Trophy Club
was originally designed with five MUDs planned. MUD1 was the
original MUD and was formed in 1975. In the early 1980's,
MUDs 2 & 3 were formed as development began to occur in those
areas. MUD2 originally was the area west of the creek that
crosses under Trophy Club Drive near Tom Thumb. This originally
included the area known as "Village West" over by Lakeview
Elementary school and the Baptist Church. MUD3 was the area
on the East side of town, between Timberline and Harmony Park.
In 1985 the Town of Trophy Club was incorporated and in July
of 1990, MUDs 2 & 3 consolidated into what was known as MUD2.
Subsequently, there was an agreement that all remaining land
would become part of MUD2 rather than creating any new MUDs.
Trophy
Club Municipal Utility District No. 1 is currently governed
by a ten-member Board until an election is held in May of
2010 to reelect a five-member Board. The Board Members will
serve either a two-year term or a four-year term. The day-to-day
operation is managed by District Manager Robert
Scott.
Trophy
Club Municipal Utility District No. 1 provides water,
wastewater treatment, and fire protection to the Town of Trophy
Club and parts of Solana. The operational costs, with the
exception of the fire department, are paid entirely by water
and sewer revenues. TCMUD No. 1 is approximately 60% developed
(with the exception of the undeveloped land in the Solana
complex) and has a valuation in excess of $911 million. The
Solana complex located south of 114 was annexed into the District
in the 1980s and provides a significant portion of the valuation.
News Article from Time-Register,
Alliance Regional Newspapers - "Water Woes Wrapped Up"
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Solana
Facility
In 1982, the Partnership that was building the area now
known as Solana, located in Westlake along with the City of
Westlake, approached MUD1 to request water, sewer and fire
protection, as MUD1 had all three capabilities already in
place. At that time there was no Town of Trophy Club as the
Town was not incorporated until 1985. With agreement from
Westlake, Solana was annexed into MUD1 in 1983.
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Notice
to Purchaser
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"Notice to Purchaser" form is mandated by the Texas Water
Code under Section 50.301, which requires property sellers
to identify to the buyer that the subject property lies within
a Municipal Utility District. This "Notice" provides the buyer
with information regarding the MUD's bonds, the current tax
rate, and standby fees, if applicable. Click here to view
Trophy Club MUD
1 Notice to Purchaser*.
It is not necessary to file this form with Denton County.
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Meeting
Schedule
Trophy Club MUD No. 1 holds meetings on the third (3rd)
Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the Svore Municipal
Building at 100 Municipal Drive; however, meeting
dates*
are subject to change. Click
here*
to view the 2009-2011 Tentative Meeting Schedule.
Meetings
are open to the public and residents may address the Board;
however, issues regarding daily operational or administrative
matters should first be dealt with at the administrative
level by calling the MUD Office at 682.831.4685 during normal
business hours. To have an agenda item placed on the agenda
for the TCMUD 1 Board to address, please contact MUD Secretary
Mary Moore.
Please note that all agenda items must be approved by the
President(s) of the Board and/or the District Manager.
To
receive e-mail notifications of MUD 1 Meetings, please visit
the subscription
page and click on Municipal Utility District Agendas.
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MUD
Camera Available for Service to Trophy Club Residents
Trophy Club MUD 1 has a Camera for Televising Sewer Lines;
which assists not only the MUD's in their daily operation
of collection and sewer operations, but also for you, the
resident. If you have a blockage or a backup, MUD 1 recommends
you call us first.
Through
the use of our special Camera, MUD 1 staff can televise
your sanitary sewer line for $150.00 and verify, in most
cases, what the problem is. Call 682-831-4670 (Monday -
Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) or After Hours: 817-538-1868
or 817-538-1870.
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