Submitted by Scott Swain, WBNRD (Wells Branch Neighbors for Responsible Development)

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs will be holding a public hearing on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 6:30pm at Wells Branch Elementary to solicit public comment on a proposed multifamily bond transaction (The Waters at Willow Run Apartments).

The Waters at Willow Run, LP.  (Atlantic Housing) has made application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the issuance of Tax Exempt Mortgage Revenue Bonds and Housing Tax Credits. We need EVERYONE in the Neighborhood to turn out for this meeting. If you live in Wells Branch it affects you and you should be aware of it.

If you are interested in knowing more, Email: Scottswain@sbcglobal.net

This month’s issue features Dianne Koehler, one of our original residents of Wells Branch.  It’s hard to know where to start with Dianne; she’s been involved in our neighborhood since its inception and has given so very much to our community.  This article doesn’t begin to cover all of Dianne’s contributions to Wells Branch.

Let’s start at the beginning.  Dianne has always been good at “firsts”.  She was on the original committee that petitioned Pflugerville Fire Department to establish a station in Wells Branch, originally located on Thermal where the MUD maintenance office is today.

She served on the community center committee and walked the neighborhood gathering signatures for a petition to build the Community Center on Klattenhoff.  Her forethought and drive helped bring this meeting place, which is used by the entire community, to fruition.

Together, Dianne and Rosewitha Bowker (with ideas from Dale Cockshutt) formed the WB Community Garden committee and worked together to get the garden started, establishing the plan to include the tool shed.  Countless Wells Branch residents have enjoyed the opportunity to grow organic vegetables in plots close to home all because of her initial efforts.

Continue reading Dianne Koehler: Energy, Drive, Passion & Hard Work….. →

Fall is here and it’s time to pick up where we left off last Spring!  We will continue the Keep Wells Branch Beautiful Visioning Workshops Thursday, October 4 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Community Center on Klattenhoff, We took the summer off and the next session will focus on tactical actions to implement the strategies from the last workshop. This will call for forming Task Forces to put our plans into action.

The Visions, Blocks and Strategies Charts from previous workshops can be found on the Wells Branch Neighborhood Association website: www.wbna.us under Community, Visions for Wells Branch.  If you look at the Strategies chart you will see that the community is already actuating some of them.

These workshops are open to all Wells Branch residents and are for the purpose of moving our community forward, increasing participation and confronting the issues that are before us. Come get “your oar in the water.”

For questions, contact George Holcombe at 512-252-2756 or geowanda@earthlink.net.

We’d like to thank our community for supporting the WBNA in our fundraising efforts.  Our Fourth Fest Silent Auction raised $2,781.00!  Best EVER!  Thank you to all our donors and participants. Its purpose was to raise enough money to pay for National Night Out, the annual Easter Egg Hunt,  Friday night at Luminary Fest in December and to help with our educational/safety programs.  We exceeded our goal thanks to all of YOU!  Whether you were a donor, a buyer, or the WB MUD who let us use their facilities, you all made a tremendous difference and the WBNA is grateful!

When you see the neighbors listed below, please thank them for supporting our community.  In addition, we hope you’ll patronize these businesses and join us on October 2^nd for Wells Branch’s National Night Out Against Crime.

Continue reading Special THANKS to all who participated in our July 4th Silent Auction! →