Category Archives: Neighborhood News

Vacation Safety Tips 

  • Let a neighbor and/or block captain know you’ll be out of town and when you’ll return. They should have the following: your emergency contact information; contact information for anyone with access to your house (pet sitter, etc.); when they should be expected; what they look like and a description of their vehicle(s).
  • Let only those who NEED to know, know when you are going out of town.
  • Don’t share vacation plans OR photos on social media.
  • Arrange to have your lawn cared for if you are going to be away.
  • Don’t hide keys under doormats, flowerpots or in similar places.
  • Put your lights, stereo and/or TV on timers.
  • Leave a car in the driveway or ask a neighbor to park in it.
  • Don’t cancel your paper or mail deliveries; ask that your neighbor pick them up every day.
  • Leave a key with a friend or neighbor; ask that the house be checked at regular intervals.
  • Keep your house well lit at night (backyard included) with a motion sensor or photocell activated light.
  • Store all your valuables.
  • Consider asking friends or relatives to live in your home while you are away.
  • Ask your neighbor to put trash in your trashcan and to put it out for collection and away when they put theirs away.

File a Close Patrol Request.  The filing of this form alerts patrolling officers so that they may pay close attention to one’s residence.  To do so: Contact the Travis County      Sheriff’s Office at 512-854-9721.  Ask to make a Close Patrol Request.  You will be asked for information on those caring for your home while you’re away: make and model of their vehicles, name, description and times they should be at your home.

Register for Central Texas
Emergency Warnings

Register your cell phone, phone landline and/or email address to receive emergency alerts for your specific neighborhood at WarnCentralTexas.org.  Contact information, including phone numbers and email addresses, is only used for emergency and major incident notification.

WarnCentralTexas.org serves Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Travis and Williamson Counties.  A nice feature of the emergency notification system,

WarnCentralTexas.org, is that people can register several addresses for warnings, so if you have loved ones at a location separate from your home, you can also receive emergency notification for their location.

Travis County Sheriff’s Office Town Hall
Tuesday, May 25 | 6:00-7:30pm | via ZOOM

Join the Travis County Sheriff’s Office for a Virtual Wells Branch Community Town Hall Meeting Tuesday, May 25.  In preparation for this meeting, the WB MUD and WBNA were asked to gather questions from the community and submit them to the Sheriff’s Office to be addressed.  Click HERE for the Agenda.  TCSO will also take questions from attendees at the end of the meeting.

Meeting ID:  972 5418 0180
Passcode:  478542
https://zoom.us/j/97254180180?pwd=MGhoUjhnWkttemhlak9rQU9HQjJkUT09
 
512-854-7786
www.tcsheriff.org
TCSOCommunityOutreach@traviscountytx.gov

Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Virtual Town Hall Meeting
May 25, 2021 • 6:00pm-7:30pm

The Travis County Sheriff’s Office invites all Wells Branch neighbors to join in their ‘Building Bridges’ series where crime and safety will be discussed. Information on how to join the virtual meeting will be posted soon.  Be sure and save the date!

QUESTIONS?  The Travis County Sheriff’s Office has requested the WBNA and WB MUD gather questions from residents by May 10 so that they may be addressed during the meeting.  If you have any questions you would like to submit, please do so by following THIS LINK.  Questions will then be compiled and submitted to TCSO.

These presentations are always packed with information.  Please make every effort to attend.

 

Make your plan to VOTE! Election Day is May 1st! https://votetravis.com/

Travis County Polling Locations and Hours:

Election Day (May 1) Voting locations are open from 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
Early Voting (April 19-27) Hours are Monday – Saturday 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM and Sunday from 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
You may vote at any Vote Center in Travis County where you see a “Vote Here/Aqui” sign.  Click HERE for links to locations throughout Travis County.  Those closest to Wells Branch are as follows:

Early Voting:

  • Unity Church of the Hills • 9905 Anderson Mill Road
  • Pflugerville ISD Rock Gym • 702 W. Pecan Street

WB Election Day Polling Place:

  • WB Community Center • 2106 Klattenhoff
  • YMCA Northwest Branch • 5807 McNeil Drive

If you live in the Travis County section of Wells Branch, Prop A, ESD 17 is on this ballot.  If you’re in the PfISD section of Wells Branch, you’ll be voting on the PfISD School Board Election as well. The Pflugerville Educators Association hosted a candidate forum this week.  Click HERE to view.