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! →

Submitted by Scott Swain

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT of The Wells Branch Neighbors for Responsible Development (WBNRD)

6:30PM • Wednesday, August 8 • Wells Branch Community Center, 2106 Klattenhoff

This meeting of the WBNRD is to invite our Neighbors of Wells Branch to join in our opposition to The Waters at Willow Run Apartment development.

The meeting will be short, with a history of our efforts, a rundown on what is up next, and our needs to meet these challenges. Your skills are needed in this effort.

We have work to do in preparation for a coming meeting in our Neighborhood with The Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs, representatives of Atlantic Housing, and YOU, the Neighbors of Wells Branch.

For more information, click HERE or select the “Community” tab, then “Opposition” drop down.  Thank you!

If you are not able to attend, but would like to participant in this effort, please email me at scottswain@maxavenue.com

Thank you for your support of our Neighborhood,

Scott Swain

Submitted by Chuck Walters, President, Wells Branch MUD Board of Directors

The MUD Board has two meetings monthly whereby the first meeting on the first Tuesday of the month is a Work Session and the second meeting on the third Tuesday of the month is the regular Business Meeting. The meetings start at 6:30pm and are held at the Wells Branch Community Center on Klattenhoff unless otherwise posted.

We will be returning to concentrate on a specific agenda item for the Work Session meetings only.  What will be new is the way we will provide ability for residents to have additional input on the Work Session agenda item.

• The meeting will have the regular ‘Citizen Communication’ at the beginning.

• During the Work Session agenda item, the Board and Committees will set the goal for the discussion and provide an overview or opening comments.

• During the discussion of the item, residents may step to the podium and will be recognized to share their comments with a 3 minute time limitation. Questions from Board on the comments may extend this time.

• In recognition of overall time limits to complete the Work Session item and the entire agenda the Chair may place further restrictions if needed.

This week’s Work Session will focus on the 2012-2013 budget.  Please see the link below to download the agenda.

Wells Branch MUD Agendas

We look forward to having this added opportunity for your feedback.  The Board will evaluate the process as we move forward.

Chuck Walters
President
Wells Branch MUD
Board of Directors

The WBNA has added a lost and found page for missing or found pets (or anything else I suppose).  Please send an email with info and a picture to info@wbna.us for posting to this site and our Facebook page.  Also, if you’ve posted a pet or item, please notify us when it is found or picked up.  Below is the link or click on the “Community” tab, then “Lost & Found”.  Please let your friends and neighbors know about this new feature.  Thanks!

https://wbna.us/community/lost-found/

Submitted by Bob Bauhs

The WB MUD Facilities Committee consisting of Chuck Walters, Chairman; Bob Bauhs, Director; Richard Fadal, Landscape Consultant; Robert Ferguson, Engineering Consultant; and Jesse Kennis, District Manager is inviting citizens to participate in a review of two initiatives.

One initiative is to review and evaluate proposed enhancements to the area around the pond. As a participant you would be able to help evaluate the soundness of the proposals, as well as make your own suggestions for improvements.

The other initiative is to review and evaluate proposed enhancements to the stream banks in the area between Wells Port and Wells Branch Parkway. Once again we are soliciting help in evaluating the soundness of the proposals and looking for other ideas.

Both of these initiatives are in addition to the planned Trees for Trails Plantings that are expected to occur this fall in three separate locations:  The North Meadow, KF Park, and Gaylord Avenue.  We need to determine the feasibility of including these additional initiatives in the coming fiscal budget.  Your commitment to this committee would consist of at least one meeting in August.  Decisions on what to propose to the full board must be completed by the board meeting on September 4th.

To apply, submit an e-mail to:  pdean@wellsbranchmud.com

Or send a letter to: Facilities Committee, 3000 Shoreline Dr. Austin, TX. 78728

Specify:     Attn: Facilities Committee in the subject line.

Provide your name, address, phone number and e-mail address.

State your particular areas of interest.

You will be notified of when the 1^st committee meeting is scheduled.