Bike & Trail Connectivity Meeting

Thursday, May 18 • 7pm
WB Community Center, 2106 Klattenhoff

The WBNA will be hosting a meeting coordinated by the Public Works division of the City of Austin to include the planners for COA urban trails, bike lanes, and sidewalks, as well as the corresponding Travis County departments as WB is in the COA ETJ.  There’ll be a presentation followed by a Q & A session with a basic overview of the current systems in place and what is planned (Urban Trails, Tier I & Tier II and forecast timeline for safe overall connectivity for Wells Branch and far North Austin, off road where possible.

Our neighborhood has invested heavily in our trail system, but the MUD can only affect trails within its boundaries; we’re isolated here and cannot easily and safely connect to any other trail system.  Coordination of central authorities (Travis County, COA, MUD) to develop plans to connect our neighborhood with other communities would be ideal.  As one resident put it, “I can ride my bike pretty much anywhere but the level of safety that I feel varies greatly depending on the infrastructure.  If I could ride with my boys up to train station SAFELY, we could get downtown and tool around the lake.  Same goes for getting to Walnut Creek.”

Our goal for this meeting is to find out, as residents in the ETJ, how can we impact the plan and where to start.  We look forward to learning more and hope you’ll join us! Continue reading Bike & Trail Connectivity Meeting →

Free Property Tax Seminar

Sunday, April 23 • 4:00-5:30pm
WB Community Center • 2106 Klattenhoff Drive

Join Bruce Elfant, Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector and Chief Appraiser, Marya Crigler, for an informative session on protesting your home’s appraised value to reduce your annual property taxes.  This event will cover a variety of helpful topics from filing your exemption forms to understanding how properties are appraised to completing an informal/formal protest. Home values are expected to substantially increase again this year so don’t miss this invaluable information that could save you hundreds of dollars!

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PfCONA PfISD School Board Candidate Forum

Wednesday, April 19 • 7:00-9:00pm
Pflugerville Public Library • 1008 Pfluger St W • Pflugerville, TX 78660

PfCONA (Pflugerville Council of Neighborhood Associations) is hosting a Pflugerville School Board Candidate Forum for the May 6, 2017 election.

This is an important school board election for PfISD.  The new board will choose the next Superintendent and will decide if the district will become a District of Innovation, impacting both students and teachers.  Please come hear the candidates, ask questions, and make informed decisions on the future direction of our public school system.  You’ll find a helpful article from the Austin American Statesman here and links to the candidates’ individual websites below.

This is a free event, open to the public.  Early voting is from April 24 to May 2.

Place 2 – Special Election (1 year unexpired term)
1) Jacob E. Betz, jacobbetz.org
2) Tony Hanson, facebook.com/hanson4pfisd
3) Charlie Torres, facebook.com/charlie.torres.758

Place 6 – General Election (3 year term)
1) Larry D. Bradley, pfisd.net/Page/225
2) Matt Robertson, facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011727995460
3) Cliff Styles, facebook.com/cliffton.styles.7

Place 7 – General Election (3 year term)
1) Rob Reyes, facebook.com/rob.campaign

Early voting begins Monday, April 24 and goes through Tuesday, May 2.  We’ll have an early voting location here in Wells Branch on Thursday, April 27 from 7am-7pm at the Community Center on Klattenhoff.  Wells Branch will have two local options for election day voting on Saturday, May 6:  WB Rec. Center, 3000 Shoreline Drive and Northwest Elementary, 14014 Thermal Drive.  As always, Travis County residents may vote anywhere within Travis County.  For a list of polling locations, visit: http://traviscountyclerk.org.