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Westoak Woods Family Fun Night - June 3

Date posted: 5/14/2012  link

Westoak Woods Baptist Church, 2900 W Slaughter Ln, is having a Family Fun Night June 3 from 5:30pm - 8:00pm. You can read about it here.



Westoak Woods Baptist Church VBS - June 11-15

Date posted: 5/14/2012  link

Westoak Woods Baptist Church, 2900 W Slaughter Lane, is having a Vacation Bible School from June 11-15. You can find all of the details here.



Austin APD Invites TFLD Residents to Train the Trainer

Date posted: 4/30/2012  link

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH TRAINING

REGION IV

 “TRAIN THE TRAINER”

Learn how to set up a Neighborhood Watch program in your neighborhood!

The two part training may be taken in any order.

Classes are held the first Tuesday of the month from 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m.

Clinton Hunter Substation

404 Ralph Ablanedo

(Between Congress and S. 1st Street – 1 Block North of Slaughter)

Schedule

                            May 1st   Physical Security 

                            June 5th Video/Introduction to Neighborhood Watch

                            July 3rd Physical Security 

                            August 7th Video/Introduction to Neighborhood Watch

                            September 4th Physical Security

 There will be no classes offered from October through January.

Training will resume in February.

Questions? Please contact:  Travis Morgan @ travis.morgan@ci.austin.tx.us

Or phone @ 974-4182

(Southeast/Southwest)  



Board Seeking Neighborhood Advisory Committee Members

Date posted: 2/6/2012  link

The Board of Directors is seeking volunteers to serve on neighborhood advisory committees. Each committee will be comprised of up to five members, including one Board member. The committees will meet to discuss aspects of neighborhood life as each relates to District activities, and will make recommendations to the full Board.

The committees to be formed initially are:

Events Committee
Parks Security Committee
Restrictive Covenants Enforcement Committee

If you are interested in serving on a committee, please make your interest known to the Board by contacting Pinnacle Texas Management Services by email at tanglewood@pinnacletexas.com or by phone at 795-8461.





WHY DIRECTOR ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO NOVEMBER

Date posted: 1/24/2012  link

Under the Texas Water Code director elections have been required to be held on the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year.  For the past several election cycles, the District has contracted with Travis County Elections Administrator for election services.  

In 2011, the Texas Legislature amended the Election Code to provide that a county is no longer required to enter into a contract to furnish election services to a district for an election held in May of an even-numbered year.  The new law does permit a political subdivision such as the District to change its election date to the November election date so that the County is required to furnish election services.  Travis County has recommended that districts change their election dates to November for future elections.  In the event the District wished to conduct its own election, it would have to rent voting equipment at a cost of at least $4,000.  Purchasing voting equipment would cost approximately $14,520. These numbers do not include the cost of programming, testing, training, phone support and on-site support on election day.  Some political subdivisions, such as small cities, have larger budgets and staff that can conduct elections, thus enabling them to hold their own elections.  Entities such as the District do not have full-time staff that can conduct these activities.  

The Board of Directors, at its regular meeting in December, determined that contracting with the Travis County Election Officials continues to be the most efficient and cost-effective method for conducting District elections.  By conducting the District’s election jointly with the County and other entities, the cost will continue to be much lower than holding an election by itself.

The Election Code provides that those terms of office for directors whose terms would have expired in May, 2012 or May, 2014 will be extended to November, 2012 or November, 2014 as applicable.

For more election information, visit the Secretary of State website: www.sos.state.tx.us



November/December Newsletter Now Available

Date posted: 11/28/2011  link

The latest newsletter is available here.

This issue contains information on:
  • TFLD annual Christmas Party in the Park
  • Other local holiday events
  • TFLD Special Meeting
  • Winter wastewater averaging
  • City of Austin traffic calming plans
  • Plan now for summer activities


June-July Newsletter Now Available

Date posted: 6/30/2011  link

The latest edition of the Tanglewood Times is online!

Inside this issue:

  • Sign up for swimming lessons
  • Burn ban means no fireworks!
  • Landscape for ROI
  • Watch the bats
  • Salvation Army pickup
  • Teen Night at the pool
  • Board meetings
  • Summer fun
  • Hide your trash cans

View the newsletter here.



February Newsletter Online

Date posted: 3/8/2011  link

The February 2011 Tanglewood Times is available here. In this issue:

  • "Tax Time Tips" from the IRS
  • Protect your trees from Oak Wilt
  • Electronics recycling information
  • Clean Sweep coming on April 9


December 2010 Newsletter

Date posted: 1/15/2011  link

The Newsletter for December is now available! Inside this issue:

  • Free mulch available at landfill
  • Scary ghosts seen in Tanglewood Forest on Halloween night
  • Make the season bright for our four legged residents
  • National Night Out a wonderful success
  • Properly dispose of your Ho-Ho-Household Hazardous Waste”
  • The next APD Neighborhood Watch training program begins in January.


National Night Out Photos

Date posted: 11/1/2010  link

Night Out 2010 Photos On Tuesday October 5, Tanglewood Forest Limited District participated in the 27th Annual National Night Out. Residents turned on their porch lights, locked their doors, and headed to Greenbrier Park to join their neighbors in support of their neighborhood. Participants were treated to free sno-cones, bouncy houses for the kids, and visits from local law enforcement officials, firefighters and EMS.

Photos of the event are available via the image above, the Photos link, or by clicking here.



Water District Notice of Public Hearing

Date posted: 9/1/2010  link

The Tanglewood Forest Limited District will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2010 on Monday, September 20, 2010 at 6:00 p.m., at the Tanglewood Poolhouse, 9809 Curlew Drive, Austin, Texas. Your individual taxes may increase or decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. For more information, please refer to this full hearing notice.

!!! POST-HEARING UPDATE !!!

Following the hearing, the proposed total tax rate of $0.2030 per $100 valuation was adopted. This represents a decrease of 3.33% from last year’s tax rate.



Tennis For Kids

Date posted: 8/15/2010  link

The Fall Tennis For Kids program for ages 4 - 13 will begin September 9th through December 2nd at The Tanglewood Forest Tennis Courts. Visit tennisforkids.net or call Peggy Parks, 442-3440 for information & registration.



Wastewater Averaging - Find YOUR Averaging Period

Date posted: 11/1/2009  link

The Austin Water Utility calculates wastewater costs on the amount of water you use during three consecutive monthly billing periods between Nov. 16 and March 17. We use late fall and winter months to establish wastewater averages because less outdoor water is used during this time and the measurements more accurately reflect indoor household usage that is returned to the wastewater system.

You can lower your wastewater costs for the next year by conserving your water usage during the 3 monthly billing periods used to calculate your wastewater average. Go to www.cityofaustin.org/water to get your specific dates for the wastewater averaging period and more details on wastewater averaging and conservation tips to lower their water and wastewater bills.