Welcome to WestcreekNA.org, the official Web site of Westcreek Neighborhood.
Browse this Web site to learn about upcoming events, find local businesses & contractors, view photos of your neighbors, voice your opinion on current issues and much more.
If you would like to start a new topic or would like something added to the Web site, please email webmaster@westcreekna.org.
The Latest Entries
Steve’s Plumbing
Posted by elainepozos in Plumbing on February 20th, 2010
Just wanted to put in a good word for Steve’s Plumbing. He has supported the newsletter frequently, so I called (276-7476) and found he was prompt, courteous, and professional.
Andrea Reed
2010 Shred Day
Posted by elainepozos in Events on February 20th, 2010
| April 17, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 am | to | 1:30 pm |
Shred Day 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Austin High Parking Lot
1715 W. Cesar Chavez
With the increased awareness of identity theft, it’s important to dispose of personal records carefully. To highlight this, the Austin Chapter of ARMA International, Financial Fitness Greater Austin and the City of Austin is sponsoring a Free event to help individuals and families with:
• Home records management
• Identity theft protection
• Recycling
Households can bring up to five file boxes of paper records for shredding. Mobile shredding trucks from Austin Shred, a Balcones Resource Company, CenTex Shred, Certified Shred LLC, Iron Mountain and Intel Armor will be on-site to shred the material.
Restrictions:
• No wet material
• No plastics/binders
• No electronic media
• No three-ring binders
In lieu of a fee for the service, monetary donations will be accepted for the Capital Area Food Bank.
For more information contact Jannette Goodall at 974-9045 or via email at Jannette.goodall@ci.austin.tx.us
Westcreek Bulk Collection Begins
Posted by elainepozos in Events on February 20th, 2010
| March 15, 2010 |
Residential Bulk Collection:
Guidelines
Place bulky items at the curb in front of your house by 6:30 a.m. on the first day of your scheduled collection week.
Separate items into three piles as described below:
- Metal items, including most appliances (doors removed), should be put in one pile. These are taken to our Landfill Diversion Center for recycling.
- Passenger car tires should be put in a separate pile to go to a tire recycling facility. Tires must be removed from the rims and there is a limit of eight per household. We cannot collect truck or tractor tires.
- Non-metal items, such as carpeting and nail-free lumber, should be placed in a single pile. These items go to a landfill.
Because these piles are collected by different trucks, they may be collected at different times throughout the week.
To prevent damage to your property, keep items five feet away from your garbage cart, mailbox, fences or walls, water meter, telephone connection box and parked cars. Do not place any items under low hanging tree limbs or power lines.
Do not put items in bags, boxes or other containers. Bulk collection is for items too large to fit in containers. Bags will be treated as extra garbage and are subject to extra garbage fees.
Westcreek Welcomes New Webmaster
Posted by elainepozos in News & Announcements on February 4th, 2010
Our new webmaster for the neighborhood is Elaine Pozos. If you have questions or need to update the information on the site you can send an email to webmaster@westcreekna.org.
Westcreek Welcomes New Board Member
Posted by Nick Weynand in News & Announcements on February 1st, 2010
Barbara Huffman has joined the Westcreek Executive Committee. Welcome aboard Barbara!
Zoning and Platting Commission Ordinance
Posted by Nick Weynand in News & Announcements on January 28th, 2010
Last night at the annual Westcreek Neighborhood Association meeting, resident Sandra Baldridge gave an impassioned talk about a new city ordinance from the Zoning and Platting Commission. This ordinance will affect large trees in Austin.
If you’re interested in reading the ordinance, please follow the link below.
* Note: The pages aren’t quite in the right order. Go to page 11 of 45 for the ordinance language.
http://www.westcreekna.org/wp-content/uploads/c1_heritage_tree_ord_011910.pdf (2 MB PDF)
December 2009 Winner
Posted by Nick Weynand in Yard of the Month on December 23rd, 2009
The December 2009 winner for Yard of the Month goes to Barbara and Heather Huffman of 6304 Sanderson Ave.
The Westcreek Community Needs Your Support!! (How about a $100 Cash Incentive?)
Posted by Nick Weynand in News & Announcements on December 9th, 2009
Sincere and warmest Season’s Greetings to all homeowners and residents of Westcreek from your representatives on the Westcreek Neighborhood Executive Committee. As we look ahead to 2010, your Board is hoping to make significant progress in several areas to improve the safety and amenities of Westcreek. A new speed indicator is to be installed on Summerset Drive and we are in discussions with the City of Austin on how to turn a piece of vacant land within the community into a “pocket” park where residents can relax and children can safely play. This latter project is not an easy one and several of the Directors are devoting a lot of their personal time to keep this idea on track by meeting regularly with City representatives and their aides. These are just 2 of the many projects we have in mind.
In order to plan ahead, we need to have the financial resources in place before we can make any commitments that some of these projects will require. And so we are making an urgent request to all homeowners and residents to cement their relationship with Westcreek by paying the annual dues of $25 (no increase!) for 2010 membership in the Westcreek Neighborhood Association (WNA). This is possibly the best bargain in town and by year’s end we hope that we can announce that this is tax deductible as the association is working on acquiring a non-profit status. For anyone who would like to make $75 on the deal, we will be having a raffle at the Annual General Meeting in January where the names of all 2010 paid WNA members will be entered and a well-known local celebrity will conduct the drawing. The Lucky Winner will receive $100 in cash! Those who bring their checks to the annual meeting will also be included in the raffle.
In 2009, we had 137 due-paying members out of over 1,000 homeowners and residents. Our goal for 2010 is 500 WNA Members! Please send your check for $25.00 made payable to “Westcreek Neighborhood Association” to P.O. Box 91373, Austin, TX 78709-1373 before the January 27th Annual Meeting.
See you at the Annual General Meeting!
With best wishes,
Your President and Board
Can you win December’s Yard of the Month?
Posted by Nick Weynand in News & Announcements on December 9th, 2009
This Saturday, members from the Westcreek Yard of the Month Committee will be roving the neighborhood looking for the best holiday display. Can your house win December’s Yard of the Month contest? The best seasonal exhibit will win gift cards from Randall’s and Emerald Garden.
The Westcreek Neighborhood Association is looking for someone to chair our Yard of the Month committee. If you would enjoy finding the best yard in the neighborhood each month, please email Chris Schexnayder at chrisschexnayder@sbcglobal.net or call (512) 899-0087.
Annual Meeting
Posted by Nick Weynand in Events on December 9th, 2009
| January 27, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
The Westcreek Annual Meeting will be held at the Will Hampton Library on January 27th, 2010 at 7:00pm.
