Milwood Neighborhood Assoc.

Only a few days left to protest your property taxes – Monday, May 17 – especially if you had any winter storm damage! Don’t wait until Monday though.

Protest Process
Every spring, Travis County property owners whose market value has increased by at least $1,000 over the last year will receive a Notice of Appraised Value. This notice contains three important values:
Market value: This is the value based on what your property would sell for as of Jan. 1.
Assessed value: This is the reduced value of your property based on limitations provided by having a homestead exemption.
Taxable value: This is the assessed value minus any exemption amounts. It is the value used to calculate your property taxes for each taxing unit.

If you do not receive a Notice of Appraised Value, you can view your property’s values using the property search feature of our website.

If you believe the market value of your property is incorrect, you have the right to protest that value. The deadline to file your protest for the 2021 protest season is May 17, 2021. If you choose to protest the value of your property, you can initiate the protest in one of several ways:

Online
This is the easiest and fastest way to initiate and manage your protest. By filing online at https://www.traviscad.org/eservices/, you will receive an immediate confirmation that your protest has been filed. Additionally, you will be able to upload comments and evidence related to your protest, review evidence from the appraisal district, and accept/decline any settlement offer through your online account.
If you do not have an account, you can set one up by using the property owner ID and pin number on your Notice of Appraised Value. If you can’t find that contact Customer Service Department for assistance at (512) 834-9138 option 5 or csinfo@tcadcentral.org.

By Mail
You can send us your protest by mail at:
Travis Central Appraisal District
PO Box 149012
Austin TX 78714

In-Person
You can stop by our office during normal business hours:
850 East Anderson Lane
Austin, TX 78752

We are so very excited to announce that Balcones Park’s new playground and pavilion will be opening on Saturday, May 1!!!

It has been a much anticipated venture and we are so thrilled to see how it turned out!

A Big Thanks to PARD staff, especially Charles Mabry! A big thanks to Neal Charles, Kim Gilbertson, Kristine Street for helping us work through all the designs, surveys and more! A big thanks to Council Member Pool for helping us be heard! A big thanks to all the wonderful neighbors who donated money, talent, opinions and time! A big thanks to Meg Davis, Bethany Metzger and Johanna Hedges who worked on the original grant!

A big thanks to Erik Harris who works tirelessly to be our park’s hero!

We hope you can join us for Milwood’s July 4th Self-Guided House Decoration Parade Route to drive, bike, walk by in celebration.

Don’t forget to vote for your favorites by clicking HERE.

Self-Guided House Decoration Parade Map:

List:

5127 Ganymede Dr
12600 Rhea Ct
4403 Ganymede Dr
12805 Ganymede Ct
4611 Adelphi Ln
4606 Adelphi Ln
4706 Marblehead Dr
5004 Miss Julie Ln
12528 Enchanted Forest
12317 Antoinette Place
12422 Cassady Dr
4202 Dauphine Dr
12223 Antoinette Place
12201 Antoinette Place
4505 Pelham Dr
4600 Pelham Dr
4404 Everest Lane
12106 Cabana Ln
12102 Mosley Ln
4309 Harcourt Dr
3703 Hawkshead Dr

We hope this will provide a good option since the city has closed the parks and several water access options for the July 4th weekend due to an increase in COVID cases.

After much deliberation, brainstorming, and with a heavy heart, MNA will sadly not be able to provide an event that promotes any type of gathering this year.

HOWEVER, we are hopeful that with your help we can still have some Neighborhood Fun and Spirit for our Nation’s Independence!

Our thought is to have neighbors decorate their homes/front yards for the week or even two!

Then our neighbors can choose their own Self-Guided House Decoration Parade Route to drive, bike, walk by in celebration.

This will provide a great option since the city has closed the parks and several water access options for the July 4th weekend.

So please consider pulling out the decor you have (or pick some up with your mask, of course) and place it in your yard to brighten our neighborhood’s spirit!

If you plan to participate in decorating, please send an email to milwoodna1@gmail.com reply to this email with your address or click here. We will post a map on the website and in an email on Saturday. Thanks for helping us make this year the best COVID will allow!

There will be a prize for the Most Patriotic, Most Fun, Community Favorite, & Best Spirit. So please vote on or before July 8th!

Happy Independence Day!

If possible, please support MNA by paying your $15/yr voluntary Dues! Click HERE to do so. It’s quick and easy!

Self-Guided House Decoration Parade Map:

List:
5127 Ganymede Dr
12600 Rhea Ct
4403 Ganymede Dr
12805 Ganymede Ct
4611 Adelphi Ln
4606 Adelphi Ln
4706 Marblehead Dr
5004 Miss Julie Ln
12528 Enchanted Forest
12317 Antoinette Place
12422 Cassady Dr
4202 Dauphine Dr
12223 Antoinette Place
12201 Antoinette Place
4505 Pelham Dr
4600 Pelham Dr
4404 Everest Lane
12106 Cabana Ln
12102 Mosley Ln
4309 Harcourt Dr
3703 Hawkshead Dr

Dear Neighbors, please consider coming out and to help clean up and maintain Balcones Park trees, trails and landscaping.

Date/Time – Saturday March 7, 2020 9AM -12 Noon

Here is the link to sign up: Balcones Park Cleanup, Beautification and Trail Work

Here are some of the projects we will be taking on:

-Trash Clean up throughout park and greenbelt
-Weed and mulch planted trees in main park area (by pool, basketball court, parking lot.)
-Rebuild berms to prevent erosion of trail from pool area to Duval access to Creekside trail
-Clear out underbrush from Heritage Oak at Ballfield area.
-Trail maintenance – repair erosion along creekside trail, remove rock from creekside trail, remove old t-posts, etc.
-Reconnect singletrack trail to new paved trail and block erosion prone access points
-Pool bathhouse planting (spread S. Coccinea seed, other shade tolerant wildflowers)
-Invasive species removal (Ligustrum, Chinaberry, Nandina, Johnsongrass)

Want to help more?  As always we are in need of additional team leaders to help manage individual projects. No experience necessary, just an hour or so of advanced coordination to make things go smoothly of the day of the event. Please Contact Erik if you are interested!

Join us for Milwood NA’s General Resident Meeting on Wed., Nov. 13 at 6pm

All are welcome!

Council Member Leslie Pool and Louisa Brinsmade, Policy Advisor, will be joining us to discuss the re-write of the Land Development Code especially as it pertains to Milwood.
Come be heard!

We will try to include some of these topics should time allow:
– Trail Update by Erik Harris
– Playground Update
– Neighborhood Changes (not relating to LDC), ie: new developments around the area
– Vote MNA Board Positions

Location to be announced next week based on numbers, so please RSVP below.
PLEASE RSVP HERE

Based on the topics, we are thinking the crowd might be larger than normal, so we will try to find the best spot to hold the meeting based on the RSVP numbers. SO again PLEASE RSVP so we can email you on Monday or Tuesday with the location we choose. Thanks!

We are still in need of lots of volunteers! Sign up ASAP to get a free, awesome shirt!

For more info or use the signup link here:
Balcones Park Cleanup and Trail Work

We hope to see you in the Park!