Please Join us for Balcones District Park Community Input Meetings – Aug 13 or Aug 16

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Meg Davis

We hope you can join us at… A COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING FOR BALCONES DISTRICT PARK IMPROVEMENTS

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About the Project:
Balcones Park has been awarded $200,000 in NPP & APF grants and an additional estimated $300,000 in city funds to make the following improvements to Balcones Park within the next two years.

  • Add shade to the pool
  • Install a pavilion
  • Install a new, larger playground

Due to the large scope of the projects and funding, the city requires a park concept plan with community input before implementing these improvements. We have been very fortunate to have 3 landscape designers, Neal Charles, Kim Gilbertson, and Kristy Street, willing to donate their time to create a concept plan for the park which allows the project to move forward full-steam ahead after we acquire solid feedback from stakeholders, like yourselves.

Community Input:
Community input is imperative in this process! We need your ideas! Please come participate, share your ideas, and help shape our wonderful park. Your input is necessary for creating a long-term vision for our park as well as for solidifying the details of the three large improvements listed above.

Upcoming Input Meeting Dates:

Saturday***, August 13th at 9:30am at Milwood Baptist Church – RSVP now
Tuesday, August 16th at 7:30pm at Milwood Baptist Church – RSVP now

*** Supervised play will be available for children over the age of three at the church’s gated playground for the August 13th meeting. Children are welcome at the meeting as well. Please RSVP above if you plan to have a child attend that needs supervision so we can be certain we can accommodate you.

If you can’t make either of the face-to-face meetings, you can send your input through an online survey, which will be posted shortly. Stay tuned for survey information or send us an email to make sure you are on the email list to receive the survey.

For More Information or to RSVP:
Please contact Meg Davis or Bethany Metzger, Board Members of Milwood NA at 512-636-9176 or by email to balconespark@gmail.com.

For those interested in more details, you can find the full commentary at www.balconespark.org.
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Block Party Registration for Nat’l Night Out (Tues Oct 4th)

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Meg Davis

Don’t Forget: If you are interested in hosting a Block Party for National Night Out (Tues, Oct 4th) and you want Police, Fire, Code, EMS to stop by you must register before Sept 9. Click here to Register for National Night Out.

Also if you want MNA to help spread the word, send us an email at mnaboard@milwoodna.com and tell us the details and which streets you would like us to spread the word too.

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Alert: Mopac Closures for Fri to Mon morning

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Meg Davis

Here is a graphic that shows weekend work on northbound MoPac that may impact travel from Duval to Scofield Ridge Pkway starting Friday night and ending Monday early am.
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Curbside Composting Service is in MILWOOD! YAY!

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Meg Davis

Hi all! Very excited to say that MNA has found a company that will provide our area with Curbside Composting Services (food scraps, meat, bones, organically soiled papers) for a steep discount for Milwood ($12 to 14/month) so if you are interested in getting in the program then complete the form here

Get in now and save as the price might go up!

Also remember that you can drop off veggie, fruit, coffee grinds and other clean organic waste to Adelphi Acre Community Garden if you would like. We are happy to give you details on how! Email mnaboard@milwoodna.com

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Interested in Joining the Park Committee? First Meeting this Thurs 7/14 at 8pm at Silver Grill Cafe

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Meg Davis

We have a lot to do in the next few months to improve Balcones Park’s Pool, Playground and add a Pavilion. So if you are interested in joining the park committee, give us a call 512-636-9176 or complete this – form or email mnaboard@milwoodna.com

Or join us for the First Park Committee Meeting this Thursday, July 14 at 8pm at Silver Grill Cafe

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Our region’s Commander’s Forum – This Tues 7/12 at Abel’s North – 6:30pm

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Meg Davis

This Tuesday 7/12/16 at Abel’s North from 6:30pm-8pm for Region II (Adam) which covers Milwood and some surrounding.

They will cover crime stats for the Region and there will also be a guest speaker from one of our APD units.

They won’t have any specific talk about the Amherst/Duval light, but can answer any questions. All traffic changes like that are made by the transportation department, so APD doesn’t really have any say or input.

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Thanks!

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Meg Davis

Thanks to all the volunteers and donors who helped make our Fourth of July Parade & Picnic possible! This is MNA’s Annual Dues Fundraiser, so if we missed you at the event – please consider paying your $15 yearly dues online or mailing them to MNA. Info here. We appreciate your support ever so much! As it helps us pay for events, website, email, improvements and show that we are supported by our residents when we go to the City about concerns or needs (like the Park Improvements – New Pavilion, Pool Shade and Playground). Thanks!!

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