Sat. April 6th from 10am to 2pm
Map here & Artists here
Art Day with Love began as a neighborhood initiative to celebrate local art and foster community connections. Our mission is to promote creativity, support local artists, and bring neighbors together through the power of art. Art Day with Love is organized by passionate volunteers from the Walnut Crossing & Milwood neighborhood in North Austin, Texas.
Artists can still sign up here.
Thank you so much! We are truly grateful that 44 of you chose to contribute $3,955 to our park’s campaign. Thanks to your donation we reached our maximum Match Opportunity of $3,500 through Austin Parks Foundation and are now one big jump closer to getting the improvements made regarding the drainage issue at Balcones Park’s Pavilion and Playground with a total of $7,455! We do have an estimated $11,000 to $12,000 to get to so if you missed the chance & want to you can go through this link.
Thank you again,
Friends of Balcones Park
Start gathering those dead batteries, used oil and oil filters, leftover latex paint cans, and antifreeze PLUS clean/dry styrofoam and plastic film!
Because Milwood Neighborhood Association will be collecting Batteries, Oil, Latex Paint, Antifreeze, Styrofoam and Plastic Film on Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 8:30-9:30am to St. Stephen’s Baptist Church. Please note if we fill the truck we will close at that time, so don’t wait until the end.
We must close at 9:30am or when we fill up to be able to get the materials to the City site and unloaded before they close at noon, so please try to come early.
We will not be accepting other household hazardous wastes including: oil-based paint, paint thinner or stripper, cleaning chemicals, pool chemicals, pesticides. Those have to be delivered individually, though you are welcome to follow us down there and drop them off.
This event will focus on fund raising to make much need improvements at Balcones Park’s bathrooms. It is free to ALL Current MNA members that are up-to-date on their $15 annual dues OR you can make a suggested $10+ donation which will go towards Balcones Park Bathroom Improvements. Not an MNA member? It’s easy to skip the line and join online or at the event. 100% of the donations raised will go to improvements in Balcones Park.
We’re also looking for volunteers for our collection event. Sign up by emailing us at milwoodna1(a)gmail.com. We need folks to corral the cars, unload vehicles, load the collection truck, and assist with separating the collected materials. If you’re looking for a great opportunity to help serve your neighborhood, meet your neighbors, and protect the environment, come join us by emailing us at mnaboard@milwoodna.com.
A BIG Thanks to Our Event Sponsor & Neighbor:
Thanks Karl Hanson with H&H Design & Build for helping us make this event possible!
If you’ve visited the pavilion at the Balcones District Park, you might have noticed that water from the roof has caused erosion between the building and the playground (see the picture below). We’re focused on fixing this for this year’s Amplify Austin Day.
The annual Amplify Austin donation drive starts on Wednesday, March 6! For 24 hours, from 6 p.m. on March 6 to 6 p.m. on March 7, we want to raise as much money as we can for this project.
Best of all, Austin Parks Foundation will match our first $3,500 raised!
Follow this link to make a donation or to learn more about the project details. The project is already approved by the city’s feasibility team, putting us one step closer to making the much-needed improvement.
We have our winners! Thank you to everyone who decorated for the holidays (and there were a lot of you!) and for those who nominated houses. There were lots of great displays, making picking our top winners difficult. That said, three homes stood out from the crowd:
Grand Prize: 4620 Sidereal Drive
2nd Place: 12123 Arrowwood Drive
3rd Place: 4105 Kilgore Lane
We will be in touch with the winners after Christmas to award their prizes.
If you’d like to see the winning houses and some of the standout decorated houses, we have a full map below showcasing where the winners are located, along with other houses you won’t want to miss:
This is an important topic that could change your street’s landscape so make sure you take the steps to give yourself a say.
If you missed our discussion about Austin’s Land Development Code changes and how they affect your house and Milwood then keep reading for the important information…
Some DETAILS about Austin’s Land Development Code Proposed Changes:
A special Thanks to Ed English for joining us for this meeting!
For our neighborhood & your house, like so many – the streets, water, sewer and storm drainage for Milwood were planned with the current density in mind so unless the city has a viable plan to address the additional demand for water, sewer, parking, traffic and drainage that the planned changes will incur, this will create major quality of life issues for current residents. The council has already done away with parking requirements. Some of our streets are already crowded which cause issue with emergency vehicle access and bike transportation, as well as limiting the safe walkability of our area. To not require parking is a concern to us since there is very little access to alternative transportation modes in our area therefore our house to person ratio is very high.
In addition, we (and even the city upon their impact statements) don’t see how adding additional units on a lot is going to create more opportunities for resident-owned property. Developers/investors are the ones who will do this there fore it will not improve housing affordability or help lower the housing demand.
Your one chance to Protect Your Home & Your Neighbors (other than to vote out these city officials pushing then and to reach out to them frequently and strongly in opposition) is to:
FILE A NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION PROTEST
The “acceptable” protest form here
Also FILE YOUR electronic PROTEST here
**(This might not be accepted by the city so do both.)
Never hurts to do more rather than less in this situation!
Here is an Outline of the Proposed Changes to the City Code.
Here is a more comprehensive powerpoint about the changes.
Please take these three steps:
First Step: File a City-approved Protest (this one is for certain to be accepted by the city, simply grab your four neighbors (must be owners/not renters) on each side’s signatures and backyard neighbors; just need 20% of them.)
& File an online Protest (easiest but city might not accept)
Second Step: File a Comment Opposing this Change with the City Council who will make this city-wide decision. By clicking HERE Or attend one or more of the council or commission meetings that will address the topic (Don’t forget to register to be heard):
Tues, Nov. 14 at 6pm – Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd St
Agenda for Planning Commission Meeting
Register to Speak at the Meeting
Thurs, Dec. 7 at 10am – Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd St
Third Step: Email the City Council your concerns about the Land Development Code Changes they are proposing and voting on.
Email the City Council with your thoughts on this topic here
Email the Planning Commission to let them know your thoughts on the topic here
