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Welcome to Barton Creek West HOA
Please sign in on the right. Please have your account number available for sign-in. If you don’t know your account number, please call Alliance Association at 512.328.6100 for assistance. If you are a first-time user please click on the "sign up for new account" link below the sign-in area to create your account.
Thank you.
Barton Creek West HOA is a quiet, family-oriented community of 398 homes nestled in the southwest hills of Austin. The community has amenities that include a junior Olympic swim center, playground, entertainment pool and over 400 acres of protected greenbelt along Barton Creek. The greenbelt is populated by thick stands of native trees and plants that are habitat for many birds (including several endangered species) and wildlife. The manager, originally hired by the Developer in 1988, recalls during the early years of development regularly seeing the local flock of turkeys waddling down the parkway, deer grazing everywhere and an occasional Puma sighting.
Read more about living in our community.
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Announcements
From
Our Community
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Board Meeting
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The next board meeting is scheduled for May 22, 2012 6:30pm at the CeBar Firestation. All homeowners are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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BCW Reservation Procedures for the Big Pool
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BCW: Swim Lessons by Alpha Guards
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Please get your children registered for this years Swim Lessons with Alpha Guards, all contact information, dates, and prices are in attached letter.
 2012 Alpha Guards Swim Lessons |
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BCW - Annual Garage Sale
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Barton Creek West GARAGE SALE ANNUAL EVENT is:
April 14th
8-1 PM
MARK YOUR CALENDAR SAT APRIL 14TH Barton Creek West Annual GARAGE SALE It's rain or shine event and all the advertising and signs will be provided at no cost for homeowners.
ALL Barton Creek WEST Home owners should take advantage of this free advertising! Start now "spring cleaning" your garages, attics, closets and storage spaces. There will be hundreds of bargain shoppers coming by our neighborhood. This has been an annual event for over 10 years and it remains a great way to meet your neighbors and of course make some extra spending money!!
Luckily, the past couple of years we have had Settlement Home volunteers pick up donations (for items not sold) or donations that you would like the organization to pick up after the sale.
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Barracuda Swim Team 2012 Calendar
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Barracuda Swim Team Registration
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Dear Barton Creek West Barracuda Swimmers,
We are excited to have Coach Cap returning for his second season as Head Coach. Eric Capalupo is a BCW neighbor, father of three and a passionate and experienced swim coach. Together with his Assistant Coaches he promises fun, safe and challenging practices at various skill levels.
For our new neighbors: The BCW Barracudas are competing within the Austin Hills Swim League with other teams and there are 8 swim meets. The team has 10 weeks of daily practice. It is amazing to watch the kids’ progress during this time and to see how “swim fever” drives them to give their best. Since this program is not to be confused with swim lessons for non-swimmers, please register only children who will be able to safely swim one length of the pool (holding on to the lane line a few times is allowed) by the end of the second week.
Daily practice is after school before the summer break, switching to morning practice on June 4th. Practice is divided by age groups and can last between 30 and 90 minutes. A “Meet the Coaches” event takes place at the BCW pool on Sunday, 4/15 and practice starts on Monday April 16th.
Swim suits are similar to last year’s (which can be used again) and we have a deal with one of our sponsors, Dick’s Sporting Goods, who will sell us swim suits at a deep discount (Details soon after registration). Wearing a team suit (and team cap if desired) is mandatory at swim meets.
The registration for the 2012 swim season is available at:
http://register.bcwbarracudas.com
The preliminary schedule for this swim season can be found at the bottom of this page:
https://bcwbarracudas.swimtopia.com/schedule
As the pool warms up, thanks to the Coach’s connections, the first two weeks of practice will mostly take place at the new Nitro Swimming Pool at Hwy 71, Bee Cave.
Along with a new website and team management software, the sign up process has changed a bit. The most important change is the way volunteer roles are selected. As you know, our team relies solely on the help of volunteer parents to run swim meets and to provide support during practices. The new website allows each registered family to rank 3 preferred roles to fulfill their volunteer responsibilities. The Board of Directors will then assign each family a volunteer role based on these rankings. Please note that the descriptions of some volunteer roles have changed.
We are looking forward to another great season and registration is now open for all kids between 4 and 17 years old.
Markus Schwickert, 2012 President, together with the Board of Directors. |
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Austin Energy Rate Increases Petition
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We should all be aware of the Austin Energy rate increase issue. Two events have occurred concerning the proposed event. First, WCID 17, which services the Steiner Ranch area has announced on their website, http://www.wcid17.org/ , that they will be supporting and joining into the PUC appeal process. That is a major step. Second, a couple of groups have constructed websites which clearly outline the issues and debunk much of Austin Energy's position. One is Homeowners United for Rate Fairness (HURF) at www.hurf.org, and the other is Austin Energy Rate Protest at www.aerateprotest.com.
Time To Volunteer!
If the Austin City Council follows Austin Energy's recommended schedule OUR PETITION DRIVE MAY START IN LESS THAN A MONTH. Under the rules, we will have only 45 days from start to finish to gather somewhere on the order of 3,000 qualified household signatures. We will be using a number a methods to gather signatures, but in the end, there is no substitute for neighbor-to-neighbor, face-to-face signature gathering. Would you be willing to gather signatures from all or part of your neighborhood? Neighborhood leaders are going to be the backbone of a successful campaign. Please contact us at aerateprotest@gmail.com to volunteer. If you have suggestions for other special ways that you may be able to help, let us know.
Austin Energy's Rate Madness Doesn't Stop With Your Electric Bill. Watch For Water Bills To Rise Too!
Excessive electric rates will force your water suburban water utility to raise your water bill, too. Suburban utilities don't share in the special rate break Austin gives to its own water utility. See the letter to the Mayor and City Council of Austin from the suburban water utility that serves Steiner Ranch, Hudson Bend, and surrounding areas (WCID 17).
Keep Spreading the Word
The more emails we have on our list at www.aerateprotest.com , the faster start we will have in gathering petitions when the time comes. Also, "like" our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/aerateprotest, and you'll get updates on what's happening right on your own Facebook news feed page.
Establish Your Online Login At Austin Energy
Austin energy will be providing a calculator at their site to allow you to see what the proposed rate hike will do to YOUR electric bill. By having online account access, you can get information on your actual historical energy usage. Be sure to look at what happens to your bill in the summer! We'll be letting you know as soon as we can whether we think the calculator is telling the whole story. |
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Facebook Group
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YES we are up on Facebook as a community!
It has been brought to our attention that our home owners would like to have a medium by which to share information about BCW, ask questions, connect with each other, etc...
Since many are on FB already, it was suggested that we utilize this free great tool and see how we like it.
What's awesome is that "Barton Creek West Community" is a totally private group (by invitation only) and unless you are a member you can NOT see what is being posted. It is UNLIKE a fan page! Home owners can invite other home owners to the group. Please make sure to limit that to only home owners (or those leasing a home in BCW). This assures the group that their information remains within BCW and is not for the entire FB world to see.
If you would like to be invited, you may email us and we will send you a link; you will not find it on FB unless you are a member already (it's a "secret" group).
It is going to be a great medium for BCW to use.
Have fun with it!!
(Note: Once invited you can remove yourself at any time if you do not wish to be a part of it anymore.)
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Community Photos
From Our Community
Photo Albums
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Announcements
From
Alliance Association Management
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Alliance North Office Relocated
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How It All Works
From
Association Government
Board Member Responsibilities
The Board is ultimately responsible for the oversight of the community association ("the buck stops with the Board").
Although the Board may retain and delegate some of its duties to volunteers, contractors and professionals, the Board
is still ultimately responsible for the duties it may have assigned to others.
Learn More
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AssociaLiving and AssociationTimes
AssociaLiving and
AssociationTimes
are online resources specifically for communities and homeowners.
AssociaLiving
includes relevant stories about Entertaining, Home, Practical Living and Community, geared toward enriching our
homes and building stronger community associations. It is a place for great recipes
or to discover activities for the whole neighborhood. The sister publication
AssociationTimes focuses on
helping board members and homeowners improve the operations of their community.
Written by industry experts from Associa who practice their craft, Association Times provides hands-on and timely information
on the latest trends, laws and other topics affecting community management.
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