How Can I Help?

What Can NASWC Do For ME?

NASWC is the Neighborhood Association of Southwestern Williamson County. Our Association membership is dedicated to promoting the general welfare of the residents and resources as well as protecting property values. All of our work for the welfare of our community and the residents is done by community volunteers. All Officers, Board Members, and Committee Members are volunteers.

Help Us Help You!

Become a member of the Board – to attend monthly meetings and conduct the business of the Association. Board meetings are the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Jollyville Fire Station on Anderson Mill Road
Executive Committee – Secretary to record minutes of the monthly Board meetings and Quarterly General Meetings
Hospitality for the Quarterly Meetings – Provide snacks and set-up/clean-up for meetings (reimbursement available)
NASWC Signs – Help with putting out quarterly meeting signs and yearly NNO signs (you can take a meeting sign to post in your yard/nearby corner a few days before Quarterly Meetings).
National Night Out – Assist NNO Chairman with planning and logistics for our annual event co-hosted with Town & Country at the park on Meadowheath Drive. NNO is the 1st Tuesday of August each year.
Zoning Change & Site Plan Notices from the City of Austin – Review online documentation on the city’s website; determine if NASWC has Restrictive Covenants with property owners; follow-up as needed with Agent or the city’s case manager.
Annual Audit – Serve on ad hoc committee to audit NASWC records.
Scholarship Committee – review applications for the annual Doreen L. Sholtes Scholarship Award, which is presented to recipient at National Night Out event in August.

Membership in NASWC offers several benefits, including discounted trash and recycling services; NASWC News & Notes, our e-announcements and reminders; membership availability in three local credit unions; and active participation in zoning, new development in our area, safety concerns, and growth issues which affect your property values and standard of living.

If you enjoy living in our neighborhood and plan to be here awhile, take a step to affect how the community develops with regard to businesses, roadways, activities, and use of tax dollars. Let your voice be heard and your family represented. Join your neighborhood association, NASWC, and get involved in the planning board.

We work with both Williamson County and the city of Austin on Zoning and Development issues, often spending long hours at Zoning and Planning meetings in Austin.
Through the hard work of NASWC leadership, we have nurtured an excellent relationship with area Police, Sheriff’s department and our County Commissioner’s office since our beginnings in 1998.
We have a special lower-rate, members-only, contract for garbage disposal with Round Rock Refuse. They also provide recycling and bulk items pick-up as part of the contract. Our members are eligible to participate in this contract if they do not live in an area serviced by City of Austin or a MUD district disposal service.
We award a scholarship each year to a student who has completed high school and will be attending college or a trade/technical school. Eligibility is for students who live in our neighborhood and are children or grandchildren of NASWC members.
We co-host the annual National Night Out event with Town & Country at the T&C Ball Fields in August for the entire NASWC community.
We sponsor the community’s Forest North Stingrays Swim Team as part of our support of family-oriented activities
Our members are eligible for membership in two local credit unions, University Federal Credit Union (UFCU) and Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union (RBFCU); also with TxDPS Credit Union located in Austin on St. John’s Avenue.
We work to uphold the Restrictive Covenants in the community.
We email announcements of events, programs, alerts, and reminders to our members via Constant Contact. Through it, members keep in touch with issues affecting our community.
We maintain this website, www.naswc.org, which is chock-full of community information and links.

We are ALL volunteers and your neighbors. We are not a Municipal Utility District nor an HOA. No company or person has been hired to do this work.

Sign-Up for Alerts: Springtime Storms and Wildfires

Springtime in Texas is often accompanied by severe storms: there are several alerts offered to residents in case of outages.

Williamson County CAPCOG alerts
Austin Energy: Storm Center Outage map: http://bit.ly/ATXoutage
Austin Energy: Outage alerts on your phone: http://bit.ly/outagealert
Austin Water: Water shutoff information: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/water/hansen/shutout.cfm

Wildfire season is April to October, and regional Emergency Management officials encourage residents to be prepared, and to sign up for emergency warnings. Visit the Warn Central Texas website for information on signing up for alerts, and preparing for wildfire season.

While most of our NASWC community has been developed with residential neighborhoods and commercial buildings, we still have some undeveloped properties around the area. And just across Parmer Lane is the extensive Robinson Ranch grasslands. Several years ago, a fire at the corner of Anderson Mill Road and Parmer Lane was a reminder of the dangers of grass fires when combined with high temperatures and dry conditions and wind. Visit the TAMU Forest Service website for information about wildfires and urban areas.

Emergency Preparedness

Register your cell phone number for emergency notifications through the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) Emergency Notification System. It is sometimes called reverse 911. For information, visit their website http://wireless.capcog.org/ENS/PhoneMap.aspx?NewUser, and register your cell phone so that you will be called in case of an emergency in your area.

The Emergency Notification System may not be activated immediately – it is important to watch local news coverage for immediate danger information.

Download the “Ready, Set, Go! Your Personal Wildfire Action Plan” brochure prepared by the Texas Forest Service in association with the International Fire Chiefs association.

Red Cross has information on their website about “Get a Kit – Make a Plan – Be Informed”. Click on the red NEXT button on each page to navigate through the information. Information also available at the FEMA website.

04/5/2019 Cathy Mandell Information , Neighborhood Safety Comments off