Village of The Hills Approved 2012 Ad Valorem Tax Rate

West Nile Virus

Protect your home from WILDFIRE!

Stage 2 Mandatory lawn watering restrictions are now in effect

Lake Travis Economic Impact Report

Village of The Hills Single Stream Recycling

How to water trees during drought

Emergency Notification system ENS

2012 Property Tax Rates (Travis County Tax Office)

Wild & Dangerous animal control

Dead animal collection

Village of The Hills 2012 - 2013 Budget

Policy and procedure for the maintenance and removal of trees

Sightings of coyotes in the Hills

Security and emergency response

Golf carts on The Hills roads

The Hills as an Incorporated City

PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM WILDFIRE!

In an intense wildfire such as we have in the Hill Country, most homes ignite from wind-blown embers landing on inflammable materials, for example dry leaves in a roof gutter or dead shrubs and dry mulch close to a wooden deck. Here are five easy measures you can take to reduce your home's vulnerability:

	Clean and remove dead grass, limbs and leaves near your home.
	Screen house openings such as attic and crawlspace vents, roof vents and caps.
	Limb-up trees and separate their crowns from one another.
	Keep wood, wood piles and other ignitable items away from your home.
	Cut back dry/dying shrubs and bushes next to your home Common yardwork and housekeeping can reduce your home's ignitability!

For more information click here to download "READY.SET.GO!",
a detailed guide to fireproofing your home.

REMEMBER:

BURN BAN IS IN EFFECT FOR TRAVIS COUNTY

No trash or brush burning.

Outdoor cooking must be done in a confined enclosure designed to protect against the spread of fire. Citizens must ensure that all coals and ashes are extinguished before disposal.

STAGE 2 MANDATORY LAWN WATERING

Stage 2 mandatory lawn watering restrictions are now in effect.

Stage 2 watering restrictions are required by the LCRA to be enacted by all firm water customers whenever the combined capacity of the Highland Lakes falls below 900,000 acre feet. An acre foot is approximately one-third of a million gallons.

At present Lake Travis is falling rapidly due to commitments made by the LCRA to downstream users, high evaporation rates and virtually no inflow into the lake. Texas remains locked in an “exceptional drought” with little relief in sight.

Hurst Creek MUD’s Stage 2 mandates twice per week lawn irrigation, with even numbered addresses irrigating Monday and Thursday and odd numbered addresses irrigating Tuesday and Friday. Washing of driveways, sidewalks, decks and buildings is prohibited.

To minimize evaporation losses all lawn irrigation is prohibited between the hours of 10 am to 7 pm, but watering with a hand-held hose is allowable anytime.

There are substantial penalties for repeat violators. For the complete text of the District’s Drought Contingency Plan please go to our website at www.hurstcreekmud.org

Important information on how to water trees during drought

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The Village of The Hills, along with other municipalities and organizations, participated in the Lake Travis Economic Impact Report.

Click here for a full copy of the report	Click here for a summary of the Report

Residential Trash & Single-Stream Recycling Informative Brochure

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
CELL PHONE REGISTRATION

During the April 2011 Oak Hill wildfire residents in the fire area were notified by the “reverse 911” Emergency Notification system (“ENS”) of the need to evacuate their homes. This notification gave families time to safely evacuate.

The ENS system has recently added the ability for residents to register cell phone numbers to also be called in the case of an emergency. You can register your cell phone number on line at http://wireless.capcog.org

ENS calls are only made in emergency situations where property or human life is in jeopardy.

Dead Animal Collection

The Village of The Hills collects dead animals during “normal business hours”, or
as soon as possible, in special cases.

To report a dead animal, call Security for The Hills at: 261-0945

The Village of The Hills will collect a dead animal that has been placed at the street. You may put it in a bag or box if you wish. Do not put a dead animal in your garbage cart or alongside your normal solid waste or recycling pickup.

In the event of a dead deer or special situation The Village of the Hills will arrange for the pick up of the animal from private property at the homeowners request.

If your pet has died, you may wish to call your veterinarian or pet crematory instead.
We are sorry about the loss of your pet.

POLICY AND PROCEDURE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REMOVAL OF TREES AND OTHER LANDSCAPING ON PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VILLAGE

In many cases Village owned land backs up to residents’ back yards, and from time to time various residents have landscaped adjacent portions of the Village owned land, placed trampolines, swings and other private property in the public areas, and made other uses of the areas.

Often these private uses of the public areas have resulted in disputes between neighbors.

The Hills Board of Aldermen has approved the policy and procedure for the maintenance and removal of trees and other landscaping on property owned by the village.

Click here to read the policy.

If you are planning any activities in the public areas, including dumping, cutting of trees and bushes, and the placement of private property in said areas, read the policy and fill out the proper form to do so. The form must be submitted to the Village offices and after being reviewed you will be notified of the decision.

Click here to print the form.

Please call the Village offices at 261-6281 if you have questions or comments regarding the public areas.

COYOTES

Reports of sightings of coyotes in The Hills should remind us that coyotes are indigenous to this part of the country. They continue to survive in areas that have become urbanized. Efforts to eradicate them in various parts of our area have been unsuccessful for the most part. Please keep your small pets under close supervision. Cats seem to be particularly delicious to the coyote palate. Do not leave pet food outside. If you feed a pet outdoors make sure you bring the food inside when the pet is finished eating and never leave food outside overnight.

SECURITY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

The Hills has been most fortunate in having an extremely capable Deputy Constable who not only polices our roads but is charged with upholding the laws of the State of Texas. That includes vandalism by juveniles and criminal acts by those of all ages. He has solved many of the acts of vandalism that have occurred in our community and restitution to those affected has been made in most cases. If you, your home, property or vehicle is the object of vandalism or a criminal act call “911” which will alert both the constable and the sheriff’s office and also call The Hills Security at 261-0945 so that an incident report may be filed (this phone number is also listed in the Lakeway Residents Directory). The city again encourages parents to supervise their youngsters and their children’s friends. Several acts of vandalism in the city park have resulted in extra costs and time spent by volunteers in both cleaning up and contacting contractors.

Operation of Golf Carts on The Hills Roads

State law allows unlicensed and unregistered golf carts to be driven on public streets to access the golf course during daylight hours. However, the Constable may issue citations for golf cart violations of traffic laws and unsafe operation – reckless conduct.

The Hills

The Hills has been an incorporated city in Texas since 1997.

The United States Post Office has designated our official address as, “The Hills, Texas 78738”. If you are having checks, stationery, address labels, etc. containing your home address printed you might want to make sure that “The Hills”, not “Austin or Lakeway”, appear on those items.

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SECURITY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Operation of Golf Carts on The Hills Roads

The Hills

The Hills has been an incorporated city in Texas since 1997.

The United States Post Office has designated our official address as, “The Hills, Texas 78738”. If you are having checks, stationery, address labels, etc. containing your home address printed you might want to make sure that “The Hills”, not “Austin or Lakeway”, appear on those items.