It's My Park Day at Battle Bend Park: The event was a lot of fun. John Deutsch, a neighbor from the Battle Bend Springs area who happens to be a prefessional landscaper, organized the event and with a $200 grant from the City of Austin purchased a number of trees and flowers, which were planted by the volunteers. About 30 neighbors showed up to plant trees and flowers, create planting beds, and conduct some light pruning. It was clear that John and several others put a lot of effort into planning the event. Representatives of three of the five nearby homeowners' associations were present at the event.

The event was part of a bigger, citywide, volunteer event to improve Austin's parks and greenspaces. In fact, some of the crew that cleaned up our stretch of the Williamson Creek greenbelt stopped by Battle Bend Park report on the trash clean up.

The event is an annual event, so if you did not have time to make it out this year, you will have another chance next year.

New HOA President: Your Board of Directors has elected a new president to finish the year. Your new president is Jon Woo, of unit 5004. You should thank Jon for undertaking such tremendous responsibility though he is relatively new to the community. Thanks Jon!