Tanglewood TimesOfficial Newsletter of the

Tanglewood Forest Limited Districtwww.tanglewoodforesttexas.com

Single use bag ordinance now in effect March 2013Inside this issue:

2Board meetingsWildlife Week

Backyard Campout3

Austin’s Clean SweepCap Metro Service

Refrigerator ProgramBack Page

Spring Break ActivitiesContact info

Want to see specific issues or information in this newsletter? Let us know!tanglewood@pinnacletexas.com

or 512-795-8461

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Large item trash pickup begins Monday, March 11

Austin Resource Recovery’s Residential Bulk Collection

will pick up trash items that are too large to be discarded with regular trash the week of March 11. Different items are picked up by different trucks, so have them sorted and in front of your house by 6:30 AM on Monday.Bulk Items Include:

•Doors•Carpet•Furniture

•Appliances (remove doors)•Passenger car tires (remove

rims; limit eight tires per household)

•Lawn mowers (remove gas/oil)•Railroad ties (cut in half )•Pallets•Rolled fencing•Nail-free lumber

Bulk Item Collection Crews Cannot Collect:

•Brush, household trash, cardboard boxes, hazardous

materials, mirrors, automotive chassis and bodies, motorcycles, trailers, boats and tires that are still mounted on rims

•Sheet glass and other construction and remodeling debris

Collection Guidelines:Separate items into three piles as described on next page

The Austin City Council Single-Use Carryout Bag

Ordinance took effect March 1, 2013.

The Single-Use Carryout Bag Ordinance regulates the types of bags that can be distributed by businesses in Austin and encourages a shift to reusable bags.

The website www.BringItAustin.com has been set up to help businesses and shoppers understand the new guidelines. There you can find tips to help ease the transition, learn about locations giving away free reusable bags, and have your

questions about the new ordinance answered.

Do you have your reusable bags? If you are limited on bags, join the Clean Sweep Volunteer Appreciation Party (see page 3 for more info on the Clean Sweep) on Saturday, April 13, where new bags will be fashioned from old banners. Show your love of upcycling by donating banners and your extra ribbons, buttons, belts, and other embellishments to Keep Austin Beautiful. Supplies can be dropped off at the KAB office. To coordinate supply donations email Rebecca@keepaustinbeautiful.org. |T

The Great American Backyard Campout is the National Wildlife

Federation’s biggest outdoor event of the year!

If you are looking for ways to get your kids unplugged and outdoors…

…dreaming of spending quality time together as family…

…counting down the days until spring…

Then visit www.nwf.org/campout to learn more about the 9th annual Great American Backyard Campout.

During this FREE nationwide event, you can spend a night under the stars with family and friends making s’mores, playing games, singing camp songs and making memories that will last a lifetime!

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The next Board Meetings will be held

March 11and April 8

at 6:00 p.m. at theTanglewood Poolhouse,

9809 Curlew Drive.For more information, see

tanglewoodforesttexas.com.

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National Wildlife Week: Branching Out for Wildlife!

This year National Wildlife Week is celebrating trees and their value

for wildlife and people. Join the fun “Branching Out for Wildlife” and learn about the parts of a tree and the importance of trees to wildlife and people.

During National Wildlife Week, March 18-24, 45 species of wildlife in the U.S. will be featured, including trees and wildlife that depend on trees. There

are all kinds of free resources--posters, wildlife trading cards, activities and games--on theNational Wildlife Week website (www.nwf.org/wildlifeweek).

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To prevent damage to your property, keep items five feet away from your trash cart, mailbox, fences or walls, water meter, telephone connection box and parked cars. Do not place any items under low hanging tree limbs or power lines.Do not put items in bags, boxes or other containers. Bulk collection is for items too large to fit in containers. Bags will be treated as extra trash and are subject to extra trash fees.

Separate Items into Three Piles:Metal items - Includes appliances (remove doors). These are taken to

our Resource Recovery Center for recycling.Passenger car tires - Rims must be removed. Limit of eight tires per household. We cannot collect truck or tractor tires. Tires will go to a tire recycling facility.Non-metal items - Includes carpeting and nail-free lumber. These items go to a landfill.Austin Resource Recovery is working

on plans to salvage reusable items from bulk collection to help meet the City of Austin’s Zero Waste goal.

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Crime Informationwww.krimelabb.com(Austin city wide crime data)

www.spotcrime.com

Call Officer Scott Morgan

with APD at 974-4182

for Neighborhood Watch

information.

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Got an old refrigerator or freezer taking up space in your house or

garage? Consider selling it to Austin Energy! They will pay you $50 for each old, standard-size (between 14-27 cubic feet), working refrigerator or freezer; limit two per customer. Just call 1-800-452-8685 to arrange for a pick up.

To date, Austin Energy has collected more than 24,000 of these energy guzzlers. Next to heating, cooling and hot water, refrigerators and freezers use more electricity than any other home appliance. Refrigerators that are at least 15 years old use about twice the electricity of today’s new energy-efficient models.

Austin Energy wants your old refrigerator

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Imagine thousands of volunteers joining together on an ordinary

Saturday morning to make an extraordinary difference. Each April, Keep Austin Beautiful hosts Clean Sweep, a city-wide service day spanning 140 sites in 31 zip codes throughout Austin and resulting in over 76 tons of trash removed and more than 35,400 hours contributed. The network of cleanups is followed by a not-to-be-missed volunteer party and environmental fair that features free lunch, live music, a climbing wall, children’s environmental activities, recycled art, a unique object contest, fantastic door prizes, and more!

Sitting on the sidelines gives you a great view of our beautiful City, but becoming a Clean Sweep leader gives you the gratification of knowing you are helping to keep our City clean

and vibrant. The Board of Directors is seeking volunteers to lead a Clean Sweet project in Tanglewood. Contact Pinnacle Texas by phone at 512-795-8461 or via email at tanglewood@pinnacletexas.com if you are interested in leading a group of volunteers in a Tanglewood Clean Sweet project. KAB will provide cleanup supplies, trash collection, and help recruit and register all the extra volunteers you need. Are you not ready to lead a site, but still interested in volunteering? General volunteer registration is available on the website.

Become a Sponsor – Find out more information about how your business can become a 2013 Clean Sweep Sponsor, donate door prizes, or provide cleanup supplies by visiting the Clean Sweep Sponsor page or calling 512-391-0619.

New Capital Metro service to Westgate Mall

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Capital Metro has recently made a change to their bus service that links the Tanglewood Forest community

to the Westgate Mall shopping center (Central Market, the Westgate movie house) and then transfers to other routes going downtown or to Barton Creek mall.

The new route (route 238) operates all day, everyday. Visit www.capmetro.org for schedule details.

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Tanglewood Forest Limited Districtc/o Pinnacle Texas Management Services7301 RR 620 N, Suite 155-349Austin, TX 78726

Contact InfoNeighborhood website:

www.tanglewoodforesttexas.com

Please contact Pinnacle Texas via email or online web form for questions regarding landscaping, graffiti, park and pool issues, etc.

Tanya EmmonsPinnacle Texas

Management Services(o) 795-8461 (f ) 795-8463

tanglewood@pinnacletexas.com www.pinnacletexas.com

SchoolsKocurek Elementary

512-414-2547Bailey Middle School

512-414-4990Akins High School

512-841-9900www.austinisd.org

Large item trash

pickup next week!

If the children in your life haven’t repeatedly reminded you, March

11-15 is Spring Break for AISD and most of Texas, and March 8 is the start of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, which

will undoubtedly make for some traffic hassles as well as great cultural opportunities.

Visit www.freefuninaustin.com to find a great deal of free or very low cost activities for your family to enjoy, www.sxsw.com for festival information, and keep in mind the Capital Metro transit options for getting around town (see page 3).

Spring Break fun in Austin

Mark your calendars! The Kocurek Elementary Spring Carnival will be held Saturday, April 6. This is always a

fun event and your family will not want to miss it!

Kocurek Carnival coming soon!