Neighborhood Garage Sales

Get ready for the next neighborhood garage sale. It's Saturday, May 7, 2022.

Twice each year the HOA sponsors community garage sales, the first Saturday in May and the first Saturday in October. These are the same dates as the River Place neighborhood sales. Although residents can have sales at other times, we encourage them on these dates to maximize sales traffic opportunities.  

The HOA places ads on Next Door and Craigslist for these dates and puts signs at the City Park Road and Narrow Ridge entrances to Westminster Glen. Residents can place additional signs at their homes and at intersections as needed. Please remove the signs after the sales.

Social Events

One of our fun, adult social activities is the Neighborhood Happy Hour, usually held on the last Thursday each month. 

Each year we have a Halloween Party on October 31 and in December our Holiday Party on December 3, 2021 at River Place Country Club.

These events are communicated to residents via Facebook and Nextdoor. Join the Westminster Glen Families Facebook page by contacting our Social Chair Ashley Sherman.

Burn Bans

Please be sure to check the current Travis County burn ban status before using firepits or outdoor fireplaces.

Westminster Glen Estates is in a wildland-urban interface zone, with natural areas within and surrounding our subdivision. Wildfires are a common occurrence in such areas and made worse by alternating years of plentiful rainfall followed by drought.

Click here to see the Westminster Glen Firewise® website for information about our initiative and see what you can do to reduce the danger to you and your neighbors.

Austin Wildland-Urban Interface Code

To help mitigate a potential wildfire disaster, the Austin City Council voted on April 9, 2020 to approve the new 2015 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (WUIC), making Austin the first major city in the state of Texas to adopt such a code; implementation is slated to begin on January 1, 2021.

The City can identify areas of wildfire vulnerability beyond just the structures that are adjacent to wildlands, but embers can travel up to a mile and a half from their point of origin. If the only folks who hardened their homes against wildfire were the ones who lived next to the woods or parks, a large wildfire would just skip over the street and burn down the rest of the neighborhood. The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety recorded a fantastic case study where they engineered an ember storm in a controlled setting to test the resistance of home-building materials to a fire nearby, which supports the rationale for the WUIC.

To read about the plans, click here to see the posting from Austin Fire’s Wildfire Division.

Please obey the speed limits in Westminster Glen. The posted limit on our streets is 30 mph or less. Unfortunately, too many residents and others passing through ignore it routinely.

For the safety of our residents, especially the children, and to avoid a speeding fine, please SLOW DOWN.

Westminster Glen is currently under City of Austin Water Restrictions. Please be sure you are following the rules to conserve water (and to reduce your water bill!).

Austin Water has installed advanced digital water meters in our neighborhood. Among the advantages for homeowners are very detailed analyses of water usage that can help you reduce your bills. Water leaks and unusual usage patterns can be seen on a daily basis, and you can set billing and usage notifications to let you know when something is out of the ordinary. Details of the rate structure and how it affects your bill is also available.

The software that does all of this is easy to access, just go to MyATXWater and sign up.