So as we focus on our yards, let’s help our neighbors with theirs as well. When out walking, please clean up after your dog, carrying the ‘deposit’ back to a trash can for disposal. Here’s a PDF link from the Houston Galveston Area Council with information regarding this topic.
We’ve moved through another Houston summer and on to the fall and winter. This is a good time to get out and review the irrigation settings of your sprinkler system, to make run-time changes and check for operation across the zones. Heads and pipe leaks are evident and can be more easily repaired before cold weather moves in. Also, look for over-shoot of heads onto driveways and roads.
We present 2 public service videos: Smart Watering and Flushing. Smart watering addresses how to review yard system settings, and our new Flushing video explains why you may occasionally see ‘purposeful leaks’ in the District.
The HCMUD18 Board of Directors has approved the tax rate for the 2024 tax year is set at $0.310000 per $100 of value, down from last year’s rate of $0.321770. This reflects a decrease of $0.01177 per $100 of value, or -3.66%. For the average residence homestead, the appraised value has increased from $304,916 to $326,019, leading to a slight increase in the average tax amount from $981.13 to $1,010.66, representing a 3.01% increase.
It’s important to note that if an adopted tax rate results in an increase of more than 3.5% on the average residence homestead, an election must be held to approve the rate under Section 49.23602 of the Water Code.
For more detailed information on the proposed tax rates, the impact on your individual taxes, and further explanations of the changes, please refer to the full document. You can also visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database, which provides access to details about your property taxes and scheduled public