If you own your own home and live in it in Texas, make sure you’re taking advantage of your homestead property tax exemption. It’s completely free to file and will save you $200-$300/year on your annual property taxes. There are also other exemptions available, such as for senior citizens and disabled veterans. If you’re not […]
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Septic system maintenance contracts
If you move into a home with an aerobic septic system… Your builder or previous owner paid for a one-year or two-year contract with a septic maintenance company. You’ll be required by the county health department to renew that contract every year. The septic company will come out every 4 months to inspect the system and […]
Read MoreRoad construction on FM 3481 starting Dec 9th
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will begin a project to modify a portion of FM 3481 in Harker Heights, December 9, 2019. The project, designed to increase safety on FM 3481, will widen the two-lane roadway with a continuous center-turn lane from FM 2410 to Del Rey Drive and add a new traffic signal […]
Read MoreFreeze warning; time to winterize your sprinkler system
The cold weather is coming tonight! Time to cover water faucets and plants. And if you have an in-ground sprinkler system, please read below (IMPORTANT!) Most sprinkler systems have a backflow preventer section of pipe that sticks up above the ground about 18-24 inches. Because this is exposed to wind, it freezes very easily and […]
Read MoreKilleen Police Speed Enforcement
Killeen Police Department will be conducting a speed enforcement detail on I-14 Tuesday, Oct 22, 2019, from 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
Read MoreBell county tax appraisal notices
Bell County Tax Appraisal Notices:Homeowners you should have received one of these in the mail this week. I’ve been getting many calls from homeowners whose proprety tax values have shot way up. Please look over your tax notice. First, keep in mind that although the word “appraisal” is all over the notice, this is not […]
Read MoreHarker Heights Development
I spoke with the Harker Heights city planner today to get an update on city development… A physical therapy clinic is going in at the medical center next to the Walmart Neighborhood Market. Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robins will be opening next to O’Reilly Auto Parts. Church’s Chicken is going in next to Burger King. An Ecoblu […]
Read MoreOncor trimming trees
In the next 6 weeks, Oncor will be trimming the trees around the overhead power lines that run along the backside of Shoreline, along Comanche Gap, between River Rock/Fall Creek, and a few on Cayuga.
Read MoreCounty Appraisers to Cut Property Tax Value Increases
Astronomically high property appraisals that caused an uproar among Harker Heights landowners along East Knights Way in May are being cut by as much as $500,000 in another targeted reassessment of market value by the Bell County Appraisal District. Article HERE
Read MoreHarker Heights Commercial Development
*A new middle school will be built on Warriors Path.*DR Horton has started sales in Cedarbrook Ridge, a 450-home HOA community on 3481/Stillhouse Lake Road. *DR Horton has a new neighborhood going in where Nola Ruth ends at I-14 and Old Nolanville Road. *A section of land up 2410 across from Fast Track Performance has been platted […]
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