The Allandale Reporter

45th St Project Update

From: Dennis.Crabill@ci.austin.tx.us
Date: June 29, 2005
Subject: 45th St Reconstruction from Division to Airport - 6/29/05 Update

STREET RECONSTRUCTION WORK The General Contractor should complete the first segment of street reconstruction between Bull Creek and Division (the entrance to Camp Mabry) by the end of this week and then move to the second and final segment of construction in this area.

BIG RED

BIG RED, Allandale's Parade Fire Engine, has been given to the new Austin Firefighter's Museum to be used for parades and fundraisers for the museum. She is being housed and work on at the Riverside Fire Station. The new museum is a neat place to visit: www.austinfiremuseum.org. It is next to the O Henry house house, 401 E Fifth St. Her heart will always be in Allandale.

 Dale Kinzel Kirtland

ANA Executive Committee meeting 6-22-2005

There was a discussion of the new website designed and built by Tom Linehan. Thank you Tom – you saw a need, and developed a wonderful website for the Allandale Neighborhood – The Allandale Reporter http://www.allandalereporter.org/ This site will be easier to maintain and is more user friendly than the old site. We welcome all neighbors to submit stories or articles in Word format, and to send in pictures of your trips to neighboring communities, flowers & gardens in your yard, old pictures of ANA, Boy/Girl Scout activities, etc - any pictures or articles that you think the rest of the neighbors will enjoy.

Tree Limbs and Power Lines

Hi Neighbors:

The orange truck just pulled away from our house on 39 ½ St. after spending the day cutting our red oak and sycamore trees away from the power lines out front, and I wanted to share a little of what we learned from the process.

Austin Energy employees are driving the area, looking for trees that are too close to the power lines, and earmarking them for Asplundh Tree to cut.  An Asplundh supervisor then comes out

Billy's on Burnet - The Neighborhood Burger Joint

Billy's on Burnet is the place to go when you're looking for a good hamburger close by. Located on Hancock and Burnet, Billy's is owned and run by Billy Forrester. He lives in Rosedale and after owning and operating various well known beer establishments for 25 years around town including Waterloo Brewing, Dog and Duck, Crown and Anchor and others, he decided to stay closer to home with his next venture.  (Here's a great review of Billy's done by the Austin Chronicle in the 7/29/05 issue.)

MoNAC - A Sound Idea

Keep current on the latest Mopac developments through the MoPac Neighborhood Associations Coalition (MoNAC). The association was set up to "work toward improving and maintaining the overall quality of the neighborhoods adjacent to MoPac."  Allandale is one of those neighborhoods as are 11 others. According to Kay Newell, ANA Board member, MoNAC recently set up a committee to work with TxDOT, et al on upcoming changes to MoPac and the sound walls.

ALLANDALE NEEDS YOU!

Join the Allandale Neighborhood Association today. For just $10 a year you can be a part of one of the city's strong neighborhood associations. Print out and complete this simple membership form and send it in along with your check.