The Allandale Reporter

Allandale General Meeting: September 27, 2007 Minutes

Executive committee members in attendance: Brent Sjolseth, Tom Linehan, Katie Hansen, Allan McMurtry, Joe Reynolds, Laura Slaughter, Cathy Yang, Dan Jones, Donna Beth McCormick.

Minutes from the March general meeting were read and approved.

Joe Reynolds presented the Treasurer’s report.
Deposit accounts $18,849.24
Starting balance Dec 6 2006: $31,614.09 Current fundraising: $17,000
- Masquerade ball $10,000
- NSCNA $2,000
- Appeal $5,000
Further Legal expenses: $4,000
Expected ending balance: $31,849.24
George Roman makes a motion to approve the financial statements. Katie Hansen seconds. Passes.

McCallum Fine Arts Dance - Benefit Show

McCallum Fine Arts Dance - Benefit Show
Friday Oct. 5 & Saturday Oct. 6, at 7pm
McCallum Theatre at 5600 Sunshine Dr, Austin, TX 78756
Tickets $5 adults, $3 students - available at the show

Support the student-led dance benefit show from the McCallum Fine Arts Dance program. This show is entirely student produced, choreographed and costumed, featuring highlights from studies in ballet, jazz, modern, tap & hip-hop. All proceeds raised provide funding for the Fall & Spring dance shows.   Questions?  Please email Shelly Van Dyke at shellykvd@yahoo.com

 

Agenda for this Thursday's ANA General Meeting

submitted by Tom Linehan

Allandale Neighborhood Association General Meeting Agenda
Thursday, 6:30, Ralph Yarborough Library, 2200 Hancock

ANA welcomes all Allandale residents and property owners

- Call meeting to order – 6:30
- Review and approval of agenda
- Approval of Minutes
- Treasurer’s report
- Proposed increase in membership dues
- White Rock flooding project update
- Bike Lanes for Steck   Ave

ANA Meeting of the Executive Committee 9/18/07

In attendance: Tom Linehan, Katie Hansen, Joe Reynolds, Paulette Kern, Michael Bomba, Donna Beth McKormick, Allan McMurtry, Laura Slaughter.

Agenda: Zoning Issues: Paulette Kern

Legal Expenses: Treasures report by Joe Reynolds and Legal expenses by the North Cross Committee

Katie Hansen motions that we postponed reading of the minutes until next time. Paulette Kern seconds. Passes

Zoning: Paulette Kern.
Kerry Howell on Lawnmont and Montview who lives by the Antique mall property that is being redeveloped by Ardent, came to the meeting to speak on behalf of the neighbors. Ardent is pursuing the VMU designation to increase density above the 88 units that was already approved. The 88 units required a variance to have that many units at 4 stories.

THIS SATURDAY: RG4N BAZAAR & THRIFT SALE FUNDRAISER!

Saturday, Sept. 29th
8:00 AM to NOON
Encore Records Parking Lot
1745 West Anderson Lane

*Donate items and support RG4N.*
Check in your closets. Look in your garage. You know you have something you can give to RG4N to sell at the bazaar.

HELP CRESTVIEW “STOP THE SWAP”

The City Council will vote this Thursday, September 27, on a “land swap” which could amount to a $1.3 million corporate giveaway that undermines the Crestview/Wooten neighborhood plan and is opposed by the neighborhood association. Crestview Neighborhood Association asks neighbors throughout the Northcross area to call City Council members today and Wednesday to oppose the land swap.

WHAT IS THE LAND SWAP?
The proposal before Council would give Stratus, owner of the land where the Crestview Station development will be built, and Trammel Crow, the Crestview Station developer, 5.5 acres on Ryan Street next to the location of the planned commuter rail station. In exchange, the City would receive 2 acres near the southwest corner of Lamar and Morrow.

Keeping up with progress on the White Rock Flooding Project

At the August EC meeting, representatives from the City's public works department provided a presentation on the White Rock Flooding project. White Rock Dr is the rated as the 3^rd worst flooding area in the city and $8.3 million has been set aside to address it. There were a lot of unanswered questions about the project that surfaced in the meeting. Subsequently, a committee headed up by Allandale resident Mark Price was formed to follow up on and work with the city on the project. Thanks to Mark and the committee members for their involvement. Mark has put together a blog to keep us current on where things stand with the project. You can see headlines of the latest postings on the right side of this website under the heading "ANA Drainage Committee."

McCallum Fine Arts Dance - Benefit Show

Come out & support the student-led dance benefit show from the McCallum Fine Arts Dance program on Friday Oct. 5th and Saturday Oct. 6th at 7:00pm. This show is entirely student produced, choreographed and costumed, featuring highlights from studies in ballet, jazz, modern, tap & hip-hop. The show is under one hour, starting at 7:00pm in the McCallum Theatre. Tickets are $3 students/ $5 adults, at the door. All proceeds raised provide funding for the Fall & Spring dance shows. 

Questions? Email Shelly Van Dyke at shellykvd@yahoo.com. 

Stay after the dance show for McCallum Theatre's first performance of the season, "Metamorphoses" at 8pm in the Lab Theatre (next to the main Theatre).

 Tickets & show times online at www.mactheatre.com - including student priced tickets online, new this year!

Union Pacific - Idling Trains and More

What follows is information provided by ASA Rail to correct things that have been inferred on the Allandale listserve about the Union Pacific (UP) line along Mopac.

Kay Newell, Allandale, MoNAC Secretary

The State Rail Plan came out a couple of years ago. It is really for the purpose of quantifying what the rail needs in the State are. It was useful in passing the Rail Relocation Fund bill and constitutional amendment and illustrates the amount of money needed throughout the state for rail projects.

McCallum Continues Winning Ways

submitted by Tom Davis

The McCallum Knights took on the Johnston Rams last Thursday night at House Park in their second district game, and when the dust had settled the Knights came home with a 60 to 7 win.

McCallum’s defense again set the pace for the game holding the Rams to just 24 yards rushing on 20 carries and 132 yards passing, most of which was gained on a 74 yard touchdown pass in the 4^th quarter for Johnston’s lone score.