The Allandale Reporter

Join your neighbors at the neighborhood garage sales

The Annual Allandale Super Sale will be held Saturday, May 3, 9:00 am to 4:00 PM

Spend a day strolling the neighborhood, greeting neighbors, and maybe bag a bargain while you’re at it.

The sale includes the entire neighborhood.

Saturday, May 3, 2008, marks the Annual Allandale Super Sale. Hours for the sale will be 9 am to 4 PM

The Super Sale is an annual event in which all Allandale residents are encouraged to participate by having a garage or yard sale on the same day. An ad is placed in the Austin American Statesman, and the event is promoted online and via flyers. You do the rest!

30 Years and Still as Popular as Ever – the Omelettry

Tom Linehan

It has been years since I ate at the Omelettry, but it hasn’t changed…and that’s a good thing. The place has been at its current location on the corner of Burnet Rd and 48th Street for 30 years, and it’s still one of the more popular breakfast spots in north Austin. I visited the restaurant three times in the past seven days, and there was always a steady flow of customers. Just as I had remembered, the outdoor sign board at the entrance was covered with posters. Inside, I found tables with vinyl tablecloths, a friendly wait staff, and customers of all ages — also as I had remembered. Fortunately, my last visit was on a weekday, and I was able to get seated right away. Be prepared to wait if you’re going on a weekend morning.

Officer Crowder to be Transferred

The following note posted to the newsgroup by Officer Croweder:
Subject: [Allandale NA] Good News / Bad News

The good news is effective Sunday the 30th I will promote to the rank of Corporal. The bad news is I will be transferred effective the 6th of April. There are plans to replace me, but I do not know if that person will be in place by the time I leave. I will leave behind contact information and information on the list serve's for the replacement. In the mean time, (and I will send out another reminder email) after the 6th of April if you need to contact a district representative, you will need to call our mainline number at 974-5545, one of the other 3 District Representative's will be assigned to you.

ANA General Meeting, Thursday 6:30-8:30

Please join us at the ANA General meeting on Thursday at the Yarborough Library from 6:30 to 8:30.

Agenda:
Call meeting to order - 6:30

- Approval of Minutes
- Treasurer's report

Committee Reports:
    -    Northcross Committee
    -    Zoning and Planning - VMU
    -    Bylaws - status report on bylaws review
    -    Beautification
    -    Neighborhood Safety
    -    Membership

Other Business:
    -    Austin Neighborhoods Council Update
    -    Celebrate Allandale Picnic

Adjourn - 8:25

Tom Linehan
President, ANA

Central Tx. Electric Lawnmower Program - Sat., 4/5 - 8:30am - So. Aust in Home Depot

Who: The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems (www.cmpbs.org/electriclawnmower)
What: Central Tx. Electric Lawnmower Program
When: Saturday - April 5th from 8:30am-2pm
Where: Only at the So. Austin Home Depot - 3600 So. IH 35

Why: Gasoline-powered lawn/garden equipment is responsible for between 5-10%of the total air pollution in urban areas and lawnmowers are responsible for the majority of these emissions. CO2 emissions (the main Greenhouse Gas) are spewed out in large quantities from lawnmowers as well.

Take action: Help reduce air pollution by trading in your gas-powered
mower for a cordless or corded model.

Cost: Save up to 20% on the Homelite cordless model.

Details: To reserve your mower please call Scott Johnson (Project
Manager) at (512) 389-2250 (land line).

Battery pack (cordless) electric mowers can cut up to 1/3 of an acre on a single charge and have the power to cut grass that is up to 6 inches in height.

McCracken Shoots Down Allandale Town Center Proposal

submitted by Steven Zettner

Council Member Brewster McCracken on Monday March 17 rebuffed a proposal by ANA and two other North Central Austin neighborhood groups to modify the City’s plan for Vertical Mixed Use (VMU) on Burnet Rd and Anderson Ln.  McCracken hinted that modifications to VMU proposed in the “Two Nodes” plan would not be acceptable to developers, who would ignore VMU to do traditional commercial development. 

City Council Candidates’ Forum on March 26

The City Council candidates' responses to the Austin
Neighborhoods Council questionnaire are now available
on the ANC website: http://www.ancweb.org/

Cynthia Keohane <cbkeohane@prodigy.net> wrote:
All are invited to attend the AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOODS COUNCIL (ANC) candidate forum on March 26 at 6 PM. An ANC committee has sent a questionnaire for all candidates to complete before the meeting. This will be a good opportunity to see how the candidates respond to issues of concern to neighborhoods. It is also a good chance to see ANC in action, and learn about concerns of other neighborhoods.

Best regards,
Cynthia Keohane
ANA rep to ANC and ANA EC member

Sunday April 6 - Save the Date

All those living in Allandale should have received the flyer in last month's newsletter - but for those who haven't heard - save the date of April 6 for our 2nd Annual picnic in the park! We had a wonderful time last year and this year's event is shaping up to be even more so. This is truly a neighborhood event that extends far beyond - invite your family and friends! Feel free to contact me should you have any questions! - Regards, Mary Jean

Celebrate Allandale
Picnic in the Park

Bring your blanket and have fun with the whole family!
Sunday, April 6, 2008
1–6 pm at Northwest Park

AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOODS COUNCIL (ANC) 2008 CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES' FORUM

You are cordially invited to attend the Austin Neighborhoods Council (ANC) 2008 Austin City Council Candidates' Forum. Get to know the candidates and hear their answers to questions about the issues important to Austin on such varied topics as:  Growth Management, Neighborhood Planning, City Government Structure, Open Governance, Community Values, Code Enforcement, Environmental Issues, Transportation, Working with AISD, and more.  Everyone is welcome to attend this free forum.

How people in Allandale voted in the March 4th primary

Here are the election results for the presidential primary from the three precincts in Allandale: Precinct 236 (Rosedale School), Precinct 239 (Gullett Elementary), and Precinct 243 (Lucy Reed). The results are from the Travis County County Clerk's web site. You can get the full results here.