The Allandale parade made the front page of statesman.com. I am still uploading photos from today's parade however I encourage you to take a look at the photos posted to the statesman.com web site taken by staff photographer Ralph Berrera. Click here to view the photo gallery.
The Allandale Neighborhood Association will have a table set up at tomorrow's 4th of July Parade to sell Allandale t-shirts. The shirts cost $15. We have the following sizes: small, medium, large, xlarge, and 2xlarge. They are 100% Hanes combed cotton t-shirts.
By Constable Bruce Elfant
Much has been written and broadcast in recent weeks regarding an incident where a Precinct 3 deputy constable tasered a 72 year old woman during a traffic stop. Even though my office (Precinct 5) was not involved with this situation, I received hundreds of e-mails from Travis County residents and people around the nation who shared their opinions about this case and the general use of tasers by law enforcement officials.
Balance the City’s budget – online
Try your hand at balancing the City’s 2010 budget with a special online application that replicates the popular tabletop exercise from June’s budget town halls.
The application lets users review a list of proposed budget savings or revenue enhancements, accept or decline the option and then submit a proposal. The goal is to generate $9.3 million in savings and balance the 2010 budget. Options are based on actual cost savings being considered by City management.
Proposals will be compiled in a report and reviewed by the City’s Budget Office and City Management.
A PDF report on FY10 Stakeholder Input is available now on the City of Austin Budget Web site.
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ServicePlan 2020
Capital Metro is undertaking a comprehensive operational analysis to improve bus service to better meet the needs of the region. The resulting recommendations of ServicePlan 2020 will become a roadmap for growth over the next 10 years.
Major components of the study include an analysis of current system conditions, regional market research, and community involvement. Capital Metro and its consultant team are also working closely with two advisory committees representing technical and community stakeholder groups throughout the project. Learn more about ServicePlan 2020 on our project web site.
Community participation is vital to the success of ServicePlan 2020, and we want to hear from you! Take a quick survey and help us shape the future of Capital Metro's bus service. Stay tuned for information about community meetings and open houses-another opportunity to provide valuable feedback on existing services, unmet needs, and ultimately help determine future service plans.
The development at 5350 Burnet Rd is quickly taking shape. It is the project under construction just south of Arby's, on Burnet Road, formerly the location of the Antique Mall. The Antique Mall is now in the HEB Shopping Center, next to Hang Town Grill. The mixed-used development, called 5350 Burnet Rd, will be the first of its kind on Burnet Rd. It's not something area residents are accustomed to. The Allandale Neighborhood Association's unsuccessfully tried to have it scaled back to minimize impact on traffic flow in the area when it went before the city council in 2007. One of the concerns is traffic backing up for people driving north while residents and shoppers of the development wait to turn left into it.
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Start getting ready for this year's Allandale 4th of July Parade. As always, residents are encouraged to show off. The following local dignitaries will be joining us: Senator Kirk Watson, Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Representative Elliott Naishtat, Commissionar Sarah Eckhardt, and Constable Bruce Elfant.
Decorate your preferred mode of transportation, whether that's yourself or your bicycle, tricycle, scooter, classic car, brand new cadillac, or whatever. The Allandale Neighborhood Association will be giving out awards for best car/truck, bike, tricycle, stroller, pet, walker-solo, walker-group, and wagon. Assemble at parade start at the intersection of White Rock and Bullard at 8:30. Red, white, and blue are this year's colors!
Then say so! Vote for Allandale as the best neighborhood in austin360.com's poll. The poll closes at 11 p.m. Tuesday, June 16. Click here to cast your vote.
Thank you so much to John Keohane for the Commander's Forum summary posted to the listserve and for encouraging everyone to sign up to receive the central west area of command postings. I also want to share about the City of Austin town hall budget meeting I attended last Wednesday night at NW Rec Center.
The gym was filled with residents sitting at tables of about 8 and we were given a spread sheet of proposed budget cuts with a short explanation of each cut. An overview of how the Austin budget works was first done for all to hear, and we were told that Austin is looking at between a $29 million and $66 million deficit. Each table then, facilitated by a city employee, deliberated and voted to accept or reject each cut. Results were turned in to be tallied. All the department heads were on hand to answer questions at each table, such as the fire chief, housing and transportation heads, etc. City Manager Marc Ott stressed to everyone in attendance that our input would matter. The last 30 minutes was left for residents to voice their concerns and put in plugs to keep certain programs, services, etc.
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The following note was forwarded along from Travis Travis County Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt's office:
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Throughout the year KAB works with neighborhood beautification grant winners and many more community groups to improve public space throughout Austin. Highlights from some of these inspiring projects can be viewed at www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/nbg
It's hard to believe, but it is Neighborhood Beautification Grant time again
and time to start bringing groups' dreams to life. Each year neighborhood
associations, scouts/troops, and schools are invited to apply for a KAB
grant to improve their community. This year our deadline is 5pm on July 10th
and we anticipate a wide variety of projects. While KAB would love to fund
all of the projects only a select few will be granted funds to complete
their project this year, and we need your assistance to make this happen!
Keep Austin Beautiful would like to invite you to help review these
applications, and we hope that you will be able to join us as a judge for
the 2009 KAB Neighborhood Beautification Grants.
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