Runoff – June 14

FYI – the runnoff election for place 4 between Cid Galindo and Laura Morrison will be on June 14th.Turnout will probably be low, so your vote has substantial impact! Educate yourself on the options and vote!

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New Summer Pool Schedule

With summer here, Balcones Pool has a new schedule effective June 8.  Click here to view the pool’s summer hours,  as well as hours for all other City of Austin pools.  Happy swimming! 

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Traffic Woes? Let your voice be heard….

The Austin Police Department is asking everyone to participate in a traffic survey to assist the community and the department in changing Austin’s driving culture.

A Take the survey HERE

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Election Day this Saturday

Election day is Saturday, so turn out to vote!

Early voting ended Tuesday. Just under 20,000 people around the county cast ballots in city council, school board and other local races, that’s just 3.47 percent of the county’s eligible voters. So your vote has large impact, get out and exercise it.

Information on the city council candidates can be found here.

Some information on the AISD bond election can be found here.

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Buying books brings bountiful benefits

Summit Book Fair – May 12th

Summitt holds a Book Fair every spring, and all proceeds benefit the Library. This is organized by Mrs. Gilbert, our Librarian. The fair starts on Monday May 12th and runs everyday next week, starting at 7:30 and stays open until 3:30. If anyone is interested in helping out email Ann Brooke

Monster Book Sale – May 17
The Friends group and the Austin Public Library are holding a full-blown Monster Book Sale on Saturday, May 17, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday, May 18, noon to 5:00 pm at 2209 West Anderson Lane in the North Star Home Center. Where is that? here.

Thousands of books, videos, CDs, DVDs, records and computer software will be available for sale. Most items sell for $1 to $2 and benefit the needs of the Library system.

May 17 and 18, 2008
2209 West Anderson Lane, Austin, TX 78757

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Summitt PTA Meeting 6pm Thursday!

Come to the Summitt school library Thursday at 6pm to discuss the last business items of the school year.  It’s not too late to get involved!

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Milwood in the Community Impact News

Our Milwood Neighborhood, and the Neighborhood Association, got ia short write-up in this month’s Community Impact Newspaper.  The write-up can be found on page 25 of the paper, or here on their website. 

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