Milwood Neighborhood Assoc.

Your Input – New Central Library

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Administrator

Share Your Ideas at Public Input Meetings!

The Austin Public Library Commission invites the Austin community to attend Public Input Meetings for the new Central Library with the architectural team of Lake | Flato Architects and Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott.

The goal of this process is to capture the vision, values, and ideas of the community. Your input is crucial to ensure that the new Central Library meets your needs.

The following Public Input Meeting has been scheduled in North Austin to provide an opportunity for citizens to meet the design team and to offer input.

Thursday, November 12 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
North Village Branch, 2505 Steck Ave.

If you are unable to attend these Public Input Meetings, you may submit suggestions online.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/newaceform.htm
New Central Library suggestion cards will also be available at all Austin Public Library locations and at City Hall.

Once the public input is collected and sorted, recurring themes will be identified as priorities. These priorities will be considered as the design is developed. The design team will share these priorities and the designs with the Library Commission and the City Council at the project’s approval milestones.

For more details and a timeline visit
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/news/nr20090930.htm

Thank you for supporting YOUR library!

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From the PTA

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Administrator

"Prep Day" for Wildflower Seed Planting! This Saturday (10/31), 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.- Help till areas for 4th graders who will plant seeds during classes the following week. Bring rakes, pick axes, shovels, "Garden Weasels" or other tools, labeled with your name. If anyone has a rototiller, please contact Ann Sullivan at 873-7254!! We'll also have sign-making & coloring jobs for kids. Meet by the 4th/5th grade building. Middle & high school students can earn volunteer hours! RSVP by 10/29 by emailing environmental@summittpta.com.

Summitt's Scholastic Book Fair, Nov. 16-20 needs volunteers! Help set up the "book store" in the Great Hall on Friday, Nov. 13, or ring up sales during the week, or pack up the books on Friday, Nov. 20. Set up and tear down generally take just a couple of hours. Sales shifts run one to two hours. Email jinanne@sbcglobal.net or call 657-8771 to sign up.

"Fall Back" – Remember to set your clocks back one hour Saturday evening before going to bed so that you will have "fallen back" on Sunday morning when you wake up!!!!!

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Election Day is coming up!

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Bethany

Election Day is coming up!

Don’t forget there’s an election underway in Texas right now! While obviously not as prominent in the media as our last elections, the topics are still important nevertheless.

Early voting ends this Friday, October 30, and Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.

Information about early voting sites, day-of voting sites, and a comprehensive and non-partisan explanation of each issue on the ballot can be found at the League of Women Voters’ website HERE.

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Summitt Fall Fest This Weekend

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Administrator

Our neighborhood elementary school will be holding it’s annual Fall Festival this weekend. This year’s festival will include games, bouncy castle, petting zoo, haunted house, food and much, much more.

Proceeds benefit the Summitt PTA.

Where: Summitt Elementary Basketball Court (under the big blue top)
When: Saturday, Oct. 24th 4:00pm – 7:00pm

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Police Looking for Suspect in Burglaries

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Administrator

Austin Police have issued a warrant for a suspect in the neighborhood burglaries. No arrests have been made, but one individual has been identified while several others remain unnamed.

Thank you to the many neighbors who alerted us to this information. Please remain vigilant for any suspicious activities. If you learn about any arrests, please contact the board so that we may communicate to the neighborhood at large.

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Zilker Park “Great Lawn” Status

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Administrator

I thought this was interesting enough to post:

Zilker Park "Great Lawn" Status

On Saturday, October 3, 2009, rainy weather resulted in muddy conditions on the field when lower layer soil amendments percolated above the turf and covered the sod during the Austin City Limits event.

Today the Parks and Recreation Department held the first post-event meeting with event organizers to discuss a more restrictive load out plan and preliminary remediation actions. Concurrently, at the department's request, the organizers will begin immediate remediation steps supervised by the department. Contingent upon weather conditions, it is anticipated that reconditioning work will take an additional two weeks. It is anticipated that the lawn will begin to be opened by the end of October. The department expects to complete its initial turf condition assessment and complete remediation requirements also by the end of October. Event organizers will be performing and funding all the required work under department supervision as required in the event planning in the previous months

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