Announcements

BHE Park Improvement Plan

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A group of neighbors have combined efforts with BHE parents to formulate a park improvement plan for the park grounds adjacent to the elementary school. This plot of land is co-owned by the city and the district which makes for an interesting predicament of not much ownership by either entity. It’s been in decline and is now really suffering due to erosion issues caused by our recent drought.

We surveyed the community in June 2011 and held multiple focus group sessions in the fall of 2011 to get a bottoms-up list of ideas to improve the park. Many, many ideas have been tossed around and we are now ready to start the planning phase. This will be a very exciting project partnering with the city through the Public Works Neighborhood Partnering Program.

Let’s build a park that students can enjoy during the school day and that the community can enjoy after school hours. Gatherings in the park are just around the corner … Let’s make it happen!

Please see the attached PDF version of our presentation for details.

Contacts:
Cherylann Campbell – TCampbell19@austin.rr.com
Kathleen Schneeman – Kathleen.Schneeman@gmail.com

April 24 Meeting Agenda

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BARTON HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

MEMBERSHIP MEETING

April 24, 2012

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall

6:00 Pizza with our neighbors – Rockin’ Tomato Pizza

7:00 Call to order

7:05 Brief announcements

7:10 Approval of minutes of January 24, 2012 membership meeting

7:12 Treasurer’s report – Kerry Price

7:15 Committee Reports:

  • Neighborhood Watch – John Luther
  • Greenbelt Guardians – Glee Ingram
  • Membership Outreach Committee – Sunny Luther
  • Area Development – Peter Hess
  • Emergency Preparedness Committee – Bob Bridge
  • ANC Report – Tom Nuckols

8:00 Barton Hills Park/Playground

8:15 Presentation by PARD, Erin Cord, briefing regarding Neighborhood Wildlife Habitat Challenge

8:30 Presentation – City of Austin Watershed Protection Department briefing regarding a project to improve Robert E. Lee tributary in Zilker Park to receive ongoing habitat restoration in and around the creek.

8:45 Other business, as brought to the floor by the membership

9:00 Adjourn

Garden Club meets Tuesday, March 27

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Bernice and Harold Billings' garden, April 2011

All are invited and welcome to attend Tuesday, March 27. Our speaker will be Trisha Shirey, Director of Flora and Fauna at Lake Austin Spa Resort, who will stroll us just like a spa guest through the resort with images of the annual and perennial flowers, trees, and shrub displays. She will share her personal favorite plants for sun and shade and her secrets for growing them organically.

The meeting will be at the Zilker Botanical Center in Zilker Park on Barton Springs Road. The meet and greet will be at 9:30 am, the program starts at 10 am.

Hope to see you there.

Mary Ann Neely
Program Chair