April 26 General Meeting Starts at 6 PM

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Be sure to mark your calendar now to attend the BHNA General Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 26th at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, located at the corner of Barton Skyway and Barton Hills Drive. All are welcome! Come help say goodby to Art Stone, a great Barton Hills neighbor. Italian dinner $7.

Note that our meeting will begin an hour earlier than usual to accommodate the schedule of our presenters.

Tuesday, April 26th, 6-8 p.m.

6:00 pm    Call to order
6:05 pm    Jeff Pine (Our Battalion Chief and neighbor) and Josh Anderson (Fire Specialist)
7:05 pm    Treasurer’s report, minutes
7:20 pm    Update on campaign to save Barton Hills Elementary
7:30 pm    Neighborhood improvement projects
8:00 pm    Committee reports: Neighborhood Watch, Greenbelt Guardians, Area Development, Austin Neighborhood Council
8:30 pm    Other business from membership
8:45 pm    Adjourn

Melissa Hawthorne
Vice President, Barton Hills Neighborhood Association

April BHNA Newsletter now online

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The April edition of the Barton Hills News is now available. Click on the image above to read the latest updates on efforts to keep our exemplary neighborhood elementary school open, find out which longtime Barton Hills resident is heading west after living here since 1957, learn about proposals submitted by members for improvements that could be sponsored by the Association, and much more. The Barton Hills News is published quarterly and is edited by Jennifer Ellen Cook.

It’s My Park Day Saturday March 5, 9 AM-Noon

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Greenbelt Fans,

This year’s annual citywide It’s My Park Day event, sponsored by the Austin Parks Foundation, is scheduled for Saturday March 5. Our BHNA Greenbelt Guardians group will be participating again, working at both the Gus Fruh and Homedale entries to the Barton Creek Greenbelt. You can participate at the site of your choice, and we will provide skilled team leaders, tools, and tasks at each site.

At both sites we will be doing trail repairs and maintenance, continuing with our invasive plant removal activities, and doing some deadwood and brush rearranging to improve erosion management and discourage rogue trails.  And as always, we will be picking up cans, bottles, and other trash.

Please RSVP here, and also register online at the Austin Parks Foundation’s It’s My Park! Day website at www.austinparks.org. Our events are listed as: Greenbelt Guardians: Homedale Entry at Barton Creek and Greenbelt Guardians: Gus Fruh Entry at Barton Creek.  If you search by park name, they’re both under Barton Creek Greenbelt East.

NOTE: be sure to register online if you want a t-shirt!

The work day is from 9:00 – 12:00, and as usual we’ll start the morning off with some great breakfast tacos for energy before getting to work.  At the end of the day, you’ll look with pride at your accomplishments.  It’s always amazing what teamwork can do!

We’re hoping to see lots of veterans and lots of newcomers.

Glee Ingram
Greenbelt Guardians Coordinator
gleeful@earthlink.net