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This is an update of the previous posting and is based on information published on the City website:
Stage 1 Water Restrictions took effect on Monday July 16, 2012. Customers can water up to 2 days a week according to address. On your watering days, irrigation systems may be used only before 5 a.m. or after 7 p.m. and hose-end sprinklers may be used only before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m. Hand watering is allowed any time on any day of the week.
Homes with odd-numbered addresses may water on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Even numbered addresses may water Thursdays and Sundays.
Apartments, condominiums and businesses may water Tuesdays and Fridays.For more information on water restrictions and conservation, visit www.waterwiseaustin.org/
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The following post is copied from a message from the ANC President and is posted for information and possible action by interested North Shaol Creek residents. Previous postings related to hearings on the Image Austin Comprehensive Plan were made on May 22 and May 24:
This week there is an important public meeting at City Hall. On Thursday, June 14, 2012, the City Council will hold the public hearing on the Imagine Austin comprehensive plan. This is a topic of importance to the membership of the Austin Neighborhoods Council (ANC). The ANC encourages you to attend the hearing, bring your neighbors, and support neighborhoods. You don’t necessarily have to speak, but if you are staying for the duration of the hearing you may donate time to designated speakers.
As you know, the ANC membership spent several months participating in the development of the Imagine Austin comprehensive plan. In April, a straw poll of the ANC membership revealed that there was almost unanimous agreement that work remains on the comprehensive plan from the neighborhood perspective. The ANC Executive Committee has identified five key topics that must be fixed before City Council adopts Imagine Austin: the growth concept map, the priority program to revise the Land Development Code, the role of neighborhood planning and neighborhood plans, support of locally owned neighborhood businesses, and the overall tone of the plan to ensure inclusion of all communities that live in Austin. In short, ANC wants to preserve what is unique about Austin which is our neighborhoods. Please attend the City Council meeting and let the Council Members know that what attracts people and businesses to Austin are the strong neighborhoods that give Austin character and identity as much as anything else. Sign in as opposed to Imagine Austin to signify that work remains. Noting your opinion is important whether you elect to speak. By signing in, you have the option of donating your time to a designated speaker as long as you are there when the designated speaker is called to speak.
We will confirm the time of the hearing before Thursday. We anticipate that the hearing will be no earlier than 6:00pm.
See you at City Hall!Please note that if you drive to City Hall, parking is available in the underground garage. Do not pay to park! Get a parking ticket and bring it with you. If you are attending the Council meeting you can get your ticket validated and park for free. We encourage you to carpool with neighbors if possible.
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Austin Neighborhoods Council (ANC) Member Alerts
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Hey, we like you being here, but if you want to leave, visit
http://ancweb.org/mailman/listinfo/members_ancweb.orgMessages about this list should be directed to:
members-owner@ancweb.org.
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The North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Association WILL host the 12th Annual Neighborhood July 4th Independence Day Parade and Celebration. The parade will form on Crosscreek Drive beginning at 9:30 AM and will begin at 10:00 AM to parade around the block. After the parade there will be refreshments, face painting, balloon sculpting, and “Prizes for Patriots” on the school grounds and Pillow Park in celebration of Independence Day.
A special thank you to all the neighbors who have volunteered to help plan and conduct our annual July 4th Parade and Celebration at Pillow School. Please join your neighbors July 4th to participate in the parade around the school, and the celebration afterward
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The Bond Election Advisory Task Force has completed its review of potential bond projects and has made recommendations for $400 million and $575 million bond packages. Each divides projects into categories including affordable housing, City facilities, community-based projects, parks/open space and transportation/mobility.
The Task Force recommendations report will be presented to City Council along with City Manager bond package recommendations at the June 26, 2012 Council work session. The work session will begin at 9:00am in the City Hall Boards and Commissions Room.
Upon receiving final recommendations from the Task Force, City staff and public input, the City Council will have the opportunity to formulate a bond package which could be on the ballot as early as November 2012. The City Council is expected to decide in August whether to call a bond election and, if so, how the propositions will be presented to voters on the ballot.
The Task Force recommendations report, City Manager’s recommendations, and other information on the bond development process will be made available on Bond Development Update as it becomes available.
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The proposed language for the Water Conservation Code is now available for review.
Water Conservation Code Revision Update
The next step is review by the appropriate boards and commissions and the Austin City Council.
Water and Wastewater Commission—June 13
Resource Management Commission—June 19
Austin City Council—June 28If you need more information, please call Jadell Hines, Austin Water Conservation Division, 974-3545.
Jill M. Mayfield
Public Affairs Coordinator
Austin Water Utility
512.972.0150
512-585-0474 cell
jill.mayfield@ci.austin.tx.us
