Come properly recycle all of your automotive fluids, cleaning products, fertilizers, paint, pesticides, solvents, light bulbs, and batteries at Shipe Park on the first Saturday of each month. February 4th at Shipe Park from 8:30 to 11 a.m.
Ari Witkin at the Austin Marathon sent us the following four documents so we can prepare for the run:
At the limited-attendance meeting the Golf Enterprise Fund and the Parks and Recreation Department held at Red River Church a couple months ago attendees asked a lot of questions that Golf and PARD said they would get back to us with answers to. Here is a letter from the PARD director and a briefing we were sent with answers to some of the questions that were asked:
Neighborhood Letter dated 12-19-11 and Briefing Regarding Hancock Golf Course
7:00 HPNA yahoo discussion group
7:15 Hancock Golf Course update
7:25 Game warden tract update
7:35 City aquatics update- council resolution adopted Jan. 12th
7:40 Proposed road closure for Longhorn Run
7:50 Good neighbor guidelines for permanent supportive housing
8:05 2011 holiday party- assessing costs and benefits
We have received notice that the Division of Recreational Sports at UT has applied for a road closure that would impact some streets in our neighborhood on the morning of Saturday April 14th. Here is the letter and map describing the closure:
Longhorn Run- proposed closure
The deadline for input to the city regarding this closure is Valentine’s Day.
Game Night sponsored by HPNA
2nd Wednesday of every other month
4110 Avenue G 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Sponsored by HPNA and hosted by Barbara Gibson, Game Night begins February 8th at Barbara’s home, 4110 Avenue G. Hyde Park Neighborhood Association will provide snacks (got to keep up the fuel for that competitive edge). Bring your beverage of choice and any games you want us to play.
Adult games being considered are charades, Mexican Train, dominos, hearts, bridge, spades, backgammon, chess, and Pictionary. (Not poker. Not bingo.)
Elise Krentzel will lead children in games appropriate for their ages. As the weather warms, Elise has plans for backyard games on a large concrete patio in Barbara’s back yard.
Game Night occurs regularly the 2nd Wednesday of every other month. The dates for 2012 are February 8th, April 11th, June 13th, August 8th, October 10th, December 12th.
Contact us if you have questions or comments. Barbara Gibson bg@gda-law.com Elise Krentzel elise@krentzel.com
You can register for the event here.
A stakeholder meeting concerning the proposed changes to 43rd and Duval that were described in the December Pecan Press will be held on Thurs. Jan. 5th from 7-9 PM. We are scheduled to vote on a resolution in support of the changes on at our general meeting on the 9th. Everyone with an interest in that intersection and the businesses located there is encouraged to attend the stakeholder meeting so that we get as complete a picture of the opinions of neighbors, business owners and property owners on this subject as is possible.