Hyde Park Neighborhood Association

March 2012 Pecan Press

This year the Friends of Shipe Park will lead another wonderful It’s My Park Day at Shipe Park. It will be from 10 AM and 2 PM. You can sign up to participate on the Austin Parks Foundation website: It’s Shipe Park Day

7:00 Melissa Neslund, Bury + Partners, Helping Hands proposal for Avenue B. (They are not asking for a vote, just want to do a quick presentation and have informal discussion.)
7:20 Discussion of Austin Neighborhoods Council focus for this year- input on proposed items, propose additional items.
7:40 ANC resolution regarding charter revision recommendations
7:50 Updates- It’s My Park Day, homes tour, crime and safety chair

On Monday Feb. 6th we hold our general meeting. Come learn about greening historic homes and what the Pecan Street Project is doing.

On Tuesday Feb. 7th the Austin Neighborhoods Council Central Sector breakfast is at 8 AM and then after work the Region I Baker/Ida District Representatives will host a Commander’s Forum from 6:30– 8:00 PM on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at the Austin Cornerstone Church, 1101 Reinli St. Topics will include crime statistics, Graffiti/Gang Unit presentation, burglary interview as well as a question and answer session with the District Representatives and Command Staff.

The HPNA game night is on Wednesday Feb. 8th.

On Saturday Feb. 11th from 7:00-9:00 PM neighboring Heritage Neighborhood Association is holding a Candlelight Procession for Esme Barrera and All Victims of Violence. It will start at the My Cleaners Parking lot at 3100 Guadalupe where there will be a vigil in honor of Esme Barrera and victims and survivors of violence. This will be followed by a candlelight procession through the Heritage Neighborhood and a speak-out session where participants who want to will share experiences, thoughts, feelings, music or poetry about the recent violence and what we can do about it.