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Meeting Minutes 4/25/07 Special General Meeting
submitted by Katie Hansen
Board members in attendance:
Michael Bomba,
Joe Reynolds,
Linehan, Paulette Kern, Dan Jones,
that there is no currently proposed VMU development occurring on
Road. The
storage center was used as a hypothetical case study for the planning
team. There are no current plans to
re-develop this site.
ANA Executive Committee Meeting 4/25/07
Executive Committee was convened following the Allandale Special General meeting. ANA Executive Committee meeting called to order. Allan McMurtry made a motion to approve the recommendation of Laura Slaughter to fill a vacancy on the Executive Committee. Seconded by...Contribute to the Allandale Legal Fund
We are working on your behalf and need your help. As you know Wal-Mart and Lincoln Property are planning to build one of the largest Supercenters in Central Texas in our neighborhood – a monster convenience store drawing traffic from all around central Austin....April 2007 Allandale Neighbor
Well I’m a little late in getting the April edition of the Allandale Neighbor on to the web site but here it is. If you have not gotten around to reading it yet, I recommend you do so. In this edition, we’ve included: – a write up and photos on the...Burnet Self-Storage Here to Stay – Retraction and Apology
The March edition of the Allandale Neighborhood Association
newsletter included an article on Vertical Mixed Use that stated “The 18-acre
Burnet Rd. Storage facility at
to redevelop the property in the foreseeable future.
ANA Special Meeting, Wednesday, 4/25, 7:00 p.m.
This is a reminder that a special meeting of the general membership of the Allandale Neighborhood Association will be held this Wednesday, April 25 at the Ralph Yarborough Library on Hancock at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to vote on a motion made at the...North Village Branch Library Groundbreaking Ceremony
The North Village Branch Library Groundbreaking Ceremony took place on Saturday, April 21 at 10 a.m. at 2505 Steck Avenue, the site of the new library. Music was by Elizabeth McQueen and the Firebrands. Maui Wowi provided complimentary coffee and delightful fruit...Neighbors of Allandale and especially John Keohane
Here’s a note from Anne Jarriel, Gullett PTA President, posted to the ANA Yahoo group today. Thought I would pass it along:
Thank you – Gullett is a fabulous school – probably the best
kept secret in
make us unique are beautiful grounds including a Native Texas Outdoor
Classroom, Spanish for all 6 grades (not an afterschool program), animals in
the hallways and classrooms that the children help care for, only 4 classes per
grade (making it small and we are at our capacity), a terrific staff and
hardworking parents!
It’s Time for a New Traffic Impact Analysis
submitted by Tom Linehan
It’s a fact. Wal-Mart significantly undercounted the traffic impact of the Supercenter at Ben White. The City also acknowledges the formula used to estimate traffic counts for the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) for the Northcross redevelopment do not apply to Supercenters.
In response to Brewster McCracken’s request for traffic data from City staff, the numbers provided in the initial TIA Lincoln Properties provided with the site plan at the Ben White store undercounted actual traffic by over 6,500 vehicle trips per day on a Tuesday in January and by 9,766 on a Saturday. In an email to Wells Dunbar, an Austin Chronicle reporter, dated April 10th, Brewster McCracken wrote the following: