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December Newsletter on your doorstep
It is wet and foggy outside so if you don't want to open the door and get your latest Allandale Neighbor newsletter you can just can just click here and read it online. Here are some reasons why you will want to do one or the other. In this issue we cover...Revised Northcross Mall Site Plan Approved
Lincoln Northcross, LTD resubmitted the site plan for the Northcross Mall redevelopment in August that included the scaled down Wal-Mart. On November 24, 2008 that site plan was approved. The revised plan is for a single-story structure that is 98,800 SF –...Dog Talk: It’s That Time of the Year Again
By Cheryl Silver
csilver2@austin.rr.com
454-7219
This is the time of the year when
people start thinking about getting a puppy or adult dog as a present
for a child or other family member. Try as I might, few people
listen when I urge them to not get a dog as a present for anybody
and, to certainly avoid doing it at holiday time when everyone is
busy, households are full of activity and objects that can lead to
problems, such as Christmas trees, presents, candy, extra electric
cords, etc. are everywhere.
A new store in Allandale – Capitol Exchange
Jamie McVaney just opened Capitol Exchange on Burnet Rd just behind Ginny's Little Longhorn. Capitol Exchange is a bike and outdoor equipment consignment store. You will find used bikes, kayaks, tents, camping gear, and other outdoor equipment. 5434b Burnet...
Save the plants – Landscaping at great northern dam to be uprooted
From Linnea Lemon, Allandale Beautification Committee Chair: The City of Austin Watershed protection is trying to identify the residents who planted landscaping in the retention pond also known as the Great Northern Dam. That area will be ripped up during the upcoming...Report on Tuesday’s Commander’s Forum
Just
wanted to fill everyone in on the Commander's Forum last night.
Handouts were available on burglary prevention, code enforcement,
maps of Baker 1 and 2 which are areas within Central West Command,
and area crime statistics for 1/08-12/08. In the crime stats sheet,
Allandale was listed as having 35 burglary of residence, 35 burglary
of non-residence, 132 burglary of vehicle, 61 crimes of mischief, and
13 instances of graffiti.
Central
West recent initiatives have included targeting day time curfew to
keep kids at school and away from places like Highland Mall where
thefts have occurred, Operation Serenity (to keep noise down
throughout Central West Command), and Operation Peter Piper (to clean
up Guadalupe). There has also been a recent