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4th of July Parade Preparations
Start getting ready for this year's Allandale 4th of July Parade. As always, residents are encouraged to show off. The following local dignitaries will be joining us: Senator Kirk Watson, Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Representative Elliott Naishtat, Commissionar Sarah...June 2009 Edition of Allandale Neighbor Is Here
You should have received the June issue of the Allandale Neighbor but if you have not, you can download it here. (Please email me though if you did not receive it and let me know your address.) This month Laura Dooley provides a first impression of the new...If you like Allandale…
Then say so! Vote for Allandale as the best neighborhood in austin360.com's poll. The poll closes at 11 p.m. Tuesday, June 16. Click here to cast your vote.Last Week’s City of Austin Town Hall Budget Meeting
Thank you so much to John Keohane for the Commander's Forum summary posted to the listserve and
for encouraging everyone to sign up to receive the central west area of
command postings. I also want to share about the City of Austin town
hall budget meeting I attended last Wednesday night at NW Rec Center.
The gym was filled with residents sitting at tables of about 8 and we were given a spread sheet of proposed budget cuts with a short explanation of each cut. An overview of how the Austin
budget works was first done for all to hear, and we were told that
Austin is looking at between a $29 million and $66 million deficit.
Each table then, facilitated by a city employee, deliberated and voted
to accept or reject each cut. Results were turned in to be tallied.
All the department heads were on hand to answer questions at each
table, such as the fire chief, housing and transportation heads, etc.
City Manager Marc Ott stressed to everyone in attendance that our input
would matter. The last 30 minutes was left for residents to voice
their concerns and put in plugs to keep certain programs, services,
etc.