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ANA Executive Committee Meeting Tonight
ANA Executive Committee Meeting 6:30 pm, April 28, 2011 Covenant Presbyterian Church, 3003 Northland Fellowship and Education Building, Room 109 (Enter using the outside stairs or ramp) Agenda Call to Order6:30-6:30 Agenda Approval 6:30-6:35 Minutes 6:35-6:40...More news coverage of short-term rental properties
The latest edition of Community Impact has an article regarding the City's efforts to come up with regulations for short-term rentals. The article, "City of Austin begins work on short-term rental regulations," by Andrea Leptinsky, includes mention of...Great Horned Owlets in Allandale
Received these great photos from Roy along with the following note. "Hi, I took these yesterday, (Sunday, 4/24/11) in the Gullett area– they are a pair of baby Great Horned Owls in the nest waking up and getting ready to pester Mom & Dad for food (they...
Another Burnet Road Mixed Use Development Being Considered
Brett Denton and Art Carpenter with Ardent Residential, the real estate development firm that developed the 5350 Burnet Rd property, met with Brentwood neighbors Thursday night seeking input on their plans for a new Vertical Mixed Use development at 5453 Burnet Road....
Monkey Nest – Review
by Laura Dooley You’ve probably seen the brightly colored sign with the cute name beckoning you from the 5300 block of Burnet Road. My six-year-old daughter Kathryn wanted to know if there really was a nest of monkeys that lived in that building. I assured her that...Report to the ANA Executive Committee on Short Term Rentals
by Rob Robinson
At the March 24 meeting of the ANA I gave a report on the work by the Allandale Short Term Rental Committee. Our President, Cynthia Keohane, asked me to write this brief summary of the report.
The Short Term Rentals (STRs) about which we are concerned are houses rented for just a few days or weeks at a time that are not the main residence of the owners. They are houses whose primary use is similar to that of a hotel or a bed and breakfast. We are not concerned about long-term rentals or about neighbors who rent their own homes for just a few days per year.
Meet and Greet with City Council Candidates
There was a good turnout at Cynthia and John Keohane's house on Sunday, April 17, for the Meet and Greet with city council candidates Laura Morrison (Place 4 – photo on the far left) and Kathy Tovo (Place 3). Laura Morrision started it off with a brief introduction followed by a Q&A from neighbors. She touched on a variety of issues not all of which were neighborhood related. One question had to do with the imposition caused by the recent vote extending parking meters hours downtown. Laura voted agains the extension.
Laura said she is for single-member districts recognizing that it is a painful process but one she believes is worth the effort and needed for Austin.
She pointed to the introduction of compatibility inserted into the discussion on live music as an accomplishment that has been a benefit both to neighborhoods and to supporting live music in the city.
She was asked about vacation rentals and said she recognizes neighborhood concerns and supports regulating them.