Media Committee – NORTH SHOAL CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

Curbside Composting Collection comes to North Shoal Creek

September 17, 2019 Media Committee

Beginning the week of September 23, Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) will expand curbside composting collection to 53,000 additional homes, including those in our North Shoal Creek Neighborhood. This program collects food scraps, yard trimmings and food-soiled paper, which is turned into compost, and is part of the City of Austin’s Zero Waste goal to divert 90 percent of materials from landfills by 2040.

Green carts will be delivered to our homes, and a guide will be mailed to us. Our … Read More

Link to Transition Zone Map

September 4, 2019 Media Committee

Here’s a link to a map that lets you see what proposed transition zones may look like in your neighborhood. It was developed by one of North Shoal Creek’s contact team members (Tanner Blair), and he posted it at this link for anyone who wants to to use:

https://tannerblair.github.io/austin-transition-zone-vizualizer/

He based it on information presented by staff to the city council on August 28.

We hope it will help folks visualize what we think transition zones may look like applied

NSCNA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, TUESDAY, SEPT. 3, 6:30-8:00 PM, PILLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY

September 2, 2019 Media Committee

Water Forward Task Force Working To Develop A 100-Year Water Plan For Austin

August 15, 2019 Media Committee

With Four Million People and Climate Change, Where Will Austin’s Water Come From?
by Robert E. Mace

The drought of 2008 through 2016 was a wake-up call for Austin. As levels in the Highland Lakes—Austin’s sole source of water—dwindled to near-record lows, the city enacted drought restrictions that threatened landscapes and businesses. As lake levels continued to decline, Austinites worried that the city would run out of water. Fortunately, the rains returned; however, the ever-present threat of drought remains for … Read More

Informational Meeting on New Floodplain Maps Wednesday, August 14, 6:30-7:30 NW Rec Center

August 9, 2019 Media Committee

Come to NSC’s Contact Team Meeting Thurs., Aug. 8, 6:30-7:55 PM, First Texas Honda Conference Room

July 29, 2019 Media Committee

The North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Plan Contact Team’s third quarterly meeting of 2019 is Thursday, August 8, from 6:30 to 7:55 p.m. in the First Texas Honda Conference Room*. Here is the agenda for the meeting:
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1. 6:30 — Call to order; quorum check; acknowledgement of voting members (5 min.)

2. 6:35 — Approval of May meeting minutes (5 min.)

3. 6:40 — Updates/Announcements (20 min.)
a. 7951 Shoal Creek Blvd. Project Name: Shoal Creek Medical (Site plan application … Read More

Forum on Recently Revised Homelessness Ordinances

July 19, 2019 Media Committee

The Austin City Council recently voted to ease restrictions on panhandling and camping in Austin. The changes, intended to decriminalize homelessness, went into effect July 1. The Austin Downtown Alliance is holding a forum on how Austin police will be interpreting and enforcing the new ordinances on Tuesday, July 23, from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Central Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Eighth Street. Attendance is open to all but those interested in attending must RSVP at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/downtown-safety-forum-tickets-64990622702… Read More