NSCNA Blog Archive

  • Village Redevelopment Project

    Administrator

    The Village Shopping Center is the area that includes the Alamo Draft House, Obee’s, Fuddruckers, etc. It was purchased last September and the new owners, the Lamy Group, intend to take the existing 147,000 sq. ft. and expand it to 645,000 sq. ft. of residential, retail and office space. In order to accomplish the increase in density for this development, they are asking for a zoning change from GR to GR-VMU (Vertical Mixed Use). To see the City case information for this Zoning change, go to this site and search by Case Number using: C14-2007-0207

    In theory, VMU allows for increased density and a mixture of residential, retail and commercial to encourage a more efficient use of the property. It should also encourage people to play, shop, and work closer to home, and to use public transportation more frequently. In exchange for relaxed standards of setback, height, and parking, etc., the City requires that 10% of the residential units be set aside as “affordable housing.” The affordable units are funded by HUD and administered through the Austin Housing Authority. For more details about VMU, see the City of Austin website.

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  • Overdue Library news

    Administrator

    Below are the monthly updates concerning the build progress of the North Village Library. John Gillam had forgotten to send these to me, but was nice enough to send me the last few months of updates. The roof is going on this week and we are still on track for a Jan 2009 grand opening. Here is the update from December. The June through November updates are also available when you click the continue link below.

    December
    The construction of the new North Village Branch Library is proceeding at a pace that the surrounding neighborhoods find very exciting, judging from the number of approving emails and telephone calls the Library Department has received on that subject of late. In large part, their excitement doubtlessly stems from observing the sizeable shipment of structural steel being delivered to the site on December 7, 2007, followed closely by the erection of the structural skeleton of the building by a small army of workers employing cranes and other heavy equipment. The roof installation expected immediately after the first of the year will probably cause a similar buzz in the community, but other benchmarks denoting progress include the contractor’s completion of the underground biofiltration pond and the parking lot curb layout. Equally promising for the project management team has been the successful resolutions coordinated with Austin Energy for the path of electrical service for the building and with the concrete subcontractor for the creation of the architectural columns so prominent in the facility’s design. At this time, Library Department officials are not aware of any reasons why the new North Village Branch Library cannot be made completely ready to open to the public, as previously scheduled, on Saturday, January 24, 2009.

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  • Annual Meeting review

    Administrator

    The annual meeting of the North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Association was held last night at Pillow Elementary. We had a record turnout with over 180 voting members in attendance. The only business that took place was the election of new officers and board members. The results are as follows:

    President: Jeff Russell
    Vice-President: Betsy Todd
    Secretary: Claudell Migl
    Treasurer: Helene Maham

    Director: Jerry Horn
    Director: Chris Jones
    Director: Ken Moyer
    Director: Lynda Oakes
    Director: Sandy Perkins
    Director: Sherran Williams
    Director: Roger Wines

    We are all looking forward to a fun and productive 2008 and thank everyone who participated last night.

  • Special and General Meeting Announcement

    Administrator

    The first General Meeting of 2008 will be held as follows:

    When: Sunday, January 6th, 2008
    Doors open at 3:15pm
    Meeting to begin at 4:00pm
    Meeting to end at 6:00pm

    Where: Pillow Elementary
    3025 Crosscreek Drive
    Austin, Texas 78757

    Agenda:

    * Special Meeting in satisfaction of petition presented by certain members proposing bylaws changes and the creation of a special audit committee. Time allotted 4:00pm to 4:45pm

    Immediately Followed By:

    * Election of Officers and Directors to serve in 2008
    * Other business pertaining to the organization

    The agenda that was called for in the November 12th petition to the Board of Directors by 32 association members will be handled on the same date as the General Meeting date. The first part of the January 6th, 2007 meeting will be dedicated to satisfying this requirement.

    For a listing of Officers and Directors nominated by the Nominating Committee, please see the Nominating Committee Report. Nominations will be taken from the floor at this meeting as well.

    Doors will open at 3:15 to allow for individuals to pay their annual dues of $15. Nominees will also be available for an informal meet and greet with attendees before the meeting begins. Please note that the dues amount of $15 pays for ALL adults in that household. A large turnout is expected. Please arrive early enough to pay dues.

  • By-laws committee meeting

    Administrator

    The By-laws committee will be meeting at 7pm on January 3rd. The meeting will be held at Jeff Russell’s house located at 8204 Sandalwood Cove. Anyone interested is welcome to attend.

    MEETING AGENDA

    LOCATION:
    Thursday, January 3, 2008
    7:00pm-8:30pm
    8204 Sandalwood Cove
    phone: 415-9809

    PURPOSE:
    Review proposals for bylaws amendments, consider general priorities and criteria to evaluate amendments.

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