NSCNA Blog Archive


  • Join us to discuss Community Character in North Shoal Creek!

    We are delighted to announce the second Community Character Workshop for the North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Plan. The planning area includes everything surrounded by US 183, Burnet Road, Anderson Lane, and Mopac. We invite every resident, business, and property owner in the neighborhood to join us for this workshop. It will be held on Saturday, January 21st, 2017, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Pillow Elementary School cafeteria.

    Please join us for refreshments and a conversation with your fellow residents about your neighborhood. A limited amount of child care will be available at the meeting, please call Debora Gonzalez at 512 974-7973 to see reserve space in advance. In addition to the upcoming meetings, please visit the North Shoal Creek Plan web page at http://austintexas.gov/northshoalcreek for more information about the neighborhood and the planning process.

    Presentations and results from previous meetings can be found here: http://austintexas.gov/page/north-shoal-creek-meeting-and-survey-results.  Please take a look through what you have told us is important in making North Shoal Creek a more complete, more connected community. If you were unable to attend the meetings and have comments, please send them to me at the email address below. We look forward to partnering with you on the plan for North Shoal Creek.

    Sincerely,

    Jeff Engstrom, AICP
    Senior Planner
    City of Austin Planning and Zoning Department
    jeffrey.engstrom@austintexas.gov
    (512) 974-1621


  • Left to right: Connor Finnigan, Tara Bowman, Jeri Wines, Amelia Cobb, Sarah Brandon, Mike Yetter, Barbara Gaston, Lois McEvoy, Sharon Justice, Kevin Wier, Kenneth Webb

    The following slate of officers were elected during the Association’s January 10th Membership Meeting:
    President: Amelia Cobb
    Vice President: Sarah Brandon
    Treasurer: Lois McEvoy
    Secretary: Barbara Gaston
    Directors:
    Tara Lane Bowman
    Connor Finnigan
    Sharon Justice
    Kenneth Webb
    Kevin Wier
    Jeri Wines
    Mike Yetter


  • The annual General Membership Meeting of the North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Association will be held:

    When: Tuesday, January 10, 2017, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
    Where: Pillow Elementary School Cafeteria, 3025 Crosscreek Drive.

    Activities at the meeting will include:
    1. Presentation of grant award for community garden from Austin Parks Foundation.
    2. Annual Committee Reports
    3. Sign up for this year’s committees: chairs, volunteers, work groups
    4. Election and installation of officers and board of directors for 2016. Nominees selected by the Nominating Committee are:

    President: Amelia Cobb
    Vice President: Sarah Brandon
    Secretary: Barbara Gaston
    Treasurer: Lois McEvoy

    Directors:
    Tara Lane Bowman
    Connor Finnigan
    Sharon Justice
    Kenneth Webb
    Kevin Wier
    Jeri Wines
    Michael Yetter


  • Here’s the link:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/northshoalcreekVPS

    The survey is an important part of North Shoal Creek’s planning process. You’ll be shown around 30 photos of various kinds of buildings, and you decide if they’re appropriate for our neighborhood and, if so, which parts of the neighborhood they’d fit in. It’ll take about 15 minutes.

    Survey closes January 8, 2017.


  • Reminder: North Shoal Creek’s Annual Luminaria Walk is Monday Dec. 19th, 6-8pm at the Pillow School Track. Come enjoy the luminarias set up around the track plus hot chocolate and cookies under the pavilion.
    Also: We need about 20 volunteers to help set up before and clean up after. If you can help set up, please come to Pillow’s pavilion at 3 pm; or, stay a few extra minutes after 8 pm to help pick up and disassemble the luminarias. Please email socialchair@nscna.org to say you’ll be volunteering with either set up or clean up.
    Our Luminaria Sponsors this year are Connor Finnigan of christmasmusic.com and Charlotte Whalen of Verts Mediterranean Grill, 2438 W. Anderson Lane. Conner will be supplying the cookies and hot chocolate and Verts chips and hummus for the volunteers. Thank you very much, Charlotte and Connor!

    Yes, it’ll be cold, but it’ll be fun! Stop by, help out, and enjoy the camaraderie.

    Hope to see you there!