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The Austin Police Department Region 2 Commander’s Forum is scheduled for:
When: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 – 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Where: Parmer Woods, 12429 Scofield Farms Dr (at Parmer Lane East of Metric).
Guest speaker will be from Animal Control.Our District Representative for Adam 1 Sector is Officer Cythia Roberson.
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A City of Austin notice is published for information:
Slide Over!: All trash, recycling and yard trimmings collections scheduled on or directly after the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s holidays “slide” to the next day.
Thanksgiving Day, if your collection day is Thursday, Nov. 22, it slides to Friday, Nov. 23. If your collection day is Friday, Nov. 23, it slides to Saturday, Nov. 24.
Christmas Day, all collections scheduled between Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25 and Friday, Dec. 28 will be picked up one day later. Monday, Dec. 24 collections will not change.
New Year’s Day, all collections scheduled between Tuesday, Jan. 1 and Friday, Jan. 4 will be picked up one day later. Monday, Dec. 31 collections will not change.
Remember, these changes only affect residents who are City of Austin curbside customers. For more information about Austin Resource Recovery’s holiday collection schedule, visit bit.ly/atxholidayslide.
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A resident of our neighborhood has been reported as diagnosed with the West Nile Virus.
The Texas Department of State Health Services website
states that ‘our best defense is to practice these habits, known as the “Four Ds”:1.Use insect repellent containing DEET, picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus.
2.Dress in long sleeves and long pants when you are outside.
3.Stay indoors at dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are most active.
4.Drain standing water where mosquitoes breed. Common breeding sites include old tires, flowerpots and clogged rain gutters.’ The DSHS website is:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/arboviral/westNile/ That website includes links for a fact sheet. FAQs, myths, insect repellent, public services announcements, etc.The City website also provides information about reporting mosquito problems at :
http://www.austintexas.gov/department/vector-control
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The Harvest Fest at Redeemer Lutheran Church is Saturday, 10/13 from 10AM to 3PM at the Church at 1500 West Anderson Lane–Fun for the whole family!
Games, Food, Music, Silent Auction, and Arts and Crafts for Sale.
Free Admission!
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The following letter has been received from Austin Energy:
Austin Energy will be working in your neighborhood, North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Assn, pruning, and if necessary removing, potentially hazardous trees from near the high-voltage electric transmission lines. This work along the transmission lines is routine, scheduled, vegetation maintenance. As a courtesy, we are notifying the appropriate neighborhood associations to provide information related to this work.
These transmission lines are critical links in moving electricity from Austin Energy power plants to our substations, and ultimately into your neighborhood. Austin Energy transmission lines can be identified as the high-voltage electric cables on the tall metal or wooden poles, well above the familiar electric lines on standard
utility poles that distribute electricity throughout your neighborhood to individual homes an businesses. Only a limited number of properties, located along the transmission line(s) and easements in your neighborhood, may be affected.Work planners will evaluate each property to determine if tree work is necessary, and if work is required, they will make every effort to contact each property owner
to discuss the proposed work. Our Contract notifiers and Austin Energy staff will work with each property owner to outline the work to be performed on their property. The property owner will receive a written Vegetation Work Plan (VWP) documenting the proposed work near the transmission lines on their property.Federal and State regulations and the National Electric Safety Code require Austin Energy to maintain our transmission lines in a manner to ensure safe and reliable operation of these high-voltage lines. All tree work will be performed by our contractor, Asplundh Tree, under supervision of Certified Arborists from Austin
Energy and Asplundh.Our intent is to maintain the high-voltage transmission facilities in your neighborhood in a responsible manner to maintain a safe and reliable transmission system.
If you or any of your neighbors have any questions about the proposed tree work or any tree replacements for individual properties affected, you may contact me
at (512) 322-6931 (office) , or Ray Henning, Line Clearance Superintendent, at (512) 322-6930 (office). Thank you for your cooperation.Sincerely,
Carl Schattenberg, CF
Utility Forestor – Transmission
Austin Energy
