The Allandale Reporter

Neighborhood theft - October 30, 2006

It starts small and simple, but what could be next. On Monday someone had the nerve to steal the two 24" illuminated pumpkins and waterproof power box off the front of the deck in my front yard. Total value: under $50.00. They didn't take time to steal the pumpkin patch, the witch that crashed on my tree, or the tombstones in my graveyard, all a part of my traditional Halloween display. However, maybe tomorrow they will. I spend hours cutting out and hand paint almost all the decorations I put up year to year, and often get compliments. In fact, I just noticed tonight, while looking through the Allandale Reporter a photograph of my home. It must have submitted last year for Halloween decorated yards. I pity the individual(s) that would stoup to so low as to steal decorations. I do hope you will report anyone at any residence in the neighborhood that appears suspicious or just out of place to 311. I'll be looking for those pumpkins on someone else's porch. It's a sad way to start up the holiday season, but I will still greet all callers at my home with the customary treats. Have a safe Halloween!

Mark Holder
6311 Shoal Creek Blvd.
512 565-4306

ANA Neighborhood Planning and Executive Committee Meeting 10-25-2006

Gretchen opened the meeting. The Neighborhood Planning Committee (NPC) of Allandale has a listserve - to subscribe: allandaleplanning-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Five people from this committee have taken leadership roles in producing the Allandale neighborhood planning (np) survey - Ranleigh Hirsh, Tom Linehan, Steven Zettner, Kerry Kimbrough, and Kay Newell. Ranleigh Hirsh, Steven Zettner, and Kerry Kimbrough have accepted the positions of co-chairs for neighborhood planning.

McCallum Wins Close One

Pulls Into Pole Position In District Race

McCallum hosted the Elgin Wildcats at House Park last Friday night and when all was said and done the Knights pulled out a 28 to 20 victory. With this victory McCallum remains the only undefeated team in district play and in sole possession of first place. (Continue reading "McCallum Wins Close One...")

Special ANA Executive Committee Meeting

A special meeting open to all residents has been scheduled for Saturday 11/4 at 10 a.m. at the Yarborough Library on Hancock Drive.  The Board along with the Allandale Neighborhood Planning Committee will be discussing Allandale entering the City of Austin neighborhood planning process. Anyone interested in this issue, please feel free to join us.  The meeting should only last one hour.

Shoal Creek Sidewalks Update

Update From Darryl Haba, City of Austin Project Manager:

Just wanted to provide a brief update.  All work along Shoal Creek between Allandale and Hancock is complete.  We have about two weeks worth of work between Hancock and about 47th Street then the entire stretch from 38th to Allandale will be complete.  City crews started the road repairs (new asphalt) between Allandale and Hancock on Monday.  This area will be milled down and new asphalt installed.  We also started new sidewalk construction along the west side of Shoal Creek close to Foster and are working south.

ANEW STICKER - AKA Broz Automotive

submitted by Kerry Kimbrough

Fifty years ago, Allandale was the edge of town, Burnet   Road was simply the highway to Burnet, and the biggest business was gasoline. In February 1957, Warren Broz opened a Gulf station at Burnet Road and Pegram. Fifty years later, Broz Automotive has changed with the times, but they’re still going strong. Warren’s son Roger Broz, the current owner, tells the story.

Neighborhood Meeting Tomorrow

submitted by Gretchen Vaden

This Wednesday there are two neighborhood meetings at the Yarborough Library on Hancock Drive.

The first meeting--Allandale Neighborhood Planning Committee (NPC)--begins at 6 p.m. We have invited and confirmed Councilmember Brewster McCracken and City of Austin Neighborhood Planning Director Mark Walters.

The second meeting--Allandale Neighborhood Association Executive Meeting--will begin following the end of the first. This should occur around 7 p.m. However, it's expected that the first meeting will run over into the second.

All Allandale residents are invited to come. We have invited
representatives from surrounding neighborhoods to attend the NPC
meeting.

I apologize for this late transmission, but a much earlier email never
posted, so I'm trying again and hoping this one comes through more
quickly....

Meet the New ANA Executive Committee Members

At the last Allandale Neighborhood Association general meeting, 5 new members were elected to the Executive Committee. They are: Allan McMurtry, Katie Hansen, John Keohane, Linnea Anderson, and Joe Reynolds. I just posted their profiles which are in a Q&A format. You will find those profiles along with that of the other Board members here. We welcome them to the Committee and appreciate their willingness to contribute time and effort to the well-being of the neighborhood.

Knights Continue Their Search For District Title

submitted by Tom Davis

The McCallum Knights continued their quest for the District title last week taking on one of the new teams on the block, the Manor Mustangs. McCallum came away from the Mustangs’ home field victorious, 28 to 7. The Knights remain undefeated in district play with 3 games left. McCallum’s next game against the Elgin Wildcats will probably determine who will be able to claim the title of District Champ. The game, which is also McCallum’s Homecoming, will be at House Park on Friday, October 27th, at 7:30pm. (Continue reading "Knights Continue Their...")

Drydock Late Night Permit Denied

Drydock Seafood (formerly Asian Buffet/Romeo's/Pancho's) went before the Zoning and Platting Commitee on 10/17/06 seeking a permit to allow it to remain open until 2 am. The request for a late night permit was opposed by the Allandale Neighborhood Association. What follows is  a message posted to the Allandale listserv responding to a question regarding the outcome by sherahjr@aol.com on 10/18/06:

Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’ McCallum Keeps On Rollin'

The McCallum Knights came home last Thursday night and played host to the LBJ Jaguars in what was expected to be a showdown of the Districts front running teams. When all was said and done McCallum proved to everyone that they are the front-runners with a convincing 52 to 0 victory over the Jags. (Continue reading Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'...)

Neighborhood Survey Coming!

The Allandale Neighborhood Association wants to HEAR FROM YOU. In a couple of weeks, ANA will be delivering a survey to your doorstep. Please take a few minutes to fill it out and return it. You will be able to complete it online if you prefer.

The purpose of the survey is to find out what matters most to Allandale residents, both now and for the future. Information from the survey will help guide the neighborhood association as it gets underway with the City's neighborhood planning process. It will also provide guidance to the Allandale Neighborhood Association board members on what's important to residents. The results will be published in the newsletter and on this web site. What follows is a brief Q&A about the upcoming survey:

MaCallum Beats LBJ Jaguars

Congratulations to the MaCallum football team on last night's blowout of LBJ! The story and photos are on the main page of statesman.com this morning. MaCallum remains undefeated in district play.

Covenant Presbyterian Church is Expanding

submitted by MGaskill

Covenant Presbyterian Church, which opened at 3003 Northland in 1965, has experienced steady growth in membership and participation in small group, educational and outreach or mission activities, and the church’s campus has been filled beyond capacity for some time. In 2003, a committee was formed to study buildings and grounds requirements, a survey gathered input from the membership in 2004, 

Lamar Luau - Friday Oct. 13

submitted by Suzanne Berkel

Lamar Fest 2006 - "Luau Lamar" On Friday, October 12, 2006, 6-9 p.m., Lamar Middle School will open its doors to the public to participate in Lamar's annual fundraising festival, the "Lamar Luau". The Luau, which will be located at 6201 Wynona (on the corner of Koenig and Burnet) will provide various types of food and drink as well as LIVE MUSIC featuring bands from MacCallum H.S., as well as O'Henry and Lamar Middle Schools. The Luau will also have a variety of fun booths, both inside and outside the school, including, a car bash, rock climbing wall, pedestal joust, photo booth, dunking booth, animal and cake walks, tatoos and hair painting, soda, radar and pringle tosses and much, much more. Tickets only 50 cents each.

Be there, Aloha.

Image Tile and Carpet - Faces of Burnet Rd.

submitted by Steve Zettner

Heart Leads Moroccan to  Burnet Rd. Carpet Store

Sam Beirouch once sold my wife and I a carpet. A few years later, when I met him by chance, he was effusive. “How’s your wife – Sara? You know I saw you once at Pyramids when your family was eating there. I couldn’t say hi because I was on stage with my band playing the lute. (Yes – that was me. We were playing by the bar). Your wife was having a baby, wasn’t she? How did that turn out?”

The Pumpkin Church

The St. John's pumpkin patch has just the pumpkin you're looking for. On October 3rd, they unloaded 3,000 pumpkins for their annual pumpkin patch. Can't beat that selection. This is the 15th year the church has set up their pumpkin patch. It's been so successful other churches have started their own pumpkin patches. St John's expects another 1,500 pumpkins to arrive soon. The 1 and 1/2 truckloads of pumpkins come from New Mexico.  

Chronicle Article on Crestview

The following was posted to the Allandale listserv today. It's from Lee Nichols, a writer for the Austin Chronicle and resident of the Crestiview neighborhood. In addition to talking about the major redevelopment planned for the Huntsmen Chemical property (Lamar and Airport),  adjacent to the future commuter rail station, Lee provides more information about development plans for Northcross Mall. It's a good preview of things coming to a central city neighborhood near you.

"Howdy neighbors. My article on the developments going up at both ends of the 'hood is in the Chronicle today. If you don't want to wait for the paper version, it's already online here: Crestview at Crossroads. Feedback, positive or negative, is welcome -- especially to our letters to the editor section as well as here.    

Lee"

UPDATE ON MOPAC/LOOP 1 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

In 2005 CAMPO (Capitol Area Metropolitan Planning Organization) included this in the 2030 Plan: MoPac – FM734 to Town Lake, construction of managed lanes within existing Loop 1 ROW (Right of Way) and at or below grade with the installation of soundwalls.

A Message from the Project Manager

As project manager for the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) MoPac 1 project, I am excited about working with corridor residents, roadway users, public officials and other to develop a plan for improving conditions along the Loop 1 (MoPac Expressway) corridor.

About the Allandale Neighborhood Association

Allandale is bounded by Anderson Lane on the north, by Shoal Creek at 45th Street (from MoPac to the Shoal Creek waterway, and following the waterway to Hancock Drive) to the south, with Burnet Road as its eastern boundary and MoPac as the western boundary. (See map)

To learn more about the Allandale Neighborhood Association you will find our bylaws here.

Allandale Neighborhood Associaton is a non-profit organization that endeavors to promote and protect the quality of life, safety, residential characteristics, and property values of the neighborhood. For more information about our Neighborhood read the neighborhood profile on Allandale from the Austin American-Statesman.

Allandale Neighborhood Association
Executive Committee
President  - Tom Linehan
Vice President - Michael Bomba
Treasurer  - Joe Reynolds
Secretary - Allan McMurtry
Members:

• George Roman
• Mary Jean Mateus
  
• Donna Beth McCormick
  
• Paulette Kern
• Dan Jones
• Laura Slaughter
• Margie Gordon

webmaster: Tom Linehan

The Allandale Neighborhood Association Executive Committee meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Ralph Yarborough Library (map)at 7:00 PM. Meetings are open to the public.

To submit a post send it to allandalereporter@yahoo.com

Allandale Neighborhood Association

P.O. Box 10886

Austin, Texas 78766-1886

The Knights Steam Roll Over Reagan

The McCallum Knights rolled into Nelson Field last Thursday night to take on the Reagan Raiders. When the game was over Reagan was laid out flat on the field after McCallum won 48 to 6.

The Knights jumped on Reagan early in the game when McCallums Eric Brougher intercepted a Reagan pass on their first possession. The Knights spared no time and marched into the end zone on the legs of Marcus Mann, which turned out to be the first of a 4 touchdown performance for Mann. (Continue reading "Knights Steam Roll Over...)

Allandale in the Statesman

There is a brief neighborhood profile of Allandale in today's Austin American-Statesman. You will   find it on the main page of Statesman Homes or you can just click here. It says we're a choice destination for young families and professionals wanting to live central. I agree.