Vote! on Great Northern/ Far West Detention Pond Options

Illustrations of the Great Northern / Far West Detention pond project available.  Download great_northern_options_1.pdf  to see illustrations of the project, as well as the options we can vote on.

Concrete Color (click on image for close-up view)
Spillway texture
Wall Texture
Do you want a planned bench area?	Yes / No

Post your preference as a comment on the gardening blog 0r send me a note offlist at linneakay(at) yahoo (dot) com. Deadline for voting is February 12th.

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To aid in providing your vote, and comments, here is a little template:

Cement color -
Wall Stamp -
Spillway stamp -

Want a bench area   Yes/No

Comments:

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There are a limited number of printed ballots available. If you have a neighbor who does not use the internet and would like to vote...contact me and I will hand-deliver a ballot to them. (PDF version is available below)

We want the feedback any-which-way we can get it...

Now is the time for any concerns to be fed back to the city. This project will have significant impact on the detention pond area.

Talk it up with your neighbors, jot down your thoughts -- and send them to me offlist or post them as comments on this blog post without delay.

Download great_northern_meeting_handout.pdf

Comments

[Loki's mom]

I like colors A or D. I like spillway texture B or C. And, I like Wall texture C.

[Little C]

Cement color: D
Spillway texture: D
Wall texture C

Glad the city is listening!

[Hilary]

All of the colors are lovely but how about some ivy or greenery? I doubt that taggers would be very successful with plants!Let's plant trees not get rid of them.

[Ed note: Glad to see other neighbors are interested Allandale Trees. Anyone interested in helping develop our neighborhood treescape drop me an email at linneakay (at) Yahoo (dot) com.

Some trees do need to be removed because their root system creates instability in the berm, hastening deterioration of the facility and reducing its effectiveness. The City of Austin Arborist is actively working with us, and the project team to carefully select and plan which trees will be removed, and where they can be added.

Planting new trees, their location etc. is still part of the discussion. If you are interested in this topic, and are willing to take on some minor volunteer duties... your contribution will be welcomed with open arms! (contact me at the email address listed above.)

It takes a very small time commitment to yield huge rewards for the neighborhood. For example: 3 volunteers each spent 30 minutes tagging crepe myrtles along Great Northern... those tags saved them from the chopping block this spring. Ecce Signum!]

[Nathan]

Of the choices, I prefer:

Cement color - C or E
Wall Stamp - A
Spillway stamp - C

Want a bench area - Yes

However, I strongly agree with the suggestions for greenery. Or, I wouldn't mind sponsoring one or more murals for the wall/spillway -- let's put those spray cans to real artistic use!

[ed. note: Anyone interested in funding murals or art projects for the area contact me via email linneakay (at) yahoo (dot) com.