HNA Fall 2022 Meeting: In Person at Reilly Elementary Tuesday, September 13
Hi neighbors.
I imagine you’re as happy as I am that the extreme heat broke and that we’ve gotten some significant rain. Of course, some like it hot. But it’s amazing how fast the local flora bounces back from drought after even just a little rain.
I have some updates for you, including the fact that we’ll be holding our first in-person neighborhood association meeting since December of 2019! Also, there is an event to give input on the impending redevelopment of the old Home Depot site on I35. See below for more info on how to participate.
HNA Fall 2022 Meeting
I am happy to announce that our upcoming quarterly meeting will be in person! It’ll be nice to see everyone. I am going to try to stream it via YouTube or another service if we can figure out how to.
When
Tuesday, September 13 from 6–8 PM
Where
Reilly Elementary School, 405 Denson Dr.
Agenda
Chito Vela, District 4 Councilman
Celia Israel, mayoral candidate. We will discuss the following topics:
Parks (Highland has lowest amount of parkland of any neighborhood in Austin)
Development and neighborhood plans
Transportation safety (improving traffic enforcement, mobility, connectivity within the neighborhood)
Parks updates
And more!
Former Home Depot site in St. Johns
Thanks to Highlander Carl Seifert for bringing this topic to my attention. The city is doing outreach on planning for the large site on the I35 frontage road. Read the back story here at Community Impact.
There are several ways you can get involved:
The Sept. 10 family-friendly resource fair and discussion at Virginia L. Brown Recreation Center at 7500 Blessing Ave., Austin
Submiting an interest form to serve on the St. John Community Advisory Committee
The Sept. 12 virtual community meeting at 5:30 p.m
Councilman Vela also sent out an email about the September 10 event. I highly recommend you sign up for his email newsletter if you want to stay in the loop.
Nick’s hot tip
My hot tip for the month is the Recycle ATX app. It uses your address, then gives you the appropriate information based on your address. For example, I can never remember if it’s recycling week or not. The app notifies me the night before pickup which bins they’ll be collecting in the morning.
It also has dates for upcoming large brush and bulk pickup for the area, and gives tips on how to get rid of other items that won’t get picked up.
Hazardous waste pilot
Some areas of the neighborhood are able to participate in a hazardous waste pickup pilot program the city is trying out. This is an attempt to keep stuff like paint and other chemicals out of the general waste stream. I have lots of old paint so I’m looking forward to trying it out.
