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December 17, 2015 Volume 20, No. 25 Southwest Austin’s Community Newspaper Since 1995
Amphitheater battle continues by Ann Fowler OAK HILL - Lawyers continue to battle over a 1,500-seat amphitheater at LifeAustin Church on Highway 71 in Oak Hill. Those representing the neighborhoods of Covered Bridge and Hill Country Estates argue against the purpose of the facility and reported noise complaints. Attorneys representing the church and the city say LifeAustin meets the “religious assembly use” for the amphitheater, and have a sound check report conducted by the city showing no audible sound at a Covered Bridge site, while sound at a site in the Hill Country Estates was well within legal limits. See AMPHITHEATER on p. 27
Photo: Shannon Lafayette
LifeAustin Church on Highway 71 in Oak Hill is making full use of its new 1,500-seat amphitheater—to the dismay of some of its neighbors.
OHAN awards Citizen of the Year
Gazette: Sarah Weeks
Austin High met Bowie in a basketball battle—details in Sports, p.11.
by Ann Fowler OAK HILL - The Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods (OHAN) presented the Oak Hill Citizen of the Year award to Tom Thayer at its annual holiday party on Dec. 8 at the Rockin’ Y Ranch. Thayer, a resident of the South Windmill Run neighborhood, is a longtime community activist with an impressive list of organizations he is actively involved with, including:Oak Hill Neighborhood Planning Contact Team, Oak Hill Trails Association, Fix290, Save Oak Hill, Bicycle Advisory Council, OHAN and South Windmill Run See OHAN on p. 24
Photo: Rick Perkins
OHAN board President Darryl Pruett, right, presents award to Thayer.