NOVEMBER 2017
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 11
President’s Message Right around the time this newsletter hits your front doorstep, it’ll be fall election time. Remember to educate yourself on the bond proposals, especially the AISD bond that will directly impact both the Anderson and McCallum vertical teams, along with several schools outside our area that are attended by our residents (LASA, Kealing, and the Ann Richards School for Girls as examples.) Other items up for vote include a road and parks bond for Travis County and several amendments to the state constitution. Please take the time to educate yourself and vote in this important election. We have received confirmation from the City that the revised speed cushions should be installed by the time this newsletter comes out. If they are not installed, please have patience, as they are coming, but are just delayed behind other projects in the queue. Once they are installed, the city will be following up to determine if the new speed mitigation devices represent a better solution for our area. Our Zoning and Transportation Committee will also be monitoring the situation and providing updates through the usual NWACA channels. While on the topic of traffic, we are in the latter half of our sixmonth pilot constable program. We recently distributed a survey to our membership to gather feedback on this program. This survey will inform us about what people thought about the program and whether we should work to continue the program. By the time this
column is out, we will have the survey results in and will be working to determine our next steps with regard to this program. We would like to know if people would like to see the program continue, whether to adjust the program for more coverage at other times, and whether to increase the overall number of hours the constable is in our neighborhood. Please stay tuned for more information related to the constable program in future newsletters. We have two events occurring right around the time the newsletter comes out. • Saturday, November 4th from 8am-10am at Doss. Drop off your BOPA (Batteries, Oil, Paint and Antifreeze) materials at Doss Elementary. Note that this is one of the few events we hold that requires you to be a current NWACA member. • Sunday, November 5th at 1pm. Cap Metro Transit Event to the Bob Bullock Museum. See more information on the NWACA web site, in our weekly NWACA Notes newsletter, Facebook page, or email nwacainfo@gmail.com Not sure if you are a current member? Remember, that you can check online at http://www.nwaca.org. Look under Quick Links for “Check if I'm a NWACA Member” If you are not, we’d appreciate your support with an annual membership
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You receive the newsletter every month, so you think you're a NWACA member, right? Not necessarily! Thanks to our advertisers, every singlefamily household in NWACA receives the monthly newsletter. Members pay annual dues of only $25 ensuring that NWACA special events such as the Fourth of July parade, fall garage sales, recycling events, and summer pool parties continue. NWACA committees such as Wildfire Prevention, Crime and Safety, and Tree and Environment depend on your donations to produce educational materials and programs. And, the Special Projects Fund helps to beautify and improve the quality of life in our neighborhood. Want to get more involved with NWACA? Members are also eligible to run for the NWACA board. So, while, “Am I a member?” is a question we hear often, we’re happy to answer! Email us at: nwcainfo@gmail.com with your name and home address, and we’ll let you know. Thanks from all your neighbors!
If this is the first time you’re seeing our newsletter, welcome to the NWACA neighborhood! This map shows our boundaries – Mopac, RM 2222, Loop 360, and Spicewood Springs Road. There are about 4100 other households who are your neighbors and are happy you’re here! This newsletter is one way to keep up with what’s happening here, but there’s a lot more available, too. Check out the quick link For New Neighbors on our web site at www.nwaca.org Then, please join us as a dues-paying member; there’s a form you can use at the end of the newsletter, or you can join online.
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