JUNE 2018
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 6
President’s Message –Vicki DeWeese
One of the main missions of your NWACA Board is to build community, helping to enrich our neighborhood and our neighbors. Doss Elementary School Principal Janna Griffin helped NWACA with our efforts by jumping in at the last minute to host our annual meeting! Thank you so much, Janna! And, thank you to District 10 Council Member (CM) Alison Alter’s office for publicizing our time and venue changes as we led our community on a treasure hunt to the meeting. It seemed only fitting to Julie Cowan, our AISD Board Trustee, and to me, that NWACA had our annual meeting in the Doss Cafeteria, one last time before Doss is remodeled. If you were unable to attend the NWACA annual meeting, you can view the presentations online at www.nwaca.org. We had great speakers! CM Alison Alter spoke about the Austin Police Department and about the upcoming community forum with interim Chief of Police Brian Manley. CM Alter also spoke about traffic lights to be installed in our area, upcoming CodeNEXT meetings, and resolutions that she is proposing to Council. Elizabeth Christian spoke about the importance of the NWACA Constable Program, providing statistics on how the constable spends his time and ways for neighbors to assist NWACA in continuing the program. Austin Police Department District Representative Darrell Grayson gave a presentation on Neighborhood Watch, after which several neighbors signed up to
serve as block captains. Travis County Game Warden Ben Echelson gave an informative presentation on deer poaching in our area and discussed wildlife habits. Julie Cowan, our AISD Board Trustee for District 4, showed a wonderful presentation on property taxes and school finance; for more information, go to http://www.taxparencytexas.org/ NWACA Tree, Environment, and Wildlife Committee Chair Joanie Arrott spoke about Oak Wilt and then switched hats to her role as Fourth of July Parade Chair to update us on the parade. The Austin Fire Department gave an enlightening presentation on the possibility of wildfire in our area, showing animations of how fire would spread when started in various parts of our neighborhood. We all need to be prepared for wildfires as AFD reminded us that this is not a question of if there will be a fire, rather when and where. Lastly, Joyce Statz was awarded a star in the NWACA Walk of Fame as this year’s volunteer extraordinaire for her years of service to NWACA. After the meeting, all NWACA committees had tables with informational handouts, as did many City agencies and AISD. We welcomed all school principals from our NWACA vertical teams to our meeting this year as well. Speaking of the Parade-it’s just a few weeks away! Buy your NWACA
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Since you get the newsletter, you're a NWACA member, right? Not necessarily! Thanks to our advertisers, every single-family household in the NWACA area 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, Wildlife, and Environment depend on your dues to produce educational materials and programs. The Special Projects Fund helps improve the quality of life in our neighborhood. Want to get more involved? Go to www.nwaca.org and join a committee from the Get Involved tab. If you’re not sure you’re a member, either go to www.nwaca.org and use the quick link on the home page or email us at nwacamembership@ gmail.com. Thanks from all your neighbors! Copyright © 2018 Peel, Inc.
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If this is your first copy of our newsletter, welcome to the NWACA neighborhood! The map shows our boundaries – Mopac, RM 2222, Loop 360, and US Highway 183 (Research Boulevard). There are about 13,500 households who are your neighbors and are
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