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HIGHLAND PARK WEST BALCONES AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION VOLUME 17, NUMBER 03 • MARCH 2021 • WWW.HPWBANA.ORG
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Highland Park West Balcones Area IMPORTANT NUMBERS Austin Citywide Information Center... 974-2000 or 311 Emergency Police, Fire and EMS.............................. 911 Non-emergency Police (coyote sighting, etc.)......... 311 Social Services (during work hours)........................ 211 APD REP. - Officer Darrell Grayson........ 512-974-5242
BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Pieter Sybesma......................... president@hpwbana.org VICE PRESIDENT Jason Lindenschmidt............................vp@hpwbana.org TREASURER George Zwicker........................ treasurer@hpwbana.org SECRETARY Dawn Lewis.............................. secretary@hpwbana.org NEWSLETTER EDITOR Pam Keller.............................. newsletter@hpwbana.org WEBMASTER Henry Tang.............................webmaster@hpwbana.org BOARD MEMBERS Bill Hyland...................................... board@hpwbana.org Michael R. Levy.............................. board@hpwbana.org Bill McMillin................................... board@hpwbana.org Rebecca Spratlin............................. board@hpwbana.org
The HPWBANA Board meets on the fourth Monday of each month except December. Please go to HPWBANA. org for our current meeting location or contact president@ hpwbana.org. HWPBANA is bordered on the north by 2222, on the south by 35th Street, on the west by Mt. Bonnell Road, and on the east by MoPac and by Bull Creek Road between Hancock Drive and 45th Street. Mail your membership dues to HPWBANA, P.O. Box 26101, Austin, Texas 78755.
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Highland Park West Balcones Neighborhood Association Meeting Board Minutes
Highland Park West Balcones Area
Monday, October 26, 2020, 6:30 pm Via ZOOM
In attendance: Bill Hyland, Mike Levy, Dawn Lewis, Rebecca Spratlin, Piet Sybesma, George Zwicker, Bill McMillin Not attending: Jason Lindenschmidt Minutes: The minutes from the September meeting were approved as sent. Listserv: HPWBANA uses Yahoo groups for its list service engine. Yahoo Groups will be dropping out as a Listserv provider and needs to be replaced it with another list serve provider. The board discussed this and Board Member Lewis agreed to look into possibilities for other list serve providers. Annual Meeting: The HPWBANA Annual Meeting will be held on November 16th at 6:30 pm via Zoom. Invitations for the Annual Meeting will be sent out via the list serve and on the website, but there was discussion about how to increase awareness and build capacity. Treasurer Report: Treasurer George Zwicker reported we currently have $17,180.24 in our account. He noted that we paid $770 for the Highland Park Baptist Church for meeting space (which is being held for us) and now that meetings have been moved to a Zoom format, we need to increase our budget to add Zoom to our expenses. The Zoom Annual Meeting will fall under the regular Annual Meeting expense. This year, HPWBANA only solicited residential memberships and plans to recruit for business memberships in 2021. During the membership campaign, some members donate to specific issues, such as Constable Patrol, Beautification, Neighborhood Preservation, etc. HPWBANA currently has 174 residential memberships. Bylaws Committee: Changes to the bylaws must be posted on our website prior to adoption according to President Sybesma. They will be posted. President’s Report: President Sybesma noted the results of the neighborhood membership survey which indicated that Neighborhood Preservation is the lead item of concern among our neighbors. President Sybesma has sent out letters to two developers reminding them about our deed and plat restrictions. There is a tractor that has been parked for several days on the grass area near Highland Court and the Hancock bridge. One of the neighbors that lives near there is working to get the vehicle removed and President Sybesma has reached out to Council Member Alter’s office. School Crossing Zones: Board Member Zwicker reported that one section of a proposed school zone at Hancock and Fairview will now have flashing lights and a bollard to enhance the crosswalk. This has been approved by the City of Austin. The meeting was adjourned at 8:01 pm. 4
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HIGHLAND PARK WEST BALCONES AREA NEIGHBORHOOD 2020 SUPPLEMENTAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS JANUARY 7 - DECEMBER 18, 2020
Constable Random Patrol Times: 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Generally) Traffic Enforcement Areas: Balcones, Perry, and Hancock and smaller side streets or school zone and both crosswalks, and patrol throughout the neighborhood. Moving Violations—running a stop sign, speeding, failing to yield right of way, or unsafe lane change. Patrol—60 patrol times; 146.9 patrol hours, 140 paid patrol hours, 6.9 non-paid hours Violations—365 moving, 95 non-moving, 36 verbal warnings Traffic stops—376 total, with 85 being Highland Park West Balcones Area residents and 291 non-residents
77% OF 2020 TRAFFIC STOPS DO NOT LIVE IN THE HPWBANA AREA 2020 Total Traffic Stops and Highland Park West Balcones Area Neighborhood Residents Total Traffic Stops
Highland Park Neighborhood Residents
Non-Residents
Types of Violations Moving Violation
Non-Moving Violation
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Types of Violations Mornings Moving Violation
Non-Moving Violation
Verbal Warning
Types of Violations Afternoons Moving Violation
Non-Moving Violation
[Indicates number of citations issued per street area. X0 = No citation; X1 = One citation; X2 = Two citations, etc.]
•TUE 1/7 HP neighborhood patrol 6:45am to 9am/3200 blk HancockSpeeding X3/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X3/3200 blk Perry-Speeding X0/ Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X1/ Valley Oak at W. Highland Terr-Ran Stop Sign X1/No School today/traffic stop- Marijuana, Driving with suspended Driver's Lic and no vehicle ins •MON 2/3 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/3200 blk Hancock-Speeding X5/School zone- 4 warnings/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X1/3900 blk BalconesSpeeding X1/500 blk Mount Bonnell rd-Speeding X1/Homeowner requested I check the woods at the end of both Falls Trl for a possible homeless camp/I checked 3 different trails into the woods down to the creek area and found no camp or any signs of any camping in the area. Unfounded./roving patrol thru the area east of Mopac, near bull creek end of Westfield under the bridge, I located a large pile of trash where someone dumped it. •TUE 2/4 HP neighborhood patrol 6:45am to 9am/Roving radar patrol thru HP for a few mins/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X3/Balcones at Mount Bonnell-Ran 6
Verbal Warning
Stop Sign X1/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X2/Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X0/Valley Oak at W. Highland Terr-Ran Stop Sign X0/4800 blk BalconesSpeeding X1 •TUE 2/11 HP neighborhood patrol 6:45am to 9am/Balcones at Mount Bonnell dr.-Ran Stop Sign X2/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X2/3300 blk PerrySpeeding X3/school zone- X4 warnings/Valley Oak at W. Highland Terr-Ran Stop Sign X1/checked Ridge Oak Park, I stopped and talked to a homeowner that was out taking a walk- all good/Roving patrol-radar thru neighborhood east of Mopac-Checked area- construction trash pile still under the bridge at the end of Westfield dr. no issues or stops •FRI 2/14 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/3900 blk BalconesSpeeding X1/4900 blk Fairview-Drove wrong way on one way X1/Madrona at Edgemont-Ran Stop Sign X1/Madrona at Balcones-Ran Stop Sign X3/Balcones at Mount Bonnell-Ran Stop Sign X2/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X2/Valley Oak at W.Highland-Ran Stop Sign X2/Homeowner wanted info on who to call about a new 6' wooden fence blocking the view of west bound Hancock traffic from W.Francias stop sign/Mount Bonnell at Falls Tr-Speeding X1 Continued on Page 7
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Highland Park West Balcones Area Continued from Page 6 •THU 2/20 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X3/school zone-(5 verbal warnings)/3200 blk Hancock-Speeding X3/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X5/Valley Oak at W. Highland Terr-Ran Stop Sign X2/Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X1/4600 blk Edgemont-Speeding X0/Ridge Oak Park- checked ok/assist homeowner-saw his robot lawn mower had stuck itself under his SUV in the driveway. Homeowner notified so they didn't back over it. •TUE 2/25 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/3200 blk Hancock-Speeding X2/School Zone-3 warnings (all for exp reg or no reg stickers)/Valley Oak at W. Highland-Ran Stop Sign X2/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X2/3300 blk Peery X3 (homeowner came out to thank me for working radar and slowing cars down)/ Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X1/Balcones at Mount Bonnell-Ran Stop Sign X2/4600 blk Edgemont-Speeding X0, Ran Stop Sign X0/Ridge Oak ParkChecked ok/roving radar east of Mopac, no stops, no issues •MON 3/2 HP neighborhood patrol 6:45am to 9am/Roving patrol thru HP 645am-705am/3200 blk Hancock-Speeding X3/School zone-2 warnings/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X2/Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X1/Balcones at Mount Bonnell-Ran Stop Sign X1/3600 blk Mount Bonnell-Speeding X0/Ridge Oak park-Checked ok •FRI 3/13 HP neighborhood patrol 6:45am to 9am/No school today/3200 blk Hancock-Speeding X2/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X1/Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X0/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X0/Lots of roving radar patrol today/ Mount Bonnell area, area east of Mopac… Ridge Oak park- park checked ok/ With the Covid 19 Virus going around, school was canceled and lots of people stayed home today. There was almost no traffic around the neighborhood. •THU 3/19 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/Roving neighborhood patrol/public safety patrol •TUE 3/24 HP neighborhood patrol 6:45am to 9am/Roving patrol thru all of HP/one vehicle stopped for driving wrong way on Fairview •THU 5/7 HP neighborhood patrol 6:35am to 9am (Covid.19)/3200 blk Hancock-Speeding X3/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X2/3900 blk Balcones- Speeding X0 •TUE 5/26 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X1/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X1/3200 Hancock-Speeding X2/Balcones at Mount Bonnell-Ran Stop Sign X1/Mount Bonnell park/talked with APD unit-no problems around parking area/checked house under const on Big Bend-owner is having problems with Juv's-talked with Neighbor/I talked with a homeowner about a car running the stop sign on Balcones at Madrona and then ran over a cat. This occurred a few days ago./didn't see the homeless camp under the Hancock bridge. •FRI 6/26 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X2/3200 blk Hancock-Speeding X3/Edgemont-Speeding X0/3900 blk BalconesSpeeding X2/Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X3 •MON 6/29 HP neighborhood patrol 7am to 9am/3200 blk HancockSpeeding X3/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X2/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X0/Ridge Oak Park- checked ok •THU 7/2 HP neighborhood patrol 7am to 9am/3200 blk Hancock-Speeding X2/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X0/Balcones at Madrona-Stop Sign X0/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X1/Mnt Bonnell Park- checked ok/Mnt Bonnell-Speeding
X0/Ridge Oak park-few people out walking thru the park •WED 7/8 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/3200 blk Hancock- Speeding X3/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X2/Balcones at Madrona-Stop sign X0/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X2/Ridge Oak Park- Checked ok/Mount Bonnell rd-Roving radar X0/Mount Bonnell Park-checked ok/Roving thru streets east of Mopac •FRI 7/17 HP neighborhood patrol 7am to 9am/Roving radar patrol on Balcones Dr. between Mount Bonnell Dr and Perry.-Speeding X0/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X2/Ridge Oak Park-ck ok/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X1/ Roving radar on Hancock-Speeding X0/Lots of people out walking, running, riding bikes or walking their dogs •WED 7/22 HP neighborhood patrol 1:45pm to 6:00pm/W.Frances and Perry Ln area-Road Const with flaggers directing traffic/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X2/3200 blk Hancock-Speeding X4/Roving radar on Balcones 4500 blk-Speeding X0/3300 blk Perry LN-Speeding X2/Balcones at Madrona-Stop Sign X0/Ridge Oak Park-Ck Ok/Mount Bonnell- Roving radar patrol and in front of the park area -Speeding X0 •THU 7/30 HP neighborhood patrol 6:45am to 9am/3200 blk HancockSpeeding X3/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X3/4900 blk Fairview-Drove wrong way on one way X1/Roving radar patrol on Balcones- Speeding X0/Ridge Oak Parkchecked ok/Mount Bonnell-Roving radar patrol-Speeding X0/Park checked ok/ roving patrol thru area east of Mopac/lots of people out walking, jogging and riding bikes •MON 8/3 HP neighborhood patrol 6:45am to 9:00am/roving radar on Balcones, Edgemont, mount Bonnell and Crestway-Speeding X0/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X0/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X2/3200 blk Hancock-Speeding X2/Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X0 •MON 8/24 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/3200 blk Hancockspeeding X5/3300 Perry Ln-speeding X2/3900 blk Balcones-speeding X2/Balcones at Madrona-ran stop sign X0/Valley Oak at W. Highland Terr-ran stop sign X0/ Roving radar on Balcones between Madrona and Mt. Bonnell-speeding X0/Mt. Bonnell Park-checked ok/roving radar on Mt. Bonnell-speeding X0/Ridge Oak Park-checked ok/no issues in area east of Mopac/Lots of people out walking and riding bikes •THU 8/27 HP neighborhood patrol from 7am to 9am/3300 blk Perryspeeding X2/3900 blk Balcones-speeding X1/3200 blk Hancock-speeding X5/ Mt. Bonnell at Balcones-Stop Sign X0/Mt. Bonnell park-checked ok/Ridge Oak Park-checked ok/roving patrol thru streets east of Mopac/roving patrol thru area •WED 9/2 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/3900 blk Balcones-speeding X1/4500 blk Mt. Bonnell-speeding X2/Mt. Bonnell Park-checked ok/3300 blk Perry-speeding X3/Ridge Oak Park-Checked ok/3200 blk Hancock-speeding X3/5000 blk Fairview-drove wrong way on a one way X2/Balcones at Madronaran stop sign X1/roving radar and patrol thru area east of Mopac. Lots of people out walking but no issues. •THU 9/10 Neighborhood Patrol from 7am to 9am/Roving patrol, checked Ridge Oak park, Mt. Bonnell Park area, drove thru streets just east of Mopac. No issues or traffic stops/3200 blk Hancock-speeding X2/Balcones at Madrona-Stop Sign X0/3300 blk Perry-speeding X2
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Highland Park West Balcones Area Continued from Page 7 •FRI 9/18 Neighborhood Patrol from 2pm to 6pm/3900 blk Balconesspeeding X2/3300 blk Perry-speeding X2/Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X3/3200 Hancock-speeding X5/Valley Oak at W. Highland Terr-Ran Stop Sign X1/3000 blk W. Highland Terr-speeding X1/5000 Valley Oak-Juv on scooter all over the road/4600 blk Edgemont-speeding X0/3300 blk Perry-Stopped golf cart on roadway-Not Master Plan neighborhood-prohibited on road •MON 10/5 HP neighborhood patrol 7am to 9am/First day of school/3300 blk Perry-speeding X1/3200 blk Hancock-speeding X3/School Zone 7:25am to 8:10am-1 warning given for no parking in driveway •MON 10/5 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/First day of school/2:30pm to 3:20pm-4900 blk Fireview-driving wrong way on a one way, in a school zone X2/3200 blk Hancock-speeding X5/3300 blk Perry-speeding X1/3900 blk Balcones-speeding X2/Balcones at Madrona-Ran stop sign X2/one homeowner contact-new resident to HP/traffic stop from school zone didn't stop until Hancock at Valley Oak, and pulled into the oncoming westbound lane of traffic to stop. Vehicle with several 16yoa kids that drove wrong way in school zone, speeding and wrong way on 2 way road./several roving patrol thru area east of Mopac and Mount Bonnell area. •WED 10/7 HP neighborhood patrol from 7am to 9am (and school zone)/3200 blk Hancock-speeding X2/school zone from 7:30am to 8am-no issues/3300 blk Perry-speeding X1/Balcones at Madrona-Ran stop sign X2/3900 blk Balcones-speeding X0/I checked Ridge oak park and Mount Bonnell Park area- no issues/Roving patrol thru area east of Mopac-no issues-checked ok •THU 10/8 HP neighborhood patrol from 2pm to 6pm (and school zone)/3200 blk Hancock-speeding X3/School Zone from 2:30pm to 3:15pm2 parking violations warning/no issues/3300 blk Perry-speeding X1/Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X5/3900 blk Balcones-speeding X1/Edgemontspeeding X0/Roving radar-traffic patrol/Valley Oak at W. Highland Terr-Ran Stop Sign X0/Ridge Oak Park-checked ok •WED 10/14 HP neighborhood patrol from 7am to 9am/3200 blk Hancockspeeding X2/3300 blk Perry-speeding X2/school zone 7:30a to 8am-no issues/3900 blk Balcones-speeding X1/Balcones at Madrona-ran stop sign X1/ roving radar/Traffic patrol •THU 10/15 HP neighborhood patrol from 6:45am to 9am/3200 blk Hancock-speeding X2/school zone 7:30am to 8am-No issues/roving thru area east of Mopac/3300 blk Perry-speeding X1/Balcones at Madrona-ran stop sign X3/homeowner contact-wanted info on emergency vehicles on call around Mount Bonnell last night •MON 10/19 HP neighborhood patrol from 6:45am to 9am/roving patrol thru HP-Large Buck chasing doe in roadway on valley oak at Perry/3200 blk Hancock-speeding X4/school zone from 7:30am to 8am/3300 blk Perry-large buck has moved up to 3300 blk Perry chasing doe./watched for pedestrians walking down perry/safety concern. Buck had moved near roadway and next to bushes. I had several people out walking with kinds and dogs, move to the other side of the roadway. Safety concern: Large 8-point buck on Perry Ln./ assisted teacher with issue at front check point area/assisted crossing guard with parking issue •MON 10/19 HP neighborhood patrol from 2pm to 6pm/school zone 2:353:25pm X2 warnings for blocking a driveway, car blocking Fairview at crosswalk, driver ran out of gas, I assisted driver with getting the vehicle going again./3200 blk Hancock-speeding X3/Balcones at Madrona/Perry-ran stop sign X4/Balcones at Mount Bonnell-ran Stop Sign X2/3900 blk Balcones-speeding X2/flagged down in the 3400 blk Mount Barker-how owner asking about hearing lots of gun fire coming from Covert Park at approx 1am •TUE 10/27 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/roving radar patrol on Hancock-speeding X0/school zone 2:45p to 3:18pm/3300 blk Perry-speeding X1/3900 blk Balcones-speeding X2/4000 blk Mount Bonnell-speeding X2/ Balcones at Mount Bonnell-ran stop sign X3/Balcones at Madrona-ran stop sign X3/Fairview Dr.-I met with homeowner that had damage to his vehicle he requested I take a look at. I looked over the damage and talked with owner. •TUE 11/3 HP neighborhood patrol 6:45am to 9am/3200 blk Hancock8
speeding X2/school zone X3 blocking disabled ramp and driveway/Ridge Oak Park-check ok/3900 blk Balcones-speeding X1/Mount Bonnell at Balcones-ran stop sign X2/3300 blk Perry-speeding X1/Balcones at Madrona-ran stop sign X1 •THU 11/5 HP neighborhood patrol 6:45a-9am/3300 blk Perry-speeding X1/school zone X2-blocking disabled ramp/driveway/3900 blk Hancockspeeding X2/Balcones at Madrona-ran stop sign X3/3900 blk Balcones-speeding X1/Balcones at Mount Bonnell-ran stop sign X2/talked with const supv. On Fairview at Perry •THU 11/12 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/3200 blk HancockSpeeding X4/school Zone-3 parking violations/blocking driveway-disabled ramp/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X1/4300 blk Mount Bonnell rd-Speeding X3/ Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X5/Madrona at Glen Rose-Ran Stop Sign X2/Ridge Oak Park-checked ok/2700 blk Hancock-Speeding X1/homeowner requested info on speed humps to help slow vehicles •TUE 11/17 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/3200 blk HancockSpeeding X3/school zone from 7:30a to 8:05am/3300 blk Perry Ln-Speeding X2/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X1/Mount Bonnell area-checked ok/Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X1/Talked with homeowner on W. Highland Terr/ Talked with Homeowner on Edgemont, requested info on how to request speed humps on Edgemont to slow down the vehicles/Ridge Oak Park-checked ok •THU 11/19 HP Neighborhood patrols from 1:30pm to 6:15pm/3200 blk Hancock-Speeding X3/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X3/School Zone 2:45p-3:25p/ Ridge Oak Park-Checked ok/3900 blk Balcones- Speeding X2/Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X4/2900 blk Perry (25 mph)-Speeding X2/Valley Oak at W. Highland Terr-Ran Stop Sign X2/Assist public- motorist looking for Mopac/Covert Park area-Busy but no problems/roving patrol thru area east of Mopac •TUE 11/24 HP neighborhood patrol 6:45am to 9am/3200 blk HancockSpeeding X2/Valley Oak at W.Highland Terr-Ran Stop Sign X0/Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X1/ 3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X2/3000 blk Perry Ln-Speeding X0/3300 blk Perry Ln-Speeding X1/Ridge Oak Park-Checked ok/ •MON 11/30 HP neighborhood patrol 7am to 9am/ 3200 blk HancockSpeeding X3/3000 blk Perry-Speeding X1 (25 MPH)/3300 blk Perry Ln _Speeding X2/Balcones at Mount Bonnell Dr .- Ran Stop Sign X2/Ridge Oak park area-checked ok/roving radar on Edgemont-Speeding X0/roving patrol streets east of Mopac-no stops/Covert Park area checked ok •WED 12/2 HP neighborhood patrol 1:45pm to 6pm/3300 Perry LnSpeeding X2/Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X3/3900 blk BalconesSpeeding X2/3200 blk Hancock-Speeding X4/Valley Oak at W. High Land Terr-Ran Stop Sign X0/assist public on Valley Oak, motorist advised me of a disturbance between the driver of a yellow Jeep 2 door and a Silver 4 door car in the 2800 blk of Hancock, near Bull Creek. Advised APD and I checked the area. Nothing found. Both vehicles gone./Lots of homeowners out walking the streets east of Mopac •FRI 12/4 HP neighborhood patrol 2pm to 6pm/3200 blk Hancock-Speeding X3/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X2/Shodow at Perry-Ran Stop Sign X1/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X2/Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X2/roving patrol thru streets east of Mopac/Roving Radar up and Down Edgemont •TUE 12/8 HP Neighborhood patrols from 7am to 9am/3200 blk HancockSpeeding X2/School Zone 730am to 8:05am/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X1/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X2/3000 blk Perry-Speeding X0 •FRI 12/11 HP Neighborhood patrols from 2pm to 6pm/3200 blk HancockSpeeding X4/School Zone until 3:20pm/Balcones at Madrona-Ran Stop Sign X3/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X2/3900 blk Balcones-Speeding X2/3000 blk Perry (25 mph)-Speeding X1/Balcones at Mount Bonnell-Ran stop Sign X0/ Homeowner contact X1 Sunny Ln and X1 Perry Ln/Roving radar thru streets east of Mopac-no stops/Roving Radar-Mount Bonnell road-no stops/Ridge oak park area-checked ok •WED 12/16 HP Neighborhood patrols from 6:45am to 9am/3200 blk Hancock-Speeding X3/3300 blk Perry-Speeding X1/Balcones at Mount Bonnell dr-Ran Stop sign X2/covert park area-checked ok/roving patrol thru streets east of Mopac/2900 blk Perry (25 mph)-Speeding X0/Valley Oak at W. Highland Terr-Ran Stop sign X0/School Zone-no problems
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Snow Comes, Twice This Year!
Back on January 10th, Austin was inundated with some solid snow and as you can note from the photos, it brought out the creativity of many of those who live in the HPWBANA neighborhood. Snowball fights erupted, snowmen and families emerged from the ice, and many enjoyed an actual, true snow day filled with memories and wintry fun. The snow came back with a vengeance on Valentine’s Day evening and continued throughout the night. This time the temperature fell below 10 degrees, and many were without power and concerned about damaged power lines and icy roads. Rolling blackouts or not, snow adventures in 20-degree temperatures definitely happened. Quick reminders from Austin Energy for all of us when we are faced with a wintry storm and low temperatures: • Sign up to receive outage alerts by texting REGISTER (or REG) to 287846 (AUSTIN on a phone keypad). Once you are signed up, you will be able to report an outage and receive outage alerts and updates via text messaging. • Update the phone number associated with your city of Austin utilities account. Call 512-494-9400 to verify and update, or visit coautilities.com. • Gather all relevant paperwork and keep it in a safe, waterproof, accessible place, including your Austin Energy account number, other emergency numbers, and family and neighbor contact information. • Assemble a storm kit. It should include a flashlight, extra batteries, and glow sticks (no candles — they could start a fire). Other items include blankets, a first-aid kit, a portable, battery-operated radio, bottled water, and canned or dried food along with a hand-operated can opener. Store your storm kit in a convenient place where it is readily available if your power goes out. Be sure everyone in your family or business knows where the storm kit is kept. • Have critical supplies on hand. Gather additional items, such as prescriptions and specialty items for infants, seniors or people with disabilities. • Charge portable power banks for your electronics. Electronic devices such as mobile phones and laptops can quickly run out of power when Wi-Fi is down because of an outage. External power banks use batteries to extend usage time. • Back up your computer. It's a good idea to back up your computer’s hard drive on a regular basis. A lightning strike can damage the hard drive, and you can lose valuable electronic records. • Plan how to pass the time. In extreme situations, such as ice storms or extended flooding, the outage might last quite a while, and you might be housebound. A battery-operated AM/FM radio can keep you informed of the news and help pass the time. Cards, board games, and art projects can help stave off boredom — especially with children.
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Lettuce Recycle!
by Dena Houston
CURBSIDE COMPOST COLLECTION COMES TO ALL OF AUSTIN! This issue of Lettuce Recycle is for all customers new to curbside compost collection as well as to those who already have the service. An additional 55,000 Austin residential customers began getting curbside compost collection in February. Curbside compost collection is now available to ALL Austin Resource Recovery residential customers. Compost is collected weekly. The green bin can be used for leaves and sticks as well as food and paper products. Everything picked up in the green can goes to Organics by Gosh and is transformed into compost. The City will still pick up additional cans of sticks and leaves. These will also become compost. CURBSIDE COMPOSTING SPECIAL TIPS Households in the compost collection area should have received a fact sheet on what can go into the new green bin. Here is a website with some information about curbside compost collection: http://austintexas.gov/austincomposts Those of you who already compost at home might wonder if you will use this collection service. There are many things you can place in your curbside bin that you should not (or may not want to) put in your home compost bin.
They are as follows: Avocado seeds Bones Chopsticks and toothpicks Facial tissue Fish and poultry products Meat and dairy products Microwave popcorn bags Napkins Paper bags Paper cups Paper plates Paper that has gotten wet Paper towels Pizza boxes Popsicle sticks
Shredded paper Spoiled food Here are some items to place in your green bin that may be surprising: Butcher paper Compostable Keurig cups (certified compostable) Cupcake liners (not foil) Dryer lint Parchment paper Pet fur Q-tips Tea bags Wax paper
Do not put into the green bin the items listed below. These items will contaminate the compost piles and could render tons of material useless, i.e., the material ends up in the landfill. Antiseptic wipes Baby wipes Cat litter (even if organic) Cigarette butts and ashes Dryer sheets
Fats, oil, or grease Glass Pet waste Plastic bags Waxed juice and milk cartons
Only compostable plastic bags can be used to collect food product that is placed in the green bin. The plastic bags must be BPI-Certified Compostable and display this label:
Please send any compost questions to the author of this article at recycling@hpwbana.org. HOW TO MAKE HOUSEHOLD COMPOST COLLECTION EASY! There are many small compost collection bins available that will easily accommodate a 3-gallon compostable bag. A bin with a filter in the lid will take care of the “ick factor”. I keep a bin on my kitchen counter. I also keep a separate container for tissue and paper towel collection in a closet near my kitchen. Here is a very informative City of Austin recycling website: http:// www.austintexas.gov/what-do-i-do. 10
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NEW LISTSERV FOR HPWBANA NEIGHBORS For years, HPWBANA used Yahoo Groups for the neighborhood Listserv. Yahoo stopped hosting group Listservs on December 15th, although it still retained its email platform. HPWBANA has moved the Listserv to the Groups.io platform, and all neighborhood announcements and news will be posted on this platform. People interested in joining the Listserv should go to: HPWBANA+subscribe@groups.io. After joining, they can go to HPWBANA@groups.io to post on the serve. HPWBANA looks forward to continuing to share neighborhood and community news for the Highland Park West Balcones Area Neighborhood Association.
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