Hancock Neighborhood Association Meetings
Regular HNA meetings take place at 7:00 PM on the 3rd Wednesday of
every odd month: January, March, May, July, September and November.
Special meetings may take place on other Wednesdays.
We hold our meetings at the Hancock Recreation Center, downstairs and
in the back. The Hancock Recreation Center entrance is on 41st Street
just west of Red River St.
Next Neighborhood Meeting
Wednesday, January 20, 2009 at 7:00 PMNeighborhood Events and Announcements
Tai Chi Chih Saturdays
Tai Chi Chih every Saturday at 9 AM, $40 a month. We meet by the tennis court at Eastwoods Park. For information contact Patricia Fernós or Richard Cutler.
Jeff Baker Art Exhibit
Jeff Baker's paintings are featured at the 4001 Hair Salon starting in October.
Construction on Red River Street to Start in December
Construction for the City's Water Reclamation Initiative-Red River to UT Transmission Main Project is scheduled to begin in December 2009.
Reclaimed water is highly treated wastewater that is ordinarily discharged into the Colorado River. The Utility takes some of the water, stores it in tanks, and pumps it to customers for non-drinking uses such as irrigating, cooling, and manufacturing. Reclaimed water use minimizes greenhouse gas emissions and conserves water for future generations.
The Austin Water Utility recently built at 24-inch reclaimed water transmission main in 51st Street that terminates on the east side of IH-35. The WRI-Red River to UT Transmission Main Project will connect to that line and will extend the transmission main from 51st Street north of the former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport redevelopment site, west across IH-35, and then south and west along Red River and Dean Keaton Streets to proposed service connections at the University of Texas. This is a map of the project in PDF format.
The project will potentially serve the Hancock Golf Course, the Hancock Shopping Center, the Sri Atamananda Memorial School, St. Paul Lutheran Church, the future East Avenue Development, St. David's Hospital, the University of Texas, and other properties adjacent to the transmission main. This project also includes distribution mains to provide reclaimed water service in and around the University of Texas. Expected customer uses include irrigation and cooling water. Additionally, a water main in Duncan Lane will be upgraded to improve service to the vicinity.
Project Schedule
Design: November 2007 - April 2009
Bid Period: May 2009 - June 2009
Council Awards Contractor: August 2009
Finalize Contract with Contractor: September 2009 - October 2009
Meet the Contractor Neighborhood Meeting: November 2009
Construction: December 2009 - January 2011
For more information, please see
the City's page about the project.