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Annual Neighborhood Meeting Thursday,
November 20, 2008 , 7:00 pm, at Harris Bell Hall
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Number 08-02
November 14, 2008
The annual meeting of the Oakmont Heights
Neighborhood Association (OHNA) will begin at
7 p.m. on Thursday, November 20, in Harris Bell
Hall at Westminster Manor, Harris Bell Hall is on
the third floor in the north wing of the building, across
from the elevator. To get to Harris Bell Hall, enter
Westminster through the health care center at the north
end of the facility, goto the end of the hallway behind
the front desk, then take the elevator up one floor (or
take the stairs at the end of the next hallway to the
right). If driving, parking the lots at Jackson and Bull
Creek Road.
The neighborhood association will review the status of
issues affecting our neighborhood, and set goals and
priorities for 2009. We also will elect officers and fill
at large positions on the Executive Committee, the
association's governing board, for next year. If you
have time and interest to serve, please contact
association president Arten Avakian at 452-6188 or at
ajavakian@aol.com.
The meeting should be relatively brief; please attend if you can.
Association Dues $3.00 for 2009
Annual neighborhood association dues for 2009 will
continue to be $3.00 per household. Dues payments
cover association expenses such as printing this
newsletter. and a small reserve for emergencies.
Payment of dues allows you to vote at neighborhood
association meetings, although everyone is welcome to
attend and participate.
Even if you are not able to attend meetings or help with
association activities, your dues payment allows your
neighborhood to remain active and maintain
and improve the quality of life we enjoy here in
Oakmont Heights. Please take a moment to complete
the attached form and return your payment today.
Issues Affecting Our Neighborhood
The Past Year in Review
If it seems you haven't heard much in the past year
from your Neighborhood Association (OHNA), it's
because it's been a relatively quiet year, not requiring
lots of announcements and big meetings. During the
year the OHNA Executive Committee assisted several
neighbors affected by rezoning cases, but has largely
had the year off. The big issues are either dormant or
already decided. Following is a summary of things that
the OHNA has been tracking during the past year.
MoPac
Dormant. The ongoing and perhaps worsening budget
woes that the state and federal government share caused
TXDOT to repeatedly scale back highways plans
around the state. This includes the plans to add
managed lanes and sound walls to MoPac. The latest
news is that TXDOT has asked the Central Texas
Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) to take over the
project. However, neither TXDOT nor CTRMA is
committed to resuming the project in the near future.
For more information see the minutes of the October
2008 meeting of MoNAC (the MoPac Neighborhood
Associations Coalition of which the OHNA is a
member) on the MoNAC web site at
www.main.org/monac.
Apartments on Bull Creek Road
Well underway, as you've surely noticed. It sure is big,
but appears to be going according to the plans that the
developer presented to the neighborhood last year.
Westminster Manor
Westminster Manor expects lo begin a long-planned
expansion in February 2009, affecting the area
immediately north of the facility, and eventually the
north end of the facility itself- For more information,
see
www.westminstermanor.org/whatsnew/expansion/.
State property on Bull Creek Road
Dormant. The State Property Report continues to
identify the State Cemetery Annex(open area near 45th
and Bull Creek Road) and TXDOT Bull Creek Campus
as unutilized or underutilized properties and
recommends disposal(sale or lease)for development of
residential and mixed uses. The designation is not new;
the Central Land Office has designated these properties
as desirable for sale several times before. The OHNA
will continue to monitor for any change.
The undeveloped portion of the property currently is
open to the public and is used primarily as a "dog
park." However, continued public access may be at
risk because unleashed dogs sometimes threaten state
employees on the TxDOT portion of the property. The
area is marked as requiring that dogs be kept on a leash.
The city of Austin, TXDOT, and the State Cemetery
Committee have warned the nearby neighborhoods that
the privilege of public access could be restricted or
even eliminated if those using the property continue to
violate the leash requirement.
Other Items of Interest
Comerica Bank at 35th and Jefferson
Comerica Bank filed an application earlier this year to
construct a branch on the site of the former gym in the
southwest corner of 35th and Jefferson. and the now
closed convenience store next door on Jefferson- No
news of when construction would begin.
1904 W 35th Street
Earlier this year the last remaining residential-zoned
property on 35th Street - 1904 W 35th - was rezoned to
commercial. The owner intends to build a small office
building. The site has been mostly cleared. No news
of when construction would begin.
Join the Oakmont E-Mail List
If you have not done so already, join the Oakmont
E-mail list. A relatively low traffic forum for
neighborhood news, events, and other information. To
join the list, simply send a message to
oakmont-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Handy Links
Curious about a remodel or other development on your
street? Want to read City codes? How much rain did
we get? Try these handy links.
City Permits:
www.ci.austin.tx.us/devreview/a_queryfolder_permits.jsp
City Permits:
www.amlegal.com/austin_tx/
Travis Central Appraisal District, Appraisal Rolls:
www.traviscad.org/search1.php
Links to Camp Mabry Weather Station:
www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KATT/2008/l1/13/DailyHistory.html
or:
www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/meso_base.cgi?stn=KATT
Remember to visit the
Oakmont Heights web site
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links to Web Site or by using the
contact link on the site.
Newsletters from the past
Newsletter from March 22, 2008
Newsletter from November 16, 2007
Newsletter from May 25, 2007
Newsletter from November 24, 2006
Newsletter from June 12, 2006
Newsletter from November 6, 2005
Newsletter from November 8, 2004
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