Join everyone for the Lake Travis Parade of Champions January 7th at the Hill country Galleria. Football, Volleyball, Golf, Tennis, the Band and the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program Honorees will all be represented! For more information click here!
From Steve Jones:
Another mediation was held with East El Paso regarding the Airpark South lawsuit Wednesday. We again failed to reach an agreement, but the developer did not dismiss our offer and is considering it further. We hope this will have a positive outcome for both the City and developer.
Monday, the FBI Assistant Agent in Charge of the Austin Field Office, Patrick Loll, (a new Lakeway resident) came to the Justice Center to recognize David Davis for his participation in an investigation.
The City is considering selling Rebel Park to some adjacent landowners and has mailed letters informing other residents soliciting any concerns. If this is accepted by Council, it would go to the Citizens for a vote in 2012 since it is public park land.
Don Stevenson (our new emergency management coordinator) and I met with Travis County Emergency Management Coordinator Pete Baldwin this week. Lakeway falls under Travis County’s emergency management plan “umbrella” so I wanted to introduce Don to Pete and establish a relationship between them. Pete educated us on the county’s plan, and how we fit in. He also helped Don understand the important elements of our local emergency management plan. Don is now drafting a scope of work for updating our plan and program elements such as training and practice events.
Our forester, Carrie Burns, has been attending local meetings of fire and emergency management officials aimed at developing programs to address the potential fire hazards we face from what they call the “wild land/urban interface.” I know that many of our residents are concerned about potential wildfires in our greenbelts and parks next to residences. Carrie is working to identify our most vulnerable neighborhoods and to introduce them to existing programs that teach residents how to prepare and protect their property against wildfire. If resources permit, and we get sufficient neighborhood participation, we are looking into organizing neighborhood events to remove debris and other fire fuel from selected areas of the greenbelts and parks, possibly including the bird preserve east of RR 620.
This week, DR Services installed the floor in our log cabin and started filling the spaces between the logs with mortar. It looks great. The floor is made of stones in a very rustic manner that was typical of cabins from the period. The mortar between the logs is made following a formula provided by the State Historical Commission that approximates the look and feel of the original material use in the cabin. We are making every effort to restore the cabin to its original condition. Today I was given an intact gun cartridge that was found in one of the cabin walls when workers cleaned away the old mortar. It appears to be an old .44 Henry Flat rim-fire cartridge that was used in Henry Repeating Rifles in the 1860’s and 1870’s.
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I hope all of you have a wonderful and safe Christmas and New Years Holiday!
I will not be posting next week unless something of interest comes up - enjoy the wet weather and I hope to see all of you next year!
Joe Bain
lakeway@bain.us
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