August 27, 2007 by president.

Our neighborhood electric car, Rob’s RAVolt, will be exhibited at  the Austin Maker Faire along with other interesting home projects including art, car modifications, home entertainment, computers, etc.  The faire is sponsored by Make magazine and held at the Expo Center.

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August 27, 2007 by president.

The agenda for this session is online. Excerpt:

3. DISCUSSION ON PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION RESPONSIBILITIES, FUNCTIONS AND PLANNING
4. CURRENT UPDATES OF ZONING ORDINANCE
5. DISCUSSION ON DRAINAGE ISSUES
6. PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS

A. GENERAL OVERVIEW
B. DRIVEWAYS AND OFF STREET PARKING
C. RESIDENTIAL FIRE PREVENTION SPRINKLERS
D. TREE ORDINANCE

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August 22, 2007 by president.

Eanes ISD has added a special bus route #602, aka the Rollingwood Rocket, to provide a more direct afternoon drop off for Hill Country Middle School students. The Rocket will pickup at HCMS after school and drop off at the corner of Rollingwood & Gentry and then Rollingwood & Los Lomas.  There are no other stops!

If your HCMS student wants to ride the Rocket then you must complete a permission form (click here)! The note should include the student’s name and grade along with specific permission to ride the “Rollingwood Rocket” home from school.

The new route should reduce congestion at HCMS because parents will not need to pick-up at the school. It also allows students to avoid much longer routes that include students from other grades. The bus has a very small availability (just 20 minutes) and cannot make any additional stops.

Special thanks to Jaye Lynne Russell for setting this up!

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August 21, 2007 by president.

Monday’s Austin-American Statesman carried a story about the Morford family:

One family copes with addiction

After decades of drug abuse, Travis Morford died from a drug overdose just as he was starting to show signs of sobriety, family says. … They are still searching for definitive answers to what caused Travis’ death and are starting to raise funds to donate to Austin Recovery, a nonprofit drug and alcohol treatment center.

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August 19, 2007 by Lserface.

As part of Rollingwood’s ‘Green Neighborhood’ project, we will soon participate in a ‘free tree’ planting day. Our partners on this project are Neighborwoods, Austin Energy, and TreeFolks.

Together, these folks are helping communities plant the right tree in the right place. Trees are valuable to communities as they simultaneously clean the air, save energy by cooling the neighborhood, make areas more aesthetically pleasing and increase property value.

It is important to consider the location of utility lines both overhead and underground when planting trees. Trees which will not grow to a size which will interfere either with the utility or the tree’s growth should be selected when planting around utility lines.

In preparation for Rollingwood’s planting day, your front yard will be visually reviewed by Neighborwoods/TreeFolks this next week. If your yard qualifies for a free tree, a small flag would be placed in your front yard (identifying the recommended tree location) AND a flyer will also be left at your door. Should you desire to adopt a new tree, you will follow up with Neighborwoods/TreeFolks.

The commuity-wide planting date will be set in the near future!

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August 18, 2007 by president.

Oak Hill and Westlake Fire Departments are sponsoring free Personal Emergency Preparedness Workshops on:

• Saturday 9/8 from 9 am to Noon
• Thursday 10/4 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm

You’ll be able to learn simple, basic safety skills to keep your home and family safe.  If you are interested, register by calling 512-288-5534 x100 or emailing PEP[at]oakhillfire[dot]org.

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August 7, 2007 by president.

The Westlake fire truck will be showing off their pumping capacity on Friday 8/10 7:30 PM at the baseball fields on Rollingwood Drive. Neighborhood children are invited attend for their annual bath.

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August 4, 2007 by president.

PizzaNizza is donating pizza, pasta, and salad for the Tuesday night National Night Out event at the Rollingwood Pool.  We’ll also have the traditional hot dogs and drinks.

Neighbors are welcome to bring desserts.

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August 3, 2007 by president.

Monday (8/6) in City Hall from 6 to 9 PM is the first night of our annual National Night Out events.

• Information about our Green Neighbor Program
• PetID program to help the police return lost animals (bring your dogs or cats)
• Presentations by Texas DWI Task Force called “Danger Without Intent”
• Kid fingerprinting
• Meet and greet the Rollingwood Police

Don’t forget NNO continues on Tuesday (8/7) at the Rollingwood Pool from 6 to 8 PM!

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