The City of Austin has proposed construction of a water transmission main at the corner of Old Lampasas Trail and Spicewood Springs Road as part of its plan to build Water Treatment Plant #4. The construction of an open shaft at this location will impact all residents with additional construction traffic and noise, so it is important that we are informed on this issue, find out how this will affect us, and make sure that our concerns are addressed.

Read what our MNA community, the City of Austin and others have to say on this important issue in the following letter from MNA President Eric Deal and in the attached documents. The Austin Water Treatment Plant 4 website is here.

See the attachments below for the results of the neighborhood survey that completed in January. The first pdf attachment shows the graphical results as well as the text comments in the order they appeared. The second attachment is a Microsoft Excel list of the same comments that have been categorized.

Eleven different topics were covered ranging from the annual meeting to finances to maintenance of the front entrance. See the meeting minutes below in the attached pdf file.

The next MNA board meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 30th at 7:30pm at the Spicewood Springs Library meeting room.

The Agenda for the meeting is as follows:

1. Financial Report
2. 2010 Nominating Committee
3. Annual Meeting
4. MNA Newsletter
5. Streetlight Committee Update
6. Architectural Committee Items
7. Survey Results/Discussion

The meeting should last until 8:45, if for no other reason than the library will be closing. Meeting minutes will be posted online.

Per the City of Austin Website: Christmas tree recycling couldn't be any easier! Simply remove the stand and ornaments and place your tree at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on the same day your yard waste and garbage is collected. Do not place your tree in a tree bag. If your tree is more than 6 feet tall, please cut it in half.

The meeting minutes from the MNA board meeting on 12/7 are attached below in two different formats (identical content, just want to make sure everyone can view at least one of these).

This year's wine and cheese event will be held at:

The Ketzel House
9008 Westerkirk Drive
Saturday, December 19th
5-9 pm

All current members of the MNA warmly welcome!

The streetlight committee met again on 11/15. In addition to the ballot, it is the committee's intent to provide a one page fact sheet of pro-lights research and a one page fact sheet of con-lights research. If you have research information, studies, websites, etc. that can be forwarded to our research coordinators please email them so they can review the research and formulate their fact sheet.

Pro-light research can be submitted to Gail Alfar. Con-light research can be submitted to Stephanie Methven (until a con-light research volunteer is found)

The next meeting will be on 12/1 at 8 pm at 8806 Scotsman Drive. Please RSVP to Stephanie Methven.

Our next Streetlight Committee meeting is scheduled for Sunday, November 15th, 4pm at 8806 Scotsman Drive. Please RSVP to Stephanie Methven if you plan to attend.

The meeting minutes from the MNA board meeting on 10/28 are attached below in two different formats (identical content, just want to make sure everyone can view at least one of these).