Stop Proposed Bath House Construction on South Lawn
[ May 3, 2012; 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ]
- Sign from FBSP on pool bulletin board calls for bath house from Bond election
Please help stop the proposed construction of a new bath house on the bucolic south side of the pool!
The City of Austin’s Bond Election Advisory Task Force is deciding on projects and programs which will receive potential bond funding. Community feedback is appreciated in order to make their final recommendations in late May to the… Continue reading
Special Meeting About South Lawn’s Art in Public Places
A special-called meeting of the Joint Committee has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 9th, at 5:30 p.m., at the south gate of Barton Springs Pool.
Please see the attached agenda and backup materials for reference.
Agenda items will include the proposed Arts in Public Places artwork for the General Grounds Improvements project, and the proposed redesign of the columns for the south gate for the same.
Download a PDF with diagrams of proposed wrought-iron gate, stone columns and more, SouthGateDesigns… Continue reading
Art In Public Places takes over Pool Overlook
The Art In Public Places (AIPP) $26.5 K art piece commissioned from artist Hawkeye Glenn will be displayed near the monument in the Barton Springs Pool South Hill. Per city ordinance, when there is a construction (Capital Improvement Project) of over $1M, there has to be some money for an art project. However, city ordinance does NOT require that the art be displayed in the most prominent part of our historical and traditional Barton Springs Pool south hill, while damaging a… Continue reading
Long-term Masterplan Eliza Springs Project Presented
At the Joint Committee meeting March 19, this presentation was made.
Eliza Stream Daylighting Project
http://bartonspringspublicprocess.com/PBEB_meeting_19March2012.htm.
The long-term projects of the Masterplan are not yet funded and have yet to be vetted.Continue reading «Long-term Masterplan Eliza Springs Project Presented»
Update on Short-term Projects at Monday Feb 6 Meeting
[ February 6, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
- Click on image to see larger diagram of revised south path for Barton Springs Pool
Barton Springs Pool Short Term Improvement Projects
The Austin Parks and Recreation Aquatic Division will present an update on the Barton Springs Pool Short Term Improvement Projects. This meeting will cover updates on the following items: Water Line Backflow Preventers, Bypass Culvert Repair and Inlet Grate Project, Interpretive Plan, Hydrodynamic Flow Modeling Study, Pilot Study… Continue reading
Brigid Shea Announces Her Mayoral Candidacy
Long-time environmental activist, SOS Alliance member and Barton Springs swimmer Brigid Shea is running against incumbent Lee Leffingwell for the position of Mayor of Austin, TX. She made the announcement at a crowded press event at Threadgills on Riverside Drive 1 (the Feast of St Brigid’s Day). “There’s a hunger for new leadership and new direction at City Hall,” she said. For more, see www.brigidformayor.com.
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Heritage Tree #18 Remove
I’m saddened that tree #18 was removed. However, removal of this tree was
expected, approved by the city arborist, the BSP Joint Committee and the
Urban Forestry board. This tree’s removal was also reviewed by the public
and by two independent certified arborists that were recruited by the public
in December. None of this make it easier to let this tree go. I understood
that this tree was to be removed on the 20th, and I was preparing a flyer… Continue reading
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