Pool Reopens with Part of South Lawn Restricted
[ March 12, 2011; ] Barton Springs Pool
Resumes Normal Operating Hours
on Saturday, March 12th
Beginning Saturday, March 12th, Barton Springs Pool will resume normal operating hours (5:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. daily; lifeguards on duty 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. daily).
Part of the “South Lawn” will remain fenced-off to allow for newly installed sod to establish. Work to upgrade the mechanical and plumbing systems in the bathhouse will continue, so restroom and shower access will be limited.… Continue reading
Project Options for Tree Court
The presentation on the General Grounds Improvements Project Options for the “Tree Court” was presented at the March 07, 2011, meeting of the Joint Committee (posted March 09, 2011.)Continue reading «Project Options for Tree Court»
Signs and Plants for Salamanders
Hi all,
I hope the holidays are treating all of you well and that you are enjoying the unseasonably warm winter weather by swimming!
I just wanted to let you all know that we, the salamander folks, will be replacing the deteriorating plexiglass signs around salamander habitat with new, prettier, and larger signs. This is to help us keep in compliance with the City’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife permit, which prohibits physical disturbance of salamander habitat in Barton Springs Pool. … Continue reading
Big Dredge Awaits Permits
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has written their Biological Opinion and sent it to the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) a couple of weeks ago (they, FWS, actually finished it before their Nov. 21 deadline), according to Laurie Dries, biologist for the City of Austin.
Now, we are waiting for the ACOE to incorporate the Biological Opinion into their documents and send a permit to the City and Texas Parks and Wildlife. I [Laurie] don’t know if ACOE has a… Continue reading
Dam Testing
Karen Kreps, posted on the bartonsprigns@yahoogroups.com list:
Last Thursday, before the pool was closed for cleaning, there were men
drilling test holes into the upstream dam. I asked what they were
doing, and was told they were testing for stability. They had three
trucks parked at the shallow end, powering the noisy, fume-producing
power to drill the hole. I asked what company was doing the work and
was told there were several. I got the name of Datum Engineering as… Continue reading
FBSP Falsely Claims to Have Saved Trees
On the bartonsprings@yahoogroups.com email list, this week Steve Barnick, past president of Friends of Barton Springs Pool, wrote:
Deda or anyone else for that matter,
Find me one spec of written or spoken evidence that support your accusations.FBSP never came out in support of the cutting down of the trees. Our support was
for raising awareness of the condition of the trees and finding ways to take
better care of the trees. We were just as surprised as everyone… Continue reading
Why Pool is Being Closing Extra Early Thurs Aug 12
The following exchange between Peter Steinhardt, a BSP swimmer and Tom Nelson, head of the Aquatics Dept for Austin’s Parks and Recreation Department follows. Please read bottom up for correct chronology and to learn about the money interest that will be announced at the press conference on Thursday.
From: Nelson, Tom [tom dot nelson at ci dot austin dot tx dot us]
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 11:12 AM
To: Peter Steinhardt
Cc: McNeeley, Kimberly
Subject: RE: safety signs
“The solutions are the problem.” says Peter Steinhardt
On July 28, via the public discussion group email list, BartonSprings@Yahoogroups.com, City of Austin biologist Laurie Dries was questioned by Peter Steinhardt about why she isn’t screaming in protest of the plans to dig out the bottom of Barton Springs Pool. He has not received a response as of the date of this posting (8/9/2010) and sent repeated requests for one.
Laurie,
You have been swallowed by an egotistical, blind engineering trust.
The solutions are the problem.
Are these good… Continue reading
Monthly Barton Springs Pool Maintenance Meeting
[ August 11, 2010; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. September 8, 2010; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. October 13, 2010; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. November 10, 2010; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. December 10, 2010; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Barton Springs Pool Maintenance
Second Wednesday of each month
from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m.
at Barton Springs Pool
- This is a meeting between Parks and Recreation staff
and citizens interested in the maintenance practices at the pool.… Continue reading
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