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
FOIA Requests Yield Info about “Grounds Improvement” Process
Art In Public Places Application for Barton Springs Pool, 2012
Payments to Design Firm Larsen, Burns & Smith, Inc
Recommendation for Design Firm Larson, Burns & Smith, LLC
These three hefty documents were provided in response to a public information request that was filed by Bill Bunch of the Save Our Springs Alliance seeking background information on the “Grounds Improvements” portion of the Barton Springs Pool upgrades included within the “short term” elements of the Barton Springs Pool Master Plan.… Continue reading
January and February Meetings Announced
[ January 31, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. February 6, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Due to City holidays on the third Mondays of January and February (MLK Day and Presidents’ Day, respectively), both Joint Committee meetings have been combined and rescheduled to take place on February 6th. Please know that the February 6th meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m. and it will be held at… Continue reading
Briefings on Barton Springs Pool General Grounds Improvements Project
[ December 6, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. December 7, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Courtesy briefings on the 60% design submittal of the Barton Springs Pool General Grounds Improvements project are scheduled for the full Parks and Recreation Board on Tuesday, December 6th, at the Mexican American Cultural Center, and the full Environmental Board on Wednesday, December 7th, at City Hall.
The Parks and Recreation Board agenda can be downloaded here: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/cityclerk/boards_commissions/meetings/39_1.htm; and the… Continue reading
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