Joint Committe Rolls Back Plans to Move Gate
At the Oct 17 meeting on site at Barton Springs Pool the Joint Committee (Parks, Forestry, Environmental boards) responded to public input and reversed their previous decision to move the South entry to the East side and to expand the parking lot to the south, paving it (with pervious or impervious material TBD) and increasing the size by about 40 spaces. This brings the plans for renovations of the south side back to 30% approval. Public input proposed alternatives to… Continue reading
Joint Committee to Consider Cancelling Proposed Move of Back Gate
[ October 17, 2011; 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. ] The members of the Joint Subcommittee will meet at the south entrance of Barton Springs Pool to consider cancelling the proposed move of that back gate from its present location a distance appx 450 feet to the east toward the down stream dam. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend the meeting at the South gate, Monday October 17, 2011, 5 pm.
The agenda and full-sized backup material for… Continue reading
Citizens Speak to Grounds Improvement Plans
[ October 17, 2011; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] At the Monday, Sept 19th meeting in City Hall of the Joint Committee (PARD, Forestry and Environmental Board), the citizen communication portion was attended by about 20 people, more than 10 of whom spoke or gave their time to others. All spoke to the “grounds improvement” presentations.
Some of the key points made were:
- Continue with projects that everyone agrees on but put a hold on others, especially the south… Continue reading
Joint Committee Meets at City Hall on High-impact Plans
Barton Springs Pool Ground Improvements
Parks & Recreation Board/Environmental Board Joint Committee to Meet Monday at City Hall, 301 West Second St, Austin TX
The Joint Committee will meet Monday, September 19 at 6:15 at City Hall, Room 1029.
There will be no presentation or scheduled discussion regarding the 60% grounds improvement project.. The plan was presented twice last month, and public input was received during both meetings. The Joint Committee approved the 60% plans. A concerned citizen… Continue reading
Sidewalk on South Lawn & Construction Everywhere
Plans are underway to spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on controversial “grounds improvements” that will make major changes to the appearance of the areas surrounding the pool as part of the Masterplan.
The Joint Committee (charged with reviewing and approving everything related to the BSP Masterplan) had failed to announce to the public an invitation to attend the August 15 meeting when they approved 6o% of the plans. So the public… Continue reading
Please Attend the BSP Joint Committee Meeting
[ September 19, 2011; 6:15 pm to 8:30 pm. October 17, 2011; 6:15 pm to 8:30 pm. November 21, 2011; 6:15 pm to 8:30 pm. ] BSP Joint Committee (Parks and Recreation Dept, Environmental Board, and Forestry) is to be held the third Monday of every month at 6:15 pm. At these meetings, it makes important decisions regarding our beloved pool, trees and grounds. These are the meetings where the Master Plan projects are discussed, and where staff updates the… Continue reading
BSP Joint Commitee Meeting
[ July 18, 2011; 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm. ]
BSP JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING
JULY 18, 2011 – 6:15 PM, PARD ANNEX – 919 W 28 1/2 St., SHOAL CREEK ROOM
Agenda:
C. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION
The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda.
D. BRIEFS (Briefs are informational items only, no public comment will be taken)… Continue reading
Short Term Projects for Barton Springs Pool
The Short Term Projects for Barton Springs Pool includes Repairs to the Bypass Culvert, Structural Testing of Dams, Redesign in Inlet Grate, Topographic Survey, Hydrolic Modeling, Grounds Improvements and more.
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More Potential Closure: Problems with Lower Dam
A study of the dams have revealed 2 15-foot cracks in the lower dam, which could result in extended closure of the pool in the winter months.
Details of the story were reported by KUT FM. See
http://kut.org/2011/05/dam-cracks-could-cause-barton-springs-pool-closure/Continue reading «More Potential Closure: Problems with Lower Dam»
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