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Get your 2023 T-shirts!

The 2023 NWACA t-shirts are now on sale! Be Seen in Your NWACA 4th of July Shirt – a Map of Home!

This year’s NWACA t-shirt features a map of the NWACA area, so you can use it to show your friends where you live! It’s a...

First of NWACA Board Member Interviews

First of NWACA Board Member Interviews In our monthly newsletter, we’ve started a new column by Kevin Kott, a member of the NWACA Board and co-chair of our Crime and Safety Committee. Responses from the annual NWACA Neighborhood Survey indicate that many neighbors don’t know our NWACA Board members. Thus, we plan a monthly spotlight on...

NWACA 2023 Annual Meeting Slides Available

Announcement: The presentations shown during the 2023 NWACA annual meeting (held May 11th 2023) are available at the links below:

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NWACA Annual Neighborhood Meeting – May 11 6:30 PM

NWACA will hold its annual meeting for everyone in the neighborhood on Thursday evening, May 11. Come visit with your neighbors, hear presentations from Councilmember Alison Alter, a wildfire expert, an oak wilt expert, and a member of the APD Office of Community Liaison. You’ll also be able to visit at tables with several City...

May 10 Updated Plan for Greystone Drive Speed Mitigation

Austin Transportion and Public Works has provided an update for the Greystone Drive Speed Mitigation effort. The individual pages:

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4th of July Float Contest is Open

Gather with your friends and start planning your float for the 4th of July Parade. This year’s parade will be the biggest and best ever, and your group will want to vie for the big prizes! $150 to the Grand Champion, $100 to the Most Patriotic, $100 to the Best Team Spirit. Please review thhe Read more

May 1 Update on Greystone Drive Speed Mitigation

Update from Austin Transportation personnel on Friday, April 28: Following up on Greystone Drive, we have gone through additional feedback received and are evaluating an updated design to address speeds along the street. The updates we’re evaluating include: • Reducing the number of rows of speed cushions. • Improving the existing pedestrian crossings along the length of Greystone Drive,...

Information and Feedback Regarding Greystone Speed Mitigation

At the community meeting on Wednesday, April 19th, neighbors asked where to direct their questions and comments about the Greystone project to the Austin Transportation Department. ATD has asked that email go to [email protected], and phone calls to 512-974-2300. They pointed out that they are getting a large volume of feedback, so neighbors may need...

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Community Meeting on Crime and Safety April 13

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Greystone Drive Speed Mitigation

The Austin Transportation Department (ATD) plans to add speed mitigation devices (speed bumps) to Greystone Drive this spring. These three documents provide information about this plan: Greystone Speed Management Flyer from ATD Greystone Speed Management Project Background-NWACA FAQ Document from ATD A community meeting about this plan will be held on Wednesday, April 19th...

It’s My Park Day on Saturday March 4th

It’s My Park Day – March 4, 9am to Noon By March 4^th, you’ll have recovered from all that ice storm brush removal and be ready to exercise your muscles again, so we have an opportunity for you! Join us for a Stillhouse Hollow Preserve cleanup, where we will bring brush from the trail in the...

New NWACA Newsletter Coming in February

NWACA has engaged a new publisher for our monthly print newsletter. The first issue will be a double issue for Jan/Feb 2023. You should see it early in February and it will have a slightly new format. Watch your mailbox!...

NWACA Monthly Newsletter Changes in Process

The NWACA monthly newsletter publisher, who we've been using for 6 years, is quitting the business. The December issue was the last one they printed and delivered. They only sent it to homes in the 78731 zip code; homes in 78759 have not received a newsletter in many months. We didn't learn that the publisher was...

Holiday Decorating Contest is Open until December 13!

Brrrr! It’s been extra chilly lately. Kind of feels like…the holidays! So bundle up, dig out those holiday lights and decorations and bring some joy, warmth and smiles to all the friends, family and kiddos who love your dazzling displays. On the night of Dec. 13, the NWACA Holiday Yard Contest judges will be motorcading...

NWACA Recycling Event – Saturday, Nov. 19

Gather up your outdated computer monitors, old microwaves, IPhone3s, and blown-out stereo equipment. The St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Mesa Drive parking lot will be the site of the Northwest Austin Civic Association’s (NWACA) Electronics Collection event. We’ll be collecting old electronics, batteries, Styrofoam, and bathroom supplies - toothbrushes, empty toothpaste tubes, used razors, and dental...

AISD Bond Election Information

Neighbors have asked what impact the proposed 2022 AISD School Bond Program will have on neighborhood schools. Here are detailed flyers on each of our area schools: Anderson High School Doss Elementary School Highland Park Elementary School Hill Elementary School Lamar Middle School McCallum High School To learn more about the bond and see the language...

Meet the AISD School Board Candidates

NWACA is hosting two opportunities for you to meet with the candidates for our local AISD school board position 4 (Clint Small and Kathryn Whitley Chu) and for the at large position 9 (Arati Singh (incumbent) and Heather Tookin). The gatherings will be at Galaxy Café at these times: Oct. 18, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Oct....

Learn About the 2022 AISD School Bond Election

The Austin ISD Board of Trustees has called for a $2.44 billion bond package for the November 8, 2022 general election. On the ballot, voters will see three propositions that comprise the bond: one each for technology, stadiums, and general purpose. These bond funds are not subject to statewide recapture and go 100% to AISD. NWACA...

2022 Election Forum Coming October 19

It’s time to start thinking about the next election! Our District 10 councilmember isn’t up for election this time, but we, like all other Austinites, get to vote in the election of the mayor. The filing date has now passed, so we know that there are seven candidates for Mayor. We’ll also be voting on...

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