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SEPTEMBER 2016 VOLUME 4, NUMBER 9
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGEIt’s everyone’s favorite time of year . . . time to go back to school.
For families with children, this can be an exciting but stressful time. Between buying supplies, finding the coolest new clothes, and, of course, trying to remember everything you forgot over the summer, it’s easy to forget that safety is an important part of back to school for both parents and children. Remember to be a cautious driver—Kids going back to school means more kids on the streets. So be extra careful during the times when kids are going to or returning from school. Slow-down in neighborhoods and school zones. Don’t take phone calls or text while driving. Take time to look for kids at intersections. Also, please remember to watch for children as they wait for and get off of the busses. Be certain to maintain a safe distance from busses as they stop to pick up or drop off kids. Many children get excited and run around the bus or may try to cross the road in a hurry. We have so many more little ones in the neighborhood than we did 10 years ago, it’s really very amazing to me!
I would like to invite you to review the events page in this issue for information on the end of summer BBQ which was postponed from August 14th due to rain. It was a tough call but all the forecasts for the weekend predicted rain or thunderstorms. We ended up getting a good steady rain most of the day so it was the right call. Hopefully September is a bit drier and you can come on the re-scheduled date.
We completed our summer road project ahead of our anticipated schedule, being such a small job for most pavers we were on a waiting list for a slot sometime in September. On July 15th we received notice the sealing would be scheduled for the following Friday, just seven days away. Jesse had to move fast to notify the residents on the affected streets, hand delivering copies of the notice because we don’t still do not have phone numbers and email addresses for everyone….(my biggest pet project still in the works). The streets had to be closed for 36 hours from the time the paving was finished on Friday at 5pm, but some residents got antsy and removed the barricades early (6pm on Saturday). A few vehicles went around the barricades before then. Overall it was a success, but there were some concerns regarding the tracks left by the trash and recycling trucks
the following Thursday. We fully expected this to be a problem based on temperatures and how well the surface cured, but these big trucks are a reality and they are also responsible for the majority of the damage to the streets in cul-de-sacs where they have to turn fairly tight corners. The tires tend to peel up the surface very easily if the driver turns the wheel a significant amount while the vehicle is stationary. Overall the streets look good and we hope this seal coat will add a few years to the life of the streets.
As a reminder, you can receive this newsletter online by signing up at www.peelinc.com. The online format is a bit more colorful and it’s green, saving the environment from the cost of paper, printing and delivery.
Hope to see you at the BBQ in September!Bryan HarterCat Mountain HOA | President
SEPTEMBER MANAGER’S REPORT
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Exterior Improvement, Modification, and Repairs: When homeowners are planning on making exterior improvements to their properties, either repairs or modifications, there is a requirement to fill out the Environmental Control Committee's (ECC) Project Approval Form and send the form to the Association's office for the ECC to review the proposed improvements/modification/repairs prior to doing the work. The form is on the Association's website at www.catmountainhoa.com or can be obtained from the Manager at the Association's office. Upon receipt of the homeowner's proposed exterior improvements to their property, the Manager sends notices to adjacent property owners within 200 feet to allow them to submit their concerns to the office regarding impact to them of their neighbor's project. The ECC will take into consideration their concerns during the ECC's review of the proposal. The ECC has 30 days in which to meet and render an opinion. Submitting a proposal when work is underway
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Richard Schley · Broker, President512.983.0021 · [email protected]
Living in and Selling the Neighborhood with Extraordinary Results!
90 Market AnalysisSOLD
ADDRESS # S # Bd # Bth # G/P # POOL YB ACRES SQ.FT. LIST PRICE
PENDING
ADDRESS # S # Bd # Bth # G/P # POOL YB ACRES SQ.FT. LIST PRICE
4501 Autumnleaf 2 3 2/1 2/0 No 1985 .320 2,403 $565,000
6008 Twin Valley M 3 2/1 2/0 No 1984 .432 2,398 $570,000
4503 Twin Valley 2 4 2/1 2/0 No 1981 .083 2,090 $699,000
5823 Westslope 2 4 3/1 3/8 Yes 1991 .268 4,009 $1,150,000
6206 Mountain Villa M 4 3/1 2/2 No 1985 .302 2,378 $568,950
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does not guarantee you approval; we ask that you be respectful of the volunteers who work so diligently on the ECC to review project proposals.
Swimming Pool:We are in the process of reviewing bids to repair the pool fencing and paint the fence around the pool.If you see anything in the neighborhood that needs attention or maintenance, please contact Jesse. Pool keys are also available from the manager for a $10 deposit.
Common Areas:The common areas throughout the Cat Mountain Villas are owned by the Association and managed by the board. We would like to remind anyone that wants to modify the common area adjacent to their property that doing so will result in legal action if necessary. Trees are not to be trimmed, nor should grasses be cut without written approval from the Cat Mountain Board of Directors. No landscaping or cleaning of debris should be done without approval. Also please refrain from dumping trash or piling lawn clippings or cut vegetation on the common area as it is a fire hazard and we are in the beginnings of a dry spell that will likely last several months.
Trees:
We continue to clear dead trees and limbs in the common areas. Please monitor your trees for signs of disease and stress due to the drought. Proper care can save some trees and avoid some dangerous situations.
Tennis Courts:We are reviewing bids and will have the damaged fencing repaired soon. In the meantime, please do not climb or hang on the fences.Please refrain from riding bikes and skateboards on the courts. Court keys are available from the manager for a $10 deposit.
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Our next book club date isTuesday, September 20 at 6:30 PM,Where we will be discussing the book On Looking: A Walker’s Guide to the Art of ObservationBy Alexandra Horowitz
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Inside of a Dog, this “elegant and entertaining” (The Boston Globe) explanation of how humans perceive their environments “does more than open our eyes...opens our hearts and minds, too, gently awakening us to a world—in fact, many worlds—we’ve been missing” (USA TODAY).
Alexandra Horowitz shows us how to see the spectacle of the ordinary—to practice, as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle put it, “the observation of trifles.” Structured around a series of eleven walks the author takes, mostly in her Manhattan neighborhood, On Looking features experts on a diverse range of subjects, including an urban sociologist, the well-known artist Maira Kalman, a geologist, a physician, and a sound designer. Horowitz also walks with a child and a dog to see the world as they perceive it. What they see, how they see it, and why most of us do not see the same things reveal the startling power of human attention and the cognitive aspects of what it means to be an expert observer.
Page by page, Horowitz shows how much more there is to see—if only we would really look. Trained as a cognitive scientist, she discovers a feast of fascinating detail, all explained with her generous humor and self-deprecating tone. So turn off the phone and other electronic devices and be in the real world—where strangers communicate by geometry as they walk toward one another, where sounds reveal shadows, where posture can display humility, and the underside of a leaf unveils a Lilliputian universe—where, indeed, there are worlds within worlds within worlds.
About the AuthorAlexandra Horowitz is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the
Department of Psychology at Barnard College in New York, where she teaches courses on psychology and animal behavior. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know.” Her studies on dogs have explored their ‘guilty look,’ sense of fairness, play signaling, and olfactory abilities, among other topics. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Cognitive Science from the University of California, San Diego, and a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania.
Before her scientific career, Horowitz worked as a lexicographer at Merriam-Webster and served on the staff of The New Yorker. Her latest book, On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes, was published in 2013. She lives in New York City with her husband, young son, and two large, non-heeling dogs.
For more information go to: www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Alexandra-Horowitz
September Book Club
Start gathering the things you’d like to send to a new home! NWACA will provide free publicity for its Seventh Annual NWACA Neighborhood Garage Sales for any neighbor within the NWACA boundaries. We welcome everyone to hold a sale! This year’s sales will be on Saturday, September 17, from 8 AM until noon. Each participating family holds the sale in their own garage or front yard, or perhaps joins a neighbor to hold the sale. All proceeds stay with you doing the sales – none goes to NWACA.
NWACA WILL PROMOTE THE EVENT IN MANY WAYS:• Provide you with directional signs indicating where you are
having the sale (first 50 homes signing up)• Post signs throughout the neighborhood during the 3 days prior
to the sale• Provide a list and a map of locations of individual sales on our
web site• Advertise in the Austin American Statesman (print and online)
and on Craigslist.If you wish to participate, please sign up starting August 15th
and no later than September 10th on our web site www.nwaca.org using the Get Involved Tab to get to the Garage Sale Signup form.
This event and the others throughout the year are possible because neighbors join NWACA as members. If you haven’t yet paid your $25 annual dues, you can do that through the web site or by U.S. mail.
Neighborhood Garage Sales
Coming September 17 – Joyce Statz
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– Joanie ArrottDid you know that Austin Resource Recovery works with
libraries around town to act as drop-off locations for household batteries intended for recycling? Residents of Austin and Travis County can properly dispose of used batteries by taking them to any of Austin’s 21 library locations. Items they take include: alkaline batteries, rechargeable batteries, hearing aid or button batteries, and smoke alarm and carbon monoxide batteries.
Other businesses that also collect and recycle used batteries include: Whole Foods, Radio Shack, Batteries Plus, Lowe’s, and The Home Depot. A list of battery drop-off locations can be found here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/battery-drop-locations City of Austin and Travis County residents can always drop off used batteries, as well as other hazardous items, free of charge, at the City of Austin Recycle and Reuse Drop-Off Center (formerly the Household Hazardous Waste Facility) located at 2514 Business Center Drive, Austin, TX 78744.
Austin implemented the battery-recycling program in 1999, and in 2015, we averaged 2,000 pounds of batteries collected each month. There are no laws in Texas mandating battery recycling or retailer take-back programs, so the success of Austin’s voluntary program can be partially attributed to the strong environmental advocacy of its residents and progressive waste reduction policy. Putting hazardous items like many types of batteries into the trash can have negative effects on our environment, since toxic materials could leach into the soil and groundwater. Batteries are also made of metals and earth elements that can be recycled and reused.
How Do I Get Rid of Household Batteries?
SEPTEMBER Tuesday, September 6Free Yoga with Charley (Indoors)6:30-7:30 PM | Clubhouse
Monday, September 12HOA Board Meeting6:30-7:30 PM | Clubhouse
Tuesday, September 13Free Yoga with Charley (Indoors)6:30-7:30 PM | Clubhouse
Sunday, September 18Rescheduled End of Summer BBQ 4:00-7:00 PM | Clubhouse
2016 HOA Calendar of EventsTuesday, September 20Book Club Gathering6:30-7:30 PM | Clubhouse
Tuesday, September 20Free Yoga with Charley (on Patio)6:30-7:30 PM | Clubhouse
Tuesday, September 27Free Yoga with Charley (Indoors)6:30-7:30 PM | Clubhouse
OCTOBER
Monday, October 10HOA Board Meeting6:30-7:30 PM | Clubhouse
Tuesday, October 18Book Club Gathering6:30-7:30 PM | Clubhouse
NOVEMBER Monday, November 14HOA Board Meeting6:30-7:30 PM | Clubhouse
Tuesday, November 15Book Club Gathering6:30-7:30 PM | Clubhouse
DECEMBER Sunday, December 4Annual Holiday Party5:00-8:00 PM | Clubhouse
Monday, December 12HOA Board Meeting6:30-7:30 PM | Clubhouse
Tuesday, December 20Book Club Gathering6:30-7:30 PM | Clubhouse
CONTACT INFO:• If you are interested in joining our YOGA GROUP please contact
our resident certified yogi, Charley Devany at [email protected]. ALL ages & abilities are welcome!
• If you are interested in joining our BOOK CLUB please contact our book club leader, Adrienne Boer at [email protected]. EVERYONE is welcome!
• If you are interested in helping the SOCIAL COMMITTEE with the End of Summer BBQ, Holiday Party or if you’re interested in hosting a future wine social, please contact Charlene Casillas at [email protected]. We’re always looking for new ideas!
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As you know we had to postpone our Annual End of Summer Pool Party & BBQ in August due to the weather. However, we hope you can all join us on the new date….
Sunday, September 18, 20164:00 – 7:00 PM
BBQ, sides & drinks will be provided for all residents,As well as our annual dessert contest with an award for the best adult and best youth submission
For planning purposes an RSVP (total # of adults/kids attending) is REQUIRED to Jesse at [email protected] No later than September 16th, 2016
If you would like to volunteer to help coordinate, serve or clean up please email [email protected]
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