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Largest distributed newspaper<br />
in Central Texas.<br />
Six editions. 385,165 circulation.<br />
JULY 24 - AUGUST 27, 2009<br />
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 6<br />
www.impactnews.com<br />
What’s News<br />
Courtesy Clean Puppy Pet Grooming<br />
Melissa Mixon<br />
Clean Puppy Pet Grooming, a<br />
business offering general grooming<br />
for cats and dogs, opened in early<br />
July at 12636 Research Blvd., Ste.<br />
A-104. | 5<br />
Connally<br />
High School<br />
Principal Daniel<br />
Garcia discusses<br />
everything from<br />
the pressures<br />
of the TAKS test<br />
to his personal<br />
motto, carried<br />
with him since his years in West<br />
Texas. | 21<br />
Bikers Against Child Abuse is a<br />
national nonprofit organization<br />
protecting and supporting children<br />
of abuse. | 14<br />
Five Guys Burgers and Fries, a<br />
family owned franchise, opened its<br />
second <strong>Austin</strong> location in late July in<br />
the Arboretum at Great Hills at 10000<br />
Research Blvd. | 4<br />
What’s Online<br />
www.impactnews.com<br />
The public got its first peek at the<br />
Westin <strong>Austin</strong>, a 340-room, highend<br />
hotel scheduled to open at The<br />
Domain in March 2010. The hotel<br />
will include 13 meeting rooms, a fullservice<br />
restaurant, wireless internet<br />
access and a fitness center.<br />
more.impactnews.com/5072<br />
Concordia University announced<br />
mid-July the expansion of its online<br />
courses offered in partnership with<br />
the Online Consortium of Independent<br />
Colleges and Universities. Prior<br />
to joining the Consortium, Concordia<br />
offered a limited number of online<br />
courses each year. Now students will<br />
have access to hundreds of courses.<br />
more.impactnews.com/5076<br />
Education Inside<br />
The 2009 Pflugerville Independent<br />
School District preliminary TAKS<br />
results and campus feeder chart. | 22<br />
At the Capitol<br />
Lawmakers approve 12 end-of-course<br />
exams for freshmen. | 11<br />
NORTHWEST AUSTIN<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>’s air<br />
faces critical<br />
ozone test<br />
Area planners push for<br />
cleaner air in <strong>Austin</strong><br />
By Patrick Brendel<br />
Decisions <strong>Austin</strong> residents<br />
make about air quality this summer<br />
could impact the region’s<br />
economic health for the next two<br />
decades.<br />
New, stricter federal standards<br />
on ground-level ozone could lead<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> to be designated a “nonattainment”<br />
zone for air quality.<br />
The label carries practical<br />
consequences for businesses and<br />
transportation projects, in addition<br />
to a stigma not conducive to<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>’s image as one of the nation’s<br />
fittest cities.<br />
Big Push<br />
“We are exactly right on the<br />
edge of nonattainment,” said<br />
Capital Area ozone<br />
Ozone (parts per billion)<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
Previous<br />
Ozone Standard<br />
What’s Ahead<br />
July 27 Free puppet show A special puppet show will be featured at<br />
the North Village Branch library as part of this summer’s Summer Reading<br />
Program theme, “One Green World!” | 5<br />
July 31 live music and casino night Attendees can enjoy live music<br />
from Dysfunkshun Junkshun and play casino-style games during “Monte<br />
Carlo Night.” | 5<br />
New Ozone<br />
Standard<br />
Pflugerville ISD<br />
revenue falls short<br />
of projections, TAKS<br />
scores go up<br />
Story Highlights<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> - Round Rock<br />
Ozone Value<br />
‘98 ‘99 ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09<br />
(est.)<br />
Source: Capital Area Council of Governments<br />
A high concentration of ground-level ozone, caused by humans, is a health hazard. It is different from naturally occurring<br />
ozone, which is high in the stratosphere.<br />
Cathy Stephens, environmental<br />
program manager of the Capital<br />
Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.<br />
Several governmental entities,<br />
including CAMPO, have teamed<br />
up to form the Clean Air Coalition,<br />
which is leading an effort<br />
called the Big Push to reduce<br />
public agencies’ emissions. Officials<br />
are also calling on private<br />
John B. Connally High School enrollment decreased<br />
Melissa Mixon<br />
citizens to volunteer to reduce<br />
their own impact through simple<br />
measures like driving less or<br />
waiting until the evening to gas<br />
up their cars.<br />
“In order for us to achieve significant<br />
emissions reductions,<br />
everybody has to participate in<br />
it,” said Bill Gill, director of Air<br />
Quality Planning for the Capital<br />
Enrollment for Connally High School, located in northwest <strong>Austin</strong>, has decreased even though Pflugerville Independent School District<br />
projected an increase in students.<br />
N<br />
Parmer Ln.<br />
MoPac<br />
Wells Branch Pkwy.<br />
Lamar Blvd.<br />
I-35<br />
Howard Ln.<br />
Despite growth projections, some<br />
schools in PISD have not seen higher<br />
enrollment.<br />
Connally High School Enrollment<br />
2007-2008 2008-2009<br />
1,965<br />
students<br />
Area Council of Governments. CONTINUED ON | 27<br />
1,932<br />
students<br />
Nonattainment<br />
Being designated a nonattainment<br />
area, like Houston or Dallas,<br />
would bring state and federal<br />
regulations on transportation and<br />
construction projects, leading to<br />
possible delays and higher costs.<br />
If <strong>Austin</strong> gets nonattainment<br />
status, the Texas Commission on<br />
• PISD delays school opening one year and cuts costs<br />
• School board works to update state funding system<br />
• Student academic performance improved this year<br />
By Rob Heidrick<br />
Fewer new students will enter Pflugerville<br />
ISD schools this fall than recent studies projected,<br />
and administrators said the decrease<br />
will affect the district’s 2009-2010 budget. At<br />
John B. Connally High School in northwest<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>, enrollment dropped by more than<br />
30 students from the 2008-2009 school year<br />
from the previous year.<br />
Effects of lower than anticipated enrollment<br />
are seen more widely at the district<br />
level than at the campus level, because when<br />
a student moves out it affects the district financially,<br />
said Daniel Garcia, principal at<br />
Connally High School.<br />
State education funding is based largely<br />
on the number of students in each district,<br />
and when enrollment numbers fall short,<br />
CONTINUED ON | 24
2 | July 2009 <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Newspaper</strong> • Northwest <strong>Austin</strong> Edition<br />
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offices/locations in five<br />
years across <strong>Austin</strong>. It’s<br />
not unusual to get calls from people who<br />
know me well asking for directions since<br />
I’ve worked or lived in every corridor of<br />
the greater <strong>Austin</strong> area from San Marcos<br />
to Leander.<br />
Once again change is in the air. I helped<br />
launch the northwest <strong>Austin</strong> edition of<br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Newspaper</strong> two and a<br />
half years ago and have enjoyed bringing<br />
a sense of community to your neighborhood.<br />
I’ve especially enjoyed receiving<br />
your feedback and visiting with residents<br />
and business owners who understand and<br />
appreciate what we’re doing.<br />
In the meantime the success we’ve experienced<br />
in northwest <strong>Austin</strong> has resulted<br />
in other <strong>Austin</strong> areas clamoring for their<br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Impact</strong><br />
4 Northwest <strong>Austin</strong><br />
<strong>Community</strong> Events<br />
5 Upcoming events<br />
Business Profiles<br />
6 North Oaks Country Child Development Center<br />
Day care is home away from home<br />
7 Clean Scapes Professional landscapers keep local<br />
landmarks maintained<br />
Transportation Report<br />
9 Lakewood Drive<br />
City and County Notes<br />
10 News from recent meetings<br />
At the Capitol<br />
11 State lawmakers reform measurements of<br />
schools, students<br />
Neighborhood Dining<br />
12 Pizza Guide Local pizza restaurants around<br />
northwest <strong>Austin</strong><br />
Nonprofit Profile<br />
14 Bikers Against Child Abuse Bikers band<br />
together to protect children<br />
Local History<br />
15 Limestone quarries<br />
<strong>Community</strong> Corridor<br />
17 FM 2222: Capital of Texas Hwy. to Jester Blvd.<br />
Regional Report<br />
18 Nearby attractions<br />
General Manager’s Note<br />
Contents Distribution<br />
<strong>Community</strong> Profile<br />
21 Daniel Garcia John B. Connally High School<br />
principal<br />
Education Focus<br />
22 Pflugerville Independent School District<br />
Residential Real Estate<br />
28 Neighborhoods at a glance<br />
29 Market Data/Property Listings<br />
own version of <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Impact</strong>. It’s this<br />
significant growth that allows new opportunities<br />
within our organization, and in<br />
August I will embark upon a new adventure<br />
as general manager for our Central<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> edition.<br />
I will continue to see many of you at<br />
business events, and we will remain as<br />
former neighbors who have moved away.<br />
It’s inevitable that I’ll be sitting in traffic<br />
with some of you along US 183 and MoPac<br />
on my route to downtown.<br />
The only change in your next edition<br />
is the face that will bring you this note. I<br />
hope you’ll welcome the new general manager<br />
with your feedback and suggestions.<br />
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Back issue<br />
Central Central <strong>Austin</strong><br />
Traci Rodriguez<br />
trodriguez@impactnews.com<br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Newspaper</strong> is Central Texas’<br />
fastest growing news organization. Since native<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>ite John Garrett founded the first paper in<br />
Round Rock and Pflugerville in 2005, our mission<br />
has been to provide useful information to the<br />
communities we serve. Now distributing to more<br />
than 385,000 homes and businesses in six markets,<br />
the papers’ commitment to local, unbiased<br />
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a time when print media are on the decline,<br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Newspaper</strong> has restructured<br />
an old product — the community newspaper —<br />
and turned it into an important tool by providing<br />
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Staff Writers | Patrick Brendel, Mark Collins,<br />
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Poll: How likely are you to change your habits in order to help improve <strong>Austin</strong>’s air?<br />
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1 Stroke institute to open<br />
The Physical Medicine & Neurotoxin<br />
Institute, which offers rehabilitation and<br />
treatment to stroke victims, will open<br />
mid-August at 11851 Jollyville Road, Ste.<br />
103. Dr. Joe Urquidez, founder of the<br />
institute, has completed a fellowship at<br />
Baylor College of Medicine in brain injury.<br />
Urquidez is trained in neurorehabilitation<br />
and brain injury medicine. Call 541-2591<br />
or visit www.pmninstitute.com.<br />
2 Burger joint opens<br />
Five Guys Burgers and Fries, an East<br />
Coast born, family owned franchise,<br />
opened its second <strong>Austin</strong> location in late<br />
July in the Arboretum at Great Hills at<br />
10000 Research Blvd. The 3,000 sq. ft.<br />
restaurant is located between Gymboree<br />
and Amy’s Ice Cream and will serve<br />
hamburgers with more than a dozen free<br />
toppings, kosher-style hot dogs and freshcut<br />
french fries. Visit www.fiveguys.com.<br />
3 Hookah hut added<br />
Zakia’s Greek Cuisine, a locally<br />
owned restaurant serving traditional<br />
Mediterranean dishes, will be adding a<br />
Pond Springs Rd.<br />
6<br />
Anderson Mill Rd.<br />
360<br />
16<br />
3<br />
Research Blvd.<br />
10<br />
Oak Knoll Dr.<br />
Mesa Dr.<br />
Great Hills Tr.<br />
Far West Blvd.<br />
1<br />
Jollyville Rd.<br />
2<br />
McNeil Dr.<br />
Duval Rd.<br />
45<br />
Steck Ave.<br />
Braker Ln.<br />
Burnet Rd.<br />
Parmer Ln.<br />
Anderson Ln.<br />
“hookah hut” in August to its northwest<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> location at 8701 W. Parmer<br />
Lane, Ste. 1125. In addition to hookah,<br />
the hut will offer gourmet coffees and<br />
Greek pastries. The restaurant regularly<br />
features live music and belly-dancing<br />
performances on Saturday nights. Call<br />
670-1000 or visit<br />
www.zakiasgreekcuisine.com.<br />
4 Indian dancing classes<br />
Indian Bollywood dance classes are now<br />
being offered in northwest <strong>Austin</strong>. The<br />
classes, Bollywood Shake, started in May<br />
for adults only but will open to children<br />
July 25 at Tinka’s Studio, 2013 Wells<br />
Branch Parkway. Local dancer Ruchika<br />
Dias founded the Bollywood Shake dance<br />
company and will be teaching the classes<br />
along with other instructors. The classes<br />
are also taught at two central and south<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> locations. Adult dance classes for<br />
the second session begin Aug. 9. Call 432-<br />
5716 or visit www.bollywoodshake.com.<br />
5 Company refinances<br />
Aspen Properties recently refinanced<br />
three of its office buildings in northwest<br />
7<br />
Stonelake Blvd.<br />
5<br />
Esperanza Crossing<br />
13<br />
15<br />
8<br />
183<br />
12<br />
1<br />
MoPac<br />
Metric Blvd.<br />
Kramer Ln.<br />
Rutland Dr.<br />
Rundberg Ln.<br />
I-35<br />
Wells<br />
Branch<br />
Pkwy.<br />
Lamar Blvd.<br />
I-35<br />
Map not to scale<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> with $82 million in loans from<br />
Bank of America Corp. Loans for the<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>-based development company will<br />
go toward financing three properties at<br />
8303 MoPac, Parkline and Colina West.<br />
Together, the buildings total 405,500 sq.<br />
ft. For more information, visit<br />
www.aspen-prop.com.<br />
6 Truck supply store relocates<br />
Custom Truck Outfitters recently moved<br />
from its Cedar Park location at 604 N.<br />
Bell Blvd. to 13000 N. US 183. The store,<br />
which offers truck, SUV and auto services<br />
and accessories, recently relocated. Call<br />
918-2345 or visit<br />
www.customtruckoutfitters.com.<br />
7 Digestive center moves<br />
A center focusing on the digestive system<br />
and its disorders, Digestive Center<br />
Associates, recently relocated from the<br />
Dallas/Fort Worth area to 11111 Research<br />
Blvd., Ste. 210. The center, founded by Dr.<br />
Ephraim Nsien, moved to its new location<br />
in May. Call 372-9939.<br />
9<br />
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N
8 Restaurant celebrates<br />
Andiamo Ristorante, located at 2521<br />
Rutland Drive, is celebrating its fifth year<br />
in business Aug. 1. In honor of the Italian<br />
restaurant’s anniversary, all patrons that<br />
dine for dinner will receive a raffle ticket<br />
for a chance to win a free case of wine<br />
valued at $500. A name for the raffle prize<br />
will be drawn every Saturday night in<br />
August. Call 719-3377 or visit<br />
www.andiamoitaliano.com.<br />
9 Popsicle business opens<br />
PopSoCools, a locally owned business<br />
that makes all-natural popsicles, opened<br />
in mid-June at 11800 N. Lamar Blvd.<br />
Owners Manuel Flores and his wife,<br />
Laura, started the business after selling<br />
popsicles at the <strong>Austin</strong> Farmer’s Market.<br />
The popsicles are made with fresh fruit<br />
and flavors ranging from traditional ones<br />
like strawberry and watermelon to mango<br />
chili, soy coconut and Hibiscus mint. Call<br />
775-1353 or visit www.popsocools.com.<br />
10 Pet grooming business opens<br />
Clean Puppy Pet Grooming, a business<br />
offering general grooming for cats and<br />
dogs, opened in early July at 12636<br />
Research Blvd., Ste. A-104. The business,<br />
owned by Stephanie Liao, does bathing,<br />
haircuts, nail clipping, tooth brushing<br />
and shedding services seven days a week<br />
by appointment only. Call 258-0818.<br />
11 Roofing business opens<br />
Ranger Roofing & Construction recently<br />
opened at 13048 Research Blvd., Ste. A.<br />
The store offers roof installation and<br />
repairs for residential and commercial<br />
properties. This is the fourth store<br />
location for the business, which has stores<br />
in Houston, Georgia and Missouri. Call<br />
258-4245 or visit www.rangerroof.com.<br />
12 Car dealership opens<br />
EMotion Motor Sports, a car dealership<br />
offering pre-owned luxury cars, opened in<br />
mid-July at 12196 N. Mopac Expressway.<br />
This is the business’s first location. Call<br />
410-7909 or visit<br />
www.emotionmotorsports.com.<br />
13 New residential development<br />
The Villages at The Domain, a new<br />
residential apartment complex, opened<br />
May 1 at 11011 Domain Drive. The<br />
apartments offer granite countertops,<br />
walk-in closets and amenities like a<br />
salt-water pool and 1,800 sq. ft. fitness<br />
center. A temporary leasing office for<br />
the development is located off Esperanza<br />
Crossing across from Kona Grill. The<br />
development is part of phase two of The<br />
Domain and opened in May with 27<br />
apartment units. Another 411 apartment<br />
units will open in the development<br />
Sept. 18. Call 836-7300 or e-mail<br />
villagesdomain@lincolnapts.com.<br />
14 Send it or save it<br />
Residents who need to store belongings<br />
or send mail may visit Secured Climate<br />
Storage and Postal Center, 9311 RM<br />
620. The 14-acre storage area has 450<br />
climate-controlled units, space for boat<br />
or RV storage and plans to build a second<br />
building by the end of the year. The<br />
postal center offers United States Postal<br />
Service and Federal Express services,<br />
including Priority Express, domestic and<br />
international mailing; private mailbox<br />
rentals; and stamps. Open Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.<br />
to 6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sun.<br />
noon-4 p.m. Call 336-7233 or visit<br />
www.securedclimatestorage.com.<br />
15 Physical therapy school<br />
Star Physical Therapy, which provides<br />
physical therapy and rehabilitation, will<br />
open a new center at 11101 Burnet Road,<br />
Ste. A-170, in the <strong>Austin</strong> Commons<br />
Shopping Center in late July. This is the<br />
second Star Physical Therapy location in<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>. Call 835-5000.<br />
16 Auto service store opens<br />
Chelsie’s Automotive, LLC opened in<br />
mid-July at 12732-A Research Blvd.,<br />
in the previous Precision Tune Auto<br />
Care location. New store owner, Chelsie<br />
Andrews, worked at Precision Tune<br />
for almost 20 years before buying the<br />
storefront for his own business. He and<br />
his wife, Christine Traylor-Andrews, own<br />
the store, which offers full-service auto<br />
repair and maintenance. Call 331-5790.<br />
17 Hearing store relocates<br />
Miracle Ear, a hearing loss and hearing<br />
aid store, recently moved to 12129 N. FM<br />
620, Ste. 103. The store, which moved in<br />
late June, was previously located at the<br />
Sears in Lakeline Mall. Call 258-1352 or<br />
visit www.miracle-ear.com.<br />
18 Shelter relocates<br />
The <strong>Austin</strong> Children’s Shelter is in the<br />
final construction phase of a new campus<br />
at 4800 Manor Road. The new, expanded<br />
facility includes five residential cottages<br />
for children and three support buildings<br />
that will allow ACS to more than double<br />
the number of children and youth it can<br />
serve as well as offer longer-term care and<br />
additional services. Fundraising is down<br />
43 percent from last year, so only two of<br />
the cottages will be open until additional<br />
funding is received. The shelter will<br />
commemorate its 25th anniversary with<br />
the opening of the new facility in October.<br />
Visit www.austinchildrenshelter.org.<br />
Closings<br />
Nino’s Pizza, Anderson Mill Shopping<br />
Center, 13776 Research Blvd.<br />
Bettysport, The Domain, 11401 Century<br />
Oaks Terrace, Ste. 129<br />
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<strong>Community</strong> Events<br />
July<br />
27 | Free puppet show<br />
A special puppet show will be featured at the North Village<br />
Branch library as part of this summer’s Summer Reading<br />
Program theme, “One Green World!”<br />
North Village Branch Library, 2505 Steck Ave.<br />
974-9960 • www.austinlibrary.com<br />
29 | Computer classes<br />
A free tutorial on how to use Microsoft Word will be<br />
available at the Little Walnut Creek Branch library. Classes<br />
are limited to eight people and attendees are asked to<br />
register at the library’s circulation desk.<br />
835 W. Rundberg • 7-8:30 p.m. • 974-9860<br />
30 | “Storytime”<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> Public Library’s Little Walnut Creek Branch presents<br />
a free storytime for children 5 years old and younger. The<br />
event is open to the public.<br />
Little Walnut Creek Branch, 835 W. Rundberg Lane<br />
10:15 a.m. • 974-9860 • www.austinlibrary.com<br />
31| live music and casino night<br />
Attendees can enjoy live music from Dysfunkshun Junkshun<br />
and play casino-style games during “Monte Carlo Night.”<br />
Drink specials and prize giveaways will be available and<br />
attendees are asked to dress up.<br />
Cool River Café, 4001 W. Parmer Lane<br />
7-11 p.m. • $10 at door or $5 if invited through Cool<br />
Connections e-mail list • 835-0010<br />
www.coolrivercafe.com<br />
August<br />
1 | Free math check up<br />
The Sylvan Learning Center is offering a free math test for<br />
students entering third through eighth grades. The two hour<br />
test measures children’s math proficiency and skill level.<br />
Register by calling 1-800-EDUCATE.<br />
Sylvan Learning Center of North <strong>Austin</strong>, 13450 N US 183<br />
1-3 p.m., 336-1818, www.sylvanlearning.com<br />
6 | Summer concert<br />
Anderson Mill Limited District will host its free “Summer<br />
Concerts in the Park Series” in Harper Park. Performers will<br />
be Sonny and the Starfires.<br />
Lake Creek Parkway and Deerbrook Trail<br />
7 p.m. • www.andersonmill-limited.org<br />
Networking event<br />
The Association of Proposal Management Professionals will<br />
host a dinner and presentation from proposal experts during<br />
a networking event for its Central Texas chapter meeting.<br />
URS Corporation, 9400 Amberglen Blvd.<br />
6-8 p.m. • $20 at the door • 459-3262<br />
www.apmpcentraltexas.com<br />
7 | Back-to-school game night<br />
There will be free fun and games for children to celebrate<br />
the start of the new school year. This is the final night of<br />
Barnes and Nobles summer game night series.<br />
Barnes and Nobles at the Arboretum<br />
10000 Research Blvd., Ste. 158<br />
6:30 p.m. • 418-8985 • www.barnesandnoble.com<br />
24 | AISD first day of school<br />
Classes for the 2009-2010 school year will start on all<br />
campuses in the <strong>Austin</strong> school district.<br />
www.austinisd.org<br />
25 | PISD/RRISD first day of school<br />
Classes for the 2009-2010 school year will start on all<br />
campuses in the Pflugerville and Round Rock school<br />
districts. • www.pflugervilleisd.net • www.roundrockisd.org<br />
28 | “Inkheart”<br />
Anderson Mill Limited District will host a free movie in the<br />
park, “Inkheart,” a PG-rated children’s adventure movie.<br />
Harper Park, Lake Creek Parkway and Deerbrook Trail<br />
Begins at dusk • www.andersonmill-limited.org<br />
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6 | July 2009 <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Newspaper</strong> • Northwest <strong>Austin</strong> Edition<br />
Business Profile North Oaks Country Child Development Center<br />
Patty and Larry Sproul, owners of the North Oaks Country Child Development Center<br />
By Melissa Mixon<br />
Every weekday between 11:30 a.m. and<br />
1 p.m., a small miracle happens at the<br />
North Oaks Country Child Development<br />
Center in northwest <strong>Austin</strong>.<br />
The staff there is able to get up to 15 5<br />
year olds — all together in one big, cozy<br />
room — to take a nap.<br />
“It’s pretty amazing,” Larry Sproul,<br />
co-owner of the center, said in a whisper<br />
while looking in on the sleeping children.<br />
Patty Sproul, Larry’s wife and the director<br />
of the center, said the trick is turning<br />
off the lights, playing soothing children’s<br />
music and rubbing the children’s backs if<br />
they cannot get to sleep.<br />
It is this personal touch, along with<br />
always having Patty at the door to greet<br />
children in the morning, that has been<br />
making their almost 28-year-old business<br />
a “home away from home” for the<br />
hundreds of children who have gone there<br />
for day care.<br />
“We’ve tried to create a loving and safe<br />
place where a child can grow,” Patty said.<br />
The Sprouls started the center with<br />
another couple almost three decades ago,<br />
after Larry retired from the military and<br />
the family moved to <strong>Austin</strong> from Oklahoma.<br />
While in Oklahoma, Patty had<br />
worked at a day care and loved the work.<br />
When she and Larry got to Texas with<br />
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Patty tried working at a day care again,<br />
but she said that it just did not feel right.<br />
“It wasn’t what I felt it should be, so I<br />
thought, ‘Hey, we can do this,’” Patty said.<br />
The two couples started the center in a<br />
little house on Spicewood Springs Road<br />
that opened with only eight children. Not<br />
long after, however, interest in the day<br />
care increased. The center outgrew the<br />
house and moved to its current location.<br />
The new location, owned only by the<br />
Sprouls, is larger than the original and<br />
has six classrooms and several different<br />
playgrounds that are each equipped with<br />
age-appropriate toys and play equipment.<br />
Classrooms in the center are colorful,<br />
and hallways are decorated with painted<br />
animals and cartoon characters.<br />
The day care is open to children ages 18<br />
months to 12 years old. While there, students<br />
are separated based on age groups<br />
and learn everything from their home<br />
address to how to tie their shoes or what<br />
to do if a stranger approaches.<br />
Patty and Larry said the most rewarding<br />
part of their job is helping children<br />
grow and develop. The saddest part,<br />
however, is when children get older and<br />
no longer need to come to the center.<br />
“They become your family,” Larry said.<br />
Still, many former students bring their<br />
own children to the Sprouls’ center once<br />
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Each time a former student comes in,<br />
they try to identify themselves in the hundreds<br />
of photos that hang in the day care.<br />
The photos date back to their first classes<br />
almost 30 years ago.<br />
Patty and Larry said they plan to run<br />
the center as long as they can.<br />
“What other job can you do where a<br />
child runs up to you, gives you a big hug<br />
and says that they love you and they mean<br />
it?” Patty said. “I can’t imagine doing<br />
anything else.”<br />
Another year<br />
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their northwest <strong>Austin</strong> day care facility, North Oaks<br />
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Clean Scapes employees Jay Grona and George LIndenberg with co-owner Ivan Giraldo<br />
By Mark Collins<br />
From pushing a lawnmower to maintaining<br />
the Texas State Capitol building’s<br />
front yard to managing an entire company,<br />
Clean Scapes co-founder Ivan Giraldo<br />
has done it all.<br />
Clean Scapes is a commercial landscape<br />
company that has designed and constructed<br />
notable landscape projects like<br />
The Domain and South Park Meadows, in<br />
addition to performing maintenance and<br />
renovation on many buildings’ landscapes<br />
throughout the city, including the capitol.<br />
“I have worked at every level at several<br />
different landscape companies, so I see<br />
things from all the different perspectives,”<br />
Giraldo said. “Even now I don’t mind<br />
mowing lawns. I like being able to help<br />
out and pass on what I’ve learned through<br />
the years to my co-workers.”<br />
A Columbian native, Giraldo got his<br />
start mowing lawns in Miami in 1994<br />
when he moved to the U.S. to start a<br />
residential lawn care company with his<br />
brothers. He credits his time in the field<br />
for much of the lawn care expertise he<br />
has now.<br />
Several years later he moved to Arlington<br />
to work as a warehouse manager for<br />
a landscaping company and met his wife,<br />
who is a native Texan. The couple returned<br />
to Miami briefly in the mid-2000s,<br />
but it wasn’t long before they returned to<br />
Texas.<br />
“I realized I was not going to learn any<br />
English in Miami,” Giraldo said. “My wife<br />
said, ‘We’re going back to Texas,’ and we<br />
both decided that Texas had always been a<br />
place with great memories.”<br />
Giraldo founded Clean Scapes in June<br />
2005 with his business partner, Rex Gore,<br />
who he had worked with previously at<br />
other lawn care companies. When the<br />
company first started operating, it had<br />
only seven employees. Now Clean Scapes<br />
services properties from Georgetown to<br />
San Antonio and employs more than 200<br />
people in peak season.<br />
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Giraldo said the business partners<br />
chose to focus on commercial properties<br />
because that is where their expertise is,<br />
but that they are open to the idea of offering<br />
residential service in the future.<br />
He credits much of Clean Scapes’ success<br />
to the company’s mantra of exceeding<br />
expectations.<br />
“I like to think our company helped<br />
beautify the city, and we take a lot of pride<br />
in that,” Giraldo said. “We want to keep<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> as beautiful as possible.”<br />
Environmental updating<br />
While Clean Scapes is doing its part to make<br />
Mother Nature look good, the company also<br />
makes a point to take care of the environment.<br />
Clean Scapes recently went through the process<br />
of converting its gas-powered mowers to propane<br />
ones. Propane mowers run on cleaner fuel, do not<br />
produce as many harmful emissions and decrease<br />
fuel costs.<br />
“Our goal is to do as much as we can to have the<br />
least effect on the environment,” owner Ivan<br />
Giraldo said.<br />
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Transportation Report Lakewood Drive low-water crossing improvements By Tiffany Young<br />
A project to add a concrete bridge at a<br />
low-water crossing in Bull Creek District<br />
Park would greatly reduce the number<br />
and length of time of road closures where<br />
the creek and Lakewood Drive meet, said<br />
Stan Evans, the Capital Improvement<br />
Project coordinator on the project for the<br />
City of <strong>Austin</strong>’s Watershed Protection<br />
Department.<br />
Now in its final approval and permit<br />
phase, the estimated $1 million project is<br />
expected to begin construction by January<br />
and will take about six months to<br />
complete.<br />
“The bridge we have planned can be<br />
constructed with minimal impact to the<br />
site and the environment,” Evans said.<br />
“The bridge will provide many improvements<br />
to the environment by getting the<br />
vehicles out of the creek. But more importantly,<br />
the bridge will greatly improve<br />
safety to the traveling public and for<br />
pedestrians and those riding bikes as they<br />
cross Bull Creek at the park.”<br />
Each lane of the bridge will be 14<br />
feet wide and will include a 6-foot wide<br />
pedestrian sidewalk with guard rails for<br />
a total width just wider than 34 feet. The<br />
sidewalk will continue along the length of<br />
the new roadway pavement and connect<br />
the south side of the park to the main<br />
park area north of the creek.<br />
“The typical creek flow at this location<br />
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Lakewood Dr.<br />
is almost 6 inches deep on a normal day,<br />
so when there is any rain upstream of<br />
the crossing, it needs to be closed, which<br />
requires our staff to mobilize to the site<br />
to set up barricades,” Evans said. “Nearby<br />
homeowners are affected by this, as is the<br />
traveling public using Lakewood Drive.”<br />
The proposed low-water crossing will<br />
raise the road surface several feet above<br />
Bull Creek<br />
District Park<br />
Source: City of <strong>Austin</strong> Watershed<br />
the creek bed, and would only be subject<br />
to closure for large storms causing flow<br />
over the proposed crossing.<br />
Warning lights will be reinstalled on<br />
either side of the bridge to alert motorists<br />
of high water conditions and detection<br />
devices at the bridge to monitor the creek<br />
depth and communicate to <strong>Austin</strong>’s citywide<br />
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The project will also consist of reconfiguring<br />
a parking lot on the south side of<br />
the creek to reduce impervious pavement<br />
for more vegetation.<br />
Park visitors will still be able to enter<br />
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10 | July 2009 <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Newspaper</strong> • Northwest <strong>Austin</strong> Edition<br />
City and County Notes Recent news Compiled by Tiffany Young<br />
City distributes water<br />
The City of <strong>Austin</strong>, led by Councilwoman<br />
Laura Morrison and supported by the <strong>Austin</strong><br />
Water Utility, teamed up with Mobile<br />
Loaves and Fishes, a social outreach ministry<br />
for the homeless and indigent working<br />
poor, June 25 to distribute bottles of water<br />
to those in need.<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>/Travis County Emergency Medical<br />
Services has responded to 37 heat-related<br />
emergencies during days with 100-plus degree<br />
temperatures since June 12.<br />
“In times of extreme temperatures, the<br />
body loses fluids and electrolytes. These fluids<br />
must be replaced to avoid heat exhaustion<br />
or heat stroke,” said Dr. Philip Huang,<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>/Travis County Health and Human<br />
Services medical director.<br />
Mobile Loaves and Fishes provides food,<br />
clothing and dignity to people in need.<br />
The nonprofit utilizes a force of thousands<br />
of volunteers to make nightly deliveries<br />
throughout <strong>Austin</strong>. For more information,<br />
visit www.mlfnow.org/water.<br />
Lease renewed with Film Society<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> City Council voted to renew a lease<br />
agreement with the <strong>Austin</strong> Film Society for<br />
more than 20 acres of land at the city’s former<br />
airport. The lease renewal, approved in<br />
a June meeting, enables the film society to<br />
continue using the former Robert Mueller<br />
Municipal Airport for studio complexes.<br />
The site boosted <strong>Austin</strong>’s film scene since<br />
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the city and film society first entered a lease<br />
agreement in 2000. The lease calls for the<br />
premises to be used as a studio complex for<br />
the production of films, television programs,<br />
commercials and multimedia productions.<br />
Under the agreement, the film society<br />
pays the city $100 per year and, in lieu of fair<br />
market rental, AFS finds film, television and<br />
multimedia companies to house at the site.<br />
Council members also added an amendment<br />
that the film society cannot grant any<br />
sublease without council approval, if that<br />
sublease requires more than $50,000 in cumulative<br />
improvements.<br />
Art guitars donated to city<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> resident and businessman Milton<br />
Verret is donating eight of the original “Big<br />
Guitars” to the City of <strong>Austin</strong>. Verret purchased<br />
the “Big Guitars” at auction in October<br />
2007 during GuitarTown, a gala event to<br />
raise money for several <strong>Austin</strong> charities.<br />
For more than a year before the auction,<br />
the guitars were displayed throughout the<br />
city at various <strong>Austin</strong> locations. Gibson<br />
Guitars commissioned them all and were<br />
decorated by local artists as part of the<br />
temporary exhibit <strong>Austin</strong> GuitarTown.<br />
Verret’s personal bids during the GuitarTown<br />
Auction totaled $120,000 of the<br />
more than $589,000 paid to four <strong>Austin</strong><br />
area charities: Health Alliance for <strong>Austin</strong><br />
Musicians, <strong>Austin</strong> Museum of Art,<br />
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At the Capitol Public education By Patrick Brendel<br />
State lawmakers reform measurements of schools, students<br />
Addressing subjects such as standardized<br />
testing and “college readiness”<br />
levels, Texas lawmakers revamped the<br />
state’s accountability system for students<br />
and public schools during the legislative<br />
session that ended June 1. They also<br />
used federal stimulus money to increase<br />
funding for public schools by 3 percent.<br />
TAKS tests<br />
Third graders will no longer be required<br />
to pass the Texas Assessment of<br />
Knowledge and Skills in order to be promoted<br />
to the fourth grade, but schools<br />
will still be held accountable for poor<br />
TAKS scores by third graders. Students<br />
in grades five and eight will have the<br />
same promotion requirements.<br />
Elective courses<br />
Legislators altered the Texas High<br />
School Recommended Program for<br />
graduation, now allowing for six elective<br />
courses. The new plan, totaling 26<br />
credits, consists of: four credits in each<br />
of the four core subjects areas (math,<br />
science, English and social studies); two<br />
credits in the same foreign language;<br />
one credit in physical education; one fine<br />
arts credit; and six electives selected by<br />
students and their parents. The previous<br />
plan called for 24 credits, with only two<br />
in electives.<br />
Students no longer will be required to<br />
take a semester of health class, a decision<br />
that has raised opposition from<br />
some groups and the editorial boards of<br />
major newspapers.<br />
End-of-course exams<br />
Beginning with the ninth-grade class<br />
entering high school in fall 2011, TAKS<br />
will be replaced by 12 end-of-course<br />
exams (in math, science, English and<br />
social studies) that students must pass in<br />
order to graduate from high school.<br />
The state will begin incorporating<br />
“college readiness” levels (standards in<br />
the four core subjects) when assessing<br />
the performance of school districts and<br />
campuses. High schools will be required<br />
to increase the number of students<br />
showing college-level skills in the endof-course<br />
exams. Students who achieve<br />
the college readiness standard on the<br />
English III and Algebra II exams will<br />
automatically qualify for graduation.<br />
More flexibility to meet standards<br />
Schools will have more flexibility in<br />
meeting accountability standards. The<br />
state will now take student growth into<br />
account when measuring a school’s<br />
performance. School districts will be<br />
allowed to meet state standards using<br />
either their most recent test scores or<br />
with a three-year-rolling average of past<br />
scores. Legislation also gives districts<br />
some leeway on meeting accountability<br />
indicators in case of an atypically poor<br />
performance.<br />
Repurposed schools<br />
Lawmakers altered rules governing<br />
state interventions and sanctions of<br />
public schools. Campuses now have<br />
an additional year after reconstitution<br />
to meet accreditation standards.<br />
A campus now has the option of being<br />
repurposed instead of being closed. The<br />
state education commissioner can delay<br />
alternative management, repurposing<br />
and closure of a school by one year if he<br />
determines the campus is making significant<br />
progress toward accreditation.<br />
The commissioner is now prohibited<br />
from requiring the name of a campus to<br />
be changed.<br />
School funding<br />
Legislators also passed a budget that<br />
increased spending on public education<br />
by $1.9 billion and included teacher pay<br />
raises, but President Barack Obama’s<br />
administration has since raised questions<br />
about how states can use federal<br />
stimulus funds for education. Budget<br />
writers — including state Sen. Steve<br />
Ogden, R-Bryan — replaced state<br />
spending on education with $3.2 billion<br />
in stimulus money, freeing up those<br />
state funds for other aspects of the<br />
budget.<br />
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan<br />
warned that federal funds could<br />
be withheld from the State of Pennsylvania,<br />
which used education stimulus<br />
funds in a manner similar to Texas.<br />
However, Texas lawmakers argue that<br />
their use of federal funds is appropriate<br />
because they increased overall spending<br />
on education.<br />
Unless the federal government disapproves<br />
of Texas’ plan, pay raises of at<br />
least $800 will be given to public school<br />
teachers, counselors, librarians, nurses<br />
and speech pathologists. If federal<br />
authorities do not endorse Texas’ use of<br />
the stimulus funds, then the topic will<br />
likely be addressed during a special session<br />
called by the governor. The federal<br />
government’s decision is pending.<br />
Local school districts have argued<br />
that federal law prohibits state school<br />
officials from dictating how they use<br />
stimulus funds. If local districts are<br />
given more discretion, they might extend<br />
raises to other school employees or<br />
vary pay incentives among campuses.<br />
Minimum grades<br />
State lawmakers also passed legislation<br />
that allows schools to use<br />
electronic textbooks instead of paper<br />
books. Classrooms will have at least one<br />
set of paper or electronic textbooks in<br />
each subject. Legislators also banned<br />
schools from requiring teachers to give<br />
out “minimum” grades, such as a 50, 60<br />
or 70.<br />
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Neighborhood Dining Pizza Guide<br />
1 <strong>Austin</strong>'s Pizza<br />
10900 Research Blvd.<br />
795-8888 • www.austinspizza.com<br />
Open daily 11 a.m.-11 p.m.<br />
Brazos pizza ($15.99, large)<br />
Established in 1999, <strong>Austin</strong>'s Pizza has won many<br />
awards for its pizza, most recently receiving Best<br />
Delivery by the <strong>Austin</strong> Chronicle's Restaurant Poll<br />
in 2009.<br />
With a thinner crust than most places in town,<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>'s Pizza offers white or wheat crust and has<br />
four delicious sauces to choose from: vine-ripened<br />
tomato sauce, basil pesto sauce, Alfredo sauce and<br />
Smokey Mesquite BBQ sauce. A Build Your Own<br />
comes on a 10-inch ($7.99) or 14-inch ($12.99)<br />
pizza crust with two toppings.<br />
Candace Birkelbach<br />
2 BB Rover's Café & Pub<br />
12101 Jollyville Road<br />
335-9504 • www.bbrovers.com<br />
Sun.-Fri. 11 a.m.-midnight<br />
Sat. 11 a.m.-1 a.m.<br />
3 Brick Oven Restaurant<br />
10710 Research Blvd.<br />
345-6181<br />
www.brickovenrestaurant.com<br />
Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.<br />
Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.<br />
Southwest Chicken Pizza ($19.95, large)<br />
At Brick Oven, customers can create their own<br />
pizza from scratch, with sourdough crust and a<br />
variety of sauces. Alternatively, they can choose<br />
from nine specialty pizzas, like the Tuscan Truffle<br />
Pizza ($13.50 for a medium), which features Italian<br />
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Melissa Mixon<br />
mushrooms and truffles, topped with prosciutto<br />
ham, mozzarella, arugula and grated asiago cheese.<br />
The pies come in three sizes, with a medium being<br />
large enough for two people.<br />
4 Brooklyn Heights Pizzeria<br />
14900 Avery Ranch Blvd., C-700<br />
238-8889<br />
www.brooklynheightspizzeria.com<br />
Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-midnight<br />
Sat. 11 a.m.-1 a.m.<br />
Sun. noon to midnight<br />
Kitchen managers Alejandro Cortes and Jamie Hollinger<br />
Brooklyn Heights Pizzeria, an East Coast-style<br />
restaurant, offers up a friendly staff, $2 beers during<br />
happy hour and authentic tasting Italian dishes for<br />
Central Texas residents.<br />
The pizzeria has a diverse mix of specialty pizzas,<br />
from a Greek pizza decked in gyro meat, artichokes<br />
and Greek olives ($19.99-$26.99, depending on<br />
size) to a more traditional Cheese Lovers ($14.99-<br />
$20.99) pizza with mozzarella, asiago, Gorgonzola<br />
and provolone. The pizza was impressive, down to<br />
its crisp crust to the complementary taste of the<br />
Gorgonzola with the other cheeses.<br />
5 DoubleDave's Pizzaworks<br />
A 13343 N. US 183<br />
918-DAVE (3283)<br />
www.doubledaves.com<br />
Sun.-Thur. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />
Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.<br />
B 11900 Metric Blvd.<br />
719-3283 (DAVE)<br />
Open daily 11 a.m.-11 p.m.<br />
Home of the “two for Tuesdays“ Peproni Roll deals<br />
and well known for its pizza buffet (11 a.m.-2 p.m.),<br />
DoubleDave's Pizzaworks headquarters are located<br />
off Bee Caves Road in <strong>Austin</strong>. But the franchised<br />
business did not get its start in <strong>Austin</strong> — in 1984<br />
David Davydd Miller (hence the name) opened<br />
DoubleDave's in College Station and has since<br />
opened franchises throughout Texas. While buffets<br />
often get a bad reputation, DoubleDave's, with its<br />
handtossed, fresh pizza, is a great place for lunch<br />
or watching sports with friends. The best part is<br />
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its dessert, the chocolate chip pizza, that tastes<br />
just like a scrumptious warm cookie made of pizza<br />
dough smothered with melted chocolate chips and<br />
fresh cookie dough.<br />
6 Mangia Chicago Stuffed Pizza<br />
A 8012 Mesa Drive<br />
349-2126<br />
www.mangiapizza.com<br />
Sun.-Thur. 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.<br />
Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.<br />
B 12001 Burnet Road<br />
832-5550<br />
Sun.- Thur. 10:45 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />
Fri.-Sat. 10:45 a.m.-11 p.m.<br />
Tiffany Young Tiffany Young<br />
Mangia Pizza<br />
Mangia Chicago Stuffed Pizza, one of the few<br />
places in town specializing in deep dish pizza, was<br />
founded in <strong>Austin</strong> in 1988 by Jeff Sayers. Since its<br />
opening it has repeatedly won awards in numerous<br />
publications for its quality pizza and even starred in<br />
the movie “Man of the House.“ Look for interesting<br />
shaped pizzas during holidays and special events,<br />
such as Valentine's Day heart-shaped pizzas and<br />
football-shaped pizzas that were featured on ESPN<br />
2’s “Cold Pizza“ show.<br />
7 Mr. Jim's Pizza<br />
10401 Anderson Mill Road, Ste. 108A<br />
249-5467<br />
Mon. 3 p.m.-10 p.m.<br />
Tue.-Thur. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />
Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.<br />
Sun. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.<br />
www.mrjims.com<br />
Mr. Jim’s Pizza<br />
8 Niki's Pizza<br />
1100 Center Ridge Drive, Ste. 320<br />
989-6868<br />
www.nikipizza.com<br />
Open daily 11 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />
Niki’s Pizza<br />
9 The Original Brooklyn Pie Co.<br />
8127 Mesa Drive, Ste. B-202<br />
346-1414<br />
www.brooklynpie.com<br />
Open daily 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.<br />
When The Original Brooklyn Pie Co. menu says a<br />
slice of pizza, they mean a whole pizza, because<br />
that is about how big one of their slices really is –<br />
served on a paper plate, it doesn't quite fit. It is so<br />
delicious, you will want to eat it all while it's hot.<br />
Slices are served daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and<br />
come in cheese ($3.69) or pepperoni ($4.29) or you<br />
can add one of their many toppings ranging from<br />
banana peppers to sun-dried tomatoes for $0.60.<br />
10 Reale's Pizza and Café<br />
13450 N. US 183<br />
335-5115<br />
www.realespizzaandcafe.com<br />
Mon.-Thur. 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.<br />
Fri. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />
Sat. noon-10 p.m.<br />
Closed Sun.<br />
11 RedBrick Pizza<br />
A Arbor Walk<br />
10515 N. MoPac, Ste. 125B<br />
345-6060<br />
www.redbrickpizza.com<br />
Sun.-Mon. 11 a.m.- 9 p.m.<br />
Fri.-Sat. 9 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />
B Tech Ridge<br />
13609 N. IH 35<br />
251-9666<br />
Sun.-Mon. 11 a.m.- 9 p.m.<br />
Fri.-Sat. 9 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />
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Tiffany Young Melissa Mixon<br />
RedBrick Pizza<br />
Located within the ArborWalk, RedBrick Pizza not<br />
only has excellent pizza, but also serves gourmet<br />
Italian gelato ice cream in a variety of flavors.<br />
The atmosphere is fun and casual, with a black<br />
leather couch and bar stools. Each table has its own<br />
TV and remote control so guests can choose their<br />
own channels.<br />
For something different, try one of its specialty<br />
pizzas. Sweet barbecue sauce, spicy cilantro and<br />
crisp red onions give RedBrick’s BBQ Chicken pizza<br />
a freshness uncommon among its counterparts.<br />
12 Rockin' Tomato Pizza<br />
A Lake Creek Festival Shopping Center<br />
13729 Research Blvd., Ste. 690<br />
275-1777<br />
www.rockintomato.com<br />
B 1921 Cedar Bend, Ste. A-120<br />
833-5656<br />
Mon.-Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />
Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.<br />
13 Rome's Pizza<br />
9225 W. Parmer Lane<br />
996-8890<br />
Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />
Sun. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.<br />
November-February closes at 9 p.m. weekdays<br />
www.romespizza.com<br />
Rome’s Pizza<br />
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A franchise started in San Antonio, Rome's Pizza<br />
was brought to <strong>Austin</strong> two years ago by Ken Wetta.<br />
In addition to the usual suspects, this restaurant<br />
has a wide variety of white and pesto pizzas. A<br />
16-inch pizza ($17.75) with garlic, black olives,<br />
artichokes, Italian sausage and mushrooms was<br />
just enough for three people to share.<br />
The pizza was delicious and the staff didn't<br />
skimp on the ingredients, having large quartered<br />
artichokes throughout that left our bellies full<br />
and hearts content. Oven-toasted sandwiches,<br />
calzones, pasta, salads, Mediterranean specialties<br />
and stromboli are also available.<br />
14 Saccone's Pizza and Subs<br />
11416 N. RM 620, Ste. N.<br />
257-1200<br />
www.saccones.com<br />
Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.<br />
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Research Blvd.<br />
Oak Knoll Dr.<br />
Melissa Mixon<br />
2<br />
Great Hills Tr.<br />
6 A<br />
Mesa Dr.<br />
9<br />
Far West Blvd.<br />
Jollyville Rd.<br />
3<br />
15<br />
1<br />
McNeil Dr.<br />
Duval Rd.<br />
Stonelake Blvd.<br />
45<br />
Steck Ave.<br />
11 A<br />
Burnet Rd.<br />
Anderson Ln.<br />
Parmer Ln.<br />
183<br />
Dan Saccone, owner of Saccone’s Pizza and Subs<br />
6 B<br />
5 B<br />
Metric Blvd.<br />
Braker Ln.<br />
Rundberg Ln.<br />
Traditional New York- and New Jersey-style<br />
pizza is made from scratch. Everything from the<br />
dough to the sauce is prepared in-house with<br />
fresh ingredients. This signature element is not<br />
overlooked at Saccone’s Pizza and Subs.<br />
The menu includes a variety of dishes from salads<br />
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to pastas to sandwiches, but the homemade pizza<br />
and impressive presentation makes Saccone’s<br />
stand out among the sea of chain pizzerias. The pie<br />
arrives at the table piping hot beneath a tempest<br />
of rising steam. The crust is thin, but not crispy, and<br />
the generous flooding of toppings, though cooked,<br />
still look and taste fresh.<br />
All pizzas come in one size, a healthy 18-inch dish,<br />
and can easily feed a family of four.<br />
15 Woody's Pizza and Wings<br />
6301 W. Parmer Lane, Ste. 502<br />
336-7437<br />
www.woodyspizzaandwings.com<br />
Open Mon.-Fri. 4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.<br />
16 Zi Pizza<br />
10300 Anderson Mill Road, Ste. C<br />
257-1911<br />
Daily 11 a.m.-11 p.m.<br />
Compiled by Tiffany Young<br />
This is not a comprehensive list,<br />
but a snapshot of locally owned<br />
pizzerias in northwest <strong>Austin</strong>.<br />
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<strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78759<br />
512-345-3771<br />
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Nonprofit Profile Bikers Against Child Abuse<br />
BACA officers all go by nicknames to protect themselves and their families. The 2009 Sam Bass BACA officers are Postal, secretary;<br />
Doc Irish, sergeant at arms; Number 1, treasurer; Cobra, vice president and child liaison; and Slice, president.<br />
By Christi Covington<br />
When one Round Rock father lost his<br />
child for a few seconds at a San Antonio<br />
biker rally, he had a moment of panic.<br />
“Then I saw [my son] with some of the<br />
meanest looking bikers I had ever seen,”<br />
said the father, who goes by the biker<br />
nickname Slice. “I thought, ‘What has he<br />
gotten me into?’”<br />
He soon learned that members of Bikers<br />
Against Child Abuse had found his 6 year<br />
old, called security and now planned to<br />
guard the boy until his father came.<br />
That was more than four years ago.<br />
Slice was intrigued enough to join the<br />
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Last year, Round Rock-area members<br />
started the Sam Bass chapter, and<br />
in March, Slice became the chapter’s<br />
president.<br />
An international organization, BACA<br />
was founded in the 1990s by a Utah man,<br />
known by his biker friends as Chief. As a<br />
child therapist, Chief noticed that about 90<br />
percent of perpetrators tried to intimidate<br />
their victims from testifying against them<br />
in court, so one day he asked some of his<br />
friends to escort a child to a hearing.<br />
The roaring-engine entourage was an<br />
intimidating set of bodyguards dressed in<br />
full leather, and BACA was born.<br />
BACA members come from varied<br />
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backgrounds, such as engineers, paint<br />
contractors, technology professionals and<br />
social workers, but if a parent or guardian<br />
asks for their involvement with an abused<br />
child who has an open court case, their<br />
professional affiliation can take a back<br />
seat in a matter of minutes.<br />
“When they rip off that tie, they have<br />
got full leather,” Slice said.<br />
Through what they call an adopting<br />
process, Slice said abused children receive<br />
visits from a hoard of BACA members to<br />
empower them not to be afraid to testify in<br />
court against the defendant.<br />
“The kids get excited when we come,”<br />
he said. “It’s fun, so people will come<br />
from chapters all over the place. I have<br />
been to an adoption where they have had<br />
60 riders or so. It’s a beautiful thing.”<br />
Then the child is given a teddy bear<br />
everyone has squeezed to “fill it with hugs,”<br />
and at any point, a child can ask for a refill.<br />
He or she also receives a certificate welcoming<br />
him or her into the BACA family.<br />
“They are going to know they have<br />
sisters and brothers that will be there for<br />
them,” said Cobra, a member of the Sam<br />
Bass chapter of BACA.<br />
BACA members will escort a child wherever<br />
necessary, such as to school or court.<br />
Often they will even keep watch over a<br />
child’s house. The group’s policy is never to<br />
harass and only guard, but if a perpetrator<br />
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Become a BACA member<br />
Those wanting to join BACA are invited to come to a<br />
meeting where they can get more information and an<br />
application. The membership process also includes a<br />
thorough background check by the FBI. To become a<br />
patch member, attendance at 80 percent of the chapter’s<br />
official events is required during a year. Once that level is<br />
reached, members can be a child’s primary contact. Other<br />
membership opportunities are also available.<br />
Bikers Against Child Abuse<br />
www.bacausa.com<br />
Sam Bass chapter<br />
(877) 609-5798<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> chapter<br />
(includes Pflugerville)<br />
(877) 719-2988
Local History Limestone quarries<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> White Lime Company Balcones Escarpment<br />
Portions of original wood-fired kiln used to burn water out of<br />
limestone are visible from McNeil Road<br />
By Jim Dawson<br />
On McNeil Road west of Round Rock<br />
is a mining operation that has produced<br />
high-grade lime for more than 117 years.<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> White Lime Company was established<br />
in 1888 by Alfred M. Martin and<br />
Mr. Walker. Alfred Robinson joined the<br />
company in 1912. Later his sons, Alfred<br />
H. and George E. Robinson, took over the<br />
operation. Today the company is still operated<br />
by members of the Robinson family.<br />
The mine was located at the intersection<br />
of the International & Great Northern<br />
Railroad and the <strong>Austin</strong> and Northwestern<br />
Railroad to enable shipping with<br />
relative ease.<br />
Still visible from McNeil Road are portions<br />
of an original wood-fired kiln used<br />
to burn the water out of the limestone to<br />
produce quicklime, a principal ingredient<br />
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of cement. The kilns were heated to about<br />
900 degrees using cedar firewood that was<br />
chopped by hand axe and hauled by mule<br />
and wagon.<br />
In 1894, 300 barrels of lime were<br />
produced daily from the operation. Lime<br />
emits a very bright light when heated. It<br />
was used in early theater productions to<br />
create spotlights, which is where the term<br />
“in the limelight” originated.<br />
The company employed 30 to 50 men<br />
during this time. Most of the workers, including<br />
a large Mexican-American population,<br />
lived in nearby company houses.<br />
To help the employees, the company<br />
also opened a company store, which is still<br />
in operation at the mine. Not only did the<br />
store provide food and other necessities<br />
for employees, but also served as a social<br />
gathering place.<br />
The McNeil post office, located in the<br />
store, was begun in 1888 and still serves<br />
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Workers at the Texas Quarries in Cedar Park in 1948<br />
By Karen Thompson<br />
The rock and quarry industries of Travis<br />
and Williamson counties pre-date the<br />
Civil War. In the 1880s, the <strong>Austin</strong> and<br />
Northwestern Railroad was constructed<br />
to transport granite from Marble Falls to<br />
build the new Texas Capitol building in<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>.<br />
The National Weather Service describes<br />
this area of Texas as an “eroded region at<br />
the southern edge of the Edwards Plateau.”<br />
This “erosion” was formed by the Balcones<br />
Escarpment, a fault zone that runs<br />
from near Del Rio to the Red River. It<br />
separates the Hill Country from the Coastal<br />
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rocks were made when the earth moved,<br />
fractures formed and seeping rainwater<br />
mixed with sulfurous gases to form cracks.<br />
Barton Springs in <strong>Austin</strong> is a direct<br />
result of the Balcones Escarpment forcing<br />
water to the surface by artesian pressure.<br />
In 1929, the Texas Quarries Company<br />
was established around RM 1431. A railroad<br />
feeder track was laid to more easily<br />
transport the limestone.<br />
Following the end of World War II,<br />
in the early 1940s, Bob and Frank Allen<br />
opened Leander Limestone Quarry<br />
Company, located in the area that is now<br />
Crystal Falls Golf Course.<br />
Many of the men who worked in the<br />
quarry became veterans of World War<br />
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<strong>Community</strong> Corridor FM 2222: Capital of Texas Hwy. to Jester Blvd.<br />
Winding through scenic views<br />
and rolling hills, FM 2222 passes<br />
the Jester Village Shopping<br />
Center, where shoppers can find<br />
everything from a children's<br />
clothing store to an Italian bistro,<br />
and heads west toward Lake<br />
Travis. Nearby on City Park Road,<br />
families can swim, boat or picnic<br />
along Lake <strong>Austin</strong> at Emma Long<br />
Metropolitan Park.<br />
Jester Village Shopping Center<br />
6507 Jester Blvd.<br />
1 Building One<br />
Ste. 101: Jester Market, a locally<br />
owned grocery store, has been serving<br />
the community 10 years and has an<br />
extensive wine selection. The market<br />
also has a Subway sandwich shop inside.<br />
Call 231-0802.<br />
Ste. 103: Roy E. Springer, with Edward<br />
Jones Investments, works with<br />
individuals to develop a strategy to help<br />
reach financial goals. Call 231-9636 or<br />
visit www.edwardjones.com.<br />
Ste. 105: Bellagio’s Italian Bistro<br />
specializes in Italian cuisine, serving<br />
dinner six nights a week. The bistro is<br />
open for lunch Tuesday through Friday at<br />
11:30 a.m. Call 346-8228 or visit<br />
www.bellagioitalianbistro.com.<br />
Ste. 107: One World Chiropractic<br />
changed ownership and reopened at<br />
a new location as The Karam Center<br />
for Chiropractic and Wellness. The<br />
business moved from Jester Village in<br />
March to 11200 FM 2222 near RM 620.<br />
Call 231-9933 or visit<br />
www.thekaramcenter.com.<br />
Ste. 108: Tesori is a retail and gift shop<br />
with women’s clothing and accessories<br />
and accents for the home. Tesori Salon<br />
is located in the back of the store and<br />
provides salon services for men and<br />
women. Call 346-8100.<br />
Ste. 110: Dan’s Cleaners specializes in<br />
wedding gowns, drapery and suits and<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
City Park Rd.<br />
Jester Blvd.<br />
2222<br />
offers same-day service. Call 342-7896.<br />
2 Building Two<br />
Ste. 200: Children’s Center of <strong>Austin</strong><br />
provides child care to children 2 months<br />
to 5 years of age and has an after-school<br />
program for children K–fifth grade. Call<br />
795-8300 or visit<br />
www.childrenscenterofaustin.com.<br />
3 Building Three<br />
Ste. 303: Jester Village Dental has been<br />
providing dental care including general<br />
and cosmetic dentistry, teeth whitening<br />
and dental implants to <strong>Austin</strong> families<br />
more than 14 years. Call 418-9150 or visit<br />
www.jestervillagedental.com.<br />
Ste. 305: Artist Nails and Spa provides<br />
spa manicures and pedicures, waxing<br />
services and haircuts for men, women<br />
and children. Call 372-3735.<br />
Ste. 309: Red Wagon Children’s<br />
Therapy opened in 2008 and is a team<br />
of therapists, including one speech and<br />
two occupational, offering a child- and<br />
family-centered approach to therapy.<br />
Call 343-1200 or visit<br />
www.redwagontherapy.com.<br />
4 Building Five<br />
Ste. 501: Bamboo Asian Grille serves<br />
Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine and is<br />
open from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday<br />
through Friday and 5 to 9:30 p.m.<br />
Saturday and Sunday. Call 795-0303.<br />
Ste. 505: <strong>Austin</strong> Dance Company<br />
provides dance training with programs<br />
for young dancers and adults. The studio<br />
will reopen for summer classes August 3.<br />
2222<br />
Jester Blvd.<br />
4<br />
Jester Village<br />
Register for summer and fall classes<br />
online. Call 795-1962 or visit<br />
www.austindanceco.com.<br />
360<br />
Ste. 505-A: Sabi Kids is a children’s<br />
clothing store that offers the Keedo<br />
clothing line for children ranging from<br />
infants to 9 years old. Call 465-2993 or<br />
visit www.sabikids.com.<br />
Ste. 505-D: Design Discoveries II Inc.<br />
is owned by building designer David<br />
Gostecnik, who focuses on residential<br />
and small commercial design. Call<br />
331-4800 or visit www.dd2inc.com.<br />
Parks and trails<br />
5 <strong>Austin</strong> Archery Club is a nonprofit<br />
that provides family memberships with<br />
access restricted to daylight hours only.<br />
The mission of AAC is to promote the<br />
sport of target archery and provide<br />
outdoor recreational opportunities to the<br />
public. Visit www.austinarcheryclub.com.<br />
6 Emma Long Metropolitan Park is<br />
tucked back in the hills of northwest<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> at 1706 City Park Road. The<br />
entrance fee is $5 per vehicle Monday<br />
through Thursday, and $8 Friday through<br />
Sunday and holidays. Additional fees<br />
apply for camping. Call 346-1831.<br />
Development<br />
7 Ladera Bend is a mixed-use office<br />
and retail development, located at 7300<br />
FM 2222, that includes Anytime Fitness,<br />
Chase Bank and Collins Endodontics.<br />
Ladera Market and Aspire, an Aveda<br />
Concept Salon Spa, are moving in soon.<br />
Visit www.ladera-bend.com.<br />
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Ste. 105: Bellagio’s Italian Bistro<br />
Ste. 505-D: Design Discoveries II Inc.<br />
6 Emma Long Metropolitan Park<br />
7 Ladera Bend<br />
This is not a comprehensive list, but a snapshot<br />
of businesses in the area.
18 | July 2009 <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Newspaper</strong> • Northwest <strong>Austin</strong> Edition<br />
Regional Report Nearby attractions from Cedar Park and Leander<br />
G u i d e t o N E A R B Y<br />
AttRAc tioN s<br />
souTh san<br />
gaBriel riVer<br />
cEd AR PARk/LEANd ER<br />
183<br />
bagdad rd.<br />
Anderson Mill MuseuM & Grist Mill<br />
Historical mill and grindhouse<br />
museum<br />
Open fourth Sunday of the month, March-<br />
October, 2-5 p.m.<br />
Free admission and tours<br />
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(see Anderson Mill Gardeners section)<br />
2243<br />
LEANDER<br />
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old 2243<br />
2243<br />
8<br />
Cr 175<br />
Crystal falls Pkwy.<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> steAM trAin<br />
The Bertram Flyer is a threehour<br />
round trip ride into the Hill<br />
Country and includes a 15-minute stop at<br />
the 1912 train depot in Bertram. The train<br />
features vintage passenger cars from the<br />
1920s-1950s.<br />
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Saturday at 10 a.m. and every Sunday at<br />
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Ticket prices: $17-32 (adults), $12-24<br />
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401 E. Whitestone Blvd., Ste. A-103 • 477-8468<br />
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9<br />
row Paddle<br />
Brushy Creek<br />
3<br />
183<br />
1431<br />
bagdad rd.<br />
new hope dr.<br />
whitestone blvd.<br />
1890 ranCh<br />
CAves<br />
The Texas Cave Conservancy has<br />
placed 40 educational signs at<br />
the caves located in the Westside Preserve.<br />
Trailheads are located on Nelson Ranch Road,<br />
Nelson Ranch Loop and Buttercup Creek<br />
Boulevard. Signs at each cave list information<br />
on endangered species, cave life, plants and<br />
bats that make their home in the caves. Visit<br />
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learn more, or visit www.texascaves.org.<br />
vista ridge blvd.<br />
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Cedar rock railroad<br />
discovery blvd.<br />
2<br />
1431<br />
CEDAR PARK<br />
lakeline blvd.<br />
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CedAr roCk rAilroAd<br />
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nelson ranch rd.<br />
brushy Creek rd.<br />
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buttercup Creek blvd.<br />
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Brushy Creek<br />
regional Trail<br />
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Avery ranch blvd.<br />
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Cypress Creek rd.<br />
anderson Mill<br />
Museum & grist Mill<br />
dinosAur trACks<br />
Heading north on US 183, park to the<br />
left side of the bridge over the South<br />
San Gabriel River. Walk upstream for half a mile<br />
to see the three-toed dinosaur tracks; there is<br />
a trail that follows the riverbank. The fossilized<br />
dinosaur footprints are located on the south<br />
side of the bank at the bend in the river.<br />
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Green resort, wellness spa and<br />
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Day passes and multi-day visits available.<br />
13500 FM 2769 • 258-7243<br />
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Hours: Wed., Thu. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri.<br />
1-11 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun.<br />
10 a.m.-5 p.m.<br />
Price: $10 (bring your own equipment), $20<br />
(if need to rent equipment); prices do not<br />
include paint, but patrons can bring their own<br />
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25009 Ranch Road, Leander<br />
924-6770 or 560-5884<br />
www.leanderpaintball.com<br />
swimming pool, water playscape, pavilion with<br />
picnic tables, hike and bike trail, concession<br />
stand, restrooms and an amphitheater.<br />
swimming pool: $1.50 admission, open<br />
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water playscape: Free, open daily May-Sept.<br />
9 a.m.-8 p.m. through Aug. 21; open weekends<br />
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Aug. 7 — Sons of the Revolution<br />
Oct. 2 — Glen Collins Band<br />
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Sept. 4 — “High School Musical 3”<br />
Sept. 18 — “Bolt”<br />
Oct. 9 — “The Tale of Despereaux”<br />
4 buttercup Creek Park<br />
411 Twin Oaks Trail<br />
3.5-acre park<br />
Features include a swimming pool, tennis courts<br />
and a picnic area with barbecue grills.<br />
swimming pool: $1-$3, open Mon.-Sat. 1-8 p.m.,<br />
Sun 1-6 p.m. through Aug. 21; open weekends<br />
Aug. 22-Sept. 7<br />
10500 Avery Club Drive<br />
248-2442 • www.averyranchgolf.com<br />
2 Cedar Park driving range<br />
1700 Hur Industrial Blvd.<br />
Bucket prices: $6-$12, monthly ($40) and annual<br />
($200) memberships also available<br />
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-<br />
9 p.m.; last bucket sold 30 minutes prior to closing<br />
267-6905 • www.cedarparkdrivingrange.com<br />
on deCk CirCle<br />
Indoor, air-conditioned batting cages<br />
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 5-9 p.m. (opening at<br />
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Sun. noon-5 p.m.<br />
Price: $20 (1/2 hour), $40 (1 hour)<br />
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986-5726<br />
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5 Champion Park<br />
3830 Brushy Creek Road<br />
33-acre park<br />
Features include two large picnic pavilions with<br />
grills, a fishing area, bridge across Brushy Creek,<br />
restrooms, hike and bike trail, playscape, water play<br />
area and dinosaur dig area.<br />
water play area: Free, 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />
3 Crystal falls Golf Course<br />
Tee times: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.<br />
Round of golf: $23-45<br />
3400 Crystal Falls Parkway<br />
259-5855 • www.crystalfallsgolf.com<br />
9 williamson County southwest<br />
regional Park<br />
800-acre park, 100 acres developed<br />
3005 CR 175<br />
Features include soccer fields, softball fields, a<br />
tournament field circled by a 400-meter track,<br />
disc golf, cricket field, tennis courts, basketball<br />
courts, picnic pavilions, playscape, a crushed<br />
granite hike and bike trail, and a mulch trail.<br />
Hours: 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />
row PAddle brushy Creek<br />
Kayak rentals and rowing classes<br />
Hours: Wed., Thu. 2:30-7:30 p.m.;<br />
Fri. 1-7:30 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m.;<br />
Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.<br />
Kayak hourly rates: $10 (single), $15 (tandem)<br />
Rowing class rates (three sessions): $85-$125<br />
3300 Brushy Creek Road<br />
www.rowpaddlebrushycreek.com<br />
6 devine lake Park<br />
1000 Maple Creek<br />
46-acre park<br />
Features include fishing, non motorized boating,<br />
wildlife observation picnic tables, pavilion, hike<br />
and bike trail, off-leash pet area, playscape and<br />
restrooms.<br />
4 twin Creeks Golf Course<br />
Membership required<br />
3201 Twin Creeks Club Drive<br />
331-5900 • www.twincreeksclub.com<br />
PArks<br />
10 twin lakes Park<br />
2300 S. Bell Blvd.<br />
Features include a fishing dock, pavilion, picnic<br />
area, hike and bike trail, swimming pool and<br />
water playscape.<br />
Hours: Sunrise to sunset<br />
swimming pool: Free admission for YMCA<br />
members, $2 (ages 3 and older), open daily<br />
through Sept. 6; Mon., Wed. 2-5:30 p.m.; Tue.,<br />
Thu., Fri. 2-9 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sun.<br />
noon-5:30 p.m.<br />
7 elizabeth Milburn Park<br />
1901 Sun Chase Blvd.<br />
42-acre park<br />
Features include a swimming pool, basketball<br />
court, pavilion, picnic area with barbecue grills, hike<br />
and bike trail, playscape, climbing wall, BMX track,<br />
restrooms, t-ball/whiffle ball fields, tennis courts,<br />
volleyball court, soccer fields and community<br />
garden plots.<br />
swimming pool: $1-3, open Mon.-Sat. 1-8 p.m.,<br />
Sun. 1-6 p.m. through Aug. 21; open weekends<br />
Aug. 22-Sept. 7<br />
Movies in the Park: Free, begins at dusk<br />
Sept. 11 — “The Journey to the Center of<br />
the Earth” in 3-D<br />
Sept. 25 — “Bolt”<br />
Oct. 9 — “Hotel for Dogs”<br />
1 benbrook ranch Park<br />
1100 Halsey Drive<br />
47-acre park<br />
Features include soccer fields, softball fields,<br />
pavilion, playscape, hike and bike trails, a BMX<br />
track, disc golf course and restrooms. A skate park is<br />
planned.<br />
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Features slides, sand volleyball, beach<br />
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Open daily through Aug. 24, open weekends<br />
Aug. 24-Sept. 20, open Labor Day<br />
Daily 10 a.m.-8 p.m.<br />
Free (children 2 and younger), $15 (guests<br />
shorter than 42”), $20 (guests taller than 42”),<br />
parking $5<br />
16107 FM 2769 • 258-5109<br />
www.volentebeach.com<br />
2 brushy Creek lake Park<br />
3300 Brushy Creek Road<br />
89-acre park<br />
Features include fishing, water playscape/splash<br />
pad, volleyball court, bocce courts, sandbox,<br />
playscape, picnic area, pavilions, restrooms and a<br />
hike and bike trail.<br />
splash pad: Free, open daily through Sept. 30,<br />
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wAy off broAdwAy CoMMunity<br />
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9 and 16, 3 p.m.<br />
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$8 (children)<br />
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11 veterans Memorial Park<br />
2525 W. New Hope Road<br />
48-acre park<br />
Features include a swimming pool, pavilions,<br />
restrooms and picnic tables located in the<br />
pool area.<br />
swimming pool: $2-$5, open Mon.-Sat. 1-8<br />
p.m., Sun. 1-6 p.m. through Aug. 21; open<br />
weekends Aug. 22-Sept. 7<br />
8 robin bledsoe Park<br />
601 S. Bagdad Road<br />
17-acre park<br />
Features include two lighted baseball/soccer<br />
fields, playscape, basketball court, junior Olympic<br />
3 brushy Creek sports Park<br />
2310 Brushy Creek Road<br />
54-acre park<br />
Features include baseball/softball fields, hike and<br />
bike trail, playscape, restrooms and soccer fields.<br />
A skate park, disc golf course and basketball courts<br />
are planned.<br />
Golf<br />
1 Avery ranch Golf Course<br />
Tee times: Sunrise to dusk<br />
Round of golf: $32-$79
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<strong>Community</strong> Profile Principal of John B. Connally High School Interview by Melissa Mixon<br />
When you interact with students, do<br />
you have a motto to give them?<br />
My personal motto is based on how I<br />
grew up. It’s, “There will be no sand in my<br />
shoes at the end of the day.” It’s based from<br />
me growing up in West Texas and having<br />
to work in the fields and it just inspired<br />
me to go to school. My personal philosophy<br />
with the students here is just to afford<br />
them opportunities and prepare them for<br />
the world outside the campus, whether it’s<br />
going to junior college or going to the work<br />
force or Harvard and MIT, because we<br />
have students that do all of those.<br />
When you have a range of students,<br />
those who may not care about their<br />
education to those who do, how do you<br />
find a balance to educate them all?<br />
The rigor of the program has to be<br />
there for all of the students and it has to<br />
be engaging. If you have a young person<br />
not wanting to come to school, they’re<br />
usually disengaged because they’re bored<br />
and they’re not finding how this is going<br />
to help them in the future. Really, the<br />
challenge is to have our teachers prepare<br />
lessons that are engaging, that are rigorous<br />
and that are relevant for the student to<br />
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What’s your favorite part about being<br />
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Just my interaction with the students<br />
and staff and community. I’m proud to<br />
be a part of the community and [be able<br />
to] open doors for young people where<br />
they may not have thought there was an<br />
opportunity.<br />
What’s your least favorite part?<br />
Dealing with difficult situations with<br />
parents. And it’s on a ton of levels, from<br />
discipline to talking to parents when<br />
students are unsuccessful to dealing with<br />
the loss of a student, like we did here<br />
recently. It’s a tough job because it does<br />
have some tremendous highs, [like] seeing<br />
a kid get into Yale, but then you get a call<br />
that you’ve lost a student. It’s from one<br />
extreme to the other.<br />
As principal, how do you deal with the<br />
range of challenges you face?<br />
What we do is to make sure that [those<br />
challenges] don’t go away and fall off<br />
of the radar, but by the same token [we<br />
make] sure that we stay focused so that<br />
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making a commitment to the instruction.<br />
I would say that our success is based on<br />
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In this past legislative session,<br />
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How do you feel about this?<br />
It will be a challenge in a different<br />
format … I think I had just started [as an<br />
educator] when they used to do end-ofcourse<br />
exams. The challenges remain to be<br />
seen. I don’t know whether it will be easier<br />
to pass any of the tests or any more difficult.<br />
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it’ll have its own unique set of challenges.<br />
Is there anything that you wish you<br />
could have told yourself when you<br />
started as a freshman in high school?<br />
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The number of our economically disadvantaged<br />
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of our population. In some cases it does<br />
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part our students come to school focused<br />
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Educati nFocus<br />
Copperfield Elementary<br />
12135 Thompkins Drive, <strong>Austin</strong><br />
594-5800 • Year opened: 1998<br />
Total students: 626<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 75.2%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 87%, Math 86%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 100%, Math 91%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 80%, Math 91%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 80%, Math 86%<br />
2008 Statistics State District<br />
Economically Disadvantaged 55.3% 42.6%<br />
Limited English Proficient (LEP) 16.7% 14.9%<br />
Average years experience of teachers 11.3 10.3<br />
Average actual salaries of teachers $46,179 $45,457<br />
District Scores by Grade<br />
Northwest Elementary<br />
14014 Thermal Drive, Pflugerville<br />
594-4400 • Year opened: 1986<br />
Total students: 546<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Recognized<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 60.4%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 92%, Math 93%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 91%, Math 83%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 95%, Math 93%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 94%, Math 87%<br />
Total Students:<br />
20,707<br />
Subject State 2008 District 2008 District 2009<br />
Reading 91% 91% 92%<br />
Math 80% 81% 82%<br />
Writing 93% 93% 94%<br />
Science 74% 73% 77%<br />
Social Studies 91% 92% 94%<br />
2009 TAKS Preliminary Scores (sum of all grades tested)<br />
Grade 3: Reading 94% Math 86%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 88% Math 90%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 94% Math 92%<br />
Grade 6: Reading 90% Math 77%<br />
Grade 7: Reading 87% Math 85%<br />
Grade 8: Reading 98% Math 89%<br />
Grade 9: Reading 94% Math 75%<br />
Grade 10: English Language Arts 89% Math 65%<br />
Grade 11: English Language Arts 92% Math 81%<br />
Windermere Primary<br />
1330 Grand Avenue Parkway, Pflugerville<br />
594-5600 • Year opened: 1998<br />
Total students: 570<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 47.8%<br />
Windermere Primary serves kindergarten<br />
through second grade students, who do not<br />
take the TAKS tests.<br />
Spring Hill Elementary<br />
600 S. Heatherwilde Blvd., Pflugerville<br />
594-5400 • Year opened: 1996<br />
Total students: 725<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Recognized<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 41.0%*<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 94%, Math 92%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 96%, Math 86%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 89%, Math 89%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 92%, Math 90%<br />
River Oaks Elementary<br />
12401 Scofield Farms Drive, <strong>Austin</strong><br />
594-5000 • Year opened: 1993<br />
Total students: 453<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 66.3%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 88%, Math 82%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 90%, Math 88%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 77%, Math 90%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 91%, Math 93%<br />
Delco Primary<br />
12900-A Dessau Road, <strong>Austin</strong><br />
594-6200 • Year opened: 2002<br />
Total students: 630<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Recognized<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 74%<br />
Delco Primary serves kindergarten through<br />
second grade students, who do not take the<br />
TAKS tests.<br />
Pflugerville Elementary<br />
701 Immanuel Road, Pflugerville<br />
594-3800 • Year opened: 1978<br />
Total students: 532<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 32.1%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 95%, Math 94%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 96%, Math 87%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 88%, Math 93%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 97%, Math 96%<br />
Windermere Elementary<br />
1100 Picadilly Drive, Pflugerville<br />
594-4800 • Year opened: 1989<br />
Total students: 495<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 39.2%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 91%, Math 85%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 89%, Math 77%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 83%, Math 81%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 95%, Math 87%<br />
Parmer Lane Elementary<br />
1806 Parmer Lane, <strong>Austin</strong><br />
594-4000 • Year opened: 1982<br />
Total students: 612<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 62.2%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 95%, Math 95%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 95%, Math 91%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 95%, Math 96%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 96%, Math 98%<br />
Highland Park Elementary<br />
428 Kingston Lacy, Pflugerville<br />
594-6800 • Year opened: 2006<br />
Total students: 862<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Accceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 49.5%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 92%, Math 88%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 92%, Math 86%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 88%, Math 90%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 96%, Math 92%<br />
Timmerman Elementary<br />
700 W. Pecan St., Pflugerville<br />
594-4200 • Year opened: 1955<br />
Total students: 510<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Exemplary<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 31.9%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 98%, Math 98%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 100%, Math 95%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 97%, Math 97%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 100%, Math 100%
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Dessau Elementary<br />
1501 Dessau Ridge Lane, <strong>Austin</strong><br />
594-4600 • Year opened: 1987<br />
Total students: 519<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Recognized<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 74.1%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 96%, Math 91%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 94%, Math 79%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 86%, Math 86%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 93%, Math 88%<br />
Murchison Elementary<br />
2215 Kelly Lane, Pflugerville<br />
594-6000 • Year opened: 2000<br />
Total students: 818<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Recognized<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 13.5%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 98%, Math 93%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 96%, Math 91%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 98%, Math 97%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 97%, Math 97%<br />
Caldwell Elementary<br />
1718 Picadilly Drive, Round Rock<br />
594-6400 • Year opened: 2002<br />
Total students: 742<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 50.7%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 91%, Math 88%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 91%, Math 83%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 78%, Math 82%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 85%, Math 86%<br />
Wieland Elementary<br />
900 Tudor House Road, Pflugerville<br />
594-3900 • Year opened: 2007<br />
Total students: 657<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 61.8%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 88%, Math 76%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 93%, Math 77%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 76%, Math 79%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 91%, Math 90%<br />
Rowe Lane Elementary<br />
3112 Speidel Drive, Pflugerville<br />
594-6600 • Year opened: 2005<br />
Total students: 688<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Recognized<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 15.9%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 97%, Math 94%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 99%, Math 95%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 98%, Math 100%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 95%, Math 99%<br />
Brookhollow Elementary<br />
1200 N. Railroad Ave., Pflugerville<br />
594-5200 • Year opened: 1995<br />
Total students: 613<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Recognized<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 35.4%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 91%, Math 90%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 3: Reading 98%, Math 91%<br />
Grade 4: Reading 88%, Math 90%<br />
Grade 5: Reading 96%, Math 93%<br />
Data source: 07-08 HEIS Report<br />
Westview Middle<br />
1805 Scofield Lane, <strong>Austin</strong><br />
594-2200 • Year opened: 1988<br />
Total students: 799<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 60.7%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 92%, Math 79%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 6: Reading 87%, Math 72%<br />
Grade 7: Reading 90%, Math 87%<br />
Grade 8: Reading 96%, Math 77%<br />
Dessau Middle<br />
12900 Dessau Road, <strong>Austin</strong><br />
594-2600 • Year opened: 2000<br />
Total students: 1,040<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 59.5%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 94%, Math 77%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 6: Reading 88%, Math 72%<br />
Grade 7: Reading 85%, Math 81%<br />
Grade 8: Reading 98%, Math 91%<br />
Kelly Lane Middle<br />
18900 Falcon Pointe Blvd., Pflugerville<br />
594-2800 • Year opened: 2006<br />
Total students: 857<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 18.9%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 96%, Math 90%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 6: Reading 97%, Math 87%<br />
Grade 7: Reading 88%, Math 89%<br />
Grade 8: Reading 100%, Math 96%<br />
Park Crest Middle<br />
1500 N. Railroad Ave., Pflugerville<br />
594-2400 • Year opened: 1995<br />
Total students: 935<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 36.7%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 95%, Math 86%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 6: Reading 93%, Math 85%<br />
Grade 7: Reading 90%, Math 87%<br />
Grade 8: Reading 99%, Math 94%<br />
Pflugerville Middle<br />
1600 W. Settlers Valley Drive, Pflugerville<br />
594-2000 • Year opened: 1985<br />
Total students: 1,134<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 38.7%*<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 93%, Math 82%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 6: Reading 88%, Math 74%<br />
Grade 7: Reading 84%, Math 84%<br />
Grade 8: Reading 99%, Math 86%<br />
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13212 N. Lamar Blvd., <strong>Austin</strong><br />
594-0800 • Year opened: 1996<br />
Total students: 1,932<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 42.8%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 81%, Math 66%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 9: Reading 91%, Math 74%<br />
Grade 10: Reading 83%, Math 61%<br />
Grade 11: Reading 89%, Math 77%<br />
Hendrickson High<br />
2905 FM 685, Pflugerville<br />
594-1100 • Year opened: 2003<br />
Total students: 1,769<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 28.6%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 92%, Math 73%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 9: Reading 94%, Math 80%<br />
Grade 10: Reading 91%, Math 67%<br />
Grade 11: Reading 94%, Math 83%<br />
Pflugerville High<br />
1301 W. Pecan St., Pflugerville<br />
594-0500 • Year opened: 1973<br />
Total students: 2,148<br />
2008 Accountability Rating:<br />
Academically Acceptable<br />
2008 Economically Disadvantaged: 27%<br />
2008 TAKS Results: Reading 88%, Math 78%<br />
2009 Preliminary TAKS Scores:<br />
Grade 9: Reading 96%, Math 73%<br />
Grade 10: Reading 94%, Math 68%<br />
Grade 11: Reading 93%, Math 84%
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districts take in less revenue that could<br />
be used to hire staff, expand programs or<br />
invest in new technology.<br />
“The good news is that our schools are not<br />
“Everyone [other school districts]<br />
around us gets more, and when<br />
you multiply by 20,000 students,<br />
that’s a lot of net revenue that<br />
would be very helpful for us in our<br />
budgeting.”<br />
— Vernagene Mott<br />
Pflugerville ISD Board of Trustees member<br />
bursting at the seams as we expected they<br />
could be,” PISD Superintendent Charles<br />
Dupre said. “The bad news is it’s having a<br />
detrimental impact on the bottom line of<br />
our budget.”<br />
As a result, district officials pushed back<br />
the opening date of Jose Riojas Elementary<br />
School from this year to August 2010.<br />
Administrators are adopting measures to<br />
make up for decreased revenue projections.<br />
Dupre said that by not opening Riojas Elementary,<br />
PISD will save between $750,000<br />
and $1 million in staff and operating costs.<br />
The district also scaled back the number<br />
of counselors on middle school campuses<br />
and reassigned nine technology instructors<br />
for the coming year. Some staff positions will<br />
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remain unfilled and spending on travel and<br />
summer school programs will be reduced.<br />
Dupre and other administrators said that<br />
despite the unanticipated dip in projected<br />
growth, the district’s recently reconfigured<br />
curriculum and other factors have led to increases<br />
in academic performance.<br />
Growth affects funding<br />
Enrollment in Pflugerville schools increased<br />
dramatically as the city’s population<br />
expanded over the last decade, and the<br />
district’s forecast assumed growth would<br />
continue at a similar rate. Dupre said the<br />
nationwide economic downturn that began<br />
last year put an unexpected damper on enrollment<br />
because fewer families have been<br />
able to move to the area.<br />
A 2007 PISD study predicted that 1,714<br />
new students would enroll in district schools<br />
for the 2009-2010 academic year. A similar<br />
assessment in 2008 adjusted the forecast to<br />
1,120 new students, and a review in February<br />
projected an increase of fewer than 600<br />
students.<br />
Based on the new projection, PISD expects<br />
20,850 students to enroll this fall.<br />
“We have to focus on what the recent history<br />
has been, since student [enrollments]<br />
really aren’t growing at the same rate they<br />
were two to three years ago,” said Kenneth<br />
Adix, executive director of business services<br />
at PISD, in a presentation to the school<br />
board June 15.<br />
The district receives state funds each<br />
month based on current data, and Adix said<br />
the adjusted student counts have affected<br />
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the budget gradually. The 2009-2010 budget<br />
must be completed by Aug. 31, and a public<br />
hearing will be held Aug. 20.<br />
‘Deal with the fallout’<br />
The PISD Board of Trustees raised questions<br />
in June about whether the state’s target<br />
revenue system, which grants PISD $4,887<br />
per student based on a weighted average,<br />
puts Pflugerville at a disadvantage in comparison<br />
to nearby districts. Leander ISD receives<br />
$5,565 per weighted student in state<br />
funds, and Round Rock ISD gets $5,604 per<br />
student.<br />
In 2006 the state legislature created a system<br />
that set target revenues for each district<br />
based on “snapshots” of their 2005-2006<br />
finances, said Leo Lopez, a manager in the<br />
state funding division of the Texas Education<br />
Agency. District revenue varies according<br />
to factors such as tax rates and property<br />
values in each area.<br />
Round Rock ISD, for example, contains<br />
more commercial development and higher<br />
taxable value than PISD, which likely<br />
played a role in RRISD having more revenue<br />
per student in 2005, Lopez said. Even<br />
if the financial gap between the districts has<br />
shrunk since then, targets are still tied to<br />
that year’s snapshot.<br />
“Everyone [other school districts] around<br />
us gets more, and when you multiply by<br />
20,000 students, that’s a lot of net revenue<br />
that would be very helpful for us in our<br />
budgeting,” PISD board member Vernagene<br />
Mott said.<br />
Revenue is strained even further when<br />
student counts do not meet projections,<br />
she said.<br />
School board members worked with state<br />
lawmakers this year in hopes of updating<br />
the system to reflect financial needs that<br />
have emerged since targets were first set.<br />
Legislators made minor adjustments to in-<br />
“The gap between the highestperforming<br />
students and the<br />
lowest-performing students is<br />
closing in Pflugerville.”<br />
— Keith McBurnett<br />
Pflugerville ISD Chief Academic Officer<br />
crease teacher pay, but did not overhaul target<br />
revenues. Districts will operate on the<br />
system for at least two more years.<br />
PISD Board of Trustees Vice President<br />
Elva Gladney said at the June 15 meeting<br />
that enrollment growth by itself would not<br />
bring in sufficient funding for the district<br />
unless its target revenue was also increased.<br />
She added that the Senate Finance Committee<br />
had assured the district it would increase<br />
its target to $5,000 per student, but<br />
no such change was made.<br />
“That would have helped us,” she said. “It<br />
would have made a difference. Not living up<br />
to that promise was hurtful.”<br />
Dupre said much of the new money PISD<br />
received from the legislature this year was<br />
earmarked for teacher salary increases,<br />
and if additional funding had been provided<br />
without restriction, the district would<br />
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have had more flexibility to spend it on benefits,<br />
equipment, raises for non-teaching<br />
staff and other district priorities.<br />
Board member Cynthia Graves said she<br />
had hoped lawmakers would be more receptive<br />
to input from each district.<br />
“They do this at the last minute at the<br />
very end of our budget process, and nobody<br />
knows what’s going on,” she said. “Then we<br />
have to deal with the fallout.”<br />
‘The front line’<br />
Dupre said PISD is still hiring teachers,<br />
although the projected revenue shortfall<br />
limits the number of positions that can be<br />
created. Overcrowding has not become a<br />
problem, he said, but student-to-teacher ratios<br />
have crept higher in recent years.<br />
“We shoot for anywhere between 25 and<br />
30 [students per teacher in high schools],”<br />
Dupre said. “Most teachers will tell you that<br />
when they get to 28 — a nd higher, in some<br />
classes — that’s kind of a tipping point.”<br />
Pflugerville High School Principal Kirk<br />
Wrinkle said hiring slowdowns have made<br />
it challenging to manage a higher number<br />
of students.<br />
“Principals always want more teachers<br />
because that’s the front line,” he said. “We<br />
haven’t noticed there’s a drop off [in new<br />
enrollment] … If we can’t hire additional<br />
teachers, it will affect us in the classroom.”<br />
Scores increase<br />
PISD implemented a new curriculum last<br />
fall, and student performance appears to be<br />
on the rise. PISD Chief Academic Officer<br />
Keith McBurnett said the updated lesson<br />
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Under the new program, teachers instruct<br />
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Georgetown ISD $5,751<br />
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• Opening of Riojas Elementary postponed to August 2010<br />
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Environmental Quality would develop a<br />
plan for the region to regain compliance.<br />
The plan, inspired by the principle, “First<br />
do no harm,” would guide major decisions<br />
on transportation and business.<br />
All transportation projects would have<br />
to conform with the plan, with the penalty<br />
of failure being the withholding of federal<br />
transportation funds. Additionally,<br />
general conformity guidelines can place<br />
restrictions on business operations, local<br />
companies wishing to expand and businesses<br />
wanting to relocate to <strong>Austin</strong>.<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> Mayor Lee Leffingwell said once<br />
a county is classified nonattainment, it will<br />
undergo changes with lasting implications.<br />
“You are going to begin to lose federal<br />
funds, for a lot of purposes, including new<br />
highway construction. You’re going to begin<br />
to require new rules and regulations,”<br />
he said. “For example, automobile emissions<br />
testing is going to be a requirement.”<br />
Leffingwell also said the federal government<br />
will impose new rules that have<br />
the purpose of, at some point, directing<br />
counties back toward attainment status.<br />
Regulations would apply for 20 years<br />
after <strong>Austin</strong> returns to compliance. Nonattainment<br />
status could also adversely<br />
affect people’s perception of <strong>Austin</strong> as<br />
an environmentally friendly place to live<br />
and visit.<br />
“If you’re designated nonattainment, it<br />
singles you out as a dirty air area, even<br />
though we’re not dirty compared to<br />
Houston or Dallas,” Gill said.<br />
On high-ozone days, about 60 to 80 percent<br />
of <strong>Austin</strong>’s ozone is carried here by<br />
wind from places like Houston and East<br />
Texas, he said. Locally generated ozone<br />
“Once you’re designated<br />
nonattainment, it takes<br />
a long time to get rid of<br />
that designation. There<br />
are going to be all kinds<br />
of new rules imposed by<br />
the federal government<br />
that have the purpose of,<br />
at some point, directing<br />
you back toward<br />
attainment status.”<br />
Mayor Lee Leffingwell, City of <strong>Austin</strong><br />
comes from many sources, including<br />
homes, businesses, construction and cars.<br />
Based on preliminary research, Gov. Rick<br />
Perry recommended to the Environmental<br />
Protection Agency that Travis County<br />
be designated nonattainment. After six<br />
months of monitoring the area’s air quality,<br />
the EPA will announce its initial decision in<br />
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comment, starting Nov. 12. EPA will make<br />
its final decision March 12, 2010.<br />
Ozone<br />
Ozone is formed naturally high in the<br />
stratosphere when the sun’s ultraviolet rays<br />
interact with oxygen molecules. Groundlevel<br />
ozone, which is harmful to humans’<br />
health, is formed when nitrogen oxides<br />
(NOx) and volatile organic compounds<br />
(VOC) combine in the presence of sunlight.<br />
Car exhaust, industrial emissions, gasoline<br />
vapors and chemical solvents are<br />
manmade sources of NOx and VOC. Due<br />
to the summer sun, ozone is typically most<br />
prevalent from April through October.<br />
Capital Area ozone — a high concentration<br />
of ground-level ozone, caused by<br />
humans — is a health hazard. It is different<br />
from naturally occurring ozone,<br />
which is high in the stratosphere.<br />
The prevailing downturn in the economy<br />
may help <strong>Austin</strong> achieve compliance.<br />
Fewer cars on the road, less buildings<br />
under construction and reduced commercial<br />
activity have cut major sources<br />
of air pollution.<br />
“The recession may help this season,<br />
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• Recycle old equipment<br />
CAMS 690 Lake Georgetown<br />
N<br />
CAMS 38 Audubon<br />
Hays<br />
Travis<br />
Williamson<br />
CAMS 614 Dripping Springs<br />
CAMS 675 San Marcos<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>-Round Rock MSA<br />
TCEQ Regulatory Monitors<br />
CAPCOG Monitors<br />
In the HOUSE<br />
• Use compact fluorescent lights<br />
• Turn off lights and appliances when not<br />
in use<br />
• Use microwaves for smaller meals<br />
• Recycle<br />
• Plant trees for shade to reduce<br />
dependence on air conditioning<br />
• Reuse materials such as paper bags and<br />
boxes<br />
• Properly dispose of household hazardous<br />
waste<br />
• Paint with brushes, not sprayers<br />
• Check air-conditioning filters monthly<br />
On the WEB<br />
Learn about Energy Star products, certified<br />
for energy efficiency, www.energystar.gov<br />
Find out how “green” your car is with the<br />
Vehicle Emissions Guide, www.epa.gov/<br />
autoemissions<br />
Find information on disposing of toxic<br />
solid waste, www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/<br />
citizens.htm<br />
Keep track of the Clean Air Coalition,<br />
www.capcog.org/divisions/<br />
regional-planning/clean-air-coalition<br />
Sources: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Environmental Protection Agency<br />
CAMS 674 Round Rock<br />
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MoPac
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Residential Real Estate Neighborhoods at a glance<br />
Anderson Mill Village - 78729<br />
This developing neighborhood, located east of<br />
US 183 and south of Toll 45, is close to bustling<br />
shopping centers, such as the Lake Creek<br />
Shopping Center and the Anderson Arbor<br />
shopping center.<br />
Schools: Round Rock ISD<br />
• Forest North Elementary<br />
• Deer Park Middle School<br />
• McNeil High School<br />
Featured homes<br />
1 13147 Mill Stone Drive<br />
3 br/2ba | 1,512 sq. ft.<br />
Agent: Jerry McCulley<br />
2 9710 Anderson Village Drive<br />
3 br/2ba | 1,342 sq. ft.<br />
Agent: Robert Mello<br />
Park at Quail Creek - 78758<br />
Featured homes<br />
1 9522 Quail Village Lane<br />
2 br/1ba | 930 sq. ft.<br />
Agent: Steve Bluestone<br />
2 9527 Quail Village Lane<br />
3 br/1.5 ba | 1,193 sq. ft.<br />
Agent: Lisa Kosub Young<br />
$165,000<br />
496-5515<br />
$159,950<br />
789-3332<br />
This townhouse community is located near<br />
the Quail Creek Park in northwest <strong>Austin</strong>,<br />
where picnic tables, public basketball and<br />
golf courts are just a walk away. There is quick<br />
access to shops and nearby entertainment.<br />
Schools – <strong>Austin</strong> ISD<br />
• McBee Elementary School<br />
• Burnet Middle School<br />
• Lanier High School<br />
$80,000<br />
225-8622<br />
$107,000<br />
637-8232<br />
Lake Creek Pkwy.<br />
183<br />
Hymeadow Dr.<br />
Old Stage Park<br />
3 9746 Anderson Village Drive<br />
3 br/2ba | 1,594 sq. ft.<br />
Agent: Thomas Griffin<br />
Quail<br />
Creek<br />
Park<br />
Mearns Meadow<br />
Rutland Dr.<br />
Blue Creek Ln.<br />
Park<br />
Village Dr.<br />
3<br />
1<br />
Quail Creek Park<br />
Old<br />
Stage<br />
Park<br />
2<br />
Quail<br />
Village Ln.<br />
3<br />
3 9601 Covey Ridge Lane<br />
2 br/1.5 ba | 1,034 sq. ft.<br />
Agent: Rebecca Queen<br />
2<br />
1<br />
Anderson<br />
Village Dr.<br />
Meadowheath Dr.<br />
Covey<br />
Ridge Ln.<br />
Mill Stone Dr.<br />
N<br />
$163,900<br />
751-3858<br />
Lamar Blvd.<br />
N<br />
$85,000<br />
646-1331
Residential Real Estate Market Data<br />
Less than $149,000<br />
$150,000-$199,999<br />
$200,000-$299,999<br />
$300,000-$399,999<br />
$400,000-$499,999<br />
$500,000-$599,999<br />
$600,000-$799,999<br />
$800,000-$999,999<br />
$1 million +<br />
Home Ownership is an<br />
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impactnews.com July 2009 | 29<br />
On the market (June 1-30) Monthly home sales<br />
Price range No. of homes for sale / Average days on market<br />
Month<br />
No. of sales / Median price<br />
78727 78729 78750 78758 78759<br />
78727 78729 78750 78758 78759<br />
14 / 30 days<br />
22 / 66 days<br />
37 / 63 days<br />
7 / 69 days<br />
1 / 56 days<br />
1 / 21 days<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Market data include condominiums, townhomes and houses.<br />
3 / 317 days<br />
34 / 56 days<br />
21 / 112 days<br />
3 / 0 days<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
14 / 106 days<br />
21 / 73 days<br />
30 / 114 days<br />
26 / 85 days<br />
28 / 55 days<br />
12 / 88 days<br />
9 / 117 days<br />
1 / 106 days<br />
0<br />
51 / 99 days<br />
15 / 44 days<br />
14 / 93 days<br />
3 / 98 days<br />
1 / 161 days<br />
1 / 95 days<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Residential Real Estate Property Listings<br />
<strong>Austin</strong><br />
17 / 53 days<br />
26 / 69 days<br />
29 / 58 days<br />
36 /66 days<br />
29 / 71 days<br />
21 / 95 days<br />
5 / 60 days<br />
1 / 129 days<br />
0<br />
June 2009<br />
June 2008<br />
May 2009<br />
Apr. 2009<br />
Mar. 2009<br />
Feb. 2009<br />
Jan. 2009<br />
Dec. 2008<br />
Nov. 2008<br />
30 / $198,750<br />
34 / $199,250<br />
27 / $195,000<br />
61 / $189,900<br />
20 / $168,250<br />
26 / $209,500<br />
18 / $196,977<br />
20 / $206,000<br />
15 / $207,686<br />
43 / $198,500<br />
27 / $198,050<br />
24 / $182,000<br />
23 / $181,000<br />
25 / $184,000<br />
18 / $180,150<br />
13 / $189,352<br />
17 / $189,060<br />
11 / $179,902<br />
ZIP code Subdivision Address Bed/Bath Sq. Ft. Price Agent Agency Phone<br />
78727 Scofield Farms 13424 Anarosa Loop 3br/2ba $227,500 1,961 Jon Creed Re/Max <strong>Austin</strong> Advantage 203-7056<br />
78727 Century Park Condo 2632 Century Park Blvd. 2br/2ba $161,000 1,553 Cong Nguyen Keller Williams Realty 577-6258<br />
78759 Morado Cove Condo 10300 Morado Cove 2br/2ba $219,000 1,205 Kay Gourley Coldwell Banker United Realtor 431-3173<br />
78750 Spicewood Estates 11006 Wintergreen Hill 3br/2ba $299,900 2,133 Brian Kerman Re/Max <strong>Austin</strong> Advantage 921-4490<br />
78750 Village at Anderson Mill 12114 Wander Lane 3br/2ba $169,500 1,740 Paul Boydston Keller Williams Realty 785-8336<br />
78750 Balcones Village 8710 Balcones Club Drive 3br/2ba $274,900 1,680 Diane Kennedy Coldwell Banker United Realtor 750-2950<br />
78750 Bend at Villages Spicewood 8400 Sweetness Lane 3br/3ba $434,900 2,970 Ed Lundry Keller Williams Realty 401-6300<br />
78759 Westover Hills 8711 Azalea Trail 4br/2ba $345,000 1,630 Linda DeMarco Coldwell Banker United Realtor 423-7333<br />
78758 Reflections Walnut Creek Condo 11821 Bittern Hollow 2br/2ba $123,900 1,041 Mary Witt Coldwell Banker United Realtor 670-3751<br />
78750 Villas Anderson Mill Condos 1032 Verbena Drive, Unit 1054A 3br/2ba $149,950 1,474 Brandi Mahon Keller Williams Realty 439-6813<br />
78750 Jester/Canyon Ridge 7906 Moonflower Drive 4br/3ba $459,900 3,109 Teresa Gouldie Coldwell Banker United Realtor 751-8000<br />
78729 Hunters Chase 13005 Huntwood Cove 4br/2ba $239,900 2,313 Laurie Flood Keller Williams Realty 576-1504<br />
78759 Mesa Village Condo 4159 Steck Avenue 3br/2ba $179,900 1,342 Christine So Keller Williams Realty 415-9851<br />
78759 Great Hills 8806 Spicebrush Drive 3br/2ba $350,000 2,663 Teresa Gouldie Coldwell Banker United Realtor 751-8000<br />
78758 Gracywoods 11805 Carshalton Drive 3br/2ba $197,664 1,610 Linda Botello Keller Williams Realty 626-7459<br />
78759 Great Hills 8401 Andrews Lane 3br/2ba $240,000 1,371 Kathleen Bucher Coldwell Banker United Realtor 784-7169<br />
78759 Great Hills 9218 Spicebrush Drive 4br/2ba $459,900 3,064 Althea Osborn Keller Williams Realty 328-3301<br />
78759 Barrington Oaks 7902 Parliament Place 3br/2ba $192,000 2,110 Lee Allbright Coldwell Banker United Realtor 413-9520<br />
78759 Northwest Estates 9108 Rockcrest 3br/2ba $310,000 1,736 Deborah BenNun Coldwell Banker United Realtor 699-8877<br />
78758 North Star 12320 Tomanet Trail 3br/2ba $139,900 1,092 Jeff Kress RE/MAX Capital City 791-7744<br />
78758 Park at Quail Creek 910 Village Lane 3br/1ba $100,000 1,137 Steve Bluestone Keller Williams Realty 225-8622<br />
78758 St.oneleigh Condo 2320 Gracy Farms Lane 3br/2ba $91,080 1,111 Patricia Smith Keller Williams Realty 637-8277<br />
78729 Estates At Hunters Chase 13129 Partridge Bend Drive 4br/3ba $323,989 3,473 Margaret Denena Prudential Texas Realty 407-2422<br />
78729 Anderson Mill Village 9746 Anderson Village Drive 3br/2ba $163,900 1,594 Thomas Griffin Keller Williams Realty 751-3858<br />
78759 Raintree Estates 5816 Secrest 3br/2ba $279,900 2,136 Mary Battaglia Coldwell Banker United Realtor 258-6677<br />
78759 Northwest Hills Ranch 7715 T Bar Trail 4br/2ba $429,900 2,888 Ed Lundry Keller Williams Realty 401-6300<br />
78758 Quail Hollow Garden Homes 1907 Golden Pheasant Drive 3br/2ba $127,777 1,075 Kirk Petersen Keller Williams Realty 917-5475<br />
78758 Park at Quail Creek Amd 9527 Quail Village Lane 3br/1ba $107,000 1,193 Lisa Kosub Young Keller Williams Realty 637-8232<br />
78750 Park at Spicewood Springs 9103 Westerkirk Drive 5br/3ba $425,000 3,368 Deborah Harber Keller Williams Realty 637-8485<br />
78759 Greens 5730 Misty Hill Cove 4br/3ba $599,000 3,830 Joanie Capalupo Moreland Properties 480-0848<br />
78750 Park at Spicewood Springs 11107 Scotland Well Drive 4br/3ba $435,000 3,198 Deborah Harber Keller Williams Realty 637-8485<br />
78750 Village at Anderson Mill 12100 Jill Sue Court 3br/2ba $154,900 1,557 Sandra Nordhausen Coldwell Banker United Realtor 750-1350<br />
78759 Balcones Woods 11308 Santa Cruz Drive 4br/2ba $294,000 2,000 Jeffrey Clawson <strong>Austin</strong> Vestors 695-2425<br />
78759 Great Hills 6700 Sangiacomo Cove 4br/2ba $630,000 3,351 Dave Murray Coldwell Banker United Realtor 751-6060<br />
78759 Great Hills 10100 Sausalito 3br/3ba $450,000 2,565 Candi Smith Coldwell Banker United Realtor 426-5958<br />
78729 Anderson Mill Village South 9505 Woodvale Drive 3br/2ba $149,900 1,350 Jane Adsley Chopp Coldwell Banker United Realtor 691-6723<br />
78759 Great Hills 6111 Anemone Cove 4br/3ba $630,000 4,075 Carrie Weikert Keller Williams Realty 330-1028<br />
78729 Anderson Mill Village 9710 Anderson Village Drive 3br/2ba $159,950 1,342 Robert Mello Keller Williams Realty 789-3332<br />
78727 Scofield Ridge Condo 1900 Scofield Ridge Parkway 2br/2ba $159,900 1,476 Michael Takao Keller Williams Realty 659-6991<br />
78759 Great Hills 6903 Rimner Cove 3br/2ba $339,000 2,042 Richard Haenke Coldwell Banker United Realtor 633-3909<br />
These are the newest listings that were added to the market between 6/01/09 and 7/08/09. For more listings, go to impactnews.com.<br />
Market data provided by <strong>Austin</strong> Board of Realtors<br />
454-7636 | www.abor.com<br />
56 / $274,310<br />
33 / $200,500<br />
27 / $199,900<br />
52 / $229,985<br />
16 / $192,500<br />
20 / $216,250<br />
13 / $238,828<br />
20 / $283,197<br />
16 / $220,243<br />
24 / $123,600<br />
30 / $141,250<br />
26 / $126,000<br />
53 / $137,950<br />
15 / $136,500<br />
27 / $96,900<br />
18 / $107,088<br />
26 / $105,636<br />
19 / $103,438<br />
ZIP code guide<br />
78727 W. Parmer/MoPac<br />
78729 Anderson Mill/McNeil<br />
78750 Anderson Mill/Balcones<br />
78758 MoPac/Braker<br />
78759 Great Hills/Arboretum<br />
4 / $257,500<br />
56 / $276,250<br />
31 / $347,500<br />
57 / $304,000<br />
23 / $233,800<br />
29 / $282,000<br />
14 / $244,332<br />
24 / $282,984<br />
13 / $283,308<br />
2632 Century Park Blvd. $161,000<br />
8401 Andrews Lane $240,000<br />
6700 Sangiacomo Cove $630,000<br />
Residential real estate listings provided by the <strong>Austin</strong> Board of Realtors, www.abor.com.<br />
Although every effort has been made to ensure the timeliness and accuracy of this listing, <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Newspaper</strong> assumes no liability for errors or omissions. Contact the property’s agent/seller for the most current and reliable information.<br />
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30 | July 2009 <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Newspaper</strong> • Northwest <strong>Austin</strong> Edition<br />
Residential Real Estate Property Listings<br />
<strong>Austin</strong><br />
ZIP code Subdivision Address Bed/Bath Sq. Ft. Price Agent Agency Phone<br />
78759 Great Hills 8804 Mountain Path Circle 3br/2ba $424,500 2,442 Maru Davis Keller Williams Realty 971-3797<br />
78750 Spicewood At Balcones Village 11207 Taterwood Drive 4br/3ba $399,999 2,277 Betty <strong>Austin</strong> Keller Williams Realty 785-4436<br />
78758 Gracywoods 1419 Lance Way 4br/2ba $229,750 2,188 Karen Buerkle Keller Williams Realty 775-1105<br />
78750 Spicewood at Balcones Village 10607 Spicewood Club Drive 4br/2ba $350,000 2,335 Carol Dochen Carol Dochen Realtors, INC. 345-2227<br />
78727 Placeaza Granados 4100 Del Robles Drive 5br/3ba $549,900 3,813 Patricia Smith Keller Williams Realty 637-8277<br />
78759 Balcones Woods 4103 Balcones Woods Drive 3br/2ba $298,840 2,080 Amanda Keith Keller Williams Realty 736-2919<br />
78759 Great Hills 5714 Rain Creek Parkway 3br/2ba $479,000 2,533 Clayton Bullock Moreland Properties 480-0848<br />
78750 Lakewood 7013 Ridge Hollow 4br/3ba $429,000 2,401 Cindy Greenwood Moreland Properties 784-4160<br />
78750 Jester Point 8121 Amelia Cove 6br/4ba $649,000 4,426 Ruth Vela Presidio Group, Realtors 964-3434<br />
78759 Stillhouse Canyon Condo 4711 Spicewood Springs Road 2br/1ba $172,500 979 Sharon Hillhouse Hillhouse Realty, Inc. 560-0777<br />
78759 Stillhouse Canyon Condo 4711 Spicewood Springs Road 1br/1ba $144,900 831 Brooks Colson Keller Williams Realty 589-7064<br />
78729 Forest North Estates 9306 Tottenham Court 5br/3ba $350,000 3,127 Robert Kauffman Keller Williams Realty 853-0110<br />
78759 Great Hills 8453 Antero Drive 3br/2ba $234,900 2,031 Lisa Marie Contaldi Intero Real Estate Services 784-5111<br />
78759 Tallwood Condo 8888 Tallwood Drive 2br/2ba $149,900 841 Marissa Atkinson <strong>Austin</strong> 360 Realty 554-2596<br />
78750 Spicewood at Balcones Village 10606 Placeumewood Drive 4br/3ba $474,900 4,056 Christina Harmon Coldwell Banker United Realtor 417-5234<br />
78729 Milwood 7107 Boniface Lane 3br/2ba $218,000 1,895 St.eve Bluestone Keller Williams Realty 225-8622<br />
78727 Reserve at Northwood 12606 Palfrey Drive 3br/3ba $318,000 2,786 Samuel Wachnin Moreland Properties 656-3378<br />
78750 Jester Point 8104 Chardonnay Cove 3br/2ba $499,000 2,970 Catherine Prather Moreland Properties 297-8150<br />
78727 Northwood 12704 Palfrey Drive 3br/2ba $229,900 1,657 Andrea Simpson Keller Williams Realty 731-7371<br />
78759 Balcones Oaks 11722 D-K Ranch 4br/2ba $315,000 2,282 Mary Battaglia Coldwell Banker United Realtor 258-6677<br />
78750 Lakewood 7101 Coachwhip Hollow 4br/2ba $350,000 2,320 Jeffrey Placeotkin Habitat Hunters 517-4327<br />
78750 Jester Point 7503 Clematis Cove 4br/3ba $485,000 3,045 Kiersty Lombar Keller Williams Realty 439-3696<br />
78759 Westover Hills 3905 Hyridge Drive 3br/2ba $399,900 2,381 Colin Placeatt Keller Williams Realty 633-9648<br />
78750 Spicewood at Bullcreek 10620 Winchelsea Drive 5br/4ba $739,000 5,234 Kim Horther Keller Williams Realty 423-6018<br />
78759 Arbors 8210 Bent Tree Road 1br/1ba $86,500 634 Jeff Kress RE/MAX Capital City 791-7744<br />
78750 Whitney Oaks Condo 11608 Spicewood Parkway 3br/2ba $298,000 2,235 Sheri Brummett Coldwell Banker United Realtor 970-8809<br />
78759 Great Hills 6502 Delmonico Drive 4br/2ba $499,900 2,710 Tim Kress RE/MAX Capital City 719-5555<br />
78758 North Park Estates 11301 Circlecle Bend Drive 3br/2ba $210,000 1,812 Robert Kraemer Keller Williams Realty 924-0135<br />
78727 Lamplight Village 13208 Rampart St. 3br/2ba $125,000 1,258 Patricia Smith Keller Williams Realty 637-8277<br />
78759 Twin Mesa 4303 Walhill Lane 3br/2ba $360,000 2,172 Clinton West Prudential Texas Realty 971-3426<br />
78759 Yaupon Terrace 8452 Spicewood Springs Road 3br/2ba $339,900 2,293 Ed Lundry Keller Williams Realty 401-6300<br />
78729 Milwood 13408 Athens Trail 3br/2ba $189,950 1,769 Robert Mello Keller Williams Realty 789-3332<br />
78727 Ashton Woods Condo 13808 Ashton Woods Circle 3br/2ba $246,300 1,632 Cynthia Reed Keller Williams Realty 901-9801<br />
78759 Oak Forest 6607 Danwood Drive 3br/2ba $219,000 1,440 Lisa Kosub Young Keller Williams Realty 637-8232<br />
78727 Scofield 1342 Braided Rope Drive 5br/3ba $300,000 3,415 Patricia Jumonville ERA - Colonial Real Estate 423-6466<br />
78750 Spicewood Estates 10518 Grand Oak Circle 4br/3ba $425,000 3,133 Christina Harmon Coldwell Banker United Realtor 417-5234<br />
78727 Scofield Farms 13500 Lathe Cove 4br/2ba $264,900 2,800 Umesh Mehta Keller Williams Realty 423-2050<br />
78750 Village at Anderson Mill 10323 Timbercrest Lane 3br/2ba $105,000 1,095 Carolyn Bishop e-Executive Realty 627-2145<br />
78750 Jester Point 7804 Nutmeg Cove 5br/3ba $514,000 3,232 Roya Johnson Keller Williams Realty 472-1000<br />
78750 Spicewood at Bull Creek 10218 Holme Lacey Lane 4br/2ba $350,000 2,446 Amani Wang Keller Williams Realty 762-7253<br />
78759 Sierra Vista 11000 Sierra Verde Trail 3br/2ba $395,000 2,781 Eenie Sullivan Coldwell Banker United Realtor 258-5723<br />
78750 Woodland Village Anderson Mill 11910 Swan Drive 3br/2ba $164,900 1,753 Marian Derks RE/MAX Capital City 659-1642<br />
78750 Fox Hollow Condo 8600 Fathom Circle 1br/1ba $73,800 632 Brandon Gardner Keller Williams Realty 748-8822<br />
These are the newest listings that were added to the market between 6/01/09 and 7/08/09. For more listings, go to impactnews.com.<br />
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ZIP code guide<br />
78727 W. Parmer/MoPac<br />
78729 Anderson Mill/McNeil<br />
78750 Anderson Mill/Balcones<br />
78758 MoPac/Braker<br />
78759 Great Hills/Arboretum<br />
11207 Taterwood Drive $399,999<br />
7107 Boniface Lane $218,000<br />
6607 Danwood Drive $219,000
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