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JUNE 26 - JULY 23, 2009<br />
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 5<br />
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What’s News<br />
Courtesy Live-Oak Gottesman<br />
A 70,000 sq. ft. medical and<br />
professional office building, Cedar<br />
Bend Professional Center is planned<br />
to open at 12301 N. MoPac, near<br />
St. David’s North <strong>Austin</strong> Medical<br />
Center. | 4<br />
New mayor<br />
Lee Leffingwell<br />
shares his<br />
viewpoint on<br />
environmental<br />
planning,<br />
single-member<br />
districts and<br />
budget cuts. | 13<br />
Williamson County has started road<br />
improvements to Pond Springs Road,<br />
which will affect about 80 businesses.<br />
The project should be completed this<br />
fall. | 9<br />
What’s Online<br />
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City Manager<br />
Marc Ott and<br />
Travis County<br />
Judge Samuel T.<br />
Biscoe on June 5<br />
announced the<br />
appointment<br />
of Dr. Paul R.<br />
Hinchey as<br />
Medical Director for the <strong>Austin</strong>/Travis<br />
County Emergency Medical Systems.<br />
Dr. Hinchey will fill the vacancy<br />
created by Dr. Edward Racht, who left<br />
the position in November 2008.<br />
more.impactnews.com/4758<br />
Education Inside<br />
Vanessa Castañeda<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> Medical School will not<br />
happen in 2009. | 19<br />
Higher Education Focus<br />
Higher learning institutions in the<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> area | 20<br />
A look at technical,<br />
online and<br />
specialty schools<br />
in northwest<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> | 23<br />
Aspiring entrepreneurs attending<br />
the University of Texas tried their<br />
hand at starting a business during 3<br />
Day Startup. | 22<br />
NORTHWEST AUSTIN<br />
Welcome to <strong>Austin</strong>ville<br />
More job seekers going back to<br />
school in hopes of competitive edge<br />
Story Highlights<br />
• As the job market gets competitive, some <strong>Austin</strong>ites go back to school<br />
• Area universities report a jump in enrollment and applications to their programs in<br />
the past year<br />
By Melissa Mixon<br />
For 11 years, Keith Pease<br />
worked at Dell, Inc., where, as the<br />
program manager, he helped lead<br />
a successful initiative that is now<br />
used companywide.<br />
But in October, just as the<br />
economy started to tank, Pease<br />
was laid off. Since then, he has<br />
scoured job listings, polished his<br />
resumé and — true to his management<br />
background — treated<br />
his job search like a project.<br />
“I’ve spent 35 plus hours a week<br />
engaging in job workshops, going<br />
to career fairs and going after positions,”<br />
Pease, a 49-year-old Cedar<br />
Park resident, said.<br />
He has also done something<br />
that he believes will make him<br />
stand out among the growing<br />
pool of job applicants: gone back<br />
to school.<br />
With the tough and competitive<br />
job market, Pease is among<br />
a growing number of job seekers<br />
who are currently going back to<br />
school in order to get a competitive<br />
edge over other applicants.<br />
Higher education officials in<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> and north <strong>Austin</strong>, which<br />
is home to several universities<br />
and professional certification programs,<br />
have reported a growing<br />
number of applicants for master’s<br />
and associate degrees as well as<br />
specialized certification courses.<br />
At <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College,<br />
officials are reporting record<br />
numbers. The college saw<br />
a 13 percent increase in the<br />
number of students enrolled for<br />
its spring semester. The college<br />
normally budgets a 2 to 3 percent<br />
growth in applicants for<br />
each year, and this spring, for<br />
the first time ever, the number<br />
of applicants outpaced those for<br />
the fall semester, said Brette Lea,<br />
a spokeswoman for ACC.<br />
“We’ve seen, just since the<br />
economy kind of took a tumble,<br />
skyrocketing numbers,” Lea said.<br />
The University of Texas’ graduate<br />
programs also have seen<br />
increases in the number of applicants<br />
for the fall semester. Currently,<br />
there are roughly 23,515<br />
CONTINUED ON | 15<br />
Melissa Mixon<br />
Tenants:<br />
Amy’s Ice Cream<br />
Hog Island<br />
Italian Deli<br />
RunTex<br />
Strut<br />
Zen Japanese<br />
Food<br />
What’s Ahead<br />
JuLY 4 Wells Branch Fourth of July Celebration<br />
The Wells Branch Municipal Utility District celebrates the 4th of July with<br />
its annual parade. | 5<br />
JuLY 24 Anderson Mill Movie Night<br />
The Anderson Mill neighborhood will show the children’s movie “Hotel<br />
for Dogs.” | 5<br />
Amy’s Ice Cream<br />
owners develop in<br />
north <strong>Austin</strong><br />
By Tiffany Young<br />
For two years, residents of northwest <strong>Austin</strong><br />
have been passing by a small, discreet<br />
tract of land with a sign advertising a development<br />
called <strong>Austin</strong>ville with an Amy’s Ice<br />
Cream logo on it. Despite rumors that there<br />
would be a major development and amphitheater<br />
going in off US 183 between McNeil<br />
and Anderson Mill roads, the land has not<br />
been cleared — yet.<br />
However, as of May 20, Amy’s Ice Cream<br />
owners Steve and Amy Simmons have the go<br />
ahead from the City of <strong>Austin</strong> to develop 1.715<br />
acres of land at 13265 N. US 183 near Main Event<br />
and are taking bids on the project. <strong>Austin</strong>ville<br />
will be a retail and restaurant development<br />
CONTINUED ON | 17<br />
Enrollment and applicants increase<br />
Colleges around <strong>Austin</strong> and northwest <strong>Austin</strong> are reporting an increase in the<br />
number of students enrolling and applying for their programs. Colleges cite the<br />
troubled economy as pushing some career professionals and college students to<br />
go back to school or stay in school.<br />
Number of applicants<br />
increased<br />
St. Edward’s University:<br />
Graduate level, as of June<br />
19.5%<br />
251<br />
Fall 2008<br />
300<br />
Fall 2009<br />
University of Texas at <strong>Austin</strong>:<br />
Graduate level, as of June<br />
*Does not include<br />
law school<br />
21,263<br />
Fall 2008<br />
Courtesy Michael Hsu Design<br />
10.6%<br />
“I believe it will certainly make me a stronger<br />
candidate because now when [a job<br />
application] asks that question about whether<br />
I’m certified, I’ll be able to answer yes,” he said.<br />
Keith Pease<br />
49, a student at St. Edward’s Professional Education<br />
Center in northwest <strong>Austin</strong><br />
23,515<br />
Fall 2009<br />
Number of enrolled<br />
increased<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College:<br />
13%<br />
32,369<br />
Spring 2008<br />
Concordia University:<br />
Undergraduate level<br />
10.5%<br />
1,964<br />
36,601<br />
Spring 2009<br />
2,170<br />
Spring 2008 Spring 2009
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13 Lee Leffingwell, City of <strong>Austin</strong> mayor<br />
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19 Plans for medical school delayed<br />
20 A look at some of Central Texas’ colleges and<br />
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and Temple College at Taylor partnered to<br />
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and master’s programs. Other higher education<br />
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area are included in this month’s higher<br />
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Springs Road project, over which many<br />
business owners expressed concerns.<br />
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and traffic it will bring, but<br />
many agree the project is necessary.<br />
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1 ZARA opens at The Domain<br />
ZARA, an iconic European fashion<br />
retailer, opened last month at The Domain<br />
in an 11,500 sq. ft. building. The store<br />
carries men’s, women’s and children’s<br />
clothes, shoes and accessories. This is<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>’s first ZARA location, although the<br />
retailer has stores in San Antonio, Houston<br />
and Dallas. Visit www.zara.com.<br />
2 Green-living shop opens<br />
A new eco-friendly store offering<br />
everything from green apparel, gifts,<br />
office and pet supplies opened last month<br />
in the Arboretum area at 10225 Research<br />
Blvd., Ste. 900. Eco Shoppe is owned and<br />
operated by the Vitamin Shoppe and is<br />
the first of its kind to be opened by the<br />
company, which touts it as a one-stop shop<br />
for eco-friendly products, services and<br />
education. Visit www.ecoshoppe.com.<br />
3 New medical offices<br />
The Cedar Bend Professional Center,<br />
which will cover 70,000 sq. ft. and<br />
house medical and professional offices,<br />
is opening at 12301 N. MoPac, near St.<br />
David’s North <strong>Austin</strong> Medical Center.<br />
7<br />
Spicewood Springs Rd.<br />
11<br />
183<br />
5<br />
Anderson Mill Rd.<br />
6<br />
Research Blvd.<br />
Oak Knoll Dr.<br />
Mesa Dr.<br />
Great Hills Tr.<br />
Far West Blvd.<br />
E. Hill Dr.<br />
8<br />
Jollyville Rd.<br />
McNeil Dr.<br />
Duval Rd.<br />
45<br />
Steck Ave.<br />
Braker Ln.<br />
Burnet Rd.<br />
Parmer Ln.<br />
Anderson Ln.<br />
Construction on the project, which is<br />
being developed by Live Oak-Gottesman<br />
LLC, could start by the end of this year,<br />
though officials working on the project<br />
said they have not yet confirmed a<br />
timeline. The developing company said<br />
the offices are meant to capitalize on the<br />
growth in medical fields occurring in<br />
northwest <strong>Austin</strong>. Visit www.liveoak.com.<br />
4 High school theater<br />
The Connally High School Theatre<br />
Department will soon take its act to<br />
the stage in Scotland. The department<br />
was selected to perform at the American<br />
High School Theatre Festival, which<br />
runs in conjunction with the worldrenowned<br />
Edinburgh Fringe Festival,<br />
the largest performing arts festival in the<br />
world that takes place each August in<br />
Edinburgh, Scotland. Only 100 programs<br />
are selected in the U.S. and Canada from<br />
thousands of nominees. The group will<br />
perform in August 2010. To raise funds<br />
for the trip, the department is selling<br />
advertising space in its theater programs<br />
for the 2009-2010 school year. The school<br />
is located at 13212 N. Lamar Blvd. E-mail<br />
9<br />
2<br />
Stonelake Blvd.<br />
10<br />
Esperanza Crossing<br />
1<br />
183<br />
1<br />
MoPac<br />
3<br />
Metric Blvd.<br />
Kramer Ln.<br />
Rundberg Ln.<br />
I-35<br />
Wells<br />
Branch<br />
Pkwy.<br />
Lamar Blvd.<br />
I-35<br />
Map not to scale<br />
patricia.macmullen@pflugervilleisd.net.<br />
5 New phone store opens<br />
Cricket Mobile Link Wireless opened a<br />
new location recently at 13096 Research<br />
Blvd. The new store sells cellular phones<br />
and wireless accessories and is one of<br />
more than 40 locations in the <strong>Austin</strong> area.<br />
Call 252-8877 or visit<br />
www.mobilelinkusa.net.<br />
6 Furniture store relocates<br />
Cox Office Furniture recently moved<br />
from its location at 10938 Research Blvd.<br />
to 8650 Spicewood Springs Road, Ste. 140.<br />
The new store, which offers furniture from<br />
top name-brands, is roughly 10,000 sq.<br />
ft. As part of the move, the store has new<br />
hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,<br />
and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The store<br />
is closed Sundays. Call 345-7691 or visit<br />
www.coxofficefurniture.com.<br />
7 Sewing to benefit charity<br />
The Stitching Studio, located at 9725-<br />
B Anderson Mill Road, is offering new<br />
sewing classes at a reduced price that<br />
will benefit charities. The new “Beginner<br />
4<br />
N
Garment Series” starts in July, and<br />
students will make children’s pajama<br />
pants for local charities, including<br />
SafePlace and Helping Hand Home.<br />
Materials and patterns for the project will<br />
be supplied by Charity Craft Volunteer<br />
Network, and proceeds from the class fees<br />
will be donated to help cover operating<br />
costs at the volunteer network.<br />
Call 219-0321 or visit<br />
www.austinstitchingstudio.com.<br />
8 New townhomes<br />
A new, 27-unit development in the<br />
Northwest Hills neighborhood opened<br />
in early June. The Bluffs at Balcones<br />
development, 6533 E. Hills Drive, is<br />
comprised of townhome-style units,<br />
mixing both modern and rustic looks with<br />
views of <strong>Austin</strong>’s skyline. Randy Ziehe,<br />
who grew up in northwest <strong>Austin</strong> and<br />
whose company, Spicewood Development<br />
Property, created the project, said the<br />
development used energy-efficient<br />
construction methods designed to lower<br />
households costs. Call 343-6533 or visit<br />
www.bluffsatbalcones.com.<br />
9 Hospital earns award<br />
Seton Northwest Hospital was recently<br />
recognized nationally for its critical<br />
care unit. The hospital, located at 11113<br />
Research Blvd., received the Beacon<br />
Award for Critical Care Excellence from<br />
the American Association of Critical-<br />
Care Nurses. Recipients of the award are<br />
measured on patient outcomes, healing<br />
environment, research and evidencebased<br />
practice, recruitment and retention,<br />
as well as other criteria. The hospital is a<br />
member of the Seton Family of Hospitals.<br />
Call 324-5826 or visit<br />
www.seton.net/locations/northwest.<br />
10 New library opens<br />
The <strong>Austin</strong> Public Library recently<br />
celebrated the opening of its North<br />
Village Branch at 2505 Steck Ave. The<br />
newly constructed 11,000 sq. ft. library<br />
is replacing the 5,000 sq. ft. lease facility<br />
located in the North Star Home Shopping<br />
Center at 2139 W. Anderson Lane, where<br />
it has been located since 1971.<br />
Call 974-9960.<br />
11 Children’s clothing store<br />
Sabi Kids, a children’s clothing store,<br />
opened recently at 6507 Jester Blvd., Ste.<br />
505-A in the Jester Village Shopping<br />
Center. The shop, owned by Janet Jones,<br />
offers the Keedo clothing line. Clothing at<br />
the store is available for children ranging<br />
from infants to 9 years old, she said. Call<br />
465-2993 or visit www.sabikids.com.<br />
Seton receives endowment<br />
An emergency medicine group pledged<br />
$250,000 to the Seton Nurse Scholarship<br />
Endowment this month in memory of<br />
Rick Gastelum, a University Medical<br />
Center Brackenridge ER nurse who died<br />
in July 2007 from an accidental death<br />
at age 62. The donation was made by<br />
Emergency Service Partners, LP. To make<br />
a donation in memory of Gastelum, visit<br />
www.setonfund.org.<br />
Making the Fortune 500<br />
Three Central Texas-based companies<br />
made the annual Fortune 500 list. The<br />
businesses are Dell Inc., located at 1<br />
Dell Way; Whole Foods, headquartered<br />
at 525 N. Lamar Blvd.; and Freescale<br />
Semiconductor Inc., which has a location<br />
at 7700 W. Parmer Lane.<br />
Love your pets<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> Pet Love, a local pet-sitting and<br />
home-monitoring company, recently<br />
expanded its service area to parts of<br />
northwest <strong>Austin</strong>. The company, created<br />
a year ago by Lisa Poth, previously served<br />
mostly west <strong>Austin</strong>. The service is now<br />
available to the 78750 and 78759 ZIP codes.<br />
Call 413-6592 or visit<br />
www.austinpetlove.com.<br />
News or questions about northwest <strong>Austin</strong>?<br />
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Eco Shoppe sells eco-friendly goods.<br />
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Posse Rodeo<br />
This two-day rodeo event will feature traditional rodeo<br />
events, with everything from bareback riding, team roping<br />
to bull riding. Admittance is $10 for adults and $5 for<br />
children 6 years old and under.<br />
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in Georgetown • 8 p.m. • Friday and Saturday<br />
746-4452 • www.georgetownrodeo.com<br />
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Game Over Videogames retail store is hosting this free<br />
festival, during which participants can take part in<br />
videogame tournaments on a large, 16 x 9 foot outdoor<br />
screen provided by Alamo Drafthouse. The festival will<br />
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4 | Fourth of July celebration<br />
Join in on the largest Independence Day celebration in<br />
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Fireworks. The <strong>Austin</strong> Symphony Orchestra will perform<br />
patriotic music followed by fireworks over Lady Bird Lake.<br />
Auditorium Shores, The Long Center, 701 W. Riverside<br />
Drive • 8:30-10 p.m. • Free • 476-6064<br />
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Anderson Mill Fourth of July celebration<br />
Anderson Mill will host its annual Decorated Bicycle<br />
Contest and Parade to celebrate July Fourth. Live music,<br />
food and games will follow the parade, and a pool party<br />
will take place at the El Salido pool.<br />
Anderson Mill <strong>Community</strong> Center, 11500 El Salido Parkway<br />
10 a.m. • Free • www.andersonmill-limited.org<br />
Northwest <strong>Austin</strong> Civic Association<br />
Fourth of July parade<br />
The Northwest <strong>Austin</strong> Civic Association will hold its 37th<br />
Annual Fourth of July Parade. Following the parade,<br />
snacks, face painting and children’s activities will be<br />
available at Doss Elementary School.<br />
Corner of Waterline Road and Far West Boulevard • 9 a.m.<br />
Free • www.nwaca.org<br />
Great Hills Park July 4th Parade<br />
The Great Hills neighborhood will hold its annual 4th of<br />
July parade to Great Hills Park. A fire truck will lead the<br />
parade and attendees are asked to wear patriotic attire.<br />
Parade starts at corner of Sierra Nevada and Colina Lane<br />
Free •10 a.m. • www.greathillspark.org/events.php#Fourth<br />
Wells Branch Fourth of July celebration<br />
The Wells Branch Municipal Utility District is celebrating<br />
the Fourth of July with its annual parade. The parade<br />
will be followed by an afternoon of music, food and<br />
games, which will take place at Katherine Fleischer Park.<br />
Afterward, fireworks will be shot off over the Willow Bend<br />
Pool at 2801 Sauls Drive.<br />
Wells Branch MUD <strong>Community</strong> Center, 2106 Klattenhoff<br />
Drive • www.wellsbranchmud.com<br />
9 | The Newsboyz<br />
The band, The Newsboyz, will play at Cool River Café<br />
Steakhouse and Southwestern Grill.<br />
Cool River Café, 4001 W. Parmer Lane • 9:15 p.m. • Free<br />
835-8629 • www.coolrivercafe.com<br />
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6 | June 2009 <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Newspaper</strong> • Northwest <strong>Austin</strong> Edition<br />
Business Profile Loanables<br />
Ryan Cush, left, rents out his fishing boat to a user of the item-sharing site Loanables.com.<br />
By Melissa Mixon<br />
In late 2006, Ryan Cush was talking<br />
with friends and family about some of<br />
the old tools that had accumulated in<br />
his garage over the years — saws, a lawn<br />
mower, even a fishing boat. The items had<br />
been sitting and collecting dust, which got<br />
everyone thinking.<br />
“We realized people have all of this stuff<br />
and it’s never used. If you need something,<br />
you go to Home Depot,” Cush, 32,<br />
said. “We thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if<br />
you could share all of your stuff?’”<br />
A few months later, the north <strong>Austin</strong><br />
resident started the online sharing site<br />
Loanables.com, which allows neighbors<br />
to rent out items from each other, though<br />
sometimes items are shared for free.<br />
Loanables started as an online itemswapping<br />
site that was used by only a few<br />
north <strong>Austin</strong> residents. Now, it has a few<br />
thousand <strong>Austin</strong> members, and Cush gets<br />
inquiries from as far away as England,<br />
where a fan of the sharing site has asked<br />
how to start a Loanables group for her<br />
community.<br />
Unlike eBay and craigslist, the items<br />
posted online are borrowed, not bought.<br />
People loaning out items for rent get to<br />
decide the terms of the rental, including<br />
the price and security deposit. Once a<br />
person requests to rent the item, a loaner<br />
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can approve or deny requests, and both<br />
parties remain anonymous until they<br />
agree to a transaction. The Loanables site<br />
does not charge a usage fee and provides a<br />
legal rental agreement that protects both<br />
the loaner and the renter.<br />
Payment and delivery of items is determined<br />
and handled by the two parties.<br />
The idea behind Loanables started as<br />
a way to help reduce mass consumerism.<br />
Rather than spend money on new, and<br />
often expensive, parts Cush figured they<br />
could be shared within the community.<br />
Cush also saw it as a way to get to know<br />
your neighbor.<br />
“One guy rented my boat and we<br />
started going fishing together and having<br />
coffee. We ended up talking about career<br />
stuff and we’ve kept in touch,” Cush said.<br />
That is partly what attracted Marc Ostryniec<br />
to Loanables. Ostryniec, who lives<br />
in Tarrytown, has loaned out everything<br />
from saws to bungee cords and buckets.<br />
Once, members of a school drama club<br />
came over to borrow his tile saw to do<br />
work on their set. When they arrived,<br />
Ostryniec could tell they had never used<br />
a tool like it before, so he gave them quick<br />
instructions on how to use it.<br />
“It worked great,” he said. “It’s really<br />
nice to see what peoples’ projects are.”<br />
While the most popular items rented<br />
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that can be rented for up to $75 a month.<br />
In a creative twist, a Tennessee woman<br />
offered her handyman of a husband for<br />
rent.<br />
Of course, another perk for both renters<br />
and loaners is money. Cush has taken in<br />
roughly $2,500 to $3,000 for items that he<br />
has rented out on Loanables.<br />
“I have a fishing boat that has more<br />
than paid for itself,” he said.<br />
Given the economy, Cush said the site is<br />
especially useful to people wanting to do<br />
projects cheaply or get extra cash by renting<br />
their items out on the site.<br />
“That stuff can be your best investment,”<br />
he said. “You spend $100 on your<br />
stock and then you look at that and then<br />
you spend $100 on that thing you can<br />
rent out. You get a better return on those<br />
things hanging out in your garage or<br />
your attic.”<br />
Loanables also has items for teachers. On the<br />
site, teachers can browse supplies for subjects<br />
ranging from drama to science. The teacher section<br />
is relatively new and postings are limited, but<br />
teachers can find items like overhead projectors<br />
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Business Profile Local travel agencies<br />
Isla de Mujeres, Mexico<br />
By Tiffany Young<br />
While health, crime and the beginning<br />
of hurricane season, which began June 1,<br />
are keeping some vacationers from traveling<br />
to Mexico, others are taking advantage<br />
of the low prices and deals being offered.<br />
Mexico has been affected by low tourism<br />
turnout this year, which led to VivaAerobus<br />
ceasing operations out of <strong>Austin</strong>-Bergstrom<br />
International Airport at the beginning<br />
of June, but many <strong>Austin</strong> travel agents<br />
say cruises to Mexico are the way to go.<br />
Don Kurtz of Paradise Vacation and<br />
Travel Co. said many travelers are still<br />
going on cruise ships to Cozumel, where<br />
he visited recently and felt safe. But he<br />
added that he had not sold any packages to<br />
interior Mexico in a while.<br />
Diana Whiteside, an <strong>Austin</strong>ite and<br />
Anderson High School graduate, opened<br />
Cruise Holidays of Northwest <strong>Austin</strong> in<br />
the Gateway Shopping Center about a year<br />
and a half ago after teaching sixth grade<br />
geography at Cedar Valley Middle School.<br />
Specializing in cruises, she agrees that<br />
cruises are a great way to travel, especially<br />
if you are concerned about safety.<br />
“People ask about hurricanes all the<br />
time, and what I always tell them is the<br />
ship moves — [allowing it to] avoid the<br />
hurricane,” Whiteside said. “And travel<br />
towns are not where the violence is — that<br />
is about 400 to 500 miles inward.”<br />
However, she advises tourists to practice<br />
safety while abroad.<br />
“We tell people to only visit legitimate<br />
businesses, always leave an itinerary with<br />
a family member at home and that there<br />
is safety in numbers, so go on excursions<br />
with a group,” Whiteside said.<br />
In mid-May, the Centers for Disease<br />
Control and Prevention removed its travel<br />
health warning for H1N1 swine flu in<br />
Mexico, meaning it should be safe for U.S.<br />
travelers. The CDCP, however, recommends<br />
that high-risk travelers, such as<br />
small children and adults over 65 years<br />
old, see a doctor before making the trip.<br />
For specialized information on planning<br />
a trip, booking through a local travel<br />
agency can offer travel tips and information<br />
on specific destinations.<br />
“Travel deals can be found online and<br />
with local travel agencies, but a local<br />
agency can offer personalized service you<br />
would not receive online,” said Karen<br />
Brice, director of leisure sales for Accent<br />
Travel/American Express. “Local agencies<br />
can also help to minimize cancellation<br />
penalties from travel vendors.”<br />
For more information on safe travel, visit<br />
www.cdc.gov/travel.<br />
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335-5222<br />
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Accent Travel/American Express<br />
10710 Research Blvd., Ste. 328<br />
338-0444<br />
pam@accent-travel.com<br />
www.accent-travel.com<br />
Cruise Holidays of Northwest<br />
<strong>Austin</strong><br />
9901 N. Capital of Texas Hwy.,<br />
Ste. #220<br />
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agencies within the Northwest <strong>Austin</strong> edition’s distribution area, this<br />
list may not be comprehensive.<br />
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10000 Research Blvd., Ste. 250<br />
345-1122<br />
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418-0290<br />
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Transportation Update Pond Springs Road<br />
A heavily traveled road in northwest <strong>Austin</strong> will get<br />
road improvements this summer that include a 12-foot<br />
wide center turning lane and sidewalks along the eastern<br />
side of the road.<br />
Construction on Pond Springs Road, a two-lane road<br />
that extends almost 2 miles east of and along US 183, begins<br />
this month, and improvements to the road will not<br />
likely be completed until October, Williamson County<br />
Precinct 1 Commissioner Lisa Birkman said.<br />
The county is adding 6-foot wide shoulders to both sides<br />
of the road, which the City of <strong>Austin</strong> will eventually upgrade<br />
to bike lanes, according to a recently entered upon<br />
agreement between the city and county. Under the agreement,<br />
the city will take over maintenance of Pond Springs<br />
Road after the county completes its improvements.<br />
The road will also be constructed at a slight slant to the<br />
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For more information,<br />
contact Tammy Smith<br />
(tsmith@wilco.org) or Mary Clark<br />
(mclark@wilco.org) or call 733-5380.<br />
Hunters Chase Dr.<br />
McNeil Dr.<br />
east, where a 15-foot grass strip is being added to ensure<br />
water quality.<br />
The improvements will affect about 80 businesses that<br />
have driveway entrances along the road, county officials<br />
said. But of those, none have permanent structures<br />
located in the right-of-way that the county plans to use<br />
for the project. Business owners were notified that any<br />
Dumpsters or signs located in the right-of-way had to be<br />
removed by May 26.<br />
Rene Breaux, manager of Silver Star Self Storage,<br />
which is located along Pond Springs Road, said the<br />
business will have to move its mailbox back about 6 feet<br />
because it is in the road easement the county is using for<br />
the project.<br />
Breaux said she fears the summer construction could<br />
have a negative effect on the storage business because it<br />
will slow traffic in front of her business.<br />
“There are about 200 customers going in and out of<br />
here all day, every day,” she said. “In this bad economy, I<br />
can’t have anyone moving out because of this.”<br />
Still, Breaux said, she is aware of the need for the improvements.<br />
Each morning during rush hour, she watches<br />
from her office desk as a long line of cars piles up in front<br />
of the business.<br />
“We’re looking forward to the expansion because it’s<br />
got to be done,” she said.<br />
Down the road from her, Jollyville Barber Shop owner<br />
Ty Cobb said he will lose about half of his current parking<br />
lot space due to the road improvements.<br />
While he said there will be some headaches during construction,<br />
he also looks forward to having the improvements<br />
done.<br />
Birkman and the engineers working for the county<br />
it’s for her<br />
said the project will cost<br />
$3.5 million to complete<br />
and is being paid for<br />
with money from the<br />
county’s $228 million<br />
bond package that voters<br />
passed in 2006.<br />
The push for improvements<br />
on Pond Springs<br />
Road began four years<br />
ago, when residents in<br />
the area were surveyed<br />
by the county about<br />
their top three priorities<br />
for their community.<br />
Lisa Birkman, Williamson County<br />
Commissioner<br />
Improving Pond Springs Road was at the top of their<br />
list, Birkman said.<br />
The sidewalks and turning lanes are meant to aid children<br />
and their families in getting to and from Live Oak<br />
Elementary School and Deerpark Middle School, which<br />
are located off the road.<br />
“It’s exciting to have constituents come to me for a<br />
project and we actually get to do it,” Birkman said.<br />
Normally, she said, it is the city or county that requests<br />
a project be done.<br />
“This time it came from neighborhoods,” she said.<br />
Birkman hosted a town hall meeting in May to update<br />
residents and businesses on the improvements.<br />
A formal presentation on the project was given during<br />
the meeting, and attendees were able to submit their questions<br />
to county staff and engineers hired for the project.<br />
The county created a website with updates and details<br />
of the project: www.pondspringsroad.org.<br />
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10 | June 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 />
Art in Public Places<br />
The City of <strong>Austin</strong> Art in Public Places<br />
added two new public artworks to the<br />
city’s permanent art collection. The collection,<br />
created by <strong>Austin</strong> glass artist<br />
Kathleen Ash, was recently unveiled at<br />
the grand opening of the North Village<br />
Branch Library at 2505 Steck Ave.<br />
The Art in Public Places program<br />
allocates 2 percent of eligible capital<br />
improvement project budgets to artwork.<br />
Ash was commissioned to work with<br />
building architects to integrate her artwork<br />
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building and create work that is engaging<br />
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to develop a master plan for Travis<br />
County facilities downtown.<br />
The county has only appropriated money<br />
for the first of two phases of the contract,<br />
amounting to $841,000. Phase One began<br />
June 1 and will end by February 2010. If<br />
commissioners do not like how the study<br />
is going, they have the option not to fund<br />
Phase Two, which is scheduled to be finished<br />
by December 2010.<br />
“Phase One is fully funded. Phase Two<br />
has a funding-out clause. If the commissioners<br />
court did not want Phase Two, we<br />
can pull the plug in September during the<br />
budgeting process,” County Judge Samuel<br />
Biscoe said.<br />
Phase One will consist of a comprehensive,<br />
long-term needs assessment for the<br />
county through 2035. Phase Two will result<br />
in a strategic facilities master plan to meet<br />
those needs.<br />
The cost of the contract is of the same<br />
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as the $5.1 million University of Texas’<br />
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2005 MAZDA 6 I SEDAN 47759 miles $13,300<br />
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2004 911 CARRERA 41752 miles $36,995 C<br />
2005 CARRERA 39326 miles $44,995 C<br />
2008 CAYMAN 1622 miles $44,995 C<br />
2006 911 CARRERA 46853 miles $47,995 C<br />
2008 CAYMAN S 17123 miles $48,995 C<br />
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Brackenridge Tract study and the $1.4<br />
million City of <strong>Austin</strong> downtown master<br />
plan, said Christian Smith, special assistant<br />
to the commissioners court and<br />
former head of the county’s planning and<br />
budget department.<br />
Police training campus named<br />
In May, city council unanimously approved<br />
naming the <strong>Austin</strong> Police Department’s<br />
Training Academy after former<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> Mayor Roy Butler in recognition<br />
of his more than half-century of support<br />
for law enforcement. The Roy Butler<br />
Police Training Academy campus includes<br />
classrooms, a driving track, gym and outdoor<br />
shooting range in southeast <strong>Austin</strong>.<br />
Improved facilities are expected to be built<br />
later this year.<br />
Butler, the first <strong>Austin</strong> mayor elected<br />
by the public, served two terms from<br />
1971-1975.<br />
Locally, he has served on the Police<br />
Training Monitoring Committee, was one<br />
of the first members of the Police Citizens<br />
Oversight Committee and continues as a<br />
member of the Public Safety Task Force<br />
and as chair of the Texas Commission on<br />
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2004 XC70 AWD 98082 miles $11,995<br />
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as part of <strong>Austin</strong> Energy’s Commercial<br />
Energy Efficient programs on May 14.<br />
The aim is to reduce local air pollution<br />
through energy conservation. Several<br />
apartment complexes are receiving rebates.<br />
Each project will save carbon dioxide,<br />
sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and carbon<br />
monoxide from being emitted into the<br />
atmosphere.<br />
The savings by each business is equivalent<br />
to the planting of hundreds of trees<br />
or the removal of thousands of vehicular<br />
miles. The amount of kilowatt-hours per<br />
year saved by each of these energy improvements<br />
is equivalent to providing<br />
electricity to two to three average <strong>Austin</strong><br />
homes for a year.<br />
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July 23, Aug. 6, 20, 27<br />
Sessions begin at 10 a.m.<br />
301 W. Second St.<br />
Meetings are broadcast on municipal TV cable channel 6<br />
and on 88.7 FM radio, starting at 1:30 p.m. Meetings are<br />
streamed live on the channel 6 website, www.ci.austin.<br />
tx.us/channel6. Visit www.ci.austin.tx.us/council for more<br />
information, including transcripts, schedules, agendas<br />
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2006 S80 2.5T ASR 44098 miles $19,600 C<br />
2008 S60 2.5T ASR 33445 miles $19,900 C<br />
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2008 S60 2.5T ASR 7116 miles $25,195 C<br />
2008 S80 3.2 ASR 13430 miles $26,800 C<br />
2007 XC903.2ASR 7 22009 miles $26,900 C<br />
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2008 V70 3.2 ASR 21026 miles $28,370 C<br />
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Lobster gyoza dumplings ($8), the<br />
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sticky rice, tiny beads of masago and a fresh<br />
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The Firecracker Chicken ($11), colorfully<br />
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<strong>Community</strong> Profile City of <strong>Austin</strong> mayor Interview by Tiffany Young<br />
You have been criticized for wanting<br />
to focus on core services instead<br />
of innovation during an economic<br />
downturn. Is there a balance?<br />
I think you have to do both. I think it’s<br />
going to be more of a struggle to maintain<br />
core services during tough economic times,<br />
but, at the same time, you have to be constantly<br />
alert to opportunities for economic<br />
growth. The two are not mutually exclusive,<br />
in my opinion.<br />
Do you have any specific budget plans?<br />
We need to prioritize basic services<br />
because we are not going to be able to do<br />
everything, so we have to decide which are<br />
the things that we have to do and which<br />
are the things we can do without for a little<br />
while. I’m a proponent of making sure<br />
we don’t cut back on safety services at the<br />
street level. In other words, that we don’t<br />
cut back on the number of officers, fire<br />
trucks, EMS response units, etc.<br />
How will you assure representation<br />
outside of the central core of <strong>Austin</strong>?<br />
I’m very conscious of that myself and as<br />
we go through this exercise of appointing<br />
board and commission members, I am<br />
going to make particular effort to make<br />
sure that we have geographic diversity on<br />
our boards and commissions as well as<br />
ethnic diversity.<br />
How are appointment decisions made?<br />
I’ve appointed people that I’ve never<br />
met before, but I will say that the natural<br />
process is most people appointed are people<br />
that have been active in their community<br />
and some members either know them or<br />
they know who they are. I think you have<br />
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box and looking for people. And I’m doing<br />
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in far southwest <strong>Austin</strong> and far northwest<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> and all over the city to try to get that<br />
geographical diversity.<br />
What do you see as the potential<br />
benefits of single-member districts and<br />
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applicants for the university’s programs,<br />
while last year there were 21,263.<br />
Officials with St. Edward’s University reported<br />
an almost 20 percent increase in the<br />
number of applicants for graduate school<br />
over this time last year. And, at St. Edward’s<br />
University Professional Education Center in<br />
northwest <strong>Austin</strong>, there is a growing interest<br />
in obtaining specialized certifications.<br />
At a recent monthly informational meeting<br />
on the center’s project management<br />
courses, 66 people showed up. The average<br />
number of attendees prior to that meeting<br />
was 20 people, said Rudy Rodriguez, managing<br />
director of the center.<br />
“People are looking to find a way to differentiate<br />
themselves, and they’re looking<br />
to update their skills or polish those skills<br />
they currently have to give them a market<br />
differentiator,” Rodriguez said.<br />
It is understandable, as the pool for<br />
qualified applicants has swelled, he said.<br />
“One [employer] posted a job that paid<br />
fairly well,” Rodriguez said. “She got<br />
1,500 resumés.”<br />
Trying to standout<br />
Two nights a week for eight weeks, Pease<br />
commuted from his Cedar Park home to<br />
the St. Edward’s Professional Education<br />
Center. There, he attended three-hourlong<br />
classes on project management. The<br />
course, which wrapped up in mid-June,<br />
preps professionals for a project management<br />
certification exam that most take after<br />
the classes end.<br />
Pease is well-aware of how stiff the competition<br />
for jobs is. After months of trying<br />
for a job, he still has not found one. While<br />
at Dell, he worked as a hiring manager and<br />
said that he used to get 25 to 30 resumés<br />
that, with a quick glance, could be narrowed<br />
down to five candidates. Now, he<br />
said, employers get 25 to 30 resumés and<br />
all are “top notch.”<br />
That is what led him to the classes to obtain<br />
his project management certification.<br />
“I believe it will certainly make me a<br />
stronger candidate because now when it<br />
asks that question about whether I’m certified,<br />
I’ll be able to answer yes,” he said.<br />
Classmate Bobby Aziz shares the same<br />
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sentiment. In mid-December, he was laid<br />
off from his IT project management job at<br />
Level 3 Communications, where he worked<br />
for eight years.<br />
Like Pease, 44-year-old Aziz plans to get<br />
the Project Management Professional certification<br />
when the classes end.<br />
Without it, he said, there are some jobs<br />
he cannot even apply for, and a lot of companies<br />
are now using the certification as a<br />
weed-out tool for filling a job.<br />
Does more education equal a job?<br />
Judy Armstrong, the owner and manager<br />
of Career Services of <strong>Austin</strong>, a job training<br />
and placement agency in northwest <strong>Austin</strong>,<br />
said having a professional certification<br />
or continued education absolutely makes a<br />
difference in today’s job market.<br />
“I’ve seen it happen,” she said. “And I’ve<br />
seen employers ask for it.”<br />
Armstrong said a certification, especially<br />
in this economy, appeals to employers<br />
because it shows that the candidate has<br />
a sincere interest and the ability to follow<br />
through and complete the certification.<br />
But a lengthy and extensive academic<br />
background alone, however, will not necessarily<br />
land you a job. Experience, in addition<br />
to education, will, said Alan Runge,<br />
provost of Concordia University.<br />
Runge said companies now are less willing<br />
to spend a lot of money developing and<br />
training somebody, so if a candidate has a<br />
master’s degree but no work experience, it<br />
could actually play to their disadvantage.<br />
“You’ve still got to develop a good resumé<br />
that says, ‘I’ve got a master’s degree, but I’ve<br />
also got this experience,’” Runge said.<br />
“Education can be a trump card, so<br />
long as it makes sense. They’d much<br />
rather take a well-rounded, educated, fast<br />
learner,” he said.<br />
Making financial sense<br />
As a recruiter for Career Consultants<br />
Staffing Services, a job placing agency<br />
serving Central Texas, Grant Simpson has<br />
been especially busy at his job.<br />
Simpson said employers that his agency<br />
works with are not asking for more education<br />
from applicants, and none of his<br />
clients have said that they were laid off because<br />
of a lack of education.<br />
The decision to go back to school — and<br />
acquire debt while doing it — has to make<br />
both financial and practical sense, he said.<br />
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Keith Pease, left, and Bobby Aziz, far right, attend project management classes at St. Edward’s Professional Education Center.<br />
In this tough economy, with sometimes hundreds of candidates all vying for one job, some job<br />
seekers believe that by going back to school and getting extra certifications, they can beef up<br />
their resumés and stand out to employers.<br />
But, career consultants and college officials say that an extra line about education on your<br />
resumé is not the only thing that is helpful for landing a job in this market. Employers are now<br />
pickier than ever, scrutinizing everything from how you dress in an interview to how your resumé<br />
looks in print.<br />
Grant Simpson, a recruiter for the staffing agency Career Consultants Staffing Services, offers<br />
these tips on how to impress prospective employers and, potentially, land the job.<br />
• Create a good resumé.<br />
Have friends and former colleagues proofread your resumé. Also, try looking online for standard<br />
formatting tips and examples of good resumés.<br />
“When I receive a resumé, if they’re not topnotch and error free, they go to the bottom of the<br />
list,” Simpson said.<br />
• Dress sharp but also dress for the job you are applying for.<br />
As Simpson puts it, “Don’t show up for a construction job in a suit.”<br />
• Do not talk about your personal life during a job interview.<br />
“It should all be about what I can do to help you<br />
solve a problem,” Simpson said.<br />
• Treat the job search like a full-time job.<br />
Simpson suggests spending six to eight hours a<br />
day looking for work. Also, make sure that time<br />
counts. Do not just apply to jobs online — go<br />
to job fairs and networking events. The more<br />
resources you have, the better.<br />
Some jobs will not require more education,<br />
but with others — especially the<br />
mid- or upper-level management business<br />
positions — a bachelor’s degree has almost<br />
become the equivalent of a high school diploma,<br />
he said.<br />
Bridget Davidson, director of the Center<br />
of Academic Progress for St. Edward’s,<br />
said in this economy it does make sense to<br />
invest in education.<br />
“We all know the money we’re putting<br />
in our 401(k), and it doesn’t look great,”<br />
she said. “At least with putting money<br />
into your education, you know it’s going<br />
to appreciate.”<br />
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designed to bring in shoppers and diners.<br />
The Simmonses’ business La Tierra de la<br />
Simmons Familia, which is seperate from<br />
Amy’s Ice Cream, will develop the land, and<br />
Amy’s Ice Cream and the other vendors will<br />
lease property from La Tierra.<br />
While the owners have said there will<br />
not be an amphitheater on the property,<br />
it will have an outdoor patio built around<br />
existing foliage.<br />
“Our idea for this project — and this is<br />
something that Amy and I have been talking<br />
about since we did Phil’s [Icehouse] and<br />
Amy’s [Ice Cream] here [on Burnet Road] —<br />
we realized that when we build these great<br />
centers, you build community, build neighborhood<br />
gathering places and the business<br />
just rocks,” Steve said. “People want a place<br />
they can take their kids and not worry about<br />
[them]. They want a place to do more than<br />
one thing. They like sitting amongst the<br />
Phil’s and Amy’s move to South Lamar<br />
The Simmonses' La Tierra de la Simmons Familia will also turn the<br />
Time Auto Sales used-car lot at Lightsey Road and South Lamar<br />
Boulevard into a Phil's<br />
Icehouse and Amy's Ice Cream.<br />
It also purchased a shopping<br />
center across the street that<br />
has a Thundercloud Subs,<br />
an insurance company and<br />
American Cleaners. The back<br />
building has an empty space<br />
that Steve Simmons plans<br />
to fill.<br />
S. Lamar Blvd.<br />
Lightsey Rd.<br />
Time Auto<br />
Shopping Center<br />
Manchaca Rd.<br />
trees. That was our goal, an urban oasis.”<br />
The location was chosen in part because<br />
customers have asked Amy’s to move farther<br />
north for years and also because it is a<br />
busy part of town. But a good location was<br />
not the only concern.<br />
“Amy and I believe that synergy is much<br />
more important than location,” Steve said.<br />
“It’s not the best location. It’s on the longest<br />
exit ramp there is — Anderson Mill —<br />
but it’s also the second busiest, and 70,000<br />
cars go by it a day.”<br />
Development<br />
Retail stores and restaurants that will be<br />
leasing at <strong>Austin</strong>ville include local businesses<br />
Strut, a womens’ clothing store;<br />
Zen, a Japanese fast-food restaurant; Hog<br />
Island Italian Deli, voted Best Pick by <strong>Austin</strong><br />
Chronicle in 2007 for its Philly cheese<br />
steak sandwich; and RunTex, a store devoted<br />
to runners. The Simmonses handpicked<br />
tenants and have backups for each<br />
of them in case any changes their mind.<br />
Original plans involved housing Freebirds<br />
World Burrito, but after delays, the<br />
owners decided against opening a franchise<br />
at <strong>Austin</strong>ville.<br />
Amy’s Ice Cream will be located up front<br />
(an additional store to the one in the Arboretum,<br />
not a replacement) and Hog Island<br />
chose a spot in the rear for a patio amidst<br />
foliage already present on the property.<br />
The other stores will be in between.<br />
Though there are several food places,<br />
each draws its biggest crowds at different<br />
times of the day, allowing the parking lot<br />
<br />
to avoid overcrowding, Steve said.<br />
“I always believe that you should have<br />
excellent balance so that your parking lot<br />
is not full,” he added.<br />
Delays<br />
The building permit application for<br />
<strong>Austin</strong>ville began Dec. 21, 2007, and was<br />
approved May 20 of this year.<br />
While the City of <strong>Austin</strong> Watershed<br />
Protection and Development Review Department<br />
said that the time to get a permit<br />
approved widely varies, the Simmonses<br />
expected the process to go quicker.<br />
“Everybody says to me, ‘I cannot believe<br />
you’re still building that project,’ he said. “I<br />
go, ‘I’m not a quitter. I don’t like to quit.’”<br />
Steve said the reason for delay is that<br />
water from Main Event’s detention pond<br />
is flooding his property. After trying to<br />
contact and work out the problem with<br />
the Main Event owners without a reply,<br />
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Simmons has filed a lawsuit against them.<br />
Meanwhile, in order to get the development<br />
going, Steve will put in a pipe that<br />
will reroute water from the Simmonses’<br />
property to a Texas Department of Transportation<br />
wet pond, which the city’s Watershed<br />
Protection and Development Review<br />
Department estimates to cost $204,394.<br />
Main Event could not be reached for<br />
comment.<br />
“What [Main Event] basically did was<br />
funnel it all on to us, so it did damage to us<br />
and I feel 100 percent confident that we’ll<br />
win that lawsuit,” Steve said.<br />
If he wins the lawsuit, he may recoup<br />
his costs in rerouting the water flow. Steve<br />
said he expected completion by the end of<br />
this year.<br />
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Leander<br />
Loop 360<br />
Cedar Park<br />
Loop 1 / MO-Pac Expy<br />
to Kyle<br />
1<br />
Ben White Blvd<br />
Round Rock<br />
Pflugerville<br />
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<strong>Austin</strong> medical school sidelined by Hurricane Ike<br />
By Patrick Brendel<br />
The recession and Hurricane<br />
Ike forestalled efforts to bring a<br />
medical school to <strong>Austin</strong> during<br />
the Texas Legislative Session.<br />
Poor economic conditions made<br />
for a state budget with little room<br />
for major new projects, especially<br />
in light of the hundreds of millions<br />
of dollars needed to rebuild<br />
Galveston, its medical school and<br />
other areas also hit by Ike.<br />
Realizing the impracticality<br />
of making a medical school<br />
proposal at this time, state legislators<br />
did not file a single bill<br />
during the session related to an<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> medical school.<br />
The State Legislature did,<br />
however, pass legislation committing<br />
to build a medical school<br />
in Harlingen. Currently, the only<br />
medical school on the Texas-<br />
Mexico border is the new Texas<br />
Tech University Health Sciences<br />
Center in El Paso.<br />
“That’s been determined to be<br />
a high-need area. There are those<br />
that essentially want to get it on<br />
record that, if there’s going to be<br />
a medical school, it needs to go in<br />
an area where we really need to<br />
bring in larger numbers of physicians,”<br />
said state Rep. Donna<br />
Howard, D-<strong>Austin</strong>. “But that<br />
doesn’t preclude having something<br />
happen in <strong>Austin</strong> as well.”<br />
Rio Grande Valley legislators<br />
were unable to procure funding<br />
for their future medical<br />
school. Instead, the bill allows<br />
University of Texas regents to<br />
take steps toward creating the<br />
medical school by the year 2015.<br />
The price tag on the Harlingen<br />
medical school is expected to be<br />
more than $100 million. (State<br />
lawmakers appropriated $300<br />
million toward rebuilding the<br />
Ike-damaged University of Texas<br />
Medical Branch-Galveston.)<br />
Looking toward the future,<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> still possesses qualities<br />
that are conducive to establishing<br />
a medical school: its central<br />
location, UT’s flagship campus, a<br />
prominent medical community<br />
and cooperative business leaders.<br />
One encouraging sign is the announcement<br />
that UT Southwestern<br />
Medical School in Dallas plans<br />
to take over the residency program<br />
at Seton Family of Hospitals. That<br />
means an increase<br />
in the number of<br />
El Paso<br />
residents trained.<br />
Howard said the<br />
existence of the Texas<br />
A&M Health Science Center<br />
in Round Rock would not halt<br />
the potential creation of a new<br />
medical school in <strong>Austin</strong>. Texas<br />
A&M-Round Rock is geared<br />
toward training practitioners,<br />
while a potential <strong>Austin</strong> medical<br />
school would be research-based.<br />
“They would be different types<br />
of medical schools,” she said.<br />
Texas medical school campuses<br />
* Proposed<br />
Amarillo<br />
Lubbock<br />
What are you doing this fall?<br />
There’s still time to register for ACC’s fall semester.<br />
Check the course schedule<br />
online at austincc.edu.<br />
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As recent high school graduates focus their attention on colleges and careers, we thought we would present a snapshot of some of the higher education options in Central Texas.<br />
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Northwest<br />
45<br />
W E<br />
S<br />
Cypre s Creek Rd.<br />
S<br />
University Ave.<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
183<br />
Southwestern University<br />
McNeil Dr.<br />
Anderson Mill Rd.<br />
Georgetown Inner Loop<br />
I-35<br />
Cypress Creek<br />
1555 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park<br />
223-2000 • www.austincc.edu/cyp<br />
620<br />
1001 E. University Ave., Georgetown<br />
863-6511 • www.southwestern.edu<br />
Annual tuition: $30,020 84% of undergrads<br />
Current enrollment: 1,222 receive<br />
Founded: 1840<br />
fi nancial aid<br />
Affi liation: United Methodist 7% of students are<br />
Offering: bachelor’s degree from out of state<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
Northridge<br />
11928 Stonehollow Drive, <strong>Austin</strong><br />
223-4000 • www.austincc.edu/nrg<br />
W. Parmer Ln.<br />
<strong>Austin</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
Round Rock<br />
University Boulevard and CR 112,<br />
Round Rock<br />
223-4222 • www.austincc.edu/rrc<br />
Students currently taking classes at<br />
MoPac<br />
183<br />
Metric Blvd.<br />
360<br />
2222<br />
Round Rock Higher Education Center<br />
Concordia University<br />
Texas Culinary Academy<br />
Le Cordon Bleu Program<br />
11400 Burnet Road, <strong>Austin</strong><br />
1140 Concordia University Drive, <strong>Austin</strong><br />
486-2000 • www.concordia.edu<br />
130<br />
Texas A&M<br />
ealth Science Center<br />
FM 1460 and CR 112, Round Rock<br />
388-6310 • www.tamhsc.edu<br />
The fi rst phase of construction will be complete<br />
in time for the fall 2010 semester.<br />
The second phase will take another two to<br />
three years to complete and once fi nished<br />
will accommodate more than 11,500 students<br />
— making it ACC’s largest campus.<br />
University Blvd.<br />
CR 112<br />
N. Lamar Blvd.<br />
837-2665 • www.tca.edu<br />
80% of undergrads<br />
receive<br />
fi nancial aid<br />
Classes started in May 2008, campus opens<br />
this fall<br />
Annual in-state tuition: $10,682 75% of students<br />
Annual out-of-state tuition: $23,787 receive<br />
Current enrollment: 40<br />
fi nancial aid<br />
Offering (at Round Rock campus): 90% of each<br />
doctor of medicine (Bachelor of class must be<br />
Science in nursing in 2010) Texas residents<br />
14% of students<br />
are from out of<br />
state<br />
Annual tuition: $38,850<br />
Current enrollment: 911<br />
Founded: 1981<br />
Offering: Associate of<br />
applied science, patisserie<br />
and baking certifi cate<br />
Mopac<br />
4% of students<br />
are from out of<br />
state<br />
Annual tuition: $20,490<br />
Current enrollment: 2,200<br />
Founded: 1926<br />
Affi liation: Lutheran<br />
Offering: associate,<br />
bachelor’s and master’s<br />
degrees, post-bachelor’s<br />
certifi cate<br />
to Taylor<br />
Central<br />
East Williamson County<br />
igher Education Center<br />
79<br />
Texas State University<br />
Round Rock Higher Education Center<br />
1555 University Blvd., Round Rock<br />
716-4000 • www.rrhec.txstate.edu<br />
516 N. Main St., Taylor<br />
365-2787 • www.ewchec.com<br />
Collaboration of Temple College at Taylor, Texas<br />
State Technical College Waco, Texas Tech Health<br />
Sciences Center and Texas Tech University<br />
49% of<br />
undergrads<br />
receive<br />
fi nancial aid<br />
Annual in-state tuition: $5,080<br />
Annual out-of-state tuition: $11,824<br />
Current enrollment: 1,616 (100<br />
junior-level nursing students will<br />
be admitted for fall 2010)<br />
Offering: bachelor’s and<br />
N. Lamar Blvd.<br />
Burnet Rd.<br />
Annual in-district tuition: $1,680 Taylor and Hutto<br />
1% of students<br />
are from out<br />
of state<br />
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Annual out-of-district tuition: $2,540<br />
Annual out-of-state tuition: $4,224<br />
Current enrollment: 700<br />
Founded: 2007<br />
Offering: associate degree<br />
master’s degrees<br />
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Eastview<br />
3401 Webberville Road, <strong>Austin</strong><br />
223-5100 • www.austincc.edu/evc<br />
74% of undergrads<br />
receive<br />
fi nancial aid<br />
Offers open enrollment<br />
and operates<br />
on the quarter<br />
system<br />
Quarterly tuition: $7,280<br />
Current enrollment: 500<br />
Founded: 2008<br />
Offering: associate and<br />
bachelor’s degrees<br />
4% of students<br />
are from out<br />
of state<br />
Annual in-state tuition: $8,930<br />
Annual out-of-state tuition: $24,544<br />
Current enrollment: 11,000 graduate,<br />
39,000 undergraduate<br />
Founded: 1883<br />
Offering: bachelor’s, master’s,<br />
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Current enrollment: 720<br />
Founded: 1875<br />
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South <strong>Austin</strong><br />
1820 W. Stassney Lane, <strong>Austin</strong><br />
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St. Edward’s University<br />
3001 S. Congress Ave., <strong>Austin</strong><br />
448-8400 • www.stedwards.edu<br />
84% of undergrads<br />
receive<br />
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1020 Grove Blvd., <strong>Austin</strong><br />
223-6000 • www.austincc.edu/rvs<br />
6% of students<br />
are from out of<br />
state<br />
Annual tuition: $24,040<br />
Current enrollment: 3,431 undergraduate,<br />
909 New College (adult<br />
education), 977 graduate<br />
Founded: 1885<br />
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Financial aid links<br />
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39% of undergrads<br />
receive<br />
fi nancial aid<br />
1% of students<br />
are from out of<br />
state<br />
Annual in-state tuition: $4,140<br />
Annual out-of-state tuition: $12,390<br />
Current enrollment: 29,105<br />
Founded: 1899<br />
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1% of students<br />
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Total number of students: 35,798<br />
Total number of campuses: 7<br />
In-district tuition per credit hour: $39<br />
Out-of-district tuition per credit hour:<br />
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Out-of-state tuition per credit hour:<br />
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2009-2010 tuition fees based on 12 hours of study • This is not a comprehensive list of universities and colleges within Central Texas. For more information on higher education, visit impactnews.com/education.
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22 | June 2009 <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Newspaper</strong> • Northwest <strong>Austin</strong> Edition<br />
3 Day Startup<br />
Alexander Ross, an exchange student from the University of Bristol studying<br />
mechanical engineering, plans to take 3 Day Startup to the United Kingdom. Here he<br />
is interviewed by Xorje Olivares, the news director at KVRX 91.7 FM during 3DS.<br />
During a downturn, many individuals<br />
will try their hand at entrepreneurship.<br />
Forty aspiring entrepreneurs attending the<br />
University of Texas met at the <strong>Austin</strong> Technology<br />
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“This experience confirmed that I, with<br />
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venture FamiGo. “You’ve got so much<br />
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The first day, the students meet one another<br />
and brainstorm their ideas in small<br />
groups. By Saturday, participants narrow<br />
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On Sunday, participants focus on their<br />
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their idea to a panel made up of angel<br />
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capital for a business startup), press<br />
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This year Adam Dell, a venture capitalist<br />
and Michael Dell’s brother, was on the<br />
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panelists interrupt as presentations<br />
are given to ask questions or discredit<br />
ideas, so the presentations must be wellthought<br />
out and backed by hard numbers.<br />
One idea from the weekend led to the<br />
development of FamiGo, a startup based<br />
on using mobile games to bring families<br />
together. The startup has five board members,<br />
elected by the participants of 3DS,<br />
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member. “We are currently tapping into<br />
our contacts to find a game developer.<br />
This is the most pressing and most important<br />
task.”<br />
FamiGo was accepted into Capitol Factory’s<br />
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In addition to cash, each company in<br />
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24 / 62 days<br />
29 / 53 days<br />
7 / 85 days<br />
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35 / 62 days<br />
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19 / 74 days<br />
27 / 93 days<br />
36 / 127 days<br />
26 / 62 days<br />
14 / 64 days<br />
8 / 105 days<br />
1 / 78 days<br />
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16 / 51 days<br />
17 / 60 days<br />
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25 / 75 days<br />
27 / 70 days<br />
35 /62 days<br />
34 / 65 days<br />
20 / 82 days<br />
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49 / $204,000<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 />
17 / $197,061<br />
24 / $182,000<br />
27 / $184,000<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 />
15 / $224,417<br />
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78758 <strong>Austin</strong> Reflections Walnut Creek Condo 11901 Swearingen Drive 0br/2ba 1,042 $125,000 Jody Lockshin Habitat Hunters 587-5824<br />
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78727 <strong>Austin</strong> Lamplight Village 13208 Rampart St. 3br/2ba 1,258 $125,000 Patricia Smith Keller Williams Realty 637-8277<br />
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78759 <strong>Austin</strong> Northview Hills 8106 Muley Drive 5br/4ba 3,334 $479,900 Ed Lundry Keller Williams Realty 401-6300<br />
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78759 <strong>Austin</strong> Yaupon Terrace 8452 Spicewood Springs Road 3br/2ba 1,643 $339,900 Ed Lundry Keller Williams Realty 401-6300<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Balcones Greene 11620 Medallion Lane 4br/3ba 3,253 $469,000 Monika Suhnholz Coldwell Banker United Realtor 431-8046<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Jester Point 02 7800 Nutmeg Cove 4br/3ba 3,198 $489,900 Teresa Gouldie Coldwell Banker United Realtor 751-8000<br />
78759 <strong>Austin</strong> Mesa Park 4600 Wind River Road 3br/2ba 1,433 $239,900 Tim Kress RE/MAX Capital City 719-5555<br />
78759 <strong>Austin</strong> Oak Forest 6607 Danwood Drive 3br/2ba 1,440 $219,000 Lisa Kosub Young Keller Williams Realty 637-8232<br />
78727 <strong>Austin</strong> Scofield Farms 13500 Lathe Cove 4br/2ba 2,800 $264,900 Umesh Mehta Keller Williams Realty 423-2050<br />
For more residential real estate listings, visit more.impactnews.com/4866<br />
Market data provided by <strong>Austin</strong> Board of Realtors<br />
454-7636 | www.abor.com<br />
27 / $199,900<br />
36 / $304,000<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 />
16 / $323,581<br />
26 / $126,000<br />
31 / $143,300<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 />
20 / $144,426<br />
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78727 W. Parmer/MoPac<br />
78729 Anderson Mill/McNeil<br />
78750 Anderson Mill/Balcones<br />
78758 MoPac/Braker<br />
78759 Great Hills/Arboretum<br />
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31 / $347,500<br />
51 / $270,500<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 />
30 / $303,988<br />
4159 Steck Ave. $136,500<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.
26 | June 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 City Subdivision Address Bed/Bath Sq. Ft. Price Agent Agency Phone<br />
78727 <strong>Austin</strong> Scofield Farms 13535 Wyoming Valley Drive 3br/2ba 2,480 $255,000 James Morelli RE/MAX Capital City 744-4153<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Spicewood Estates 10518 Grand Oak Circle 4br/3ba 3,133 $425,000 Christina Harmon Coldwell Banker United Realtor 417-5234<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Woodland Village Anderson Mill 11910 Swan Drive 3br/2ba 1,753 $164,900 Marian Derks RE/MAX Capital City 659-1642<br />
78759 <strong>Austin</strong> Sierra Vista 11000 Sierra Verde Trail 3br/2ba 2,781 $395,000 Eenie Sullivan Coldwell Banker United Realtor 258-5723<br />
78727 <strong>Austin</strong> Milwood 4335 Ganymede Drive 5br/3ba 2,173 $177,900 Michelle Sheehan Gaston & Sheehan Realty 251-4950<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Woodland Village Anderson Mill 10702 Mourning Dove Drive 4br/2ba 2,759 $285,000 Laura Nye Stanberry & Associates 497-5946<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Tanglewood Estates 8706 Royalwood Drive 4br/2ba 2,666 $378,500 Doreen Dillard Coldwell Banker United Realtor 346-1799<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Northwest Balcones 9305 Rolling Oaks Trail 3br/3ba 2,376 $289,900 Donna Ciccarelli Goldwasser Real Estate 736-3124<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Fox Hollow Condo 8600 Fathom Circle 2br/2ba 924 $110,000 Lominta Loving Loftis Pacesetter Properties 913-6737<br />
78758 <strong>Austin</strong> Reflections Walnut Creek Condo 11901 Swearingen Drive 2br/1ba 829 $119,500 Jeff Dillard Coldwell Banker United Realtor 426-1294<br />
78758 <strong>Austin</strong> Park at Quail Creek 9601 Covey Ridge Lane 2br/1ba 1,034 $85,000 Rebecca Queen RE/MAX Capital City II 646-1331<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Spicewood at Bull Creek 10202 Lockerbie Court 4br/2ba 3,706 $539,900 Sheri Brummett Coldwell Banker United Realtor 970-8809<br />
78727 <strong>Austin</strong> Champions Forest 4800 Craig Drive 4br/2ba 2,096 $254,500 Karen Staha Gaston & Sheehan Realty 217-2435<br />
78759 <strong>Austin</strong> Neelys Canyon Condo Amd 8200 Neely Drive 2br/1ba 1,195 $173,900 Courtney Graeber Coldwell Banker United Realtor 796-4939<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Spicewood Estates 10807 Wintergreen Hill 4br/2ba 2,745 $400,000 Kay Roush Coldwell Banker United Realtor 335-1891<br />
78758 <strong>Austin</strong> Reflections Walnut Creek Condo 11901 Swearingen Drive 1br/1ba 546 $84,900 Margarita Dove Keller Williams Realty 657-5795<br />
78759 <strong>Austin</strong> Windridge 10605 Oak View Drive 4br/3ba 3,033 $464,000 Paulette Hamilton Keller Williams Realty 698-8648<br />
78759 <strong>Austin</strong> Windridge-Great Hills Area 10616 Oak View Drive 5br/4ba 3,928 $535,000 Mary Battaglia Coldwell Banker United Realtor 258-6677<br />
78758 <strong>Austin</strong> North Star 12300 Emery Oaks Road 2br/2ba 1,034 $126,900 Steve Mallett Keller Williams Realty 829-2062<br />
78759 <strong>Austin</strong> Balcones Woods 4824 Gerona Drive 4br/2ba 2,083 $309,900 Mary Jane Moran Moreland Properties 656-7600<br />
78758 <strong>Austin</strong> Reflections Walnut Creek Condo 11901 Swearingen Drive 2br/3ba 1,042 $116,977 Cathy Douglas Keller Williams Realty 431-4823<br />
78758 <strong>Austin</strong> River Oak Lake Estates 12300 Willow Bend Drive 3br/2ba 2,437 $249,900 Don Fariss Tammy Fariss, Realtors 836-4437<br />
78729 <strong>Austin</strong> Timberwood 12604 Twisted Briar Lane 4br/2ba 2,371 $269,900 Ellen Kelsey Coldwell Banker United Realtor 422-0481<br />
78727 <strong>Austin</strong> Milwood 5923 Green Acres St. 3br/2ba 1,206 $147,500 Jeffrey Clawson <strong>Austin</strong> Vestors 695-2425<br />
78758 <strong>Austin</strong> Willowbrook North Townhomes 2018 Rundberg Lane 2br/1ba 906 $103,900 David Saunders Atlas Realty 633-2564<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Spicewood At Balcones Village 9701 Talleyran Cove 3br/3ba 2,800 $369,500 Ed Lundry Keller Williams Realty 401-6300<br />
78729 <strong>Austin</strong> Estates at Hunters Chase 8208 Canola Bend 4br/3ba 3,719 $359,000 Ed Lundry Keller Williams Realty 401-6300<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Park West Condo 10616 Mellow Meadows Drive 2br/1ba 796 $56,900 Betsy Doss RE/MAX Capital City 744-4555<br />
78727 <strong>Austin</strong> Scofield 1745 Dapplegrey Lane 3br/2ba 2,242 $235,000 Dephanie Cates Coldwell Banker United Realtor 691-6749<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Jester Point 8104 Asherton Cove 3br/2ba 2,771 $414,000 Joe Cline RE/MAX Capital City 795-4532<br />
78758 <strong>Austin</strong> Quail Hollow 11226 Prairie Dove Circle 4br/2ba 1,567 $128,950 Mike Kight RE/MAX Capital City II 924-6524<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Park West Condo 10616 Mellow Meadows Drive 2br/1ba 796 $61,900 Betsy Doss RE/MAX Capital City 744-4555<br />
78758 <strong>Austin</strong> Edgecreek Condo 12166 Metric Blvd. 1br/1ba 516 $59,900 Jodi MacHardy Coldwell Banker United Realtor 254-289-3020<br />
78758 <strong>Austin</strong> Edgecreek Condo 12166 Metric Blvd. 1br/1ba 657 $65,000 Jodi MacHardy Coldwell Banker United Realtor 254-289-3020<br />
78750 <strong>Austin</strong> Tanglewood Estates 11437 Rustic Rock Drive 6br/3ba 3,495 $449,000 Mike Green Coldwell Banker United Realtor 585-7833<br />
78759 <strong>Austin</strong> Great Hills 8708 Bluegrass Drive 3br/2ba 2,485 $425,000 Gail Huebel Keller Williams Realty 848-3477<br />
78759 <strong>Austin</strong> Great Hills 7304 Rain Creek Parkway 5br/3ba 3,339 $455,000 Myles Schopfer Prudential Texas Realty 576-2567<br />
These are new listings that were added to the market between 5/1/09 and 6/10/09. For more listings, go to impactnews.com.<br />
13535 Wyoming Valley Drive $255,000<br />
8706 Royalwood Drive $378,500<br />
5923 Green Acres St. $147,500<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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