PFLUGERVILLE COUNCIL OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS* TIDBITS

March 14th PfCONA Town Meeting at 7pm at Justice Center
Topics will be City Master Plan and new Residential Development guidelines being considered by Council, along with an update on noise ordinance revisions being considered, Claude's Corner development, and other developments. City Planning Director will be main speaker. The Mayor, a City Councilperson, City Manager, Chief of Police are scheduled to attend monthly. PISD/School Board has been asked to rotate sending a representative like council does. Mayor has said she will be unable to attend this month. April 11th Town Meeting will be a City Council Candidates Forum. PISD Candidates Forum to be scheduled separately.

March 19th Easter Festival from Noon to 2p at Heritage Park
Photos w/Easter Bunny, petting zoo, moonwalk, egg hunt: bring your own basket.

March 23rd Lunch with Mayor (originally scheduled for 3/16)
Being held at Mom's Cafe from 11:30a to 12:30pm or so in Windermere Plaza at W. Pecan and Windermere. It is an open forum and Q&A. Discussion will focus on Residential Policies being discussed by City Council.

April 7th - Last Day to Register to Vote for May 7th Elections (Council & PISD)

April 9th Bicycle Rodeo - sponsored by Pflugerville Police Department
17th annual event to be held at Pflugerville H.S. west parking lot at 1301 W. Pecan St. from 10a-2p. Free to the public. For kids of all ages. Free bike registration and Child ID. Loaner bike available for competing in contest. See law enforcement and fire dept. displays. Rain date is April 16th.

April 11th City Council Candidate Forum - hosted by PfCONA
7p-9p at Pflugerville Justice Center. Part of PfCONA's Pflugerville VOTES effort. Ask or submit a question if you wish. To be videotaped for broadcast on Cox Cable Ch. 10. See channel or future Tidbits for viewing schedule.

April 12th - PISD/Council Candidate Forum - hosted by GPCC
11:30 AM, European Bistro. Cost $12 for lunch. RSVP via 251-7799 or gpcc@sbcglobal.net.

April 20th - Early Voting Begins for City Council and PISD Board
Click here for more information on city website.
Click here for more information from PISD website.

April 29th - Happy 5th Year Birthday Bash at the Recreation Center
Friday, 5p to 9p, music, dancing, food, moonwalk, movies.

Friday, April 29th: The 2nd Annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Pflugerville will be held at Park Crest Middle School
Contact Event Chairs, Wendye Mire, at 990-1847 or Trisha Smith 990-9083. Pflugerville Pflag will again be a sponsor and central point for teams to pick up packets, luminaria bags and brochures. Call Pflag at 251-2220 or stop by the office at 2nd/Main.

Last year's teams who raised $30,000 included Pflugerville residents, businesses, civic, school, churches, youth groups and Bunco groups. Teams, typically include 10-12 people that walk the track throughout the evening/night/early morning in support of the hope for a cure. [Source: Pflugerville Pflag]

May 3rd - Last Day for Early Voting for City Council and PISD Board
Click here for more information on city website.
Click here for more information from PISD website.

May 7th Council Election Day
Polls open from 7a-7p at City Hall, 100 E. Main, Ste 500.

May 15th PflugerGolf 2005 Tournament - sponsored by Pflugerville Downtown Association
Second annual tournament starts at 2pm at Star Ranch off FM 685. Portion of proceeds goes to Pflugerville Fallen Warrior Memorial that is planned at city park. Sponsors include Pflugerville Community Development Corporation and Keep Pflugerville Beautiful. Contact David Garlick at 835-6695 for more information.

May 20th - 22nd Deutschen Pfest - sponsored by Parks and Recreation
30th Annual German festival, including Pfun Run and parade. Click here for related information, contacts, and for booth and parade applications. Neighborhoods (individual ones or by partnering with other neighborhoods) are encouraged to come up with a parade entry.

Click here for other dates listed in March 2005 City Newsletter on city website (includes Parks/Rec upcoming events).
Click here for other meeting/event dates listed on City Calendar on city website.
Click here for Spring Break events at library.
Click here for public notices on City website.
Click here for city council and other boards/commissions/committee minutes on city website.

OTHER ITEMS OF NOTE:

PfCONA is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2005

PfCONA was formed in 1985 by residents who wanted a forum for neighborhood groups to collectively air their concerns and work with the City Council to resolve problems. Its goal was to bring the community together. This goal continues today.

 

PfCONA is looking for neighborhood leaders to officially represent their neighborhoods as PfCONA members and residents and community organization leaders that wish to support our efforts as associate members

Go to our How to be a Member section at: www.pfcona.org/HowTo.htm. Also review our website to learn more about what PfCONA is about and what it has been involved in. 

 

Note: PfCONA Executive Committee voted in March to change dues to $12/year ($1 per month), but to allow for prorating and for dues to cover a household.

 

Rep. Mark Strama - Dist. 50 Office Hours
Second Saturday of each month from 10a-Noon at different locations around district. He and his staff will be holding office hours each month for any District 50 resident to drop by and discuss any issues of importance or concern. They are also available at the State Capitol office at Capitol Extension E2.416 or call 512-463-0821. Click here for rep information.

 

Claude's Corner - Proposed Development at Pfennig Ln./Black Locust

Click here for 3rd working draft of "Citizens Request List" list being used as a tool for upcoming Neighborhood Workgroup meetings between neighborhood leaders, residents, and broker/developer. Next workgroup meeting is March 24th at Pflugerville Rec Center.

 

Wal-Mart - Proposed Development at FM 685/Pfennig Ln.
Click here for 4th working draft of "Citizen Requests List" being used as a tool at Community Workgroup Meetings during drafting of Development Agreement by city/community leaders/staff, and residents for proposed Super Wal-Mart. City Staff/Lawyer and Wal-Mart officials are drafting development agreement for review by workgroup/residents.

See www.pfcona.org for additional information such as traffic impact analysis, citizen input highlights, and minutes from town meetings, council meetings (+video), and P&Z meetings.

 

Note: Other proposed developments may have workgroup meetings in the future such as proposed Cambridge Villas at 800 block of Dessau Rd and apartments planned for Schultz/Meister Ln. intersection. PfCONA is also working with Pflugerville Downtown Planning Committee on updates to and implementation of downtown master plan.

 

*Tidbits came out monthly until mid-Fall 2004 in an extended format. Since then, focus has gone to updating PfCONA website and sending out more brief and timely E-mails in relation to PfCONA and community activities. Feel free to pass the information on to your constituents.