Just posted on the City of Austin website (7/23/09): The City Council authorized execution of a construction contract for improvements to Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Bend Park. This project is part of the 1998 Bond referendum and will include two multi-use sports fields, open areas, parking, driveways, lighting, a group picnic plaza and pavilion, a memorial to Roy G. …
7/18 Zilker Volunteer Day – thanks to our 80 plus volunteers
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7/17/09 Republic Update
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] The Sculpture Prelude is looking a bit lonely on the site of the former southern berm (the city is working with the owner who lent the sculpture back in 1986 to find a new home for …
Day 3 at Republic
The berm is almost gone, we need to figure out what to do with the sculpture next (the city has put off the auction.)
The Berm is Disappearing at Republic
First day of earth removal (Monday, July 13, 2009)
Zilker – Next Volunteer Day: Sat, 7/18
Thanks to the nearly 60 volunteers who came out for 3 hours of mulching and weeding yesterday. We got a lot done we had 10 parks dept staff helping us with bobcats, bucket loaders and trucks to get the mulch as close as possible for our volunteers. KVUE (24) News came out and shot some video of our work and …
Volunteer at the Zilker Great Lawn Sat 7/11
We need more volunteers for this Saturday’s (7/11, 9 am to noon) volunteer day to help us mulch trees, weed the volleyball courts, pick up sod strips and clean up sidewalks and curbs at Zilker’s new Great Lawn. Thanks to our friends at C3 Presents, we’ll have cool T-shirts for the first 50 people who sign up and you’ll be …
Zilker Greening Up – Volunteer Workdays Coming Up
I was out at Zilker meeting with Park staff about some proposed volunteer workdays to help them cut out sod, mulch all of the trees and help clean-up areas. Come out and help us on Saturdays in July: July 11, 18 and 25th, from 9 am to noon – Sign Up Here Here’s a few photos looking west and toward …
Republic Square Phase 1b beginning soon
About 2 weeks from now, the Austin Parks Foundation will begin Phase 1b of the Auction Oaks @ Republic Square project. The first phase will be the removal of the berm along fourth St, the partial reconstruction of the sidewalk and ADA ramp on Fourth St to San Antonio St, and the installation of irrigation and grass sod on the …
Zilker is looking green….
The parks department and their contractors have done a great job and the park is greening up!