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Neighborhood WatchDOG T-shirts!

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Willie and Fig Meet ‘Willie’ the Neighborhood Watchdog and his best friend ‘Fig’ out on patrol in South Zilker.

Check out Willie’s cool Neighborhood Watchdog coat. This unique coat was created by Brenda, our Zilker neighbor.

As a Neighborhood Watch volunteer, Brenda has been instrumental in raising Neighborhood Watch awareness in her corner of Zilker.

In exchange for a donation of time or funds to Zilker’s Neighborhood Watch Program, Brenda has offered to sew a few Watchdog coats. Brenda has sewn dozens of these coats made of fleece and donated them to Austin Pets Alive.

If you have a sewing machine and would like to make your own Neighborhood Watchdog coat, Brenda is willing to provide the pattern and sewing tips.

If your dog is at least 35 lbs the entire logo will show on the back of the dog.

Willie and his t-shirt Brenda asked that we remind everyone to please support Zilker’s Neighborhood Watch Program by walking in the neighborhood with a dog, friend or family regularly. Hopefully dog, human or both will be sporting a bright yellow Zilker Neighborhood Watch t-shirt.

You can contact Brenda via this email form for more information on these doggie coats.

If you would like to purchase a Zilker Neighborhood Watch t-shirt ($7.50) contact a Neighborhood Watch volunteer via this email form.

Thank you Willie, Fig and Brenda for all your efforts to keep our neighborhood safe!

2011 Holiday Family Donations ... a Very Merry Christmas Indeed!!!

Holiday Family Project

from Andy Elder, ZNA President

A couple weeks ago, 8 families with 27 kids woke up to a brighter Christmas morning, thanks to the dedication and generosity of our Zilker neighbors. I'm proud to report that ZNA's Holiday Family Program was a resounding success! Each year our team of Zilker Elves organizes donations, shopping, wrapping and delivery for several families at Zilker Elementary who could use help during the holiday season. This year our program coordinator had the additional challenge of being out of town for a week in December, and pulled together a fantastic effort to get everything under the tree early on Christmas week.

I want to recognize some of our key volunteers:

Barbara Cossie and Kaye Trybus, the Chief Elves who make it all happen
Mike Meier, Lorraine Atherton, Bobby Rigney, and Connie Temple, who wrap and deliver better than Fed-Ex
Skip Smith, for managing the constant flow of funds and staying on top of the budget
Ryan Stryker, for setting up Paypal donations on the ZNA website

And most of all, thank you to the numerous neighbors who volunteered, donated, inquired, shopped, dropped off, and otherwise helped make this possible. This year was the first time in several years that I can recall where neighborhood donations exceeded our budget, allowing for some extra gifts and a positive balance to start off next year's holiday fund.

I hope this news caps off a joyous holiday season for everyone, however you chose to celebrate it.

Zilker Elves at Work

City Regulation of Short-term Residential Rentals (STRs)

Zoning

Early in 2011 the city's Planning Commission invited stakeholders to form a working group to help draft a proposal for regulation of STRs within Austin. STRs vary widely, from a home owner who rents their house for a few days during ACL weekend, to a commercial enterprise that functions somewhat like a hybrid hotel, renting a residence short-term, 24/7, year round. Short-term is defined as 30 days or less.

ZNA will continue to closely follow this process.

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