There is a lot going on in Anderson Mill this summer — that means fun for everyone in the family! Back in February our Spring and Summer Recreation Guide was sent out to all the homes and apartments in Anderson Mill, but in case you have misplaced yours, it is available on our web site: http://amld.org, or you can stop at the Community Center and pick up an-other copy.

Here are some of the activities going on this summer:

Plan Your Summer Fun!

Anderson Mill

M A Y & J U N E 2 0 1 0 C O M M U N I T Y N E W S L E T T E R

Limited District

Where Community Matters !!!

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Board of Directors Election

Saturday May 8, 2010 7 AM –7 PM Two positions on the Limited District Board of Directors are up for election this year. Each Place has four people running as candidates. For Place 4: William Burke, the incumbent; Ram Sriram; Valerie K. Eff; and Steve R. Nelson. For Place 5: Elizabeth Elleson; Tony Holmes; Hunter S. Nel-son; and Fred Grampp, the incumbent..

The directors set policy and oversee the operations and finances of the District. They are your neighbors and rep-resent your interests. They attend board meetings, at least once monthly, as well as serve on committees that handle spe-cific areas of the district operations, such as, the Budget Com-mittee, Parks Committee, or Architectural Control Committee. There is a significant time commitment to serving our commu-nity. We thank all the candidates for offering their time to repre-sent the residents of Anderson Mill. Please take the time to support the candidates of your choice in the election. Informa-tion on some of the candidates, who have made it available, is on the web site: http://amld.org More information on the polling locations can be found on the Travis

County and Williamson County web sites.

Early Voting Dates and Closest Locations Williamson County:

Monday April 26—Sat. May 1, 2010 8 am-6 pm No Sunday Voting Monday May 3—Tuesday May 4 7 am– 7 pm Location: Anderson Mill Limited District Community Center 1500 El Salido Pkwy Austin, TX 78750 And all other Williamson County Early voting locations.

Travis County: Monday April 26—Tuesday May 4, 2010 Mon–Sat 7 am–7 pm, Sun Noon–6 pm

Location: HEB Four Points, FM 620 and RR 2222 7301 FM 620 North (temp building in parking lot) And all other Travis County Early voting locations.

Election Day Poll Locations

Saturday May 8, 2010 7 am– 7 pm

Williamson County: Precinct 147: Forest North Elementary 13414 Broadmeade, Austin, TX 78729 Precincts: 217, 218, 219, 274, and 275 Grisham Middle School 10805 School house Austin, TX 78750

Travis County: Precinct 334: Spicewood Elementary 1601 Olsen Drive Austin, TX 78750

In the Parks: Spring Speaker Series May 6th Meet TX Parks & Wildlife Concerts in Harper Park Summer Day Camp (see page 2) Movies in the Parks Teen Nights at El Salido Pool 4th of July Celebration Mini-Triathlons Yoga in the Community Center

At the Pools: Float Flicks at Anderson Mill Pool Birthday Party Packages at the pools Water Aerobics Lifeguard Training Classes Work out at the Fitness Center Diving Classes Learn to Swim, all levels, + ages Adult Swim, and Open Swim Stroke Improvement,+Triathlon training

Check the Guide for all the details!

Be a Good Neighbor ! I get calls and emails everyday that are complaints about junk at a house, or long grass, or tree limbs so low people can not walk on the sidewalk, or junk cars in a driveway for months on end, or fences falling down — about all kinds of things that make a street look bad, and the neighborhood look bad. Some of the complaints are about conditions that are deed restrictions, and we send a letter to the owner asking that it be cleaned up—over 80% of the time this letter works, and the problem is fixed. I am always pleasantly surprised at how often someone I sent a letter to, asking them to fix a problem, calls me and thanks me for reminding them, for giving them a gentle nudge. I think many of us get caught up in life: work, kids, school, any of a million things going on, and we just forget to be a good neighbor. Yes, most people are willing to improve the neighborhood, if they get that gentle nudge to remind them. Let’s all take a look around our homes—a real hard look. Is there something that you’ve been meaning to do, but just haven’t gotten to yet? I have some old wood that I need to cut into shorter lengths and bundle so Allied Waste will take it on the next bulky pickup day. Is your lawn cut? What is that pile of stuff in the driveway, or on the side of the house? Are you ever going to do something with that old car or truck? Can you do anything that will im-prove your neighborhood? Do you have an elderly neighbor who may need help taking out trash? Are you being the best neighbor that you can? I have lived here for over 28 years, and Anderson Mill has not just been a subdivision, it has been a neighborhood, a Community. We say “Community Matters,” join in keeping Anderson Mill a Community — be a good neighbor.

— Mark Maxwell, District Manager -

It’s Time for Pool Passes Again If you have already purchased your pool pass from last year, don’t forget that they are now good for a year from the date of purchase. In order to renew your pass or purchase one you must go to the District office located in the Com-munity Center at the end of the El Salido parking lot instead of the pools. As always, if claiming residency status, you will be asked for two forms of current identification, one being a photo I.D. and the other a current bill or document connect-ing your name with the residence. Everyone in the household getting a pass, is required to have their picture taken and have their own pool passes– see image.

What are the reasons behind pool passes?

There are three main reasons for the changes. The first is customer service. Patrons no longer have to stand in the sun waiting to reach the pool window to pay entrance fees and obtain their pool tags. All pass sales (annual pool pass & fitness center) are at the Community Center in the A/C. If you are already in our system from last year, renewing will be very easy. Your information is still in the system and all you will need is your proof of residency and payment. Why prove your residency again? It is surprising the number of people who have moved out of Anderson Mill in the past year who still come back and want to use our facilities at the resident rates. It is a real good

deal— great facilities at a low price. When you enter the pool with your pool pass you proceed to the window and scan your cards. It takes ap-proximately 3 seconds between card scans. No more waiting to sign in and shorter entry lines into the pools.

The second reason pool passes have been imple-mented is security. In the past our system did not ensure that Anderson Mill Residents were the one’s getting the price breaks at the pools as in-tended. Also, it was very challenging for staff to manage the tag thefts and tag “sharing” that was occurring. Swim tags have always been non- trans-ferable.

The third reason is that the new system is a man-agement and data collection tool. All class regis-trations, tennis keys, fitness center passes, and annual swim passes are in the system. The various scans will enable us to run reports that show

bather loads at various times of the day at each pool and actual use of the fitness center. This information will permit staff to substantiate switching guard coverage as needed and to possi-bly expand fitness center hours if use is docu-mented in such a way that warrants it. If an emer-gency happens at the facility we will be able to identify the patron simply by checking the facility entry reports or the visitor sign-in log.

In summary, these improvements will allow us to make sure we are charging everyone fairly, and provides new conveniences like quicker registra-tion and computerized data collection. The new system will collect valuable information for man-agement, allowing us to better serve the commu-nity in an efficient manner and disseminate parks and recreation program information to all in an effort to promote our programming, enabling us to keep our fees low for the residents of Anderson Mill.

Tornado Siren Reminder

Now that tornado season is starting, it may be a good idea to explain when our Tornado Siren is set off. It does NOT necessarily mean a tornado has been sighted. It means that a Tornado Warning has been issued for our area, and you should listen to the radio or TV for current information — AND TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE DANGER !

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Sibling Discounts !

Teen Nights—Teens (13-17) - watch for our bigger and better Teen Nights, the first is on Friday June 4th with a Luau theme. There will be music, food, and fun. Water volleyball, raft races and more. Concerts in Harper Park— Friday June 4th 6:30—7:30 Bree Brunz Jazz Band 8:15—9:15 Cheyenne Movies in the Harper Park— Friday June 11th at dark, showing Hook Float Flicks at Anderson Mill Pool— Friday June 18th at dark, Astro Boy Independence Day Parade—We are looking for groups that may want to participate in the Parade on Saturday July 3rd at 9:00 am. Call Robyn 258-4104. 4th of July Celebration— After the parade, will be a Party in Harper Park, with music, games and rides from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. Then there will be a Neighborhood Pool Party at El Salido Pool from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. NOTE: Celebration is on Saturday July 3r, 2010.

What’s Going On!

What do you do with all the stuff that needs to be thrown out from your Spring Cleaning? Some of it may be branches, leaves, weeds, junk, or even household hazardous materials—like old paint, gardening chemicals, cleaners, etc. Well, here is some information on what is available to Anderson Mill residents: Bulky Pickup by Allied Waste—part of our trash collection service is a bulky pickup on the first Wednesday of every month. Bulky waste includes such items as stoves, hot water tanks, washing ma-chines, furniture and other large waste items, or up to about 15 stan-dard trash bags. They will take up to 3 cubic yards of “stuff”. Note: they cannot take refrigerators or air conditioners unless the freon has been removed and is tagged by a licensed serviceman. Branches must still be cut into four foot lengths and bundled. No construction materials. This time of year it may take a couple of days to get everything. Have it at the curb by 6:00 AM. Household Hazardous Waste— The City of Austin has a House-hold Hazardous Waste Collection Site at 2514 Business Center Drive, Austin, TX 78744. The hours are: Tue-Wed: Noon – 6 p.m. First Saturday of each month: 7 am to Noon. Phone Number: (512) 974-4343. Residents may bring up to 30 gallons of home-generated hazardous waste to the site free of charge. Please, no containers larger than 5 gallons. See http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/sws/residential.htm for more details.

Spring Cleaning Tips

May & June

2010 Newsletter

Regular Board of Director’s Meetings are usually held on the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Community Center on El Salido Parkway, 11500 El Salido Parkway, Austin TX 78750. In addition, an agenda is posted at the Community Center, required Travis & Williamson County sites and on the website 72 hours in advance of the meetings. Board meetings are open to the public. It is highly encouraged that all Anderson Mill Limited District residents attend and actively assist the Board of Directors in keeping Anderson Mill Limited District the best of Austin area neighborhoods.

Anderson Mill Limited District 11500 El Salido Parkway Austin, TX 78750 www.amld.org

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Information Resources

Where can you get information? Our bimonthly newsletters try to have informa-tion about what is coming up soon, so you can make plans, but what other sources are there? 1. Our web site: http:amld.org We try to keep every-

thing current. There is information on our facilities and recreation programs. And we have information on our local utilities, and governments, and usually links to their web sites. If you think something should be there but isn’t — let us know, we’ll con-sider adding it.

2. Deed Restrictions or Architectural Controls —again the web site has a lot of information, and complaints can be made online. If you need a copy of your deed restrictions, call the office at 258-4104.

3. City of Austin Permit Information— http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/development/frequent.htm

4. Ask us! We will be happy to answer any questions you have, if we don’t know the answer, we will try to find out. Call (512)258-4104, or stop in at the Community Center, 11500 El Salido Parkway, Aus-tin, TX 78750.