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GNA Annual Picnic - Sunday, August 17th from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
10 July 2008: New GNA website!
Go to Glenlake Interactive to check out new Pet Lost and Found website!
30 June 2008: Read All About It!
Go to What's New to check out the June 2008 GNA Summer Newsletter!

Welcome to Glenlake

Loop 360 Bridge
Welcome to the Glenlake online community!

We hope that you'll find our website just as friendly and inviting as the neighborhood itself. Please bookmark this site and check back frequently, as there is a lot going on in Glenlake. If you should have any questions, comments, or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the webmaster at any time.

What's Happening in Glenlake

GNA Annual Picnic – Entire Family Welcome

Sunday, August 17th from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Place: River Place Park (Woodlands Park/River Place MUD at 8820 Big View Drive)

Come join your neighbors for a catered meal
GNA members – FREE
NON-members -- $10 adults/$4 children

Learn about development in the City Park Rd. Area
Contribute your ideas for improving our neighborhood

In case of questions, contact:
Mary Daigle, GNA President
or
Eric Dorris, GNA Secretary/Social Committee Chair.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Shocked by your recent water bill?
July 19, 2008

Many residents of Glenlake received a rude awakening this month when they opened their latest water bill from LCRA. Some of us have received moderate to alarmingly high increases from last month to this one in their meter reads. If you are part of this group there are two things you can do:

Join the Glenlake Yahoo Group discussion: Members of the Glenlake Yahoo Group are collecting information and coordinating a response to send to LCRA.
Contact LCRA directly: Call Dennis Daniel at (877)718-4396 Ext. 3301

Help Max Find a Home!
July 14, 2008

Check out the new Pet Lost and Found and let's find this adorable pooch a home.

Summer 2008 - Burn Ban in Effect!
It's dry out there and the fire danger is high!
Please be careful.

Halloween Hayride
Sunday, 28 October 2007

Gather at 4:30pm on Sunday, 28 October, at the Ranch Creek cul-de-sac. Trailers will depart beginning at 5pm.

We need volunteers to make this popular event successful. Still needed are:

Spotters: We need 3 or 4 more spotters to signal the drivers when it's safe to proceed.
TREATERS: If you live along the route and want to treat the Glenlake spooks, call Myra at 345-4889 or email halloween@glenlakehoa.org no later than 1:00pm on Sunday, 28 October. Clearly state your name and address on the answering machine or in an email. Your mailbox will be marked with survey tape so the trailers know to stop at your house.
Refreshments: We need volunteers to provide lemonade or ice water in a 5-gallon cooler. Napkins, long table, trash can, and any other offers for refreshments are greatly appreciated.

Please contact Myra at 345-4889 or email halloween@glenlakehoa.org if you can help. Refer to the Halloween flyer for the route and more details.

LOST DOGS FOUND !!!

Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Vegas and Dakota, who escaped from their home on Plantain Cove, have been re-united with their owners. Thanks to the City Park Road homeowners who helped.

Glenlake General Meeting
Tuesday, 16 October, 7pm-9pm

River Place Country Club, Overlook I

Glenlake residents enjoyed two great presentations about the Balcones Canyonland Preserve and Wildfire Risks and Prevention Techniques by the very knowledgeable Gail McGlamery and Glen Gillman. Glen drove around Glenlake and customized his advice for our particular area and housing types!!! I'll have the contact information that Gail and Glen provided, more details about the meeting, new board members, and the minutes posted soon.

Neighborhood Directories Have Been Distributed

If you are a GNA member in good standing and have not received your updated 2007 directory, contact Carol at president@glenlakehoa.org or call 794-8250.

Postal Theft in Glenlake

On 24 August 2007 a residence on Turkey Creek had a check stolen from their outgoing mail. They were unaware of the theft until contacted by a Travis County Sheriff's detective on 29 August. The family was given a case number and told that the check was being held as evidence for the upcoming trial. The detective told the family that a raised flag on a mailbox can be a signal to theives that you might have valuable outgoing mail.

An official with the Austin USPS requests that, if you experience any problems with your mail, to contact the Austin USPS Consumer Affairs at 342-1251. They will investigate the situation. This includes problems with LCRA bills not arriving. If your mail is stolen, the USPS requests that you report the theft to the Sheriff's department and notify them in writing at:

Special Inspection Services
P.O. Box 142148
Austin, TX 78714

Please also continue to contact the Glenlake Neighborhood Association so we can keep abreast of the mail problems. We are here to help you.

Citizen Alert

12 Sept 2007. Today the Citizen Observer issued a Citizen Alert to notify area residents that there have been several BURGLARY OF VEHICLE and BURGLARY OF RESIDENCES in the Lost Creek area during the past month. Almost all of the Burglary of Vehicles had forced entry. Detective Danny Canty (Danny.canty@co.travis.tx.us, or 854-4314) is the contact for these incidents, and he reminds residents in the Lost Creek area to report ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY and DO NOT leave anything of value in your vehicle. Write down any serial numbers of your computers, cameras, IPODS, navigation systems, and other valuable items. The Travis County Sherriff's office also is seeing an increase in nighttime resident burglaries in Western Travis County, and burglary of vehicles parked along the 360 Corridor. You can access or sign up for Citizen Alerts at http://www.citizenobserver.com.

Webb Estates Rezoning

Thanks to all Glenlake residents who contacted the Mayor and Council Members and came to City Hall for the 9 August 2007 City Council meeting. 2222CONA neighborhoods proved our slogan that "Together We Can Make a Difference!" After weeks of shenanigans the applicant changed their rezoning request from SF-1 to Rural Residential on Thursday morning prior to the afternoon hearing. The RR zoning designation is what we have been advocating is the proper land use designation since May! See the Webb Estates project page on the 2222CONA site for more details.

Glenlake General Meeting & Picnic

We enjoyed a beautiful day on Lake Austin for the 4 August 2007 Glenlake Meeting and Picnic. Thanks to all the Glenlake residents who attended and made this such a fun event. We also want to give HUGE thanks to:

Superintendent Alberto Perez for allowing us to use Emma Long Park and discussing the archery range, preserve, and park history with us
LCRA representatives Janet Stephenson, Angie Flores, and Jason Eichler for informing Glenlake residents of the new plans for the water system and discussing questions and issues
Jim Casey of the River Place MUD for attending and answering questions about the RPMUD
Dale and Pat Bulla, Carol and Peter Torgrimson, and Patricia Seeger of 2222CONA for sharing their extensive knowledge of development in the 2222 Corridor area and green living practices.

GNA Picnic Emma Long Park

More pics are posted in the photo gallery.

Watch Your Step!

19 and 27 May 2007. There have been two sightings of coral snakes this spring, one near a front sidewalk of a home on Glenlake Drive and another along the grassy area next to Far View Drive. Rattle snakes also have been sited in the area recently. 'tis the season to keep a watchful eye and be careful where you step and what you pick up!

More snake pictures and info:
http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txherps/snakes/
http://www.kingsnake.com/venom/
http://www.texassnakes.net/pictures.html
http://www.bugsinthenews.com/snakes_in_central_texas_friend_or%20foe.htm

LCRA/ECO Billing Problems
16 May 2007

If you experience problems with your LCRA billing, contact Customer Service at 397-6766, or the LCRA Customer Service Manager, Sarah Bruinings at 473-3334 or Sarah.Bruinings@lcra.org.

USPS Mail Delivery Problems?

If you experience problems with U.S. Postal Service delivery, contact USPS Consumer Affairs at 342-1251.

Glenlake General Meeting
The Glenlake General Meeting was held 5 February 2007 at the Shepherd of the Hills Church. The FY2007-08 budget was approved unanimously, and annual GNA membership dues will remain $75 per household. A drawing was held in which residents received three great gifts: a $50 gift certificate for Mirabelle Restaurant (donated by M. Daigle), a $45 gift certificate to Hill Country Photography, and an 8-piece box of gourmet, locally-made SXUL chocolates.

New Features

Maps: Here you'll find a map of Glenlake, an illustrated plat of the neighborhood, and directions for getting here that you can use if you're not a Glenlake native, or to refer any potential visitors to if you are.
Classified Ads: Have something to sell or a service to offer? Looking to buy something or hire some help? This section will soon allow you to interact with the local Glenlake economy.
Photo Gallery: This section will soon allow you to share photos with your Glenlake neighbors. Just send them to the webmaster, and in most circumstances he'll post them for everyone to appreciate.
User Account Registration: To access password-protected areas of the site (e.g. the Restricted Classifieds), this page will soon allow you to submit a request for a username and password.

Navigating the Site

The left and right sidebars on every page of this site will always contain the following sections and features:

Site Navigation: This menu will allow you to navigate to every main page on the Glenlake website. Should you be at the bottom of a long page, the main menu categories are also duplicated in the site's footer.
Latest News: This section presents a preview of the most recent news items from the News & Announcements page. Clicking on a news item's date will take you the complete text. The News & Announcements page replaces the home page content of the previous version of this website.
Search the Site: If you know what you're looking for, this is the place to start! Rather than navigating through menu categories and subcategories, you can search the full text of this website using this feature. All search results displayed are part of the www.glenlakehoa.org website.
Coming Events: Any community-wide events happening in Glenlake will be previewed here, so that you can see when things are happening at a glance. A larger, more readable calendar is available at the main Coming Events page.
Good to Know: Website usage tips, Glenlake trivia and history, and other useful items rotate in this section every time that you refresh the page or navigate to a new page. Be sure to keep an eye on this feature—you could learn something new!
Advertisement: The last thing that any of us need are more advertisements. But, these advertisements have one major bonus—the revenue collected goes directly into the GNA coffers! Though some of the advertisements that you'll find here need to generate a lot of traffic to be profitable, some of them—such as the Google Pack, Google's photo organizer (Picasa) or the Firefox browser—can generate up to $2.00 if you click to follow them, download and install the free (and very useful) software for the first time on your Windows PC. Please be sure to download and install the software directly from the advertisement link or the GNA can't receive credit.

Reporting Bugs and Broken Links

While this website is tested in as wide a range of browsers as possible, there is an infinite combination of computer/browser setups, so it's impossible to eliminate all bugs. But, we're very interested to know about any bugs or other problems that you may encounter while using this website. Please report everything to webmaster@glenlakehoa.org so that we can work to fix it as soon as possible. Please be sure to include the link to the page(s) in question, a description of the issue and how you encountered it, and if possible, which browser and browser version that you're using. Also, any information that you can provide about your computer setup (Macintosh or PC, what operating system that you're using, and any special confuguration or setting that you may be using that could potentially affect the problem in question) is very valuable. Thank you for your assistance!

Conventions Used on this Website

The PDF icon is placed on the right-hand side of links to indicate that an Adobe PDF document will be opened in a new window. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these documents.

The "external" icon indicates that the adjacent link will open an external page (i.e. not part of www.glenlakehoa.org) in a new browser window. Pages are opened in a new window to help you keep your place on the Glenlake website when you're done browsing the link.

Search the Site

If you're looking for something in particular, use the search module above to locate it quickly. If you don't find what you need, try browsing through the navigation bar across the page at left, or contact us to request assistance.

Coming Events

Times listed on the mini-calendar above indicate events happening on that date. Click the time to view the details of the event in Google Calendar. To see a larger version of this calendar, visit Coming Events.

Good to Know

Giving Directions

Need to show someone the way to the neighborhood? Just refer them to the Getting to Glenlake or Map of Glenlake page.