The next meeting of the Highland Neighborhood Association will be on Monday, February 16th, from 6-8 PM. This time we are meeting at Easy Tiger North (6406 N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd).

Melissa Shact is going to present on how we can support local wildlife by incorporating native plants into our yards. We’ll also hear from some candidates in the upcoming election for Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 2. It should be a fun and informative evening, hope to see you there!

The Winter ‘25 Highland Neighborhood Association meeting will be held Monday, December 8 at Brazas Tacos, from 6-8pm and on Zoom. View the agenda online, and sign up for the newsletter for more details!

We'll meet at Brazas Taco House (6801 Airport Blvd) from 6-8pm, or join us on Zoom.

The Highland Neighborhood Association’s quarterly general meeting for Summer 2025 will be held at ATX Market + Bar at 6801 Airport Blvd. from 6-8pm CT, and broadcast on Zoom here. View the agenda here.

It’s time once again for our quarterly general meeting! We’ll gather at ACC Highland (Building 1000, Room 1.2207 — note that this is a slightly different room than our usual) on Wednesday, June 12 from 6-8pm. We’ll also broadcast live on Zoom here.

Join the Highland Neighborhood Association for our Spring ‘24 quarterly meeting at ACC Highland (Building 1000, Room 1.2101) on Thursday, March 7 from 6-8pm.

We’ll also broadcast live on Zoom here.

Join the Highland Neighborhood Association for our winter quarterly meeting at ACC Highland (Building 1000, Room 1.2212) on Tuesday, 12/5 from 6-8pm. We’ve done our best to make sure “X” marks the spot for our meeting room on the map above!

We’ll also broadcast live on Zoom here.

Highland Neighborhood Association Meets Tuesday, 9/26 at ACC Highland!

We’ll gather from 6-8 pm Tuesday, September 26, at ACC Highland, Building 1000, room 1.2101:

We’ll also livestream the meeting on Zoom for folks who aren’t able to attend in person — here’s the link. Please note that for security reasons we ask that folks have a Zoom login to watch the meeting, but accounts are free.

Agenda items include updates on local zoning and development issues, parks, and neighborhood mobility. If there’s something you’d like to add to our meeting agenda, please let me know by email at president@highlandneighborhood.org..

Cheers,
Andrea Grimes
HNA Board President

Please join us for a community art and ideation workshop with Highland’s Art in Public Places artist Samara Barks at ACC Highland this Saturday, 6/24, at 10am in Presentation Hall 1550. (Best parking location is in the ACC Highland South garage on Wilhemina Delco Drive.) Kids and families are welcome -- we'll have light snacks on hand, too.

Samara will be creating the public art for the soon-to-be revamped and refreshed Highland Park on St. Johns Ave., and she's keen to gather input from the community about what you love about Highland, our history, and our future while she's developing the final product. She's already created some incredible public art for other Austin neighborhoods, and we're so excited to have her on the Highland Park team! Y'all can check out her work at her website, Mixed Hues.

Please spread the word and invite your neighbors!

Highland Neighborhood Association Meets Tuesday, 6/13 at ACC Highland!

We’ll gather from 6-8 pm Tuesday, June 13, at ACC Highland Building 2000, Room 2220. Here’s a map:

We’ll also livestream the meeting on Zoom for folks who aren’t able to attend in person — here’s the link. Please note that for security reasons we ask that folks have a Zoom login to watch the meeting, but accounts are free.

Agenda items include updates on local zoning and development issues, parks, and neighborhood mobility, plus a fun opportunity to meet and brainstorm with Samara Barks, the Art in Public Places artist for Highland Park. If there’s something you’d like to add to our meeting agenda, please let me know by email at president@highlandneighborhood.org.

I’ll also be sending out our quarterly neighborhood newsletter ahead of the meeting, so if there are updates, resources, or other Highland-related goings-on you’d like to share with your neighbors in that email, give me a holler and I’ll be happy to include.

Cheers,

Andrea
HNA Board President

Hey neighbors! Please join us at ACC Highland from 6-8pm for our next neighborhood meeting on 3/21 in building 2000, room 2220 (here’s a map). We'll also livestream the meeting on Zoom for folks who can't attend in person.

Reilly Elementary School, 405 Denson Drive.

Location TBD

Se you all in September, hopefully in person!

Location: Highland Park, 401 W St. Johns

Free Kona Ice! Meet Chito Vela. Chat with neighbors. Eat some food.

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We’ll be hosting Staryn Wagner, from the city Watershed department, who will tell us about an exciting new trail project and drainage project for Northcrest Blvd. just north of St. John. They’re seeking public input for the design and amenities, so be sure to come to the meeting if you’re interested.

Other guests include Chito Vela, our new city council person, and a representative from APD.

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HNA Quarterly Meeting

Dec 14, 2021 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Location: Zoom

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Agenda

• Nick’s Good News Intro

• APD Update: APD wants an idea of the kinds of topics you’re interested in before the meeting starts. Submit questions for APD to president@highlandneighborhood.org

• St. Johns and I35 update

• Parks update

• Review and approve updated HNA Bylaws: Review draft bylaws here.

• Board elections: Anyone can run! Most of the board is choosing to retain their positions, but the North Sector VP slot is open. You’ll need someone to nominate you.

• District 4 candidate forum.

Topic: HNA Quarterly Meeting

Time: Sep 14, 2021 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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We’re holding the Highland Neighborhood Association summer meeting on Tuesday, June 9, from 6 PM—8 PM. We’ll be meeting virtually using Zoom. Here’s how to join the meeting:

On your computer, smartphone, or tablet, click or tap this link:

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Then, enter this meeting ID: 852 8637 4741, followed by this passcode: 78752

If you want to join by phone, dial (346) 248-7799, then enter the ID and passcode above. Note that this is how you can join all the meetings for the rest of the year.

Meeting Agenda

• Update from councilman Greg Casar, with a chance to ask Greg questions about what’s going on at city hall.

• Officer Hyatt, our APD liaison, will be there to answer questions and chat about public safety in Highland.

• Parks update, including a “save the date” for June 29th, where the parks department will share the results from the first online survey about Highland Park and will present the updated concept plan that was created using neighborhood feedback.

• Open forum.

Virtual Community Meeting

Sorry for such short notice on this one, but we just found out that they actually scheduled this meeting (though it’s been in the works for a few months).

The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department is inviting the neighborhood to a Virtual Community Meeting for Highland Neighborhood Park Phase 2 implementation. PARD will host the meeting online.

During the meeting, the Project Team will share an updated park design from the concept plan and seek community feedback.

You have to register to be able to attend the meeting.

For more information, visit the official city webpage for Highland Park.

Join our Quarterly meeting on March 9

On your computer, smartphone, or tablet, click or tap this link:

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If you want to join by phone, dial (346) 248-7799, then enter the ID and passcode above. Note that this is how you can join all the meetings for the rest of the year.

Agenda

6:00 Nick’s Good News, HNA President Nick Pellicciotto (10 mins)

6:10 City Council Check-in, District 4 Councilman Greg Casar (15 min)

Porkchop Update, Engaging PARD on Reilly Shared Use Agreement

6:25 Ongoing Business

• Officer James Hyatt, APD, Report and Q&A (10 min): Update on St. Johns and I35, EL Nocturno, Other

• Board/Treasurer Report/Updates for the Website/Social Media (5 min)

• Contact Team Report, Contact Team Chair Brian Richey (5 min)

• Park Committee Report, Committee Chair Kate Garza

  • City Presentation (15 min)

• Sustainability Committee Report, Committee Chair Alyson Beaton

• Reilly Tree Update, Heritage Trees 101, Mercedes (15 min) 

7:15 Guest Speaker - Raincatcher Program, Paige Oliverio (15 min)

7:30 New Business

• Keep Austin Beautiful – Community Clean Up for Trail?

• Home Depot site

• Other?

7:50 Open Forum – Q&A from the Members

8:00 Adjourn

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Agenda

• Elections! If you’d like to run for an HNA board position, email president@highlandneighborhood.com, and you’ll be nominated to run for the position. As of now, all officers are standing for re-election. But we do have an open secretary position if you’d like to get involved. Visit this page for more information on the positions on the HNA

• We’ll be discussing the Ryan Drive development and we’ll be joined by several representatives from developers showing us their proposals for the site.

• Katie Duffy from the Watershed Department will discuss the Rain Catcher program and how we Highlanders can benefit from it.

• I’ll provide an update on the public safety issues at I35 and St. Johns, and we’ll be joined by Officer Hyatt from APD.

After noticing a rise in crime and desperation at the corner of I35 and St. Johns, I reached out to Officer Hyatt and Officer Haverland of APD, and urged neighbors to as well. In response, APD agreed to start trying to figure out how to reduce crime there. I then reached out to the St. Johns Neighborhood association and Councilman Casar to see if we could work together to come up with a longer term solution that could possibly more holistic than just arresting people.

This discussion, led by Councilman Casar, will hopefully be the first step in trying to transform that corner and the area in general so kids at Webb/Brentwood can get to school safely, people getting gas or groceries at the stores can feel safe, and neighbors feel safe in their homes up and down the entirety of St. Johns.

Join us on Thursday, October 8 at 1:00 PM on Zoom:

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Meeting ID: 843 3992 5285

- Nick Pellicciotto, President of the HNA.