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Resident of Gatlinburg since 1997. Former GNA President and Secretary/Editor of Gatlinburg Grapevine newsletter. Webmaster for GNAfriends.org. Join me in a conversation for community.
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Get Ready for May Pflugerville Elections

It may get less attention than state and federal elections, but our Pflugerville City Council elections have more influences on our neighborhood’s quality of life. City Council directly budgets money for parks, road, water, and encourages business and housing growth.

Here is the spring schedule for elections:

Saturday, May 09, 2009 — Joint General and Special Elections

  • Voter Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 09, 2009
  • Begin Accepting Applications to Vote by Mail: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
  • Final Day to Accept Applications to Vote by Mail: Friday, May 01, 2009
  • Early In Person Voting Begins: Monday, April 27, 2009
  • Early In Person Voting Ends: Tuesday, May 05, 2009

PfCONA Candidate Forum – Monday, April 13th, 7 PM

Announcements, Resources

A Local Resource for Food & Support

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The Store House Thrift Store and Food Pantry

The Storehouse Thrift Store is a non-profit and all proceeds go to The Storehouse Food Pantry right here in Pflugerville. Donations of your gently used clothing and house wares are greatly appreciated. Volunteers are welcome! Continue reading A Local Resource for Food & Support →

Grapevine Newsletter, Projects

Gatlinburg Collects Junk for City-wide Cleanup

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The March 28 Saturday morning temperature was in the thirty’s, but at least the sun was coming up. The three of us, David Moore, Vic Farrow, and myself were in good spirits as we pulled stuff out of my garage onto a flat-bed trailer. The activity was helping us get warm. Vic and David  had already loaded the borrowed trailer Friday night with seven doors, a TV Set, fence pickets, scrap wood, and a twin mattress from another Gatlinburg resident. Out of my garage we loaded even more scrap wood, metal pipe, several half-empty gallons of latex paint, a door, a wood palette, and an armful of curtain rods. I was so glad to be getting rid of this stuff!

David and Vic with junk from the first stops.

The occasion was Pflugerville’s twice-yearly City-wide Cleanup Day when citizens are  invited to bring their junk, especially large items like tires, broken furniture, and metal or recyclables like electronics, batteries, and paint to a central location across from Brookhollow Elementary on Railroad Avenue. Continue reading Gatlinburg Collects Junk for City-wide Cleanup →

Announcements, Grapevine Newsletter

New Community Gardens Opening

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[From the City Secretary’s Weekly Keys to the City email and copied here]
The City of Pflugerville welcomes you to the grand opening of its first community gardens on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. The Pecan Street Community Gardens is located next to the baseball fields in North East Metro Park (2703 East Pecan Street).

At the grand opening event, attendees can learn more about community gardening, pick up a garden plot application, meet City staff who are knowledgeable on the project, and participate in hands-on activities, including a fruit tree planting around the community gardens. Continue reading New Community Gardens Opening →

Archive, Grapevine Newsletter, Meeting Notes

Gatlinburg Get Together – January 2009

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Eighteen Gatlinburg neighbors met for several hours of friendly conversation January 18 at the Pflugerville Recreation Center. They learned that a “Gatlinburg Get Together” was simply an opportunity to share concerns and build neighborly cooperation.

Diversity was a key characteristic of participants. They lived on different Gatlinburg streets in different parts of the neighborhood. Several had been residents for over twenty years while one couple had just bought their home three months ago! Most had not met before and came out of curiosity and a desire to get better acquainted. Continue reading Gatlinburg Get Together – January 2009 →