Norwood in the news & upcoming event
At the June 27 meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission, Casabella Architects recommended demolition of the Norwood House. HLC members expressed reservations about that, but took no action. I was given three minutes to present the Norwood Posse position. I noted that our consultants documented that restoration was viable, and that that we now have private funding available to fix the problem created by public servants. The CasaBella study will present three options for redevlopment of the Norwood Park on July 20. At this time there are no public funds available to implement any of those, soon to be seen, options. We are shovel ready, at no cost to taxpayers, to reconstruct the house. Our view is that this is a perfect time for a public/private partnership to implement the resolution of support for restoration passed by the Austin City Council on March 25, 2010.
The Austin Parks and Recreation Department cordially invites the public to the third community information and input meeting on the proposed Condition Assessment and Feasibility Report for the Norwood Park house and grounds. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 6:00-8:00 pm, at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River Road. This meeting will review public input from the first two public meetings and present conceptual plans for Park improvement alternatives. The planning process has an estimated 8 month duration which will culminate with a set of recommendations and cost estimates for facility restoration and/or redevelopment. Questions regarding the Norwood Park Condition Assessment and Feasibility Report may be emailed to the project manager atNorwoodfeasibility@ci.austin.tx.us or visit the website at http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/norwoodtract.htm For more information, comments, questions or offers of help contact me: Wolf Sittler
Norwood Park Condition Assessment and Feasibility Report Community Input Meeting
