November COVNA MEETING

7:00 p.m. Monday, November 19th
Southwest Church of Christ
8900 Manchaca Rd. (Rear Entrance)


Program Notes

Dominic Chavez, our Vice President, will present a short briefing on the public hearing regarding the Davis Lane/West Gate project held by the city in October. He will also discuss next steps as a neighborhood association for weighing in with the city on the project. Read inside about the city’s current recommendation along with various proposed options.

The November meeting is the time to elect officers - this year president, secretary and newsletter editor. We also need to plan the December holiday party.


11/17 - National Adoption Day


12/5 - Day of the Ninja
 

2008 MEMBERSHIP DUES

According to COVNA by-laws, dues are payable at or before the February meeting. This will allow distribution of the directory early in the year. I will include a membership form next month. Membership dues received by February will guarantee inclusion in the directory.

2007 COVNA BOARD
Floyd Clark
Dominic Chavez
Vacant (please volunteer)
Hal Ferguson
Doug Tabony
Doug DuBois
Doug DuBois
President (282-8245)
Vice President (695-5457)
Secretary
Treasurer (282-0601)
Newsletter (280-4080)
ANC Delegate (292-9323)
Past President (292-9323)
 

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2007 COVNA CALENDAR

Monthly meetings are held on the
third Monday of the month.
January 15th
February 19th
March 19th
April 16th
May 21st
 Picnic-June 17th
September 17th
October 15th
November 19th
Dec Party TBA
 
NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT

Election of Officers

According to COVNA’s By-Laws we are to elect a President, Secretary, and Newsletter Editor, to take office in January 2008. The COVNA President cannot serve more than one (1) term in a row. The other officers may be elected to serve more than one term.
If you know a willing COVNA member who would be good candidate, please inform one of our officers.

Precinct 355 Election Results:

On November 6, Texans voted to go about 10 billion dollars in debt for a variety of projects and programs. Now our legislature will decide how and when the money is to be spent.

Our precinct had a total of 449 voters (318 on Election Day and 131 early voters). We have 3625 voters in our precinct. We had a 12.38% turnout. Numerical results of our votes on each proposition will be available at the next COVNA meeting.

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ROAD EXTENSIONS &
IMPROVEMENTS

The city is preparing to straighten out Davis Ln where it crosses Brodie and at the 3-way stop at Leo, extend West Gate Blvd all or part of the way toward connecting the north and south portions, and/or upgrading one or more parts of Davis Ln.

A meeting was held on October 16th, as those on the COVNA Email List know, to elicit neighborhood input on various options to these extensions and improvements. Listed below are the three elements of the current recommendation followed by eleven options proposed as possible alternatives to the third element. The attendees of the meeting were able to vote for their favorite option or suggest their own.

Davis Ln. – Leo St. to Huebinger Pass
Construction of a 2-lane rdwy w/ bicycle lanes, sidewalk. Constructs the missing link (300’)just west of Leo. Connects to the existing section of Davis that dead-ends east of Huebinger Pass. Eliminates need for Davis traffic to use Guidepost and Leo, and avoids the existing 90º turn.

Davis Ln. – Brodie Ln. to Corran Ferry Dr.
Construction of a 4-lane divided rdwy w/ a wide outside lane for bicycles, sidewalks. Re-aligns the roadway west of Brodie to intersect at existing north Davis/Brodie intersection. Eliminates the existing offset intersections; permits removal of traffic signal at the south intersection. Connects to the existing 4-lane divided section of Davis near Corran Ferry

West Gate Blvd. – Cohoba Dr. to Cameron Loop
Construction of a 4-lane divided rdwy w/ bicycle lanes, sidewalk. Constructs the entire missing link between Cohoba and Cameron Loop. Adjacent to Cowan Elementary School; 200-300 feet from future curb

Option 1 -West Gate Blvd. – Cohoba Dr. to Cameron Loop (4-lane)
Current Recommendation: Construction of a 4-lane divided rdwy w/ bicycle lanes, sidewalk. Constructs the entire missing link between Cohoba and Cameron Loop. Adjacent to Cowan Elementary School; 200-300 feet from future curb.

Option 2 -West Gate Blvd. – Cohoba Dr. to Cameron Loop (2-lane)
Constructing the missing section of West Gate as a 2-lane undivided rdwy would reduce the cost and permit some West Gate funds to be used for some Davis improvements. If built as a 2-lane, West Gate would have transitions to a 4-lane width at each end and possibly at Davis.

Options 3 & 4 -West Gate Blvd. – Cohoba Dr. to Davis Ln.
Change scope of the project to only construct this portion of West Gate now (and nothing north of Davis until later) either as a 4-lane divided (Option 3) or as a 2-lane undivided – with transitions to a 4-lane width at each end (Option 4).

 


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Options 5 & 6 -West Gate Blvd. – Davis Ln. to Cameron Loop
Change scope of the project to only construct this portion of West Gate now (and nothing south of Davis until later) either as a 4-lane divided (Option 5) or as a 2-lane undivided -with transitions to a 4-lane width at each end (Option 6).

Op tion 7 -Davis Ln. – Zeke Bend to 275’west of West Gate
If some, but not all, of Davis between Brodie and Manchaca is constructed, left turn lanes should be included at West Gate. Would include bicycle lanes, sidewalk. This could be a stand-alone option, or it could combine with either of the following two options.

 

Options 8 & 9 -Davis Ln. – Brodie Ln. to 275’west of West Gate Blvd.
Construct all or part of this section as either a 2-lane w/ center turn lane (Option 8), or a 2-lane undivided with double yellow centerline - no left turn lanes (Option 9). Would include bicycle lanes, sidewalk.

Options 10 & 11 -Davis Ln. – Leo St. to Manchaca Rd.
Construct all or part of this section as either a 2-lane w/ center turn lane (Option 10) or a 2-lane undivided w/ double yellow centerline - no left turn lanes (Option 11). Would include bicycle lanes, sidewalk. (Note: Sidewalk already exists along the south side of Davis in this area)
Click here for entire pdf supplied by the city.

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