Impact Pflugerville - January 2006

Impact Pflugerville - January 2006

Saturday, 07 January 2006

1. Seeing Sporty

On Dec. 9, Pflugerville Vision Care hosted an open house to show off new sport-tinted contact lenses. The Nike MAXSIGHTTM are color tinted grey-green lenses to wear in bright sunlight and amber lenses to wear in variable light. For more information, call 251-4099.

2. New Goals for a New Year

“The area’s leader in mature fitness,” Goals Fitness Center, is offering free weight loss motivational and fitness seminars every Saturday in January at 11 a.m. The seminars are open to non-members and members. Call 989-5538 for more information.

3. Coming This Spring

A beauty salon and Chinese restaurant is being built next to Jim’s Food Mart and Mama Jack’s off Pecan St. The building is projected to be finished by March.

4. Envision Central Texas

The Envision Central Texas Community Presentation will be Tuesday, Jan.16, at 6:30 p.m. in the Hendrickson High School auditorium. Envision was founded in 2002 by regional leaders striving for a new approach to address tremendous growth in central couties. John Langmore, member of the Board of Directors of Envision, will present information on land use, transportation, and the environment, in order to preserve quality of life, natural resources, and economic prosperity. For more information, visit www.envisioncentraltexas.org.

5. Neighborhood Leader Roundtable

The Pflugerville Council of Neighborhood Associations, PfCONA, will host a neighborhood leader roundtable meeting open to the public, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Pflugerville Justice Center, 1611 E. Pfennig Lane. Participants will discuss member sign-up, board expansion, direction for the year, city issues and concerns, as well as PfCONA executive committee nominations and elections.

Test 1-2-3

Pfriends Pfor Pflugerville’s Pfuture, Pf4, partnered with the Pflugerville Council of Neighborhood Association, PfCONA, to obtain an SBC excelerator grant of $2,500. The grant will provide PfCONA with a new portable sound system to enhance filming capabilities and ensure greater citizen participation in community issues.

6. New Computer Store

Pf Tech, a computer store, had its grand opening, Dec. 10. The new business offers same day or next day repairs, surveillance camera systems, computer upgrades, build your own computers and video format converting. Pf Tech is opened Tuesday- Saturday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Call 925-8382 for more information.

Cable Choices Coming

Cox Communications announced in 2005 that it is selling their Pflugerville cable property. Time Warner will not be buying that property but will be building its own network. New state legislation also allows telephone companies access to provide cable service. Residents and business owners can look forward to more options for cable T.V. and high speed internet service.

7. Not Your Typical Lawyer

Jerry Lawyer & Associates, Inc. will be moving from its Austin location to Pflugerville. They broke ground Aug. 19. The 5,000 sq. ft. building is located at Willow and Pecan St. and is expected to be finished by late March.

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