Shady Hollow HOA Newsletter March 2019

Annexation Committee – By Jim Bateman

Shady Hollow Homeowners Association Will be Split Up by the City of Austin in 2020 Unless They Are Stopped

The City of Austin is proceeding with annexation of 80% of the Shady Hollow Homeowners Association (HOA) members without a vote. The City’s annexation will be completed in December 2020 unless the Texas Legislature gives all of our HOA members the right to vote on annexation. The HOA’s Annexation Committee has been busy fighting for the right of every HOA member to vote on annexation.

The Problem: The City of Austin is Annexing 80% of Shady Hollow Homeowners Because They Don’t Get A Vote

In 2017, the Texas Legislature passed SB 6, which gave a vote to everyone except homeowners in Shady Hollow Municipal Utility District! The other 20% of the homeowners are outside the District and get a vote so the City of Austin is not annexing them (Sections 1 and 2, Shady Hollow West, the Enclave, and the Estates of Shady Hollow).

Asking the Legislature to Fix the Problem

To prevent the City of Austin from splitting up Shady Hollow, we are asking the Texas Legislature to give everyone in Shady Hollow a vote on annexation. Senator Donna Campbell filed Senate Bill 1468 on Monday, March 4, 2019. You can track the bill’s progress on the Texas Legislature website at https://capitol.texas.gov and search for “SB 1468.”

Funding for a Lobbyist

Shady Hollow HOA cannot use its membership dues to pay a lobbyist to fix SB 6, so the Annexation Committee members have set up a Texas Unincorporated Nonprofit Association called Shady Hollow Vote for Everyone (SHAVE) to collect voluntary donations to hire a lobbyist to help get a bill passed to give everyone a vote on annexation. All donations will be used by SHAVE to pay the lobbyist, and to pay the administrative expenses of SHAVE, including governmental fees and insurance premiums. Donations are NOT tax deductible (SHAVE is not a charity).

To donate, make checks payable to SHAVE and deliver to the Shady Hollow Community Center:

SHAVE
c/o Shady Hollow HOA
3303 Doe Run
Austin, TX 78748

For more information, visit shady-hollow-vote.com

Residents may also join the Shady Hollow Annexation Group on Facebook