Stories by Jacob Cottingham
Hearing complaints from residents, Hays County fires KBR
Hays County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously voted to rescind contract negotiations with KBR, the military and oil services contractor. The company had been hired to design parts of FM 110 loop last month, but citizens had complained about allegations surrounding…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Apr 8, 2009
Place 1 Candidates Tussle Over CURE, Mayors Debate CapMetro
Saturday’s “Urban is Core – Austin Super Forum,” at St. David’s Episcopal Church focused on planning issues critical to Austin’s downtown residents and business. Three discussion groups convened, featuring mayoral candidates, Place 1 candidates, and the early morning session that…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Apr 6, 2009
ChangeAustin endorses Strayhorn
One of Austin’s newest political groups, ChangeAustin.org, endorsed Carole Strayhorn for Mayor, Perla Cavazos for Place 1, Sam Osemene for Place 6 and incumbent Mike Martinez for Place 2 at a press conference in South Austin on Thursday. The group…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Apr 3, 2009
Aquifer Board moves ahead with emergency drought plan
At Thursday night’s board meeting of the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, directors unanimously approved the creation of a Policy Advisory Committee to help develop the district’s plan for an “emergency response period” should the region’s drought worsen. …
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Mar 30, 2009
Mayoral candidates offer approaches to economy at NACA forum
With the nation in deep economic decline, candidates for mayor and city council discussed ways to grow Austin’s economy at the North Austin Civic Association forum this week. Mayoral candidate Lee Leffingwell told the crowd that the city should…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Mar 26, 2009
Travis County reluctantly approves RGK subdivision
Travis County Commissioners reluctantly approved a revised preliminary plan and final platting for a small portion of the controversial RGK subdivision on Tuesday. The commissioners had no choice to approve the subdivision, which was grandfathered in under older, less strenuous…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Mar 25, 2009
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Buckets Deli Lives to Fight Again
Popular neighborhood sports bar Buckets Deli got what they wanted by default at the City Council meeting Thursday — the decision on their zoning case was delayed because Council Member Brewster McCracken was not present to vote. Buckets Deli’s…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Mar 17, 2009
Travis County moves ahead with campus plan
On Tuesday, Travis County Commissioners moved forward with their Central Campus Study, a project that will ultimately decide where county government will be located for the next 25 years. The county is looking at expanding over two blocks of county…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Mar 13, 2009
County commissioners discuss ways to save organic farm
Travis County Commissioners last week heard three hours of presentations on how county pumps were drying up wells on Tecolote Farm, one of the region’s most popular and successful organic farms, and what the county could do to remedy the…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Mar 9, 2009
Council streamlines conflicting code to improve sound ordinance
On Thursday City Council took action to clean up a confusing element of the city’s sound ordinance, paving the way for a more comprehensive and efficient approach to regulating live entertainment in the Live Music Capital of the World. In…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Mar 2, 2009
‘Taco’ comment in email raises Martinez' ire
Inappropriate comments about tacos and tamales may have torpedoed the Walnut Creek Neighborhood Association’s attempt to block a zoning change at City Council last night. Tex-Tar Waterproofing owner Richard Johnson was seeking a zoning change from a neighborhood commercial district…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Feb 27, 2009
Travis County seeing surge in need for social services
Travis County commissioners Tuesday accelerated a $450,000 budget item for the Health and Human Services department to be applied to existing programs rather than a request for services process planned for August. The change in plans comes as the county…
