During the Central Health Board of Managers’ discussion of the Fiscal Year 2019-20 budget and tax rate, the board reviewed the financing for capital improvements expected in FY 2020. Central Health anticipates having $25 million in capital needs, which will cover some facilities improvements, technology and equipment needs, an investment in the realignment of Red […]
Katherine Corley
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Advocating increased access to care in Del Valle
On Wednesday night at Central Health’s first public hearing on its Fiscal Year 2020 budget, only one community member signed up to speak – Vanessa Fuentes, a resident of southeast Travis County. Fuentes, who works in community health advocacy, told the board of managers that she was there to speak in solidarity with her neighbors […]
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Despite road safety concerns, ZAP approves final plat for Oaks at Slaughter development
Despite some residents’ concerns about road safety, on Sept. 3 the Zoning and Platting Commission approved the preliminary plan and final plat for the nearly 19-acre Oaks of Slaughter mixed-use development, which will house an HEB and retail shopping next to Interstate 35 between William Cannon Drive and Slaughter Lane in South Austin. While three […]
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Travis County considers how to recoup revenue
As the deadline for Travis County’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget draws near, the Commissioners Court is grappling with how to appropriately price county fees and services in anticipation of the 3.5 percent property tax increase cap that will go into effect for FY 2021 due to a bill passed in May by the Texas Legislature. […]
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Central Health sets maximum property tax rate for 2020
On Wednesday night, the Central Health Board of Managers voted to cap the Fiscal Year 2020 property tax rate at a maximum increase of 6.9 percent, which is estimated to raise $214.9 million in property taxes to pay for the health care of Travis County’s low-income residents. At that maximum tax rate, the average increase […]
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Southeast Travis County moves one step closer to new medical clinic
On Wednesday evening, Central Health’s Board of Managers authorized an interlocal agreement to establish a health care clinic in Southeast Travis County. The board spent nearly an hour debating and ultimately approving an interlocal agreement between Central Health, the University of Texas School of Nursing and Travis County Fire Rescue Emergency Services District 11 to […]
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Central Health presents 2020 draft budget with substantial structural changes
Central Health, the Travis County health care district that provides medical care to indigent residents, unveiled its preliminary 2020 budget on Monday evening at a community discussion held at its headquarters in East Austin. This year’s budget incorporates a 6.9 percent tax increase over Fiscal Year 2019, estimated to cost the average property owner an […]