Kimberly Reeves

Come hell or high water, Travis County Commissioners will pass a new flood plain map by Sept. 26, but it could come with some pain to certain homeowners. Current flood plain regulations in Travis County are more than 30 years old, Floodplain Manager Stacey Scheffel told the Commissioners Court on Tuesday morning.  The process of […]

CAMPO’s Transportation Policy Board, in a low-key meeting run by Vice Chair Cynthia Long, appointed Mike Manor to the Capital Metro board and talked about the one issue that has become a consistent theme of most meetings: money. Manor will replace Lee Walker, who after serving as chair of the CAMPO Board for a decade, […]

The MBE/WBE committee – now officially the and MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Program Procurement Committee—is far from pleased with the latest compliance figures for the city’s general contractors on construction projects. Tuesday night the committee received what is referred to as the “Request for Change” summary. On that page, staff lists the violations, notes […]

The Organization of Central East Austin Neighborhoods (OCEAN) could mark one in the “win” column last week as the Planning Commission recommended rejecting a developer’s plans to put a mixed-use project on land adjacent to Interstate 35.   The developer wants to bundle three properties – two single-family lots and a multi-family lot that was […]

The struggle to figure out what to do with development along Exposition and Enfield in the Central West Austin Neighborhood Plan highlights how difficult it is to make the neighborhood planning process work. Wednesday night, neighbors gathered in four groups at a formal meeting to decide what they thought was best for development along the […]

On Monday, project manager Robert Hengst described for the Historic Landmark Commission the latest plans for Great Streets along Brazos Street. He described the street’s challenges, including the historic Driskill Hotel; St. Mary’s Cathedral; and the proposed Art in Public Places along the Brazos Street corridor.   For the most part, the commission was satisfied […]

With relatively little fuss and minor opposition from the amendment’s supporters, Council adopted the language for the proposition that will appear on the ballot often referred to as the Domain subsidy amendment.   City Attorney David Smith and his staff had inserted “placeholder” language into the Council agenda. When it was replaced, Brian Rodgers and […]

Fewer than three-dozen students outside the Johnston attendance zone have signed up to attend Eastside Memorial High School this fall, raising questions about whether the Austin Independent School District has met requirements that 50 percent of the students on the repurposed campus come from outside the former Johnston High School’s attendance zone.   According to […]

The Austin Revitalization Authority seems to be losing ground on the gains in trust it made during the negotiations of the newest tri-party agreement among the City of Austin, the Austin Revitalization Authority and the Urban Renewal Board.   This week, the Urban Renewal Board refused to support ARA’s request for a variance for increased […]

Travis County Commissioners are moving forward with posting and hiring a governmental relations position that is a county employee, despite opposition from Commissioner Gerald Daugherty, who has supported the concept but said the county is moving too late to effectively meet the needs of the upcoming session. Over the course of several meetings, Commissioner Sarah […]

Travis County Commissioners allowed the 476-lot Fox Hill subdivision a fairly painless approval on Tuesday, a sort of tandem action in concert with the Zoning and Platting Commission’s recent approval of a fill mitigation plan. The 215-acre subdivision on Interstate 35 at Onion Creek straddles the city-county line and was reviewed by the Single Office. […]

Austin’s Aviation Department does not appear any closer to opening up additional space for general aviation at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, and the frustration in the general aviation community was showing last night when the staff report was presented to the Austin Airport Advisory Committee. The bottom line on the report is the expectation that additional […]