Kimberly Reeves

Austin Independent School District’s board of trustees is poised to enter an interlocal agreement with the City of Austin to provide logistical support for the review and inspection of historic landmarks.   This would bring resolution to an ongoing two-year debate on the board as to whether AISD should, or financially could, provide abatements for […]

A number of plaintiffs are closing ranks around Austin Congressman Lloyd Doggett in an effort to preserve the existing Congressional District 25.   Tuesday’s hearing before a three-judge federal panel in San Antonio produced a number of surprises: At this point, the practical date for the Texas primary, according to election officials, is May 29. […]

Members of the city’s Historic Landmark Commission heard about plans for two long-anticipated preservation projects last week: the Seaholm Power Plant and the Norwood House. Both will be headed to Council for consideration in the coming months.   The preservation of the Seaholm Power Plant, one of the city’s most iconic landmarks, will clearly be […]

Two municipal utility districts – both created during the last legislative session – are making the rounds of the city commissions before going to Council for final approval to operate in the city’s extra-territorial jurisdiction.   Austin, unlike Houston, has never had much success with MUDs—and has a history of fighting such districts. After a […]

Members of the city’s Historic Landmark Commission heard about plans for two long-anticipated preservation projects Monday night: the Seaholm Power Plant and the Norwood House. Both will be headed to Council for consideration in the coming months.   The preservation of the Seaholm Power Plant, one of the city’s most iconic landmarks, will clearly be […]

The two associations that represent the majority of Texas counties have filed a brief with the three-judge redistricting panel in San Antonio, asking the court to convene a hearing of election officials to discuss the feasibility of actually conducting an April 3 unified primary as the court ordered.   This is a pre-emptive strike by […]

Council tweaked changes to both the Open Space and the Historic Landmark ordinances one final time on Thursday night, finding two new points of contention that required some back-and-forth among Council members.   Changes to the Historic Landmark Program were limited to the ordinance change, rushing to meet the magic deadline of Jan. 1 to […]

The Planning Commission signed off on proposed changes to the Historic Landmark Ordinance that will go to Council today, including shifting all historic zoning cases to the Planning Commission.   This choice would take historic cases out of the purview of the Zoning and Platting Commission, which is chaired by former city preservation officer Betty […]

With a broad vision completed, the city has taken the Airport Boulevard corridor plan back out to the community for input, with a goal of having the first road transportation projects ready for action next fall. Improvements to the corridor could be part of the Nov. 2012 Bond Election.   About 30 people attended an […]

While they have gotten the most attention, neighborhoods around South Congress and Rainey Street are not the only places in Austin where parking is a problem. The lack of space in inner-city neighborhoods is leaving some residents wondering whether the goal of density actually is worth it.   Assistant Director for Transportation Gary Schatz came to […]

The Trail Foundation is expected to announce today it has acquired the matching funds to build the boardwalk on Lady Bird Lake, but the Waterfront Planning Advisory Board still has some lingering concerns about its funding and design.   The $20 million boardwalk will create a biking and running path on land and over water […]

The CAMPO Transportation Policy Board fractured at last night’s meeting, with Hays and Williamson counties winning the fight to distribute federal metropolitan mobility funds by population rather than project.   The vote to disburse the metropolitan mobility funds in the three-year Transportation Improvement Plan, or TIP, was a rather laborious one, even after a Halloween […]