The Environmental Commission unanimously passed a resolution to consolidate three tracts in the Red Bluff area and to work with its surrounding communities to turn the property into a nature wildland preserve at last Wednesday’s meeting. According to Commission Chair Marisa Perales, this is the second phase related to the Red Bluff area cleanup the […]
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Approval granted for general planning consultant contract
Ashby Johnson, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization executive director, requested the Transportation Policy Board’s approval of the General Planning Consultant Contract at the board meeting Monday evening. The request comes after an evaluation team decided on the services of Freese and Nichols, Inc. – a regionally based consulting firm that offers engineering, architecture, environmental science, […]
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Just a few amendments to Senate Bill 312
The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board was briefed on Texas Department of Transportation-related legislation at its April 10 meeting. The session included an update on a Sunset bill working its way through the legislature: Senate Bill 312. TxDOT Director of Government Affairs Jerry Haddican said the bill passed unanimously in the Texas […]
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Transportation Improvement Program costs continue to rise
The Transportation Policy Board discussed amendments made to the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Plan at its meeting Monday night. Among the top concerns mentioned were the continuous cost increases such amendments entail. Resident Kelly Davis cited an amendment that referenced the grade separation of main lanes north of Slaughter Lane and […]