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Code working weekends on STR problems
Members of Austin’s Code Compliance Department are working overtime on weekends trying to deal with complaints about short-term rental properties that are making life unpleasant for people in surrounding neighborhoods. However, a memo from department Director Carl Smart shows a…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Jul 13, 2015
New Chief Animal Services Officer stresses adoption
Austin’s new chief animal services officer says the city’s no-kill status was what persuaded her to take the job. But Tawny Hammond told the Austin Monitor on Tuesday that for Austin to sustain its no-kill status, more people need to be adopting…
Austin • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jul 2, 2015
City to temporarily strengthen STR enforcement
This month, the city will launch a pilot program for enhanced code enforcement for short-term rentals. The stepped-up enforcement is a response to increased complaints about short-term rentals and growing concerns about their regulation. During the pilot program, members of…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 1, 2015
Future of 64 Rainey remains unknown
The future use of a small city-owned plot of land butting up against the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center is no closer to being known. Members of City Council’s Open Space, Environment and Sustainability Committee heard from neighbors…
Austin • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jul 1, 2015
AISD funding requests dominate joint meeting
It is no secret that the Austin Independent School District is in tough financial straits, and requests for additional monetary help from the Austin City Council and the Travis County Commissioners Court dominated the recent joint subcommittee meeting. Representatives from all…
Austin • By Courtney Griffin • Jun 30, 2015
Austin Monitor Radio: The state of Austin music
Austin Music People’s Jennifer Houlihan joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the state of music in the “live music capital of the world.” Show is embedded below:
Austin • By Michael Kanin • Jun 29, 2015
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Reporter's Notebook: All kinds of raving
So, this happened… Over the weekend, District 6 City Council Member Don Zimmerman’s Facebook comments comparing same-sex marriage to pedophilia garnered controversy on social media, provoked an ethics complaint and made a lot of people angry. Zimmerman wouldn’t elaborate on…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 29, 2015
Eagerness for tax relief hits a ceiling
Austin officials are considering tax relief for the elderly and disabled as one way to combat the rising cost of living in Central Texas, but some are not entirely happy with the idea. Both the Travis County Commissioners Court and the Austin…
Austin • By Caleb Pritchard • Jun 25, 2015
Springdale Farm conflict moves to AISD
A dispute that was seemingly settled by the Planning Commission made its way to the Austin Independent School District on Monday night after residents surrounding Springdale Farm proactively reached out to trustees during public comment. Springdale Farm, a 5-acre farm located…
Austin • By Courtney Griffin • Jun 24, 2015
Reporter's Notebook: Running late
Council still behind on appointments… Many of the city’s current boards and commissions have met for the last time, and in just over a week their memberships will expire. But the question remains: Are the new commissions ready? Not quite.…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 22, 2015
Austin relocates tax appraisal challenge
While the city of Austin will continue to pursue its challenge of the Travis Central Appraisal District’s valuation of commercial properties, it has chosen a new venue for the fight. Mayor Steve Adler said during yesterday’s City Council meeting that city legal…
Austin • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jun 19, 2015
Committee proposes delay on drainage fee
With pressure mounting for City Council to adopt a new drainage-fee structure in the face of legal and budgetary concerns, the Public Utilities Committee took up the issue Wednesday but made no official recommendation to Council. The ordinance that the…
