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Adler kicks off campaign for Mayor of Austin with City Hall rally
More than 200 people gathered in the hot sun at City Hall Sunday afternoon to cheer attorney, nonprofit leader and novice mayoral candidate Steve Adler as he officially announced that he would be a candidate for Austin Mayor. In…
Elections • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 5, 2014
Council backs amended Vested Rights Ordinance on first reading
The rocky road to approving a new Vested Rights Ordinance didn’t get much smoother at Thursday night’s City Council meeting, where the discussion to approve the ordinance on first reading managed to be both hopelessly detailed and strangely abstract all…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 2, 2014
Southwest Key Program seeks to change city loan to grant
Austin City Council members Thursday postponed consideration of a change in the structure of a city loan to the Southwest Key Program that could, ultimately, result in the forgiveness of $512,000 worth of that debt. The postponement came as Council…
Local Politics • By Michael Kanin • May 2, 2014
City set to participate in early fire detection system
The severe drought gripping Central Texas brings a high degree of risk for wildfires, and that is a major concern for local fire officials, who do not want a repeat of the massive blazes that devastated areas like Bastrop and…
Local Politics • By Mark Richardson • May 1, 2014
Deal struck in long-running battle over Exposition Boulevard project
The warring parties over the proposed development at 3215 Exposition Boulevard unexpectedly struck a deal on Wednesday with the assistance of Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole. City Council is now expected to pass the zoning on consent today, after years…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 1, 2014
Council members push plan for AE to recover cost of line extensions
A resolution from Council Members Kathie Tovo, Laura Morrison, and Mike Martinez on Thursday’s Council agenda would instruct City Manager Marc Ott to “plan for full cost recovery of (Austin Energy) line extensions” beginning Oct. 1. Though the Council…
Local Politics • By Michael Kanin • Apr 30, 2014
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Council hears Transit Bond election’s effect on future tax rates
Amid questions revolving around a potential multimillion-dollar November 2014 Transit Bond election, city staff Tuesday laid out the city’s bonding capacity picture for Council members. Though the fact that a tax increase would be required to accommodate any amount…
Local Politics • By Michael Kanin • Apr 30, 2014
Ethics commission balks, files no charges against former commissioner
The Austin Ethics Review Commission will take no action against former Zero Waste Advisory Commission member Daniela Ochoa Gonzalez for alleged ethics violations. City Auditor Kenneth Mory released an April 18 report accusing Ochoa Gonzalez of violating conflict of…
Local Politics • By Kara Nuzback • Apr 30, 2014
Vested Rights Ordinance headed back for Council vote this week
A revised Vested Rights Ordinance is headed back to City Council again this Thursday. The ordinance is intended to fill the hole left when Council repealed Austin’s Project Duration Ordinance in March 2013, after an opinion from Attorney General…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 28, 2014
2015 budget rollout shows Austin economy poised for more growth
Like a pep rally before the big game, the Austin City Council’s FY2015 Budget Report started with a glowing report from Texas Perspective’s Jon Hockenyos that has become the norm in recent years, and built to a crescendo of cheers…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 25, 2014
City management plans tax cut, 3.5 percent employee raise
City management’s plan for the FY2015 City of Austin budget contains a 0.7 cent property tax reduction, a 3.5 percent raise for city civilian employees, and limited fee and tax increases. According to city figures, the monthly increase for…
Local Politics • By Michael Kanin • Apr 24, 2014
Eco Development staff pitches city incentive plan for film producers
City of Austin Economic Development staff briefed City Council members Thursday on a proposed new set of incentives aimed at creative industries such as film, television and computer gaming. The package, set for a vote May 1, would offer production…
