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North Travis, Williamson cities to tap aquifer as added water source
An agreement announced this week by the Manville Water Supply Corporation for regions surrounding Round Rock, Pflugerville, Hutto, and Manor promises to increase water supplies for one of the highest growth regions of Texas. In a notable development, the agreement…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jul 24, 2013
Budget battle developing over amount of pay raise for city employees
In the wake of an April budget meeting that revealed that the City of Austin could not afford 3 percent wage increases for civilian staff – even at the rollback tax rate – city officials are considering a range of…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jul 23, 2013
Revised Watershed Ordinance clears Environmental Board
Changes to the city’s Watershed Protection Ordinance earned unanimous support from the Environmental Board last week after the measure endured a stakeholder process that lasted nearly two-and-one-half years. The revisions are the first major changes to the city’s ordinance since…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 23, 2013
Opponents stymie plan for controversial East Austin recycling center
It’s back to the drawing board for a controversial recycling center plans in far Northeast Austin after four visits to the Zoning and Platting Commission. Though the city administratively granted a six-month extension to the grading plan, which could…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 22, 2013
Commissioners move on new space for DA despite Daugherty’s objection
Despite eleventh hour pushback from Pct. 3 Commissioner Gerald Daugherty, the Travis County Commissioners Court is moving ahead with plans to construct a new seven-story, 200,000 square-foot downtown building for the Travis County District Attorney’s office. That a plan that…
Uncategorized • By Charlotte Moore • Jul 22, 2013
Austin Water Utility could lose revenue over reclaimed water deal
The Austin Water Utility could lose more than $300,000 in revenue due to special reclaimed water rates proposed for the city’s parks system for the next fiscal year. The utility presented its final proposed rates for FY2014 to the budget…
Uncategorized • By Charlotte Moore • Jul 19, 2013
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Redistricting Commission elects officers, sets date for public input meeting
Members of the commission charged with drawing new geographically-based Austin City Council districts took two major steps forward Wednesday. With one, they appointed a Chair, Magdalena Blanco, and Vice Chair, T.J. Costello, for the duration of their work. With the…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jul 19, 2013
Line extension fees could bring utility significant revenue
Austin Energy General Manager Larry Weis told members of the Electric Utility Commission Monday that, by not recouping the cost of line extensions, the utility may be leaving a significant amount of revenue on the table. “I’ve been very…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jul 18, 2013
ZAP approves plans for project to house city's chronically homeless
With a preliminary plan approval in hand, developers of the Sunshine RV Park on the city’s outskirts are one step closer to making almost a decade’s worth of plans a reality and offering a new resource to the city’s poorest…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 18, 2013
Environmental groups push city to spend more on park maintenance
In an effort to thwart what they term a “slow motion crisis” in the city’s parks, several Austin environmental groups are taking it upon themselves to get city officials to add $4.75 million to the Parks and Recreation Department’s FY2014…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 18, 2013
EUC fails to approve resolution to remove same-day reconnect fee
A resolution proposed Monday by the City of Austin’s Electric Utility Commission would remove a $55 reconnection fee charged to Austin Energy customers seeking same-day re-establishment of electric service. Despite the best efforts of commission Vice Chair Karen Hadden,…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jul 17, 2013
Central Health seeks $34 million more for FY2014
Thanks in part to a planned University of Texas medical school and teaching hospital, Travis County Central Health officials say they will need nearly $34 million more in FY2014 than was allotted in their FY2013 budget. The money would come…
