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Commission tells Public Works to solve Manor Road operation problems
Siding with disillusioned neighbors, the Planning Commission has asked the city’s Public Works Department to find a better solution to an ongoing problem at 3511 Manor Road. The department purchased the property in 2009, but has been using it…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 8, 2013
Council hires Chicago-based consultant to develop Colony Park
A Northeast Austin neighborhood development project more than 10 years in the making is well underway now that City Council has awarded the contract to a nationally-recognized consultant with expertise in sustainable master planning. On Thursday, City Council unanimously authorized…
Uncategorized • By Charlotte Moore • Jul 8, 2013
Public Integrity Unit staffers face layoffs unless someone picks up tab
Layoffs are likely for the 31 employees of Travis County’s Public Integrity Unit, which operates out of the District Attorney’s office. That is, unless a resolution currently before the current Special Session of the Texas Legislature is approved, Travis County…
Uncategorized • By Charlotte Moore • Jul 3, 2013
Advocates convince Council to put off Austin Energy smart meter contract
Austin City Council members Thursday unanimously voted to postpone a $60 million contract restructuring between Austin Energy and the firm that handles meter services for the utility. The agreement will be back on Council’s August 8 agenda. The move…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jul 2, 2013
Council adopts new Density Bonus Program for Downtown zoning
(An error in the previous version of this story has been corrected.) On a 6-0 vote last week, the City Council adopted a brand new Density Bonus Program for extra height and density downtown. The new program will go…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 2, 2013
Senator seeks AG’s opinion on efforts to name AE governing board
State Sen. John Carona (R-Dallas) has asked for an opinion from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott about whether there are any limitations in either state or City of Austin law that could prohibit the Austin City Council from creating a…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jul 1, 2013
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Landmark Commission postpones home demolition for planned historic park
Last week, the Historic Landmark Commission put a hold on the demolition of a block of houses in East Austin that stand in the way of a proposed Daughters of the Republic of Texas project. City staff is recommending…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 1, 2013
Council orders investigation into ban on aerial banners over city
City Council moved forward with an investigation into whether the city can legally restrict, or outright ban, aerial advertising Thursday afternoon. Council voted 5-1 to approve the resolution, which was sponsored by Council Member Kathie Tovo. Mayor Lee Leffingwell…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 28, 2013
Council approves zoning changes for Oak Creek Village development
Though it looked like rough going for a while, the Oak Creek Village development at 2324 Wilson Street in South Austin got its zoning change in the late hours of Thursday night’s City Council meeting. In a vote of…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 28, 2013
Seeking assurances, Council puts off action on extending water service
Austin City Council members once again stepped into the legally difficult world of regulation via development agreement Thursday with their postponement of two items in the hope that a developer and third-party environmental groups might memorialize an agreement that the…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jun 28, 2013
Committee seeks answers from city management on 2010 Ethics Study
Assistant City Manager Anthony Snipes defended Austin City management’s actions in the wake of burgeoning Council concern over a 2010 ethics study that only recently saw broad distribution. Snipes, called to answer questions from Council’s Audit and Finance Committee Wednesday,…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jun 27, 2013
Changes coming for Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance
The culmination of a two-and-one-half-year project involving countless stakeholder meetings is nigh, and amendments to the Watershed Protection Ordinance are on the way. After a comprehensive presentation on the proposed changes, the Environmental Board opted to postpone its vote…
