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Dougherty redevelopment plans to go before Council in May with parks board approval
After voters decided last November to approve $25 million in bond funding to replace the Dougherty Arts Center, the Parks and Recreation Department immediately got to work designing a new facility specifically intended to accommodate the arts. With hundreds of voices…
Uncategorized • By Jessi Devenyns • Apr 4, 2019
Austin Monitor Radio: Council Member Paige Ellis
This week, Council Member Paige Ellis joins Austin Monitor reporter Jack Craver to talk about serving District 8, transportation, land use, the convention center and more. The full show is embedded below, for your listening pleasure. Austin Monitor Radio is…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Apr 1, 2019
City expands money, eligibility for creative space assistance
The city has nearly quadrupled its funding and expanded accessibility for a 2017 pilot program to assist creative spaces at risk of closing due to rising rents or maintenance issues. The Creative Space Assistance Program has more than $750,000 available…
Uncategorized • By Chad Swiatecki • Mar 7, 2019
Casar opposes dense rezoning Renteria supports
On Thursday, Council approved the rezoning of two adjacent properties in the East Riverside corridor that will allow for considerably greater density when the property is redeveloped. The approval, which was on first reading only, was done over the objections…
Uncategorized • By Jo Clifton • Feb 25, 2019
Travis County and its growing number of sexual assault response teams
Sexual assault has become a hot-button topic in Austin over the past several weeks. Of course, this sort of crime is nothing new; sexual violence has been with us for centuries and has always been difficult to deal with. In…
Public Safety • By Jessi Devenyns • Feb 6, 2019
State, medical school lay out plans for new Austin State Hospital
Officials from the state and from Dell Medical School at the University of Texas have put together their plans for a new Austin State Hospital that will be constructed on the existing 95-acre campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood. State…
Uncategorized • By Chad Swiatecki • Jan 31, 2019
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John Treviño Metro Park gets development contract
The 330-acre plot of former ranch land that sits 2.5 miles east of Highway 183 has stood vacant since 2003 as it waits to become the future John Treviño Metro Park. This metropolitan park is one of two remaining undeveloped…
Uncategorized • By Jessi Devenyns • Jan 28, 2019
City charter would push possible stadium election to November
Petitions calling for an election that could challenge the city’s deal for a new soccer stadium aren’t expected to be certified until early February, but city staff has already decided November is the soonest a referendum election could take place.…
Uncategorized • By Chad Swiatecki • Jan 11, 2019
Austin Fire Department’s burning desire for education takes them to California
Firefighters in Austin are adept and experienced when it comes to fighting brush fires. However, when it comes to large-scale wildland/urban-interface fires, our city’s firefighters don’t have as much experience. So, in hopes of gaining some real-life education in anticipation…
Uncategorized • By Jessi Devenyns • Nov 6, 2018
Task force talks trash – and cash for recycling at all Austin parks and facilities
This story was mistakenly re-published in October, 2019. It was originally published in 2018. The Parks and Recreation Recycling Task Force is recommending several different ways to pay for consistent recycling around Austin. City Council approved the task force in…
Uncategorized • By DaLyah Jones • Aug 17, 2018
Austin brings community health into the community
Last summer, after city officials called on the Austin Police Department and other public safety departments to address issues attributed to homelessness, a coalition of public safety and social services groups began working to increase support for this vulnerable population.…
Uncategorized • By Jessi Devenyns • Jul 5, 2018
Council members push for $300M bond to meet Austin's affordable housing needs
City leaders are weighing the possibility of putting an affordable housing bond on the ballot this November. A city task force is recommending a $161 million bond, but some Austin City Council members want to almost double that amount. Council…
