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Seton-Brackenridge options Dunkerley says finding new provider not an option Some of the bad feelings left over from the city’s initial agreement with the Seton Healthcare Network to operate Brackenridge Hospital were back on display last night at a public hearing on the hospital’s reproductive health services policies. Seton is affiliated with a Catholic charity […]

Remedy or headache? Aviation Department wants extra half-mile for future The city’s Aviation Department is proposing a one-half mile buffer between property that is currently affected by noise from Austin Bergstrom International Airport and land where new housing and schools may be built. The Planning Commission last night heard more than two hours of testimony […]

Stratus plans for Circle C Promises modified SOS approach Beau Armstrong, CEO of Stratus Properties, brought a new proposal for development at Circle C to the Save Barton Creek Association (SBCA) Monday night. Armstrong said he wants to “use a regionalized SOS approach,” for development of housing and offices and proposes to donate 150 acres […]

Janet Gallagher talks about Building Regulation Division Applications down with slower economy By David Ansel Janet Gallagher has managed the recently renamed Building Regulation Division of the Watershed Protection and Development Services Department since 1997. With a background in construction, she began her inspection work in the 1980’s in Georgetown. Gallagher worked as a Commercial […]

Aquifer to desired development zone Water & Wastewater Commission backs plan The Water and Wastewater Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend approval of a deal allowing a developer to swap fee-waiver rights for 690 homes in the Drinking Water Protection Zone (DWPZ) for waived fees on nearly 4,000 homes in the Desired Development Zone (DDZ). […]

In rejecting small lot for home East Cesar Chavez neighbors win battle On Monday, neighborhood activists won a battle at the Board of Adjustment that could set a precedent for building on substandard lots in East Austin. Responding to impassioned pleas of neighborhood residents, the board denied a variance that would have allowed development of […]

Rejects Guadalupe villas University neighborhoods split over zoning The Planning Commission harshly rejected a proposal for new student-oriented housing near the University of Texas Tuesday evening. After hearing from dozens of neighbors complaining that the Villas on Guadalupe would exacerbate existing parking and traffic problems, the commission discussed the plan for just a few minutes […]

To overturn SRB rulings Review board votes for competitors on four cases Attorney John Joseph of Minter, Joseph & Thornhill, said Monday that Reagan National Advertising has asked the City Council to reverse decisions made by the Sign Review Board ( SRB) last week allowing Reagan’s competitors to keep city permits for billboards that replace […]

Without commission approval Commission deadlocks on change for warehouse All eight members of the Planning Commission present for Tuesday’s meeting seemed to agree that the 18-wheelers have got to go, but they could not reach consensus on how to zone the property at 618 Tillery St. Members of the neighborhood have requested that the East […]

Violating construction permit EPA will not act until consultation is completed The US Fish & Wildlife Service, which oversees protection of endangered species, believes that Gary Bradley is violating the terms of his federal construction permit in developing Circle C West. Bradley, like many other developers in the region, acquired permission from the US Environmental […]

For environmental violations Three agencies investigating concrete firm Three separate agencies will meet Wednesday afternoon to compare notes on what each has done to address the dumping problem at Rainbow Materials, L.P. Del Valle plant. The three agencies—the city’s watershed protection division, the Lower Colorado River Authority and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC)—have […]

To move Schneider Vaults Structural soundness not yet determined Although the lease on the ALMI Residential apartment project on West Second Street has been approved by the City Council, it hasn’t come without raising the ire of the Historic Landmark Commission (HLC). One of the amendments of the lease agreement—negotiated by Council Member Will Wynn […]