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Board of Adjustment okays to build with only handicapped parking People attending events at the Austin Convention Center will have three new dining options if developer Sandy Gottesman's plans for a block long string of new eateries works out according to plan. The Board of Adjustment cleared a big hurdle for those plans last night […]

Will require city projects to meet Silver Certification level The City of Austin is considered a national leader in Green Building practices and aims to keep it that way. To that end, the City Council on June 8, with little or no notice in the press, directed City Manager Jesus Garza to see that the […]

City of Austin's Director of Special Projects By Nancy Love Tracy Watson is the director of special projects in the office of the city manager in Austin. Watson functions as a contact liaison, serving as an ombudsman or troubleshooter for special projects as assigned by the city manager. He also runs a pilot program in […]

Will cause detours and temporary closing of Barton C reek Greenbelt Nearly four years after Espey Huston & Associates completed a $435,000 study of the City of Austin's wastewater infrastructure in the close-in reaches of the Barton Creek Watershed ( In Fact No. 65, Oct. 16, 1996), the City of Austin is finally about ready […]

City of Austin's leader of neighborhood planning By Nancy Love Carol Barrett is manager of communications and planning in the City of Austin's Planning, Environmental, and Conservation Services Department. She designs and implements, in collaboration with others, a neighborhood planning program oriented toward conserving and sustaining the city's neighborhoods. Barrett says, "We attempt to develop […]

Will let developer Gordon Dunaway lead Rainey Street planning The City Council was set last Thursday to add $200,000 to the contract for Roma Design Group Inc., which has impressed the council with plans for reuse of the former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport and the draft report on development standards for the Town Lake Corridor […]

Investment for Convention Center Hotel Fate of historic home still unresolved The City Council voted unanimously Thursday to fund the city’s Convention Center Hotel to the tune of $15 million, citing the need for the hotel and the fact that it will be a good investment for the city. After two members of the Daughters […]

Well may serve development, water companies Hydrogeologist says well can produce 150 million gallons a year Engineer George Murfee confirmed for the board of directors of the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) Wednesday that the controversial well on T.J. Higginbotham’ s land was drilled on a speculative basis, for developer John Lloyd and […]

new industrial zoning on rural land near airport Pete Dwyer had asked for annexation this week Faced with a request to zone 650 acres of rural land along Onion Creek and the Colorado River, the Planning Commission decided Tuesday to take a few more weeks to ponder questions raised by the development. Landowner Pete Dwyer […]

Zoning process at Convention Center Hotel site Fifth Street property home of Alamo survivor The Historic Landmark Commission voted unanimously Monday evening to initiate the historic zoning process for property at 501 E. 5th Street, where the Hilton Hotels and the City of Austin plan to build the Convention Center Hotel. Barbara Stocklin, the city's […]

Well drilling permit at Wednesday's meeting Engineer for Rutherford Rim now says LCRA will provide water On Wednesday, the Board of Directors of the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) will once again ponder the well permit of a Hays County landowner who wants to pump 50 million gallons a year out of the […]

Contract, beating matrix winner Carollo Engineers Council directs City Manager to look at matrix again The City Council, on its first split vote, surprised staff and Carollo Engineers Thursday by awarding a $2.1 million contract for work on expansion of the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant to Camp Dresser & McKee (CDM), even though Carollo scored […]