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Zoning and Platting says no to wheelchair tram
Following a lengthy discussion last week about setting precedents, the Zoning and Platting Commission narrowly voted to deny a property owner’s request to build a wheelchair tram from his backyard to Lake Austin. Applicant Rod Roberts said he requested variances…
Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Dec 9, 2014
Neighbors organize against planned Northwest PUD
The Austin Oaks Planned Unit Development in Northwest Austin has already come under fire, inspired an opposing website and sparked the creation of a new neighborhood alliance, despite being very early in the zoning process. Developers Spire Realty Group LP…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 9, 2014
Mayoral, Council candidates still spending money
(This report was written by Monitor reporters Jo Clifton and Elizabeth Pagano.) There seems little doubt that the 2014 campaign for mayor will end up being the most expensive in the city’s history. Both Steve Adler and Mike Martinez, as…
Austin • By Austin Monitor • Dec 8, 2014
Adler, Martinez highlight differences in forum
Just 10 days away from the Dec. 16 runoff election, mayoral candidates Steve Adler and Mike Martinez worked hard Sunday to put some daylight between their positions on a number of key issues, including affordability, transportation, taxes and budgets. KUT,…
Austin • By Mark Richardson • Dec 8, 2014
Council mulls future of Austin Energy Committee
City Council members and Austin Energy staff had a candid discussion about the future of the Council Committee on Austin Energy at its last meeting with current membership, with both parties agreeing that the meetings have been very beneficial to…
Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Dec 8, 2014
Reporter's Notebook: glass (rental) houses
Neither Pressley nor Casar longtime residents of District 4 … District 4 Council candidate Laura Pressley likes to paint a picture of herself as a longtime Austin resident and taxpayer and her opponent, Greg Casar, as a renter, one who…
Development • By Austin Monitor • Dec 8, 2014
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HHS panel studies how HB2 affects Austinites
Last week, the Council Public Health and Human Services Committee took a closer look at the local impacts of Texas House Bill 2. After local outcry and international attention last year, the bill passed during a special session of the…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 8, 2014
Full Video: KLRU, KUT, Austin Monitor Mayoral Debate, 12/7
Video of Sunday’s Monitor, KLRU, KUT debate is posted below:
Elections • By Michael Kanin • Dec 7, 2014
Austin Monitor Radio: Council Member-elect Delia Garza
City of Austin District 2 Council Member-elect Delia Garza joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to share her perspective on the new Council. The show is embedded below:
Elections • By Michael Kanin • Dec 6, 2014
Adler maintains lead in new Austin Monitor poll
According to a poll conducted this week among 942 likely Austin voters, mayoral candidate and attorney Steve Adler maintains a commanding lead over his runoff opponent, City Council Member Mike Martinez. When asked who they would be likely to vote…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Dec 5, 2014
Anti-lobby complaint filed on Long Park golf plan
A complaint filed Thursday with the City of Austin alleges violations of the city’s No-Contact Rule between the developers of the proposed Walter E. Long Park golf courses and city employees. Community activist Brian Rodgers filed the complaint after obtaining…
Austin • By Mark Richardson • Dec 5, 2014
Austin Energy, activists agree on generation plan
After three months of intense negotiations, officials with the city’s electric utility and members of environmental groups — including, most prominently, the Sierra Club — have reached agreement on a proposed 2025 generation plan for Austin Energy. That plan includes…
