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Friday, May 18, 2018 by Jo Clifton
Austin
Austin sings the cemetery fund blues
The Parks and Recreation Department, which is in charge of operations and management of the city’s five historic cemeteries, has suspended collection of money for the cemeteries’ perpetual care fund until the department can resolve some of the issues related…
Friday, May 18, 2018 by Audrey McGlinchy
Transportation
When roads are built to prioritize cars, pedestrians are often faulted for getting hit
Part 3 of a three-part seriesA driver hit and killed Judy Romano’s son, Barry Friedman, while he was walking in Austin two years ago.According to the police report, Friedman tried to cross East Parmer Lane just before 6 a.m. on…
Friday, May 18, 2018 by Caleb Pritchard
Bicycles
Solution for Shoal Creek landslide coming soon
City engineers are getting closer to figuring out how to fix a catastrophic landslide that knocked out a portion of the Shoal Creek Trail earlier this month.“By the end of next week, we’re probably going to have an idea of…
Friday, May 18, 2018 by Jessi Devenyns
Austin
Shelter cat live outcome rate dips below 90 percent
As a no-kill shelter, Austin Animal Shelter has a goal of sending out as many animals into happy homes as possible. Unfortunately, this month, the shelter was able to do that less often for its cats than it has in the…
Thursday, May 17, 2018 by Audrey McGlinchy
Transportation
Housing Austin’s homeless will reduce road deaths, but that will require a big investment
Part 2 of a three-part seriesMike Villegas learned his oldest child had died on Christmas Eve 2016.Villegas said he was doing work around the house with his 12-year-old son. When he went out to the front yard, he noticed a…
Thursday, May 17, 2018 by Chad Swiatecki
Budget
Safety, transit planning among priorities at start of budget input sessions
If the opinions expressed during the second of the city’s 11 community budget input sessions is any indication, City Council members will be considering sizable shifts in public safety resources later this summer before adoption of the city’s next $3.9…
