Latest Headlines for Saturday, September 21
Friday, September 20, 2019 by Andrew Weber
City Council
Austin City Council punts on reinstating rules to limit camping and resting in public
City Council declined today to revise rules passed in June that rolled back ordinances banning camping, sitting or lying down in public. Council members may take up the measures again next month.After months of uncertainty on the part of police,…
Friday, September 20, 2019 by Jo Clifton
City Hall
Urban Renewal Board extended for just nine months
City Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison expressed serious reservations about the need to continue Austin’s Urban Renewal Agency and its board during Wednesday’s Council work session and again at Thursday’s Council meeting.In the end, she convinced her colleagues to extend the…
Friday, September 20, 2019 by Samuel King
Roads
Lower speed limits coming to some Austin roadways
Austin City Council approved a round of speed limit changes Thursday, the latest tangible sign of the city’s efforts to make streets safer.“We know that it’s much more likely for a severe crash to happen when speeds go up even…
Friday, September 20, 2019 by Katherine Corley
Budget
Central Health budget passes after last-minute questions dominate vote
After a nearly five-hour meeting, Central Health’s volunteer board of managers voted to approve Central Health’s Fiscal Year 2019-20 budget on Wednesday night. During the hours leading up to the vote, multiple board members introduced significant new questions about the…
Friday, September 20, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Planning
City awaits toilets for downtown public restroom project
Austin’s first permanent public restroom project downtown has been pushed back several months due to problems in the manufacturing process.Portland Loo, the company that makes the solar-powered restrooms, told staff earlier this month it has run into “parts and labor…
