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TipSheet: City Council, 12.8.16
City Council will hold its regular meeting Thursday. Below is a list of items we’re watching. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda. The Office of the City Clerk posts a copy on its…
TipSheets • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 8, 2016
TipSheet: Austin City Council, 4.7.16
City Council will hold its regular meeting Thursday. Below is a list of items we’re watching. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda. The Office of the City Clerk posts a copy on its website,…
TipSheets • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 7, 2016
TipSheet: Austin City Council, 3.24.16
City Council will hold its regular meeting Thursday. Below is a list of items we’re watching. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda. The Office of the City Clerk posts a copy on its website,…
TipSheets • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 24, 2016
Council efforts to block plan to move historic house could fall short
City Council members did what they could last week to thwart plans to move the historic Dabney-Horne House, but only time will tell whether it will be enough to keep the structure in place. The University Co-op has owned…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 20, 2014
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Appeal allows Co-op to move Dabney-Horne House
There have been plenty of twists and turns along the way, but it looks like plans to move the historic Dabney-Horne House 12 feet are fairly unstoppable, due to a scheduling problem. The case has been in and out…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 12, 2014
Landmark Commission blocks Co-op request to re-locate historic home
University Co-op’s plans to develop its land in West Campus were thwarted in a new way at Monday night’s Historic Landmark Commission meeting. Earlier this year, the Co-op was unsuccessful in obtaining a variance that would allow removal of…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 26, 2013
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Planning Commission lays out criteria for reconsidering cases
The Planning Commission sent a message last week to those hoping for reconsideration of issues. The message was simple: be prepared. Last month, the commission voted 6-3 to deny a variance that would have allowed developers to remove a…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 16, 2013
Planning Commission denies tree variance for Co-op to develop housing
The Planning Commission, following the Environmental Board’s lead, has voted to deny a variance that would allow the University Co-op to remove a Heritage Tree. A 31-inch heritage pecan tree currently stands in the middle of three lots at…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 3, 2013
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Environmental Board rejects variance to remove heritage tree
Plans to develop more student housing in the University of Texas West Campus area hit a potential snag at the Environmental Board last week. The board voted to recommend denial of a variance that would allow removal of a heritage…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 11, 2013
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