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Austin firefighters to vote on proposed new hiring agreement
The leaders of the Austin Fire Department and the Austin Firefighters Association (AFA) have signed off on an agreement to alter the process the department uses to hire new cadets. Their nearly yearlong dispute could be over as early as…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Sep 20, 2011
Board of Adjustment grows weary of disputed fence case
The Board of Adjustment appears to be losing patience with a dispute over a fence that started late last year, and has yet to be resolved. The fence in question is at 12912 Park Drive and stands about 12…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 19, 2011
Negotiations continue on Third Party Agreement for minority contractors
Attorney Lino Mendiola told members of the Austin City Council’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise and Small Business subcommittee last week that negotiations between city representatives and members of the minority contractor community have reached something of an impasse. …
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Sep 19, 2011
Council committee approves social service funding recommendations
Nearly a year after Council voted for a new competitive social service contracting process, the Public Health and Human Services Committee has approved a staff-recommended funding list for three-year contracts with 30 agencies. The committee also approved divvying up $380,000…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Sep 16, 2011
Commission rejects proposed changes to CURE in Downtown Plan
The Planning Commission this week gave a chilly reception to proposed last-minute changes to the Downtown Plan. With a vote of 7-0, they opted to recommend the original plan, removing the density bonus portion of CURE zoning. The modified…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 16, 2011
Elfant, Sonleitner both considering run for County Tax Assessor
Former Travis County Pct. 2 Commissioner Karen Sonleitner told In Fact Daily that she is seriously considering a run for Nelda Wells Spears‘ soon to be vacated Travis County Tax Assessor/Collector seat. Sonleitner’s participation would change the dynamics of the…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Sep 16, 2011
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Aquifer District seeks to wrap up talks over drought regulations
Months of negotiations over water use regulations under the deepest stages of drought may soon be at an end for the Barton Springs/ Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. At issue is a 2009 rule passed by the board that would…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 15, 2011
Council to consider parking benefits districts for Austin neighborhoods
The specifics of parking benefits districts, which could provide needed amenities in high-traffic central city neighborhoods, are expected to head to Council next month. The topic returned to the Urban Transportation Commission Tuesday night. Steve Grassfield, the program manager…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Sep 15, 2011
Public safety agencies review wildfire response, ponder preparedness
Across the hall from the budget negotiations on Monday, representatives from the city’s Police, Fire and EMS departments gave their accounts of the wildfires last week to the Public Safety Commission. Though all of the departments commended their staff’s…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 14, 2011
Divisions remain on Commissioners Court after redistricting process
Divisions recently exposed during the Travis County Commissioners’ Court’s redistricting process appear to be lingering. As part of a budget item on the court’s Tuesday agenda, Pct. 3 Commissioner Karen Huber proposed the addition of a staff member for…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Sep 14, 2011
Travis County officials begin to survey fire damage, aid options
Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe has applied to the Governor’s office for state disaster assistance in the wake of the Labor Day weekend fires. County officials are still waiting to hear from federal authorities about whether the region will be…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Sep 14, 2011
Council passes $2.8 billion FY2012 budget after long day of discussions
It took the members of the Austin City Council the better part of an hour to approve the city’s FY 2011 budget last September. It took them the better part of a day to take action on the FY 2012…
