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Information on new purchasing website could save city thousands
A recent effort by the City of Austin’s Purchasing Office to make much of the information produced by city procurement efforts available on the city’s website could save tax payers thousands of dollars. The move will be completed on October…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Sep 7, 2011
Wildfires continue to burn in Bastrop, while other areas assess damage
Wildfires sweeping through Central Texas, and particularly those in the Bastrop area, have affected thousands of people, including former Austin Mayor Pro Tem Betty Dunkerley. On Tuesday morning, Dunkerley had heard news that fire had destroyed her home in…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Sep 7, 2011
ZAP denies neighbors extra access point in change-of-use request
The Zoning and Platting Commission may have been impressed with the neighbors’ request, but they were unable to consent to their wishes. The Cielo development came before the board to request a conditional use permit for change-of-use, from general…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 6, 2011
Stakeholders still lack agreement on UNO height provisions
Stakeholders intent on revising the University Neighborhood Overlay’s affordability requirements have made progress but still lack agreement on revisions to bonus height provisions within the proposed ordinance changes. The Planning Commission’s Codes & Ordinances Committee hosted a hasty meeting…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Sep 6, 2011
Consumer advocates criticize proposed electric rate hike
As expected, Austin Energy officials got their first barrage of criticism of a proposed electric rate increase last night when a dozen speakers, generally representing residential ratepayers, spoke out at a special meeting of the advisory Electric Utility Commission (EUC). …
Uncategorized • By Bill McCann • Sep 2, 2011
Proposed water utility ‘sustainability’ fee draws public criticism
A little more than a week away from the start of their official deliberations on the proposed FY2012 budget, City Council members spent Wednesday afternoon hearing from some of their constituents on the matter, and one thing was made very…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Sep 2, 2011
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Land use commissioners differ in tone, approach to neighborhood input
No two land use commissions in Austin approach input in the same way, as neighborhood leaders learned at last week’s Austin Neighborhoods Council meeting. The Board of Adjustment, unlike other land use commissions, must rely on findings of fact…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Sep 1, 2011
Questions arise over adequacy of city tree ordinance
The Planning Commission had its chance to host the ongoing fight over the removal of a downtown Heritage Tree, and after hours of discussion and testimony, opted to delay a final decision until their next meeting. A request for…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 1, 2011
Council, bypassing restrictive covenant, OKs Bouldin Creek rezoning
The age-old Austin issue of city zoning versus private restrictive covenants reared its head again at last week’s City Council meeting. At issue was a property located in a prime real estate spot just east of South Congress Avenue that…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Aug 31, 2011
City belatedly brings urban rail proposal to Travis County
A perceived lack of interaction between City of Austin transportation officials and Travis County overshadowed the official presentation of urban rail before the Commissioners’ Court on Tuesday. Precinct 2 Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt was blunt. “The invitation has been…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Aug 31, 2011
LCRA facing major electric revenue loss after 2016
The pending departure of 10 of the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA’s) 43 wholesale electric customers could spell a dramatic loss of funds for that organization. In an internal memo to LCRA staff, General Manager Becky Motal noted that “electric…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Aug 30, 2011
Austin Energy outlines details of proposed rate hikes
Saying that Austin Energy needs its first increase in base rates in 17 years to recover its costs, utility officials yesterday released a report proposing rates that would increase the bills of AE’ s typical residential customers by about 11…
