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It took a bit of brainstorming but the Zoning and Platting Commission did find a way to help a South Austin business threatened with closure by city rules. CG& S Construction has operated at 402 Corral Lane since 1963.…
Austin Water Utility Director Greg Meszaros is calling for both a water rate hike and the institution of a new fixed fee for the city’s utility rate payers. In a presentation to the City Council on Wednesday, he said the…
Preliminary results from an Austin Energy study have revealed a startling gap between the base rate that the utility charges and the costs it incurs providing the services included in that amount. Austin Energy General Manager Larry Weis told…
Council Member Randi Shade publicly challenged Kathie Tovo, one of her opponents in the race for the Place 3 seat, on Tuesday afternoon over Tovo’s signing of the city’s fair campaign pledge. “According to your expense report, you took advantage…
Once again, the city’s Convention Center is the focus of urgent questions from the City Auditor’s Office. On Tuesday, members of the City Auditor’s Office told the Council Audit and Finance Committee that the Convention Center can’t assure the…
Some owners of properties deemed historic by the city are beginning to doubt whether Austin’s historic landmark ordinance and its rebates are worth the effort. Proposed revisions to the city historic landmark ordinance will go to Council this week,…
With accusations about the homeless ruining the historic Norwood house and accosting elderly ladies, and worries about closing the dog park and eliminating public access, the process to renovate Norwood Park got off to a spirited start last week. …
The long and arduous process of updating Austin Energy’s electric rates for the first time in 17 years is gaining traction. Austin Energy is well into its work of drafting updated rate structures for residential, commercial and business customers.…
A parade of representatives from neighboring homeowners’ associations spoke against a proposed left turn lane on FM 2222 in north Austin at the Zoning and Platting Commission last week. It was the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of the…
The long-standing question of who will handle the City of Austin’s single-stream residential recycling program has been 60 percent answered. The City Council voted unanimously on Thursday to award at least that portion of the program to Balcones Recycling.…
Council members will vote next week on starting the process of placing several proposed city charter amendments on the November 2012 ballot that would ultimately transform the Council into geographic districts. Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Mayor Pro Tem Mike Martinez…
The Capitol Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) may have dodged a bullet when state Rep. Paul Workman (R-Austin) offered an amendment to the state budget bill replacing funding for area 911 call centers. That funding had been cut from the…
