Public safety agencies forecasting tough budget year

Officials with the city’s three public safety entities are concerned that cuts at the federal level may impact their ability to collect grant money for fiscal year 2012. Austin’s Police, Fire, and EMS departments talked about those issues before the…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Apr 7, 2011

Commission unhappy about plan to remodel historic home

In what Historic Preservation Officer Steve Sadowsky termed a “difficult case,” the Historic Landmark Commission last week was unable to prevent the remodel of a contributing structure in the Bryker Woods neighborhood.   The Kerbey Lane house is a contributing…

Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 7, 2011

Frustrated commissioners bemoan lack of authority over Lakeway marina

On Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court approved a set of construction permits for a Lakeway-area marina. The move came with some hesitation on the part of the court, which lamented its inability to dictate land use in its jurisdiction.…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Apr 7, 2011

Riley and opponents square off at Republican forum

Yesterday afternoon at the Green Pastures restaurant in South Austin, incumbent Council Member Chris Riley and two of his opponents in the race for Place 1, Roger Chan and Josiah Ingalls, faced tough questions about energy, urban rail, and economic…

Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 6, 2011

Place 3 candidates make their cases to Austin Republicans

After weeks of courting Democratic groups, City Council candidates crossed the aisle yesterday, taking their messages to a forum hosted by the Republican Club of Austin.   Forum moderator and club President Dewayne Naumann told In Fact Daily that the…

Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Apr 6, 2011

County group calls for changes to historic exemptions

The deliberations of Travis County’s Local Tax Policy Working Group have produced a series of recommendations that, if enacted, would change the way the county issues tax exemptions for historic properties. Their suggestions include a call for a $75,000 across…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Apr 6, 2011

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CAN reports that Austin area’s low-income population grows to 35 percent

Community Action Network members warned Monday that 35 percent of Austin and Travis County’s population is considered to be low income, a situation that could have serious consequences for the region.   The Community Action Network (CAN) presented its second…

Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 5, 2011

Council candidates hit wide range of topics at Downtown forum

City Council candidates attended a distinctly downtown-centric forum last night, hosted by the Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association, among others, which focused on topics such as urban rail, permanent supportive housing and the relationship between the city’s ongoing comprehensive plan and…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Apr 5, 2011

Waste services chief says recycling program may never outpace costs

Bob Gedert, the director of the City of Austin’s Solid Waste Services Department, has told members of the Austin City Council that the overall costs of its residential single stream recycling program “will not be completely offset by the revenue…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Apr 5, 2011

Texas Disposal raises concerns about staff recycling calculations

Texas Disposal Systems continues to challenge the validity of the City of Austin’s conclusions about the costs of two potential versions of a contract to handle the city’s single stream residential recycling. The firm’s latest concerns stem from the commodities…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Apr 4, 2011

Place 3 Council candidates weigh in on historic landmark ordinance

If all goes according to plan, next week the Historic Landmark Commission will at long last vote on changes to the city’s historic landmark ordinance. Those changes, which were originally supposed to be ready at the beginning of the year,…

Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Apr 4, 2011

Business leaders push local flexibility in dealing with state’s education crisis

Addressing the state-wide education budget crisis, speakers at Thursday’s Austin Chamber of Commerce annual Education Progress Report Luncheon spoke in favor of strict accountability standards, greater empowerment for superintendents and school board trustees, reduced budget cuts and reduced operational mandates…

Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 1, 2011

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