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City staff favors Balcones over Texas Disposal for recycling contract
City staff on Thursday formally recommended that the City Council contract with just one firm for handling of its residential single-stream recycling program: Austin-based Balcones Recycling, shutting out the other company Council chose to negotiate for the business, Texas Disposal…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Mar 25, 2011
Council puts Aquifer resolution on hold to sort out legal mumbo-jumbo
Confusion over the true meaning of bill pending in the Texas Legislature led Council members to backtrack Thursday, while staff and environmentalists argued over the merits of the measure that purported to protect the Barton Springs zone of the Edwards…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 25, 2011
Tovo launches Council campaign, picks up endorsements
Kathie Tovo has had a good week. Yesterday, she kicked off her campaign to unseat current Place 3 Council Member Randi Shade in front of a group of about 30 supporters. “I believe in a City Hall that listens…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Mar 25, 2011
Kennard named City Attorney
City Manager Marc Ott tells In Fact Daily he is appointing Karen Kennard as City Attorney this morning. Kennard has been Acting City Attorney since May 2010. She was previously First Assistant City Attorney. Prior to that she served as…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Mar 24, 2011
Council considers best practices for open government compliance
During this week’s work session, City Council sat down with representatives from the Law Department and outside counsel to get a better sense of what they can do to improve compliance with the state’s open records laws. And with complaints,…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Mar 24, 2011
Doggett encourages parents to keep fighting for Austin schools
Congressman Lloyd Doggett urged Austin parents last night to stay involved in the state and federal budget process but admitted an admonition to “call your local lawmaker” probably felt insufficient to parents worried about school closings and teachers being fired…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Mar 24, 2011
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Senate committee considering additional Cap Metro budget controls
Sen. Glen Hegar rolled out one more bill on reforming Capital Metro yesterday, a bill focused on additional budget controls, but even the agency’s toughest critic in the Senate had to admit that only a handful of significant issues remain.…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Mar 24, 2011
Sick leave pay bill could cause problems for Travis County
A bill pending in the Texas legislature could cost Travis County millions of dollars by forcing it to reimburse members of the Sheriff’s Department for nearly three times the amount of sick leave they do now. Under the terms of…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Mar 23, 2011
Justices of the peace clash over truancy position
Debate at the Travis County Commissioners Court turned heated yesterday, with one justice of the peace suggesting that another had acted improperly. As part of her testimony before the court, Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace Susan Steeg suggested that…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Mar 23, 2011
Health committee hears opening arguments in water fluoridation battle
Austin’s fight over fluoride has officially begun. Yesterday, City Council’s Public Health and Human Services Committee heard a presentation from city staff on public health issues related to the chemical and its use in Austin’s drinking water supply. The…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Mar 23, 2011
Council shows desire to use historic zoning process to address wrongs
Council members will be considering only one application for historic zoning this week – the Robert and Helena Ziller House on Edgecliff Terrace – but discussions about the city’s historic zoning program have raised issues in recent weeks about the…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Mar 22, 2011
Neighborhoods north of UT want to keep out frats, sororities
Neighborhoods north of the University of Texas want to take special steps to stop the potential proliferation of fraternities and sororities in their neighborhoods. Planner Robert Heil of the Planning and Development Review Department has proposed addressing the challenge…
