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Commissioners rekindle Homestead Preservation District debate
The Travis County Commissioners Court has rejoined a long and bitter debate over the creation of a Homestead Preservation District in the eastern portion of its jurisdiction. If enacted, the zone would use the tax increment financing mechanism and a…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Mar 8, 2011
City says voids found in rock formations during WTP4 construction
Workers testing core samples for areas at or near the Water Treatment Plant 4 construction site discovered voids in limestone rock formations, two in an area of the main plant site on Bullick Hollow Road that will house the upflow…
Uncategorized • By Mark Richardson • Mar 7, 2011
AISD facilities consultant told other districts to close schools too
Austin is not the only city looking at dramatic changes to its public education system. Indeed, the most controversial portion of the Austin Independent School District’s Facilities Master Plan – a call for the shuttering of up to nine…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Mar 7, 2011
State Senate committee considering bill on sites for new schools
State Sen. Jeff Wentworth’s bill on mitigating large-scale residential development has taken on additional meaning this legislative session, given the state budget shortfall and Austin ISD’s potential plan to close schools. Wentworth (R-San Antonio) has filed Senate Bill 296…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Mar 7, 2011
Council changes No Sit/No Lie ordinance
The Austin City Council has finally adopted a handful of changes its No Sit/No Lie ordinance with an eye to making it easier to enforce. The amendments reconfigure the law’s exemptions for Austin’s disabled, redefine the area where it will…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Mar 4, 2011
TxDOT proposes interim traffic flow solution for “Y” at Oak Hill
The short-term solution to the traffic nightmare known as the “Y” at Oak Hill apparently comes with something called a Continuous Flow Intersection. On Thursday, TxDOT brought out a host of city, county, and state officials to announce a…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Mar 4, 2011
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Downtown parking fees extended, expanded to Rainey Street
Late-night free parking in downtown Austin became a thing of the past Thursday, as the Council voted in favor of major parking changes for the downtown area. On a 6-1 vote, new parking regulations were approved that extended downtown…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 4, 2011
Austin Bulldog sues city over emails, texts
Online publication The Austin Bulldog has filed suit against the members of the Austin City Council and the city of Austin. In his petition, editor Ken Martin asks the court to grant him access to a host of private emails,…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Mar 3, 2011
Council settles on format for work sessions
After three weeks of back-and-forth, the Austin City Council decided on a format for its regular work sessions yesterday. Beginning next week, the events will take place on Tuesday mornings of the weeks that Council has a meeting. They will…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Mar 3, 2011
Utility Commission wants to restrict AE revenue contributions
As Austin Energy prepares to raise its rates for the first time since 1994, the Electric Utility Commission is pushing to eliminate general city expenses from the utility’s 2012 budget. The biggest single expense in that category is funding for…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Mar 3, 2011
Council considers new downtown parking meter regulations
City Council prepared to vote on extended paid parking hours for the downtown area with a debate at yesterday’s work session that is expected to continue today. Council will vote on a proposal to expand downtown parking meter hours…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 3, 2011
Casa de Luz looking for solution to parking quandary
Threatened with closure in June, Casa de Luz still has not solved its parking problems. Time is running out on a court-ordered deferral requiring the restaurant’s owners to submit an off-site parking site plan by the end of the…
