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Foes gather to speak out against Transportation Bond initiative

Opponents of the proposed $90 million transportation bond package rallied for the media on Thursday at an empty parking lot on South Lamar Boulevard. There, they repeated arguments that the initiative for the bonds is too costly and doesn’t offer…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Oct 22, 2010

Animal center staff struggles to find qualified behaviorist

City officials are in the process of filling the new animal behaviorist position at the Town Lake Animal Center, but they’re learning that finding qualified candidates isn’t easy. Or cheap.   The animal behaviorist position was established by City Council…

Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Oct 22, 2010

ZAP approves more playground space for Rosewood nursery school

The Zoning and Platting Commission signed off on additional playground space at a nursery school in the middle of the Rosedale neighborhood on Tuesday, a move supported by the school’s immediate neighbors but opposed by the Rosedale Neighborhood Association.  …

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Oct 21, 2010

Planning Commission votes to recommend Hyde Park Historic District

The city moved another step closer to establishing Hyde Park as a local historic district last week when the Planning Commission voted to approve a staff recommendation and send the neighborhood’s application on to City Council. Should Council approve the…

Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Oct 21, 2010

Water Commission wants more information about WPT4 construction

The members of the Water and Wastewater Commission last week called on the Austin Water Utility to keep their body more plugged in to the vetting process for the Water Treatment Plant 4 project. Their request covers information about other…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Oct 20, 2010

Travis County to move to paper ballot system after 2012

The Travis County electorate will have the option of voting by paper ballot. It won’t come, however, until after the 2012 general election.That news came as the Commissioners Court voted to go along with the recommendations of a group it…

Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Oct 20, 2010

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Travis commissioners pass subdivision moratorium

Travis County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a temporary moratorium on new plats for subdivisions that plan to use ground water directly from the Trinity Aquifer in western Travis County.   The moratorium is designed to halt major development while the…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Oct 20, 2010

Urban Board split over future course for Block 18 development

Discussion at last night’s Urban Renewal Board meeting focused, in fits and starts, on just where the board would go on Block 18 and beyond.   That discussion included a tense showdown between Chair Ben Sifuentes and former Vice Chair…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Oct 19, 2010

Miffed over tardiness of recycling report, commission calls special meeting

Members of the Solid Waste Advisory Commission will meet in a special called session Wednesday night to review and make recommendations on a staff proposal for changes in the city’s Commercial Multifamily Recycling Ordinance. City Council is scheduled to consider…

Uncategorized • By Mark Richardson • Oct 19, 2010

Neighborhood activists upset over direction of Imagine Austin project

A broad discussion has opened up over how Austin’s various neighborhood plans should be accounted for in its forthcoming Imagine Austin comprehensive plan. On one side, some area residents feel as though they’ve been somewhat left out of the process.…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Oct 19, 2010

Commission urges Council to suspend Hauler License Fee ordinance

Short of breaking the speed limit or ripping the tag off of a mattress, there is probably no law in the City of Austin broken more often than the ordinance requiring a fee to haul construction waste. And after more…

Uncategorized • By Mark Richardson • Oct 18, 2010

Planning Commission approves east side studio over strong objections

Discussion about a rezoning case on the east side became surprisingly heated on Tuesday when the Planning Commission met to consider the request of an owner to convert his property into a music recording studio.    The property in question…

Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Oct 18, 2010

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