Zoning change OK’d for South Lamar lounge; parking questions remain

The Planning Commission approved zoning for a potential cocktail lounge on property on South Lamar Boulevard Tuesday night, a case the commission remanded back to the owner with a request for additional information regarding on-site parking.   Seasoned restaurant attorney…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Sep 17, 2010

Hays taxpayers upset over rate hike, pay raise for elected officials

With an Oct. 1 deadline looming, Hays County Commissioners have yet to pass a 2011 budget after being forced to delay a vote Monday because the proposed $242 million budget had not been posted online, as required by state law.…

Uncategorized • By John Davidson • Sep 17, 2010

Historic commission panel studies complexities of landmark ordinance

The Historic Landmark Commission’s Operations Committee intends to answer some of the tougher questions about Austin’s more-than-generous landmark ordinance, but recent discussion often has led to more questions than answers.   With a year-end deadline, Chair Laurie Limbacher has the…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Sep 16, 2010

Walnut Creek looks to city staff for help with increased panhandling

Some 30 residents of the Walnut Creek community convened at City Hall last week to voice their frustrations about rising crime rates in north Austin and, hopefully, find a way to bring those rates down.   The members of the neighborhood, led…

Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Sep 16, 2010

Sanders family sues city over rejected settlement

The family of Nathaniel Sanders II on Wednesday filed a new and novel lawsuit against former police officer Leonardo Quintana and the City of Austin. In it, attorneys for the Sanders family allege that the defendants committed a breach of…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Sep 16, 2010

Neighborhood activist criticized plan for I-35 and 51st Street interchange

Some neighborhood opposition has emerged to the proposed road improvements at the intersection of I-35 and 51st Street. In an open letter that was published in the Windsor Park newsletter, longtime transportation activist Margaret Dahl voiced her objections to the…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Sep 15, 2010

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County seeking bids for renovations at 700 Lavaca

A divided Travis County Commissioners Court has elected to pit outside management firms against its own Facilities Management staff in a competition to choose the project manager for renovations at the county’s new 700 Lavaca Street offices.    The 3-2…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Sep 15, 2010

CAMPO Board approves short list of agency director finalists

The CAMPO Transportation Policy Board last night approved a short list of finalists for the agency’s open executive director job in a meeting that was otherwise dominated by talk about the parameters and priorities of the MoPac Improvement Project.  …

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Sep 14, 2010

Council keeps growth incentive fund, but cuts World Trade franchise

The city’s Office of Economic Growth and Redevelopment will keep a $1 million fund designed to lure businesses to Austin, but it will come at the expense of a proposed World Trade Center franchise. The move came on an amendment…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Sep 14, 2010

Council approves 2010-11 budget despite concerns over WTP4, tax rate

The Austin City Council unanimously passed its $2.8 billion dollar 2010-2011 budget, including the water rate hikes to help fund Water Treatment Plant 4, at a special budget session Monday morning.   The city will close an estimated $11 million…

Uncategorized • By John Davidson • Sep 14, 2010

Lone Star Rail District looks for ways to snag federal funding

The Lone Star Rail District’s board of directors will have to move, and move aggressively, to be part of the state’s new pursuit of rail money.   For more than a decade, the San Antonio to Georgetown commuter rail route…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Sep 13, 2010

ZAP approves controversial Lake Austin bulkhead

The Zoning and Planning Commission, like the two commissions before it, Tuesday night approved the construction of what can best be termed an illegal bulkhead on Lake Austin, with Chair Betty Baker calling the owners “very lucky.”   A split…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Sep 13, 2010

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