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Homeowners, neighborhood battle over Bradford-Nohra house again
A battle over property rights between a home owner and the Hyde Park neighborhood has gone through the legal process and returned to Square 1. The owner of a home on Avenue G that has been at the center…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jul 26, 2010
Central Health ready to issue bonds for North Austin health center
Central Health, formerly known as the Travis County Healthcare District, is on track to issue $18 million in bonds this fall to build a new health center in North Central Austin. Planning for the center began in 2008. Officials…
Uncategorized • By Michelle Jimenez • Jul 23, 2010
Council panel seeks legal advice before changing No Sit/No Lie Ordinance
Citing a recent study by Texas RioGrande Legal Aide that found that the city’s current No Sit/No Lie Ordinance could be challenged under the Americans With Disabilities Act, advocacy group House the Homeless convinced a Council subcommittee yesterday to delay…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Jul 23, 2010
Ott: Weiss to lead Austin Energy, be highest-paid city employee
It’s official: Larry Weis will become Austin Energy’s next leader and the city’s highest-paid employee. City Manager Marc Ott announced at a news conference Thursday that he has appointed Weis, general manager of the Turlock Irrigation District in Central…
Uncategorized • By Michelle Jimenez • Jul 23, 2010
ZAP approves task force recommendations on historic landmark limits
Recommendations on short-term limits to historic landmarks sailed through the Zoning and Platting Commission Tuesday night, although Chair Betty Baker firmly rejected a recommendation by a new task force that would put those limits under a sunset provision by the…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Jul 22, 2010
Homeless groups face opposition to enlarging no-sit/no-lie exceptions
A Council subcommittee can expect a united front today in opposition to expanding exceptions to the city’s no-sitting/no-lying-down ordinance. Richard Troxell of House the Homeless has lobbied hard to expand exceptions to downtown’s no-sit/no-lie ordinance after his survey of…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Jul 22, 2010
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As Ott prepares to name new GM, Austin Energy works to balance budget
As City Manager Marc Ott prepares to name his choice for general manager of Austin Energy — Larry Weis, general manager of the Turlock (CA) Irrigation District — the utility’s current staff is scrambling to make up for a projected…
Uncategorized • By Michelle Jimenez • Jul 22, 2010
Weis would be city’s highest paid employee as GM of Austin Energy
Two members of the Austin City Council say City Manager Marc Ott has indicated that he plans to hire Larry Weis, General Manager of the Turlock (CA) Irrigation District, to lead Austin Energy and is offering him a salary higher…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jul 21, 2010
Nineteenth century home looking for a purpose in Downtown Austin
The Castleman-Bull House, for all its prominence in the history of downtown and on the banks of Waller Creek, is still a home with no real purpose. A decade ago, the Heritage Society of Austin rescued the Civil War-era…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Jul 21, 2010
Hays County endorses San Marcos' push for a quicker FM110
The Hays County Commissioners Court has voted to lend its support to a road construction project initiated by the City of San Marcos. In so doing, the county may end up spending more of local taxpayers’ money. That’s because it…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jul 21, 2010
City ponders moving convicted felon from Purchasing Office position
Four days after the City Auditor’s office released a report detailing the risks posed by the continued employment of Roy Rivers in the Purchasing Department, questions remain as to why and how a convicted felon stayed on in the department…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Jul 21, 2010
ARA, URB prepare to go separate ways, pursue new objectives
The Austin Revitalization Authority and the Urban Renewal Board are like a couple certain they’re ready to move forward with the divorce, somewhere between dividing the furniture and signing the final paperwork. The tri-party agreement among ARA, URB and…
