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Now that Transportation Department Director Rob Spillar has presented City Council with staff’s initial recommendations for the proposed $85 million transportation bond proposal, the contentious process of finalizing the package through committee input has begun. Yesterday, Spillar brought staff’s proposal…
Ronald Davis, one of three candidates named as a finalist for Austin Energy’s general manager position, has withdrawn his candidacy, the recruitment firm handling the selection process confirmed Monday afternoon. City Manager Marc Ott alerted Mayor Lee Leffingwell and…
Ronald Davis, one of three finalists for Austin Energy’s general manager position has withdrawn his candidacy, the recruitment firm handling the selection process confirmed Monday afternoon. Davis is general manager of Burbank Water and Power, a community-owned utility that…
The months-long debate over the state of the Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Planning Area and its stubborn tract 3 has finally come to an end. On Thursday Council reversed its last decision on the Airport Boulevard site and voted to…
A number of environmental groups and low-income advocates are asking City Manager Marc Ott for a separate and exclusive meeting this week with the three final candidates announced for the job of general manager of Austin Energy. An opportunity for…
Setting aside space for two-wheelers along a stretch of Downtown streets could bring some extra money to merchants along Austin’s proposed the Bicycle Boulevard. According to a study commissioned by the city, proposed bicycle-friendly improvements along Rio Grande and…
Two weeks after approving a resolution to initiate code amendments that would greatly limit the number of properties granted historic landmark status, City Council yesterday put off making a final decision on six applications that may prove to be the…
Texas Disposal Systems is officially back in the hunt as a contender for Austin’s much delayed residential Single Stream recycling contract. On Thursday, the City Council instructed city staff to begin negotiations with that firm, Balcones Resources, and Greenstar over…
With no guarantees that voters will pay for it, the City of Austin nevertheless indicated it was moving forward Tuesday with plans for a hike-and-bike trail looping Lady Bird Lake. A proposed boardwalk built over the water would complete the…
The city is currently deep into the process of reconsidering the way it engages in social service contracts. Last week, Health and Human Services Director David Lurie and Assistant Director Vincent Cobalis appeared before the Council’s Health and Human Services…
The zoning at Elm Terrace confounded City Council two years ago, and it split the Planning Commission Tuesday night as they failed to come up with a zoning and future land use map recommendation on the two-acre property that lies…
With Council members having officially bypassed the bid process and contemplating ordering staff to begin talks with two companies for the city’s recycling services, some of the players were revving up their public relations efforts Tuesday to try and tilt…
