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Transportation Department presents first draft of 2010 bond package
Faster buses and boardwalk trails may be in Austin’s future if a proposed transportation bond package made public Monday is able to snake its way through committees, task forces, and City Council this summer and win voter approval in November.…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Jun 15, 2010
Planning Commission postpones case, wants more information
The zoning case for 904 San Antonio could be a precursor to what Planning Commission can expect to see in the wake of the downtown neighborhood plan. Agent Ron Thrower was at the land use commission last week to rezone…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Jun 15, 2010
In surprise move, board votes Garza out as GM at Pedernales Co-op
Five members of the board Pedernales Electric Co-Op—including two who will be retiring on Saturday—voted Monday to fire General Manager Juan Garza, who has worked for the past 28 months to bring transparency and accountability into an organization that seemed…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jun 15, 2010
Council votes to begin amending historic landmark zoning process
Six months after grudgingly approving historic zoning status for a record number of properties on the understanding that staff would return with recommendations for revising city code on the issue, Council members voted last week to approve a resolution to…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Jun 14, 2010
Projected Cap Metro FY2011 budget shortfall could mean fare hikes
Capital Metro is facing a projected budget shortfall of $1.4 million for FY2011, and staff at the transit agency is currently in the process of soliciting and studying citizen input on how best to cut expenses and increase revenue without…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Jun 14, 2010
Despite continued split, Council pushes ahead with WTP4 construction
There were no upsets for the opponents of Water Treatment Plant 4 on Thursday. Instead, the City Council acted to move forward with the next phase of the project’s construction and to continue its relationship with the engineering firm that…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jun 11, 2010
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County staff says jail needs $8 million upgrade to last another 5 years
The Travis County Jail needs nearly $8 million in upgrades to extend its life for at least another five years, a county budget official told the Commissioners Court Thursday. During a work session, Rodney Rhoades, executive manager for the…
Uncategorized • By Michelle Jimenez • Jun 11, 2010
Council tosses out bid results for recycling facility
The Austin City Council has thrown out the city’s most recent attempt to bid out a contract to handle the management and construction of a local single stream recycling facility. With the action, Council members put off a decision on…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jun 11, 2010
WTP 4 opponents take over Water and Wastewater Commission
The Water and Wastewater Commission failed to recommend either of two Water Treatment Plant 4-related items last night after hearing a barrage of citizen criticism of the project. Council is scheduled to take up the items at this morning’s meeting…
Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jun 10, 2010
Commission urges Council to toss MRF recommendation, start over
City Council members will hear today that city staff is recommending they choose Allied Waste Services to partner with the city to build a new Single Stream Recycling materials recovery facility. Members will also hear from the Solid Waste Advisory…
Uncategorized • By Mark Richardson • Jun 10, 2010
Barton Springs district to try again for desalinization project grant
Hoping to secure an additional source of water for a growing population in Central Texas, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District is looking for grant funds to study if a desalinization plant could make water from an underwater saline…
Uncategorized • By Mark Richardson • Jun 10, 2010
City’s monthly taxable sales up again
In a memo to Mayor and Council last night, Austin Chief Financial Officer Leslie Browder once again had good news on sales tax collections. The city has received word from the state that the city’s sales tax revenue jumped from…
