Sewer line break pours 115,000 gallons of wastewater into creek

Yesterday morning, Austin Water Utility crews were on the scene of a wastewater spill from a broken 10-inch sewer main near the 4900 block of Manchaca Road. The spill was originally reported at about 9:40am.   According to Jill Mayfield…

Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Jun 9, 2010

County commissioners hear federal grant spending proposals

Travis County staff members presented the commissioners court on Tuesday with the next round of federal grant projects meant to improve the quality of life for residents in the county’s unincorporated areas.   Commissioners are scheduled to vote June 15…

Uncategorized • By Michelle Jimenez • Jun 9, 2010

Planning Commission approves two code changes

Two land use code changes that could have been controversial won unanimous Planning Commission approval last night with no opposition. It remains to be seen what the development community will think if the City Council ultimately approves them.   One…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Jun 9, 2010

Public Safety Commission recommends adding up to 500 police officers

Two members of the city’s Public Safety Commission offered a resolution Monday seeking the addition of up to 500 more Austin police officers over the next “three or four years.” Chair Michael Lauderdale and Vice Chair Mike Levy’s plan calls…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jun 8, 2010

Council may delay action again on recycling facility contract

After nearly five contentious months, Texas Disposal Systems has finally been officially disqualified from the soon-to-be completed process associated with the City of Austin’s new recycling facility. That hasn’t stopped TDS CEO Bob Gregory from making the case that an…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jun 8, 2010

Downtown Commission OKs CURE zoning for convention hotel

The race appears to be on, again, for a second downtown convention hotel, as attorney Michael Whellan earned the Downtown Commission’s blessing for CBD-CURE zoning on the downtown block once occupied by Las Manitas.   Whellan admitted he had very…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Jun 7, 2010

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Environmental Board OKs variances for Bull Creek PUD

The Bull Creek Planned Unit Development is not your ordinary development. Instead of multiple homes, condos, shopping centers or commercial buildings, this 54-acre, multi-million dollar PUD project on prime property near the mouth of Bull Creek at Lake Austin will…

Uncategorized • By Mark Richardson • Jun 7, 2010

Citizens not jumping at chance to address Capital Metro on budget

Attendance has been low at a round of meetings Capital Metro has hosted to get feedback on budget planning and the Sunset Commission recommendations.   Two of the five attendees at Saturday’s town hall meeting at the Spicewood Springs Library…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Jun 7, 2010

Oak Hill groups give Cole differing opinions on local issues

The Oak Hill business community wanted to make it clear to Council Member Sheryl Cole at lunch yesterday: The environmental community does not speak for us.   Of course, there was a codicil offered: The Oak Hill business community also…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Jun 4, 2010

Four finalists for city’s Chief Sustainability Officer meet with public

Instead of the “two or three” finalists for the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) position that Austinites were promised (see In Fact Daily, June 3), they got four: Lucia Athens, Dennis Murphy, Beth Pratt, and Matt Watson were introduced to the…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jun 4, 2010

Transportation Department explains bond priorities

With nearly $100 million in transportation projects under consideration in a potential bond election this November, the members of the 2010 Transportation Bond Citizen Task Force spent time Thursday questioning Transportation Director Rob Spillar on the specifics of his department’s…

Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Jun 4, 2010

Town hall attendees argue downtown districting, density, and zoning

Views on how the northwest end of downtown should be redeveloped currently appear to break down into two camps: those of homeowners in Judges Hill and those of property owners and residents in nearby neighborhoods.   Those who live in…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Jun 3, 2010

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