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Austin to adopt tougher water use measures
Following news of tougher mandatory water restrictions from the Lower Colorado River Authority, the City of Austin plans to ramp up its own water restrictions as of August 24. Austin will move from Stage 1 to Stage 2 water restrictions…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Aug 13, 2009
City reports slightly smaller sales tax drop
There’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is that the city is reporting a sales tax payment of $13.5 million this month compared to $14.5 million for the same month last year, a decrease of 6.8…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Aug 13, 2009
East Cesar Chavez VMU zoning elicits outcry
East Austin residents and grassroots activists complained bitterly to Council last week about a proposed zoning change to seven properties in the East Cesar Chavez neighborhood. The change would grant several commercial and commercial mixed use lots a Vertical Mixed…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Aug 13, 2009
Library and Parks Departments share budget presentations
Austin’s libraries and parks, which suffered with deep cuts in both hours and manpower during the last economic slowdown in 2003, report they are holding their own in the current economy, despite some challenges. Brenda Branch, director of Austin’s…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Aug 12, 2009
Travis County balances its preliminary 2010 budget
Travis County’s budget balancing act for FY2010 will require a three percent tax increase over the effective rate, according to the financial staff. And the county’s budget gurus warned Tuesday that FY2011 would likely be more challenging. Budget Manager…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Aug 12, 2009
CAMPO delays vote to ditch Joint Powers Agreement
Chair Sen. Kirk Watson was ready to tackle CAMPO’s joint powers agreement head on at last night’s meeting of the 20-member Transportation Policy Board. Travis County? No so much. The Federal Highway Administration, in its certification review of CAMPO, encouraged…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Aug 11, 2009
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Capital Metro studies fare hikes, scrapping Dillo service
Citing budgetary constraints, the Capital Metro Board of Directors began taking public input Monday on a series of fare increases across the entire transit system. The board also heard from staff and citizens regarding the possible elimination or suspension of…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Aug 11, 2009
Shady Grove gets variance, ability to rock on
The saga of Shady Grove, the restaurant and sometimes acoustic music venue, seems to have been resolved with a variance granted by the Board of Adjustment on Monday. By allowing the establishment the necessary offsite parking, Shady Grove can now…
Uncategorized • By Jacob Cottingham • Aug 11, 2009
Residential Design panel considers remodeling code again
The Residential Design and Compatibility Commission managed to parse, even more finely, the proposed changes to the city code on residential remodeling last week. This is the second time the ordinance revisions have gone through the RDCC — really an…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Aug 10, 2009
Council changes standards for creation of historic districts
Council lowered the bar to initiate the local historic district process last week, intending to open the pipeline to the work of almost a dozen neighborhoods that have failed to meet the threshold to begin the process of district creation…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Aug 10, 2009
Ott defends his pay package and proposed budget cuts
City Manager Marc Ott defended himself last week shortly after city employees criticized his six-figure pay package while he proposes furloughs and cuts in incentive pay for the rest of the city’s work force to balance the city’s budget. …
Uncategorized • By Charles Boisseau • Aug 10, 2009
Council OKs contracts for Water Treatment Plant 4
In their first major test as a group, and Lee Leffingwell’s first test as their leader, the Austin City Council voted 6-1 late last night to award the construction manager at risk contract for preconstruction services for Water Treatment Plant…
