Parks board declines to act on water plant

Council scheduled for executive session on Green alternatives Saying it simply did not have enough information to vote, the Austin Parks and Recreation Board tabled a measure recommending that the Green Water Treatment plant be relocated in Roy Guerrero Colorado…

Uncategorized • By • Apr 18, 2006

Panel urges city to oppose landfill expansion

Neighborhoods, environmental groups cite health, quality of life issues Following a pair of public hearings featuring presentations from landfill operators and sometimes emotional testimony from nearby residents, the city’s Solid Waste Advisory Commission voted last week to urge the City…

Uncategorized • By • Apr 17, 2006

Little solved in Charter debate

Garcia, Slusher say amendments will not accomplish goals; Bunch, Del Llano say city needs to recommit to save springs Opponents of the “Clean Water” and “Open Government” amendments to the Austin City Charter brought out a few new arguments last…

Uncategorized • By • Apr 14, 2006

Mayor: Add golf course to parkland

Wynn proposes buying 150-acre Riverside course; Council seeks release of information on alternative sites Mayor Will Wynn said Wednesday he intends that the city purchase the Riverside Golf Course from Austin Community College and incorporate it into Roy Guerrero Colorado…

Uncategorized • By • Apr 13, 2006

Lippe explains why city favors plant in park

Utility's explanation draws no apparent supporters The first public viewing of the city’s plan to relocate the Green Water Treatment Plant to 30 acres of land in the Roy Guerrero Colorado River Park near Longhorn Dam did little to drum…

Uncategorized • By • Apr 12, 2006

City eyes Guerrero Park for Green plant

Parks activists raise questions about plan, seek additional land to mitigate potential loss The City of Austin’s Water and Wastewater utility is proposing to relocate the Green Water Treatment Plant (GWTP) to the Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Park—a park…

Uncategorized • By • Apr 11, 2006

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Downtown neighborhood group endorses candidates

Members of the Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association quizzed the candidates for Austin City Council about their positions on issues important to downtown denizens during a candidate forum Tuesday night. The group endorsed incumbent Council Member Brewster McCracken and Mayor Will…

Uncategorized • By • Apr 10, 2006

Water tower design still up in the air

Council wants hard numbers on cost of four possibilities Members of the Austin City Council want more information before committing to a design for a new water tower at the Robert Mueller Airport redevelopment site. (See In Fact Daily, April…

Uncategorized • By • Apr 7, 2006

City, county may be at odds on tax caps

Elfant says lower tax caps bad for local governments It’s the first sign of a battle, or at least a misunderstanding, between the City of Austin and Travis County on the property tax front. Precinct 5 Constable Bruce Elfant says…

Uncategorized • By • Apr 6, 2006

In Fact Daily questions hopefuls on term limits, contributions

While City Council for Place 2 and Place 6 candidates had pretty much the same opinion of the $100 limit on individual contributions to Council candidates—it is uniformly scorned—they did have different points of view on the question of relaxing…

Uncategorized • By • Apr 5, 2006

Council sets ballot wording in stormy session

Charter Amendments' supporters still say Council-crafted language unfair Following three hours of contentious debate, the Austin City Council voted Monday in a special called meeting to revise the ballot language on two controversial citizen-initiated charter amendments that will go to…

Uncategorized • By • Apr 4, 2006

Coalition opposes Belterra permit

Neighbors hope Belterra residents will join them A coalition of environmental groups and other entities are coordinating efforts to oppose a permit application by Hays County Water Control and Improvement District (WCID) No. 1 to dump more effluent into Bear…

Uncategorized • By • Apr 3, 2006

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