Council backs Spring Condo tower project

Only Thomas dissents, saying neighborhood issues not addressed The City Council approved a zoning change last night that will allow construction of the 400-foot Spring Condominium point tower, sending a message that Council is committed to a downtown with higher…

Uncategorized • By • Nov 18, 2005

Earth Tech manager seeks city hearing

Bill Moriarty, who has headed Earth Tech’s handling of the Austin Clean Water Program (ACWP), has formally requested that the city hold a hearing on whether he should be terminated from his position. Attorney Michael Burnett is asking the city…

Uncategorized • By • Nov 17, 2005

Leak of Citizen Panel vote stirs City Hall

APA files contract grievances; city to investigate source of information to paper An apparent leak of confidential information on a vote by the Citizen Review Panel has resulted in a storm of controversy and finger-pointing at City Hall, including the…

Uncategorized • By • Nov 16, 2005

Bond panel balks at funding Central Library

Straw vote finds support for $90 million facility, not the requested $124 million The Bond Election Advisory Committee agreed Monday that Austin needs a new Central Library– twice delayed and needed for almost two decades – but a straw vote…

Uncategorized • By • Nov 15, 2005

CAPCOG puts landfill comments on hold

Committee wants TCEQ approval of waste plan amendment before taking action Without a clear-cut indication of where its authority lay, the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) executive committee chose to delay action last week on a recommendation on the…

Uncategorized • By • Nov 14, 2005

Mobility Steering Committee off to a bumpy start

Some members seek to avoid appearance of ‘rubber stamping’ decisions It didn’t take long on Wednesday for Council Member Brewster McCracken to learn that his Mobility Finance Steering Committee would have questions, and plenty of them, when it came to…

Uncategorized • By • Nov 10, 2005

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Travis County voters approve bond package

County plans announcement on Reimers Ranch today A proposal to issue $62.2 million bonds to pay for parks and open space drew more than 126,000 Travis County to the polls in an election with one of the highest off-year turnouts…

Uncategorized • By • Nov 9, 2005

Protesters sue city over Klan rally

Several citizens and some independent media producers sued the City of Austin in federal court Monday, claiming the Austin Police Department’s security procedures for the Ku Klux Klan rally on Saturday violated their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech…

Uncategorized • By • Nov 8, 2005

Flood control plan spurs residents' angst

Corps of Engineers' plan would cut back yards, trees along Williamson Creek Flood control plans along the Broken Bow area of Williamson Creek in South Austin have homeowners in the Western Trails Neighborhood Association (WTNA) in a dilemma: they acknowledge…

Uncategorized • By • Nov 7, 2005

Mayor urges groups to avoid Klan rally

Groups plan counter-demonstrations, but police plan to separate protesters Austin Mayor Will Wynn on Thursday urged residents to steer clear of City Hall on Saturday when a branch of the white supremacist group, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), has reserved…

Uncategorized • By • Nov 4, 2005

ZAP recommends Gables Town Lake project

Martinez argues it’s the right structure in the wrong place After a lengthy argument, the Zoning and Platting Commission voted Tuesday night to recommend to changing the zoning from downtown mixed use (DMU) to downtown mixed use-central urban redevelopment (DMU-CURE)…

Uncategorized • By • Nov 3, 2005

Northwest building rezoning recommended

Commercial zoning faces neighborhood opposition After a somewhat rocky start and some changes in their proposal, developers were able to persuade the Zoning and Platting Commission to recommend rezoning a former state building at 5717 Balcones Dr. to community commercial…

Uncategorized • By • Nov 2, 2005

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