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Thursday, November 14, 2019 by Chad Swiatecki
Housing
Apartment owners, managers learn about options for voucher users in housing crunch
Owners and managers of rental properties throughout Austin recently met with representatives from local housing organizations to learn about the options for making housing units available for those at risk of becoming homeless.An Oct. 31 panel organized by the Austin…
Thursday, November 14, 2019 by Audrey McGlinchy
Land Development Code
Land code heads to City Council with request to focus development on West Austin instead of East
Austin’s new land use code, which determines what can be built in the city and where, is one step closer to being finalized – but first, one city body is asking that the plan encourage development farther west instead of…
Thursday, November 14, 2019 by Elizabeth Pagano
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TipSheets
TipSheet: City Council, 11.14.19
It’s time for another City Council meeting! This week’s meeting has a few items we are keeping an eye on (see below for more about that), but is blessedly free of any one item that will obviously draw hours of…
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 by Jo Clifton
Elections
Garza not running for reelection, others eye seat
Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza, who represents District 2 on City Council, announced Tuesday that she would not be seeking reelection in 2020. The announcement is Garza’s next step in her likely run for Travis County Attorney.As the deadline for…
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 by Andrew Weber
City Council
Austin abandons South Austin shelter as it prepares to buy hotels to house the homeless
Austin is no longer pursuing a 100-bed shelter in South Austin and could opt instead to provide housing in motels for homeless Austinites.The move comes after a suggestion from the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, the nonprofit that coordinates Austin and Travis…
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Land Development Code
Board of Adjustment soundly rejects variances over ‘egregious’ code violations
After dedicating nearly a year to the construction of his personal residence at 504 Sunny Lane, StoryBuilt founder Ryan Diepenbrock found his construction choices to be the subject of a case at the Board of Adjustment last Thursday.Diepenbrock, who was…
