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- Former Council Member and dedicated environmentalist Jackie Goodman has died
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County approves double-dip fees at Hamilton Pool
Crushing demand at Hamilton Pool Preserve has prompted a big change in policy, courtesy of the Travis County Commissioners Court. Starting in May, visitors to the park and its iconic pool will first have to go online to make a…
Parks • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 30, 2016
Federal grant offers Austin chance to be leader in solar energy storage
Staff at Austin’s city-run utility is using millions of dollars of federal funds to explore new energy storage methods that will allow utility customers to receive more of their energy from renewable sources, particularly solar power. Austin Energy is one…
Energy • By Jack Craver • Mar 30, 2016
500 body cameras soon to be within APD's reach
The Austin Police Department is inching closer to acquiring at least 500 body-worn cameras, but some close to the process told the Public Safety Committee on Monday that more public input should be sought. This month, APD announced a “pilot confirmation process”…
Police • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Mar 29, 2016
Expert outlines AE cost-of-service recovery options
As City Council deliberates over changing electricity rates, it is tasked not only with deciding how much to change rates for residential and commercial customers of the city-owned utility but with deciding whether the city should change the way it…
Energy • By Jack Craver • Mar 29, 2016
Activists upset about Grove transportation review
Members of the Bull Creek Road Coalition are expressing alarm about what they consider an abrupt end to the transportation review process for Milestone Community Builder’s planned unit development called the Grove at Shoal Creek. Architect Chris Allen sent out…
Development • By Jo Clifton • Mar 29, 2016
No medical offices for Millwright Parkway property
When does a neighborhood’s valid petition not require the support of a supermajority of City Council for a zoning change? Answer: when the property does not have permanent zoning. Christy Bickel, who lives in the Anderson Mill Limited District, gathered the signatures…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Mar 29, 2016
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Publisher's Note: Whispers, more sponsorships, and Watson and Adler on transportation
A couple of small changes, more Web sponsorships, and some event announcements to get to here: First: We’re moving Whispers. Not far, just behind a new button that you’ll find on the front page of the site. We’ve struggled a…
Mission Note • By Michael Kanin • Mar 28, 2016
Affordable housing manuever loses at City Hall
Though it earned the respect of some Planning commissioners, an attempt to leverage a site plan extension for more affordable housing on the near-east side didn’t pay off last week. At last week’s Planning Commission meeting, Nikki Hoelter, who works…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 28, 2016
Council votes to retain vacant positions, for now
How big of a problem is an unfilled position in city government? Is it even a problem at all? A brief City Council debate on Thursday illustrated some strong differences of opinion among city leaders on the issue. Prompting the…
City Council • By Jack Craver • Mar 28, 2016
Reporter's Notebook: You should see the other guy
CodeNEXT, now… Though in the background (for some people), the CodeNEXT Land Development Code rewrite continues to chug along. And this month: a new milestone! The city has released its draft “Natural and Built Environment Code Prescription” (found in its…
Reporters' Notebook • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 28, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: Matt Mackowiak
Travis County GOP Vice Chair Matt Mackowiak joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the organization’s controversial new chair, and the question of how it could remove him. Show is embedded below. Sponsored by Austin Water.
Elections • By Michael Kanin • Mar 28, 2016
Kanin on Council: anti-discrimination, fair hiring ordinances passed in labor-focused meeting
The Austin Monitor‘s Michael Kanin speaks with KUT’s Jennifer Stayton about the Austin City Council’s passage of two labor-centric items – one to bolster anti-discrimination in the workplace and another that would prevent employers from asking prospective employees about their…
