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Central Texas reacts to new ozone standards
After the Environmental Protection Agency announced on Oct. 1 that it would be tightening its ground-level ozone regulations, some in Central Texas likely felt relieved, some expressed frustration and others looked ahead. The new National Ambient Air Quality Standards reduce…
Environment • By Tyler Whitson • Oct 6, 2015
Li retires from city but not from public service
After more than 20 years with the state of Texas and nearly 10 years with the city of Austin, Watershed Protection Director Victoria Li has retired. She said some of her proudest achievements include introduction of value engineering to the…
City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Oct 6, 2015
PUD rules change ambles on
A bid to change the way the city approves Planned Unit Developments is moving forward, sort of, but it appears that no changes will be made in haste. On Thursday, City Council passed a diluted version of Mayor Pro Tem…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 6, 2015
BoA tempers West Austin parking plan
A West Austin homeowner hoping to expand his house will also have to find room for a parking space, after a semi-successful visit to the Board of Adjustment. Heidi Goebel, who is an architect (and former Board of Adjustment member),…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 6, 2015
Committee zeros in on affordable housing
Lack of affordable housing, an issue that continued to plague Austin during the boom times of the last decade, was the main focus at the last Housing and Community Development Committee meeting. The city of Austin’s Neighborhood Housing and Community…
Housing • By Stephen Carlson • Oct 5, 2015
Council OKs purchase despite complaints
Although some City Council members worried about the lack of minority participation in the agreement, Council voted 9-2-1 on Thursday to approve a contract with Community Trucking LLC to provide crushed rock for various city departments in an amount up…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Oct 5, 2015
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AISD to begin video ticketing
During a quick approval of Monday’s consent agenda, the Austin Independent School District board of trustees unanimously OK’d the use of camera-based ticketing to help curb drivers’ illegal passing of stopped school buses. AISD entered into a one-year renewable contract…
AISD • By Courtney Griffin • Oct 5, 2015
Reporter's Notebook: Monitored
Lost Highway… There’s something missing from the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s 2040 Plan, but not for long. While working on a story about the 290 East Toll, also known as the Manor Expressway, one Austin Monitor reporter was left scratching his…
Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Oct 5, 2015
Austin Monitor Radio: 600 MW of solar power?
The Sierra Club’s Cyrus Reed and city of Austin Electric Utility Commission chair (and former Austin Energy employee) Michael Osborne join Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the potential of as much as 600 megawatts in additional solar…
Energy • By Michael Kanin • Oct 5, 2015
Austin makes major investment in new solar
The Austin City Council took a huge step toward achieving the city’s renewable energy goals on Thursday when it approved up to 300 megawatts’ worth of utility-scale solar contracts that will last for the next 15 to 25 years. The…
Energy • By Tyler Whitson • Oct 2, 2015
Neighborhood team scrutiny moves forward
With City Council Member Pio Renteria in the lead and several other Council members offering amendments, Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday that will start the process for reining in any neighborhood teams – also known as contact teams –…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Oct 2, 2015
Former Planning commissioners give newbies a piece of their mind
It’s not easy serving on a city land-use commission. If sitting through meetings that often stretch into the early morning hours isn’t bad enough, those who submit to the task are mere volunteers and thus forced to study up on…
