Parkland dedication fee proposal raises questions

As the city’s Parks and Recreation Department gears up to propose an increase to its parkland dedication fee, local groups and City Council Member Sheri Gallo are questioning whether it’s the right fee for the department to be boosting. The…

Parks • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Aug 5, 2015

Updated: Council resolution would cut wage hike for most employees

City Council members Don Zimmerman and Ellen Troxclair have crafted a resolution that would cut the proposed salary increase for the majority of city employees and save the city an estimated $6 million in next year’s budget, according to their…

Budget • By Jo Clifton • Aug 4, 2015

City may add as many as 85 new police officers

How many police officers should Austin have? That is a question that City Council members will likely be wrestling with over the next few weeks as they consider the Austin Police Department’s request for 85 new officers in the proposed…

Budget • By Tyler Whitson • Aug 4, 2015

BSEACD waives fees, passes budget

Because it might be more of a hassle than it’s worth, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District board of directors decided at its regular meeting Thursday to waive a new permit application fee when passing next year’s budget. Approved in…

Local Government • By Courtney Griffin • Aug 4, 2015

Pine Street Station may not be stationary for long

East Austin’s Pine Street Station may soon be on the move, with the unanimous approval of the Historic Landmark Commission. In what Historic Preservation Officer Steve Sadowsky called “an extremely unusual situation,” historic zoning was extended to the building earlier…

Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Aug 4, 2015

Austin Monitor Radio: Imagine Austin BBB

This is the complete audio from the Monitor’s July 27, 2015 BBB, a discussion about Imagine Austin, CodeNEXT, and the economic implications of it all. Panelists are Steven Yarak, Jeff Jack, Jim Robertson, and Jim Duncan. The audio is embedded…

Radio • By Michael Kanin • Aug 3, 2015

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Black business owners in Austin area outperform state

Despite Austin being the country’s only large, fast-growing city with a waning African-American population, businesses owned by black residents in the greater area appear to be outperforming those in the rest of the state. According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics…

Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Aug 3, 2015

Travis County looking to collect millions in unpaid fines and fees

Travis County is missing out on more than $55 million thanks to outstanding fines and fees, but the Commissioners Court is working on ways to collect. At their regular voting session on Tuesday, the commissioners gave the green light to…

Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 3, 2015

Naming protocol on the way for city parks

The road to naming city parks and recreation facilities has been strewn with indecision and tough choices. And so, the Parks and Recreation Board on Tuesday said it would begin drafting its own protocol for the naming and renaming of…

Parks • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Aug 3, 2015

Council talks budget affordability and city services

There are some things that the proposed Fiscal Year 2015-16 city budget does and some things that it does not do. Aside from raising the property tax rate, along with utility rates and fees for many homeowners, one of the…

Budget • By Tyler Whitson • Jul 31, 2015

Austin water bills going up, electric bills decreasing

Residential customers of the Austin Water utility are projected to pay $4.94 more per month in Fiscal Year 2016 than they are paying this year, but the same customers should see a decrease of $2.22 in their monthly Austin Energy…

Budget • By Jo Clifton • Jul 31, 2015

Land Use Commissions look for more cooperation

What does the overhaul of municipal commissions mean for the future of city planning in Austin? Those involved in development policy at City Hall hope that a larger City Council, which has led to more appointees to both the Planning…

City Hall • By Jack Craver • Jul 31, 2015

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