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Council approves most flood buyouts
Though some members of City Council remain concerned about the implications, yesterday they approved the bulk of the Williamson Creek flood buyouts. Although the previous Council had authorized the funds from the Capital Improvement Projects budget, this Council was asked to…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 5, 2015
Austin ventures into civic crowdfunding
The Internet is replete with crowdfunding appeals for endless pet projects: help fund your college roommate’s rap EP, pitch in for your buddy’s film or donate a few dollars toward your cousin’s volunteer trip to Haiti. But what about a…
Parks • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jun 5, 2015
Council adopts net-zero community climate plan
City Council voted 8-2 Thursday to adopt the 2015 Austin Community Climate Plan to achieve citywide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Council members Don Zimmerman and Ellen Troxclair opposed. Council Member Delia Garza is on maternity leave. Under the resolution, City…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Jun 5, 2015
Council to vote on homestead exemption today
Though City Council plans to vote on a homestead exemption today, the discussion at Tuesday’s work session made it clear that Council members still have a lot of work ahead of them to ensure that exemption means lower tax bills…
Budget • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 4, 2015
Council set to make flood buyout decision today
Today’s City Council agenda includes a decision on whether to appropriate $17,986,000 to purchase 63 flood-prone properties in the Williamson Creek watershed. Those properties are in the 25-year floodplain and are considered at high risk of flooding. The previous Council…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Jun 4, 2015
Split extra quarter-cent fund among districts, committee says
Deciding how to use leftover funds can be a challenge, but the City Council Mobility Committee came quickly to a consensus Wednesday to recommend that about $21.8 million of available transportation improvement funds be distributed equally among the city’s 10…
Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Jun 4, 2015
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Tricky East Austin case gets more complicated
The story of the Waller on Swede Hill project and why City Council won’t likely consider historic zoning for the Stasswender House until August is a complicated one. Early this year, in an attempt to stave off a proposed condo…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 4, 2015
Mountain City residents to council: Don’t change our town
Mountain City Council members appear to have a different view of the future of Mountain City than many residents of the tiny town. At least that is the impression after the May 20 public meeting. About 65 people attended the…
Hays County • By Kim Hilsenbeck • Jun 3, 2015
City planning departments talk budgets
As the city’s budget process gears up, each department is making its way to City Council with its budget for the upcoming year. And in the wake of the Zucker Report, eyes are on what was once the Planning and…
Budget • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 3, 2015
After heavy storms, Travis County's good fortune has small cost
Travis County may have fared better than its neighbors during last week’s deadly storms, but that silver lining could have its downside for many property owners. County Judge Sarah Eckhardt predicted on Tuesday that the relative lack of mayhem would…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Jun 3, 2015
Circus animal ordinance stalls in committee
A proposed ordinance aiming to protect circus animals within city limits sparked a passionate debate at a City Council Health and Human Services Committee meeting on Monday, with supporters calling it a major step forward and opponents arguing that it…
Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Jun 3, 2015
One city employee dead, another in critical condition
One city employee has died and another is in critical condition at Brackenridge Hospital as a result of a collision that occurred in south Austin before noon on Monday. A late-evening memo from City Manager Marc Ott says that Robert…
