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Austin Monitor Radio: The Austin Apartment Association and Source of Income

The Austin Apartment Association’s Robbie Robinson joins Monitor Publisher Mike Kanin to discuss recent Council legislation that banned the use of source of income as a means to deny tenant occupancy and the organization’s opposition to the move. Embedded below.…

Austin • By Michael Kanin • Jan 15, 2015

Waller Creek Conservancy announces CEO, plans

New Waller Creek Conservancy CEO Peter Mullan said Wednesday that he plans to join the city in “pushing the envelope on what is possible” for the ambitious Waller Creek redevelopment project. At a news conference announcing his selection, Mullan addressed…

Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Jan 15, 2015

Local state reps talk turkey at RECA luncheon

On Wednesday, Rep. Paul Workman (R-Austin) and state Rep. Eddie Rodriguez (D-Austin) gave members of the Real Estate Council of Austin a preview of the upcoming legislative session. Despite the partisan gap, the two representatives found some common ground during the…

Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 15, 2015

Neighbors rally against eastside hotel proposal

Developers seeking a variance to turn an old warehouse on Red Bluff Road into a hotel were met with opposition from neighbors, who say the property owners should build within zoning laws to maintain the area along the Colorado River.…

Austin • By Kara Nuzback • Jan 15, 2015

South Austin case closed, garage remains open

A South Austin homeowner’s plea to retain a garage door ended this week at the Board of Adjustment. Ginny Catania, who is the owner of 903 Ethel St., won her latest variance request. Though Catania had initially sought to retain…

Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 15, 2015

EUC members concerned about gas plant study

While the future makeup of the city’s energy portfolio potentially rests on an upcoming independent review of a proposed natural gas plant, members of the Electric Utility Commission continue to vocalize their concerns about the study. Vice Chair Karen Hadden…

Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Jan 14, 2015

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Travis seeks delay in BSEACD-TxDOT agreement

Travis County Commissioners voted Tuesday to ask the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District board for a three-week postponement of a hearing planned this week on an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation over environmental standards for the construction…

Environment • By Mark Richardson • Jan 14, 2015

BOA puts plan for new kindergarten on hold

Plans to add a kindergarten to St. Andrews Episcopal School remain on hold for now. McLean & Howard, LLP attorney Jeff Howard represented St. Andrews School, which is located at 32nd Street and Wabash Avenue. He explained to the Board…

Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 14, 2015

Watershed Protection touts wildfire plan progress

Watershed Protection Department staff told the Environmental Board on Wednesday that they have begun to implement an intergovernmental plan designed to help prevent catastrophic wildfires in the future. Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist Ryan Hebrink stressed that the Austin/Travis County Community…

Austin • By Tyler Whitson • Jan 13, 2015

City considers big tow change

If approved later this month, the Austin Police Department will have a new way to manage some of the 30,000-odd tows it handles every year. Detective Robert Loosier presented the plan for a new managed towing program to the Public…

Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 13, 2015

Sign Board postpones confounding variance case

After calling the plan “confusing” and “difficult to follow,” the Sign Review Board voted unanimously Monday to postpone consideration on a variance package to allow larger signs at an Austin hospital. The sign plan sought multiple variances for four signs…

Austin • By Gene Davis • Jan 13, 2015

Fate of Crestview land parcel remains in limbo

Though the fate of an Austin Energy-owned parcel of land in the Crestview neighborhood remains uncertain, there was an update about 6909 Ryan Drive last month. Planning and Development Review Department Director Greg Guernsey wrote the Dec. 10 memo that provided…

Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 13, 2015

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