Travis County Commissioners Court spending for June 17, 2014

Here is a detailed look at how much money Travis County Commissioners spent this week:   ·         Approved $36,000.00 for a proposed interlocal agreement with Pflugerville Independent School District to pay for half the cost of a traffic signal at…

Local Government • By Austin Monitor • Jun 20, 2014

Austin City Council spending for June 12, 2014

Here is a detailed look at expenditures Austin City Council authorized on June 12, 2014:   ·         $477,592 of rebates were authorized for energy efficiency improvements; $131,100 to CWS Allandale-McKinney, LP (Austin Midtown Apartments); $123,680 to CWS Brushy Creek, LP…

Local Politics • By Austin Monitor • Jun 20, 2014

Arts Commission worried programs could lose funds under new plan

Arts Commission Chair Brett Barnes sounded an alarm this week over what he characterized as a move to strip funding from the city’s Cultural Arts Grant Program. His concerns focused around a suggestion that a portion of the city’s Hotel/…

Local Politics • By Michael Kanin • Jun 20, 2014

Council gives go ahead to develop North Central Corridor Plan

The Austin City Council voted unanimously last week to let city staff begin planning updates to portions of Burnet Road and Anderson Lane in a venture unlike any the city has never embarked on before.   Under the North Central…

Development • By Beth Cortez-Neavel • Jun 19, 2014

LCRA Board raises rates for water customers through 2015

Water along the Colorado River Basin will get pricier, at least for customers who can still turn on the tap. The Lower Colorado River Authority’s Board of Directors voted unanimously Wednesday to raise rates for water customers.   The rate…

Local Government • By Jenny Blair • Jun 19, 2014

APD offers to cut new officer positions to increase 911 call staff

Council Member Bill Spelman’s annual dive into the city’s public safety budget has prompted the Austin Police Department to offer to shed officer positions in favor of more staff in its 911 communications department.   The statement came in response…

Public Safety • By Michael Kanin • Jun 19, 2014

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Working group starts process of how to regulate rideshare companies

The mood swayed between optimism and frustration last Wednesday evening at the preliminary meeting of the Transportation Network Companies Working Group, where about 30 people from various transportation constituencies met to discuss ground rules for a conversation about how to…

Transportation • By Jenny Blair • Jun 18, 2014

Council rejects eastside zoning request despite error in city permit

A neighborhood association squared off against its own president at City Council last Thursday during a contentious East Austin rezoning case.   In the end, Council members sided with the neighborhood and denied the zoning change on a 3-4 vote. Toria…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 18, 2014

Austin Monitor Radio, Show 3

Council Member and 2014 City of Austin Mayoral candidate Mike Martinez joins the Monitor‘s Mike Kanin and Mark Richardson to talk Economic Development incentives.

Development • By Michael Kanin • Jun 17, 2014

Board of Adjustment rules on several Lake Austin cases

Austin’s Board of Adjustment made several decisions last week related to residential changes in the Lake Austin area.   A request to tear down a boathouse behind a home on Tortuga Trail was blocked by Board Member Michael Von Ohlen,…

Development • By Kara Nuzback • Jun 17, 2014

Travis County Commissioners Court spending for June 10, 2014

Here is a detailed look at how much money Travis County Commissioners spent last week:   ·         Approved $4,938.54 for three different cash security agreements with Gehan Homes, Ltd. for sidewalk repair in Pct. 1. ·         Approved $720.00 for a…

Local Government • By Austin Monitor • Jun 17, 2014

Residents say redevelopment project doesn’t have enough parking

Rapid redevelopment projects are starting to stack up in parts of East Austin, where even pro-growth residents are beginning to ask for a little breathing room. What they got was a little more time from the Planning Commission.   At…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 17, 2014

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