Travis County Commissioners balk at funds for Clean Air Force

Travis County Commissioners failed Tuesday to approve an extension of the county’s contract with the Central Texas Clean Air Force. In addition, it appears that the organization’s 2014 funding in limbo. Pct. 1 Commissioner Ron Davis led the charge against…

Uncategorized • By Charlotte Moore • Aug 29, 2013

City finance officials find $1.5 million more to craft FY2014 budget

Austin City Council members are now working with $1.5 million more as they put together the city’s FY2014 budget. Austin Deputy Chief Financial Officer Ed Van Eenoo told members of the Council’s Audit and Finance Committee Wednesday that the extra…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Aug 29, 2013

Council to implement Lake Austin Task Force’s recommendations

Fresh off a presentation from the Lake Austin Task Force, Council members are set Thursday to consider a directive to City Manager Marc Ott that would be the first step in implementation of the Task Force’s recommendations. While some Council…

City Council • By Michael Kanin • Aug 29, 2013

Council ponders interim ordinance to move stalled projects forward

Austin City Council members are set Thursday to take action on an ordinance that would offer an interim process by which developers with expired site plans could seek an extension. If approved, the measure would solve a problem created when,…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Aug 28, 2013

Groups call for almost $5 million in additional funds for Austin parks

Drawing momentum from a jogger injured by a falling tree on the Butler Hike and Bike Trail this past weekend, those pushing for more money in the Parks and Recreation Department budget rallied Tuesday morning.   A group calling themselves…

Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Aug 28, 2013

County Budget Office looks for way to help fund Public Integrity Unit

In preparing for the Fiscal Year 2014 budget mark-up process, the Planning and Budget Office Tuesday presented Travis County Commissioners Court with ways to offset the cost of funding the state’s Public Integrity Unit. District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg oversees the…

Uncategorized • By Charlotte Moore • Aug 28, 2013

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Council prioritizes recommendations from Lake Austin Task Force

Austin City Council members last week began to prioritize the findings and recommendations of the city’s Lake Austin Task Force. Though a number of specific issues appeared to grab their attention, they seemed to mostly circle around the idea of…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Aug 27, 2013

Environmental Board approves rare variance to remove heritage pecan tree

The Environmental Board narrowly approved a variance last week to remove a heritage pecan tree in East Austin which a city arborist says is in poor condition.   Developer Austin Stowell is seeking a variance from the city that would…

Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Aug 27, 2013

Commission endorses zoning change for far East Austin juice bar

The stars have aligned for a juice bar in the far reaches of East Austin, though not everyone is convinced that the business will thrive.   The Zoning and Platting Commission has recommended a zoning change that will allow plans…

Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Aug 26, 2013

Council nixes requiring lamination of downtown windows to cut noise

Austin City Council members unanimously agreed last week that a proposal to force developers of new downtown high-rise residential structures to laminate windows would do too little to mitigate noise problems and end up costing too much to install. At…

Uncategorized • By Charlotte Moore • Aug 26, 2013

City union urges Council to ‘do right thing’ with 3 percent pay raise

In search of a 3 percent pay raise, members of the union that represents local municipal employees showed up in force Thursday for the first of two public hearings about the City of Austin’s FY2014 budget. There, they unloaded on…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Aug 26, 2013

Spelman vents frustration at staff over work on city leave bank

Months of frustration over delays in a long-planned change to City of Austin leave rules boiled over Thursday in Council Chambers. There, Council Member Bill Spelman called out city staff for what he cast as foot-dragging over the issue of…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Aug 23, 2013

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