Open meetings saga winding down without prosecutions

Six current members of the Austin City Council and one former member have signed or are in the process of signing agreements with County Attorney David Escamilla that will end Escamilla’s pursuit of allegations related to possible violations of the…

Uncategorized • By Jo Clifton • Oct 18, 2012

Battle of single-member district plans raises plenty of questions

A bout between advocates of competing proposals to revise the City of Austin charter to create single-member City Council districts was on the menu Wednesday at a luncheon panel discussion.   But if those attending expected a knock-down fight they…

Uncategorized • By Jo Clifton • Oct 18, 2012

Trickle of permit applications so far for Formula 1 race

Applications for events set around next month’s widely anticipated Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix are so far coming in at a slow trickle, though city staffers expect the pace to pick up as the mid-November race approaches.   According to…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Oct 18, 2012

Commissioners back emergency district’s request to serve F1 racetrack

Members of the Travis County Commissioners Court Tuesday backed a plan to partner with the City of Austin to allow Emergency Services District 11 to continue providing emergency services for the new Circuit of the Americas racetrack — even if…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Oct 17, 2012

Council considering lower fees for short-term rentals

It’s been a little over two weeks since the city started regulating short-term rentals, and already Austin City Council is considering tweaking the law. At Tuesday’s work session, Council members debated an amendment that would substantially reduce the fees paid…

Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Oct 17, 2012

Commission fails to agree on sale of coal power plant

Electric Utility Commission Chair Philip Schmandt was unable to muster enough votes Monday night for a resolution that would have urged members of the Austin City Council to begin exploring a potential sale of the city’s share of the Fayette…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Oct 16, 2012

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Sale of city-owned Rainey Street property on hold

Those members of the city’s Mexican-American community worried about the sale of 64 Rainey Street adjacent to the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican-American Cultural Center convinced Council to give up the idea of the sale at last week’s Council meeting. Instead,…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Oct 16, 2012

Board gives duplex owners chance to make peace with neighborhood

Hoping a second postponement might do the trick, the Austin Board of Adjustment unanimously opted to give the would-be builders of a Cherrywood duplex another chance to work things out with the neighborhood.   John Kinney, who owns the 3305…

Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 16, 2012

East Sixth outdoor music venue seeking expanded hours

The Austin Music Commission last week gave tentative approval to Cheer Up Charlie’s effort to seek an outdoor music venue permit, but the approval was conditional. The commission’s discussion also revealed weaknesses in the process to get venue permits.  …

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Oct 15, 2012

Planning Commission denies historic designation for frat house

In a unanimous 9-0 vote, the Planning Commission declined to endorse historic zoning for the West Campus Leroy Brown House owned by a fraternity.   The commission’s recommendation was a rebuff of the Historic Landmark Commission, which voted to initiate historic…

Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 15, 2012

Council votes to allow prevailing wage complaints to move forward

Austin City Council members on Thursday cleared the way for complaints related to five city construction projects to move forward into the arbitration process, but not before making clarifying amendments to the language and deciding that an evaluation of the…

Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Oct 12, 2012

Council approves variances to permit private road on TXI property

Members of the Austin City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a set of four variances that will allow concrete manufacturer Texas Industries (TXI) to construct a private hauling road on its property in eastern Travis County. The move will let…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Oct 12, 2012

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