Council battles over rezoning for church

At their meeting last Austin City Council members approved on first reading rezoning measures that would allow a South Austin church to consider all of its property General Office, but not before several members voiced their concerns that the rezoning…

Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Oct 8, 2012

Short-term rental ordinance already drawing flak

One week after implementation of the short-term rental ordinance, several observers describe significant problems for those trying to register. There are also additional costs not revealed at the time the ordinance was approved. In short, for those trying to comply…

Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 8, 2012

Women leaders speak out in support of Prop. 1 to improve health care

Proponents for the Travis County Central Health district collected another series of endorsements Thursday as a host of speakers touted a proposed tax hike, if approved by voters, as good for the well-being of area women, children and families.  …

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Oct 5, 2012

Cultural center board members critical of proposed sale of city parcel

The board of the Emma Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center had tough questions for city staffers on Thursday night about why they were left out of the loop on the sale of an adjacent parcel of city-owned land.   Board…

Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 5, 2012

Lake task force digging into multiple issues

The Lake Austin Task Force started with the idea that watercraft on the lake needed to be reined in to minimize shoreline erosion, but the task has become far more multi-faceted after the group’s first handful of meetings.   Erosion…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Oct 5, 2012

Major rating agency lowers LCRA bond ratings

A major financial rating agency cut its grade for a series of Lower Colorado River Authority bonds.   Fitch Ratings on Tuesday downgraded LCRA’s revenue bonds from an A+ to an A rating and dropped its commercial paper from F1+…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Oct 4, 2012

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Commissioners reduce funding for air quality group

Two members of the Travis County Commissioners Court raised questions Tuesday about the efficacy of the Central Texas Clean Air Force as they discussed CAF funding.   The queries, from Commissioners Sarah Eckhardt and Ron Davis, came as the nonprofit…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Oct 4, 2012

Planning panel denies request to change neighborhood plan

The Planning Commission shot down a request to change the Brentwood/Highland neighborhood plan last week to allow for a 158-unit multifamily development, siding with the neighborhood and the sea of people wearing blue “I (heart) Brentwood” T-shirts who filled the meeting…

Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 3, 2012

County OKs $745,000 in incentives to lure company

Members of the Travis County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to approve the terms of a $745,000 economic development agreement between the county and HID Global Corp.   If finalized, the county would be the third Texas jurisdiction to award incentives…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Oct 3, 2012

Council weighing options to sell Rainey Street property

Members of the Austin City Council last week delayed a vote on the sale of a city-owned property at 64 Rainey Street. Their action came as representatives from the nearby Emma S. Barrientos Mexican-American Cultural Center (MACC) complained they had…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Oct 2, 2012

Council agrees to ‘buy-out’ for developer who sold prime tract

Austin City Council last week cleared up some longstanding business related to the city’s purchase of 61 environmentally sensitive acres in Southwest Austin, land that one environmentalist has called the “crown jewel” of Barton Springs. In April 2000, at the…

Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Oct 2, 2012

Council puts on hold plans for more parking at airport

Thursday’s Austin City Council discussion about additional parking space at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport turned into a broader debate over transportation and the revenue that on-site parking brings to the airport.   Airport officials were hoping for Council approval to build…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Oct 1, 2012

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