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ROMA presents plan for downtown streetcar system
Members of the ROMA Design Group presented an updated study on Thursday of a downtown mass transit circulator system, saying such a system would likely spur economic development along its several routes. However, there was debate among the Council members…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jul 25, 2008
City manager presents balanced budget proposal
Despite a slowing economy and rising inflation, City Manager Marc Ott on Wednesday proposed a balanced $2.8 billion operating budget for 2009 to members of the City Council. Ott and his staff managed to cut $25 million through selected service…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jul 24, 2008
Panel urges CAMPO to move on downtown transit system
Jumping on the rail election bandwagon, the Planning Commission has passed a resolution urging the CAMPO Transit Working Group to promptly review options for a downtown, multi-modal transit system so that the possibility of a November election on the matter…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jul 23, 2008
Neighbors protest housing project to assist homeless
Residents and business owners in the Windsor Park and University Hills neighborhoods in East Austin held a rally on Manor Road Monday morning in front of the site of a proposed new apartment complex. While the Community Partnership for the…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jul 22, 2008
City leaders focus on public support for clean energy alternatives
Members of the Sierra Club, Council members and supporters met at City Hall Thursday evening in a rally designed to put pressure on elected officials to take steps to develop alternative sources of energy. The gathering in Austin was one…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jul 18, 2008
Reports show Council races becoming more expensive
According to reports filed with the City Clerk’s office Tuesday, Council Member Randi Shade spent $244,754 to win her Place 3 Council seat, but unlike many Council candidates, she did not finish the race in debt. Her opponent, Jennifer…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jul 16, 2008
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Oak Hill neighbors split over density on Loma Vista lot
Some Oak Hill residents left last week’s Planning Commission meeting dismayed over the commission’s decision to recommend small single-family lot zoning for one tract within the Oak Hill Neighborhood Plan. The commission is recommending SF-6 zoning for an 11-acre site…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jul 15, 2008
Original McKinney mill on the way toward historic designation
Both the Historic Landmark Commission and the Zoning and Platting Commission have recommended historic zoning for the first structure associated with Thomas F. McKinney, a Texas pioneer who helped settle Travis County. McKinney Falls State Park is named after…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jul 14, 2008
Ott says no layoffs likely in next year’s budget
City Manager Marc Ott on Monday predicted the city would be able to make it through the next fiscal year without layoffs. He told KLBJ (590 AM) talk show host Kenny Rahmeyer that, “I’m very confident that we have done…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jul 8, 2008
South Congress zoning may face battle at Council
Members of the Zoning and Platting Commission are making a recommendation for new conditions for a tract along South Congress Avenue they hope will help accelerate the transformation of the neighborhood. However, they are concerned their zoning recommendation for 8008…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jul 7, 2008
Singer’s comments on trees wrong, developer says
Some remarks made by local blues legend Marcia Ball during a Wednesday night concert have the developers of the Barton Place Condos crying foul. According to several people who attended KGSR-FM’s “Blues on the Green” concert in Zilker Park, Ball…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jun 27, 2008
Commission approves bylaws, urges more sidewalks
The Planning Commission has unanimously approved its new bylaws as part of the city’s efforts to standardize regulations for all boards and commissions. Commissioners made a few minor changes that were allowed under the Council’s direction, so the changes will…
