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Council OKs measure to have Austin Energy collect all line fees
The Austin City Council unanimously Thursday approved an item that directs Austin Energy officials to collect full reimbursement for the cost of line extensions. The measure, long supported by veteran Electric Utility Commissioner Shudde Fath, would allow the utility to…
Local Politics • By Michael Kanin • Jun 13, 2014
City Council orders restaurants to compost organic waste by 2018
Austin City Council members Thursday approved changes to city ordinances that will require food service permit holders to begin composting organic waste by 2018. Under the measure, full enforcement of the new rules will not come until a year later.…
Environment • By Michael Kanin • Jun 13, 2014
Council votes to cut Seton’s fee waiver request by more than half
Those opposed to offering the future Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas a bundle of fee and requirement waivers can take heart after the Austin City Council cut the total value of the waivers from over $2.4 million…
Local Politics • By Jenny Blair • Jun 13, 2014
Council removes covenant but postpones Lake Austin zoning case
Council members dispensed with at least one aspect of the 2208 Lake Austin Boulevard zoning case Thursday. While members postponed the main zoning case indefinitely, Council unanimously voted to remove a restrictive covenant on the property. Alice Glasco, representing…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 13, 2014
Council meeting going strong well past midnight
Despite severe weather Thursday night that left thousands of Central Texans without power, Austin City Council members were still in session with several major items still on the agenda shortly after midnight. The Monitor will have coverage of these issues…
Local Politics • By Austin Monitor • Jun 13, 2014
Riley, Cole continue to oppose SH45 SW in CAMPO’s 2040 Plan
Austin Council Member Chris Riley and Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole voiced continued opposition to State Highway 45 Southwest toll road project at the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board meeting Monday. Riley and Cole opposed including SH45…
Environment • By Andy Sevilla • Jun 12, 2014
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West Lake Hills’ planner’s actions under ethical spotlight
Actions of a former West Lake Hills City Council member and former city planner are raising ethical and legal concerns since it appears he is representing a client he may have begun a business relationship with while still employed by…
Development • By Jo Clifton • Jun 11, 2014
Tovo, Martinez disagree with Mayor over rejection of incentive deals
After learning Monday that National Instruments and Dropbox terminated economic incentive agreements with the city, Austinites learned Tuesday that a third company, U.S. Farathane, also ended its participation in the program which gives companies tax breaks or fee waivers in…
Development • By Jo Clifton • Jun 11, 2014
Council members grill Austin Energy over plans for new building
City Council members expressed concern at Tuesday’s work session over the transparency of the route taken by Austin Energy officials in search of roughly $9 million to design a new headquarters building in East Austin and an additional $5.2 million…
Development • By Michael Kanin • Jun 11, 2014
Austin Monitor Radio, Show 2
Travis County Chief Appraiser, Austin City Council Member Kathie Tovo, and Travis County Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator Deece Eckstein join the Monitor‘s Mike Kanin and Beth Cortez-Neavel to talk property tax appraisals.
Development • By Michael Kanin • Jun 10, 2014
National Instruments nixes expansion; Mayor calls incentive rules onerous
National Instruments, the Austin-based high-tech firm with a global reach, has opted out of an estimated $7.4 million economic development deal with Austin, Travis County and the State of Texas. The deal, struck in mid-2013, would have brought as many…
