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Tag Archives: Armbrust & Brown
Whellan joins Armbrust & Brown
Today, Armbrust & Brown PLLC announced that attorney Michael Whellan, who is a former president and shareholder of Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody will be joining their firm on Jan. 15. It’s a big change for Whellan, who is well-known…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 12, 2018
CTRMA board gets up to speed on MoPac tolling
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority formally adopted a high-tech tolling policy on Tuesday after a discussion that revealed not all were fully up to speed on the MoPac Improvement Project. At its monthly meeting, the CTRMA board of directors…
Transportation • By Caleb Pritchard • May 5, 2016
Surf park looking to avoid wipeout over permitting dispute
A massive facility east of Austin and touted as North America’s first inland surf park is proving to be a gnarly conundrum for Travis County officials. The central problem is the legal definition of a pool and whether Nland Surf…
Music & Entertainment • By Caleb Pritchard • Apr 5, 2016
Pilot Knob fee waivers to cost city $50M - $80M
At their last meeting in December, when City Council members approved annexation for the Pilot Knob Planned Unit Development, they agreed to give up $50 million to $80 million in fee waivers for installation of water and wastewater lines over…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Jan 27, 2016
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Stream reveals details of six possible new Sixth Street music venues
Stream Realty Partners is eyeing the possibility of turning at least six of its properties on East Sixth Street into music venues, including a plan to convert the former Buffalo Billiards space into a daytime food hall with music in the evenings.…
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Planning Commission recommends major PUD east of Austin
The Planning Commission recommended last week that City Council members approve a planned unit development for a massive mixed-use project in an unincorporated area of Travis County, about 10 miles east of the airport – where, if approved, the effort could…
Development • By Jack Craver • Jan 21, 2016
Pilot Knob attorney seeks fee waivers
City Council heard more ideas about how to create more long-lasting affordable housing in the Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District last night. But, on agreement between Council Member Delia Garza and Richard Suttle, the attorney for the developer, the vote…
Planning • By Jo Clifton • Nov 13, 2015
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HEB asks commission to help neighbors
One after another, the neighbors emphasized that they were not anti-HEB. But in the midst of a pronounced spike in traffic fatalities throughout the city, Park Ridge neighborhood residents came to voice their concerns at a Tuesday meeting of the…
Planning • By Jack Craver • Sep 22, 2015
Austin to soon have one less A.D. Stenger home
When the Historic Landmark Commission meets later this month, it will not consider whether to grant historic zoning on a Barton Hills home designed by A.D. Stenger. That ship sailed last month, when a bare-bones commission did not have the…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Aug 10, 2015
Austin Police Department Budget, 2012-2022
During the 2020-21 budget process, City Council cut $31.5 million from APD’s budget, citing the protests and “community outcry against the disproportionate impact of police violence on Black Americans, Latinx Americans and other non-white ethnic communities,” according to the approved…
Landmark Commission blesses Castle Hill change
A Castle Hill development delayed by bureaucracy got some encouraging news at the Historic Landmark Commission on Monday. Historic Landmark commissioners voted unanimously to recommend modification of the Castle Hill Local Historic District’s preservation plan and design standards. Previously, the…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 31, 2015
Commission approves Cebolla Creek plan
In spite of concerns about potential flooding, the Zoning and Platting Commission approved a preliminary plan July 7 for the proposed Cebolla Creek subdivision near both Onion and Bear creeks. The move came, however, after a failed motion and a…
Planning • By Tyler Whitson • Jul 14, 2015
Environmental Board gives nod to Lake Austin tram
A homeowner hoping to build a tram to Lake Austin continued his quest through the city’s boards and commissions last week. Chris Pacitti, who owns the home at 70 Pascal Lane, had more luck at the Environmental Board, which recommended…
