When it came time to release the latest draft of their controversial rezoning plan, the folks down at City Hall pulled the oldest trick in the book: They did it after business hours on a Friday. That was 11 days ago. The draft weighed in at 1,382 pages, with roughly 200 amendments to the ...
This is a recipe for disaster. Last Friday, after business hours, City Hall released a new, 1,382-page revision of its controversial rezoning plan. It includes hundreds of amendments to the plan’s previous draft and a reworked map showing the changes proposed for neighborhoods across Austin. Unfortunately, none of the edits are marked or highlighted in ...
During an Austin City Council work session held last month, Mayor Steve Adler claimed it was “crystal clear” that the controversial rezoning plan proposed by City Hall won’t lead to higher property taxes. Our mayor is trying to obscure the truth. If the Austin City Council approves the rezoning plan, the effects on local properties ...
As you probably know, the City of Austin is hard at work on a plan to rezone every property in our community, with a final vote on the matter as early as March. Local officials want to let land developers pack up to 10 homes and buildings up to 45 feet tall on residential lots ...
Last Saturday, more than 700 local residents attended the Austin City Council’s only public hearing on the next CodeNEXT. Nearly 70 percent opposed it. Mayor Steve Adler and his acolytes clearly didn’t get the message. On Wednesday evening, they pushed through a preliminary approval of the city’s controversial, 1,366-page rezoning plan after a three-day marathon ...