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 ...
When it comes to the City of Austin’s controversial rezoning plan, Mayor Steve Adler is doing everything in his power to diminish this community’s voice. The 1,366-page plan will rezone every residential property, impact every neighborhood, and affect every person living in Austin—but Adler limited public input to a single hearing this past Saturday, ...
Do you live in Austin? If the answer is yes, then local officials are getting ready to rezone your home without providing you with legally adequate notice. If that sounds outrageous, just wait. The City of Austin’s controversial plan will rezone every residential property, remake every neighborhood, and impact every person living in our community—but ...