By the end of this week, Austinites will know a lot more about their elected officials and who it is they truly serve. That’s because Mayor Steve Adler and the Austin City Council are about to decide whether or not local residents will have an opportunity to vote on CodeNEXT, City Hall’s controversial attempt to ...
On May 24th, Mayor Adler and the other members of the Austin City Council are set to cast one of the most important votes of their careers. That’s the day they will decide whether or not local residents will have an opportunity to vote on CodeNEXT, City Hall’s controversial attempt to rezone, redevelop, and reshape ...
You did it! The petition requiring a public vote on CodeNEXT has been filed! This petition includes the signatures of 32,000 registered Austin voters who demand to be heard. Some are homeowners. Some are renters. Some are business owners, and some are students. They range in age from 18 to 118. Here’s what they all ...
The controversial rezoning plan known as CodeNEXT is now being studied by the City of Austin’s powerful Planning Commission, which reviews matters related to land use and development. There’s only one problem: The Planning Commission is itself illegal. According to our voter-approved city charter, no more than one-third of the commission’s members may be connected to ...
Though it’s funded largely by realtors, the pro-CodeNEXT group “Evolve Austin” has always touted itself as a grassroots organization that has our community’s best interests in mind. “There has never been a coalition as broad and diverse, working towards the same goal, as the one you see here today,” the group’s director announced at a ...