Our Mayor and City Council members have 221 items on the agenda for Thursday, August 29th. If they even spend 5 minutes on every item, that would be an 18 ½ hour meeting. But don’t worry, they like to “Move Fast” even if it means breaking rules. Among the items they are “moving fast” on: A proposal to grant ...
Our goal at Community Not Commodity has been to shine a light on city government, particularly as it affects households and neighborhoods across the city. We’ve worked hard to keep you informed about the reality of city policies, not just the city’s narrative. We see a city council that made a conscious decision to significantly deregulate zoning ...
KEY POINTS: The Austin City Council continues violating its rules to marginalize public input and diminish the democratic process. At the July 18th council meeting, approximately 20 zoning cases were “taken on consent” and passed with a single vote despite the council’s rules expressly prohibiting this. The Austin City Council was recently taken to ...
KEY POINTS: On April 4, Bill Bunch confronted Austin Mayor Kirk Watson on the dais about the city council’s policy limiting citizen communication, and Bunch took the city to court and won The council passed a new public-participation ordinance in response, but it falls short of fixing City Hall’s transparency problem The final version of ...
KEY POINTS: On May 16, the Austin City Council will vote on Phase 2 of “H.O.M.E.”, Compatibility Reductions and ETOD overlays and upzonings, plans that will impact neighborhoods throughout Austin, raise taxes, and displace vulnerable residents Concerned residents should register online to attend the meeting and speak out publicly against the plan See below for ...