KEY POINTS: On July 20, the Austin City Council plans to consider a controversial move to limit public participation in its meetings The proposal is at odds with City Hall’s procedures for conducting public meetings Austin residents who are opposed to the changes should plan to attend the July 20 meeting and to contact council ...
KEY POINTS: In his newsletter, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson highlighted a handful of proposals he and the city council have made to change local land-use policies They include increasing density throughout existing neighborhoods, stripping away parking requirements, and more If implemented, these changes could be as bad or worse than CodeNEXT Austin Mayor Kirk Watson ...
KEY POINTS: A group of Austin City Council members are repackaging the anti-neighborhood proposals recently defeated at the Texas Legislature and are preparing to push them through City Hall The proposals include further losses of compatibility, increases in building heights, and more giveaways to profit-driven land developers Contact council members today and tell them that ...
KEY POINTS: The Austin City Council has proposed major changes to the rules governing public participation in its meetings If approved, speakers will not be allowed to donate time to one another or be able to remove controversial items from the council’s consent agenda State law mandates the public be allowed to speak before or ...
KEY POINTS: The Austin City Council voted to completely eliminate parking requirements across our community, for all land uses Because of the change, parking for high-traffic businesses will shift onto neighborhood streets The council voted without notifying the public, debating the matter, or gathering community input On May 4, the Austin City Council voted to ...