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5 days ago · Council Member Krista Laine opts to discontinue District 6 field office. As she prepares for her first City Council meetings later this month, newly elected District 6 Council Member Krista Laine will represent residents of Northwest Austin and a portion of Williamson County without the use of a satellite office that…
Downtown Commissioners weigh in on Sixth Street plan
2 days ago · Hours after the announcement that Austin will be opening Sixth Street to vehicular traffic on weekend nights, the Downtown Commission had a chance to weigh in. . Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis and APD Lieutenant Christopher Juusola, who is the downtown operations director for the city, filled commissioners in on the current and planned state of things in the beleaguered entertainment district ...
Dirty no more? City opts to keep Sixth Street open to traffic at all ...
3 days ago · Beginning this weekend, the city will keep Sixth Street open to vehicular traffic on weekends, a substantial departure from decades of street closures designed to accommodate nightlife culture that saw thousands of pedestrians gather in the roadway while moving among the entertainment district’s many bars and nightclubs.
Austin ranks 5th in major cities vulnerable to wildfires
2 days ago · Those who were in Austin in 2011 remember the tragic wildfires that hit Bastrop, Steiner Ranch and Spicewood that summer. The fires collectively burned through thousands of acres of land and destroyed over a thousand homes. “You can still drive down 21 in Bastrop and see where the trees were ...
City Council passes new energy plan through 2035. Here’s what it …
Dec 16, 2024 · This story was produced as part of the Austin Monitor’s reporting partnership with KUT.. The Austin Monitor’s work is made possible by donations from the community.Though our reporting covers donors from time to time, we are careful to keep business and editorial efforts separate while maintaining transparency.
ECHO’s $350M plan offers to ‘effectively end’ homelessness in Austin
Nov 8, 2024 · The city is projected to need $35 million annually over a 10-year period to effectively end homelessness via a plan that emphasizes adding hundreds of permanent supportive housing units while also addressing emergency shelter and prevention steps to keep people from losing their homes.
City Council approves nearly $7 million to keep Marshalling Yard ...
Dec 13, 2024 · The city of Austin has identified the financing it will use to keep the Marshalling Yard emergency shelter open indefinitely. In September, City Council agreed to keep the shelter in Southeast Austin open until a more permanent location could be identified. Mayor Kirk Watson proposed the extension, saying that without alternative places for people to go it would be a move backward in helping ...
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Updated: Austin Energy still considering options to answer to grid ...
Nov 7, 2024 · As its end-of-year deadline approaches, Austin Energy is busy crunching numbers, hoping to finally nail down a much-anticipated update to its Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan. Update: Following publication of this story, Austin Energy reached out to …
Council nearly doubles payment to build water system for …
Oct 14, 2024 · City Council has agreed to more than double its contribution toward a water infrastructure project that will service a project that recently disannexed from the western city limits. The unanimous approval of an amendment to the cost participation agreement between the city of Austin and Milestone Community Builders increases the city’s financial contribution by an additional $5.5 million ...