In Fact Daily reports this morning that Austin City Council member Betty Dunkerley, due to retire later this month, is backing down on parts of an unpopular ordinance she has been pushing to mandate all new homebuyers to bear the cost of expensive modifications that would make their properties accessible to the disabled.
At a public hearing scheduled for Thursday at 6:00 PM in council chambers, Dunkerley says she will compromise on key components of her plan, which has...
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