The subterranean Austin city council runoff for the Place Four seat being vacated by Betty Dunkerly poked its head up this week when Laura Morrison, who led the voting in round one, criticized city leaders for awarding a contract to retool the Green Water Treatment Plant without sufficient public input.
The decision is being rushed through the council, she charged.
Morrison’s opponent, Cid Galindo, immediately accused her of trying to stand in the way of progress and said, “delay...
Downtown Water Treatment Plant Decommissioned,
For those who feel that the heart of downtown Austin is the aging Green water treatment plant, today is a sad day. After 83 years, the Green plant has been decommissioned as a first step to...
It's Official: Trammell Crow to Develop 6 Acre Downtown Site
Today, the City of Austin offically selected Trammell Crow, Constructive Ventures, and USAA toredevelop the six acre Green Water Treatment Plant site into a dense multi-use extention of...
Congratulations to Morrison.
It was Laura Morrison by a landslide. She ran a formidable campaign. Morrison was one of the architects of the McMansion ordinance, the sponsor of "technical" amendments to the VMU...
Laura Morrison's McMansion
In the past, you've seen me point out the hypocrisy of two or three folks heavily involved in the McMansion Task Force for living in homes which violated the expressed spirit, if not...
City Staff Recommends Trammell Crow Proposal for Green Water...
This week the city staff recommended Trammell Crow's proposal for redevelopment of the Green Water Treatment plant tract in downtown Austin. Trammell Crow, which has been involved in the...
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