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The YMCA of Austin is looking for help from Austin City Council to build a 40-acre recreational aquatics center in downtown Austin as a family-friendly escape from the heat.

If constructed, the complex would be located between South Mopac Expressway and the intersection of Lamar Boulevard and Cesar Chavez Street, said YMCA spokesman Sean Doles.

Single-family residences in Austin will have the opportunity to implement greywater systems to increase conservation and lower costs under a new city council proposal.

1. Austin Neighborhoods Concil minutes, 10/22/2008:

Laura Morrison's innocence defense regarding Shady Grove is all over the news - her staffer even tried damage control in a definitely unfriendly forum over the weekend as well.

It kind of falls apart when you find, as I did today, these two sources:

Citizine Mag "Keep Austin Quiet"

As Chris at the Austin Contrarian has already pointed out, Chris Riley is the urban candidate.

I'm not going to address that end of the equation, since the other Chris pretty much nailed my feelings on the matter.

I'm going to talk about transportation.

My neighborhood of "urban homes" shows it is possible to build relatively affordable single-family homes in central Austin.

 (Emphasis on "relatively" -- they start at $250,000-ish, which is a good deal for new, detached housing in 78704 but obviously not everyone's idea of affordable housing.)

My neighborhood of "urban homes" shows it is possible to build relatively affordable single-family homes in central Austin.

 (Emphasis on "relatively" -- they start at $250,000-ish, which is a good deal for new, detached housing in 78704 but obviously not everyone's idea of affordable housing.)

Six inspiring individuals and three organizations dedicated to achieving social justice and equality in Austin have received the Community Leadership Award from The University of Texas at Austin.

This year's Community Leadership Award honorees were: The African American Men and Boys Conference Dr. June Brewer, professor emeritus at Huston-Tillotson College Sheryl Cole, Austin City Council member [...]

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.

Leffingwell Beats Meeker, Looks Ahead To McCracken

Lee Leffingwell handily defeated challenger Jason Meeker, setting the stage for the Austin city council member’s expected race against colleague Brewster McCracken in next year’s mayoral race.