Kevin Fullerton
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Council approves spending $15 million on the Convention Center Hotel; City Manager Jesus Garza presents the Draft Policy Budget; and Roma Design Group announces its vision for the south shore of Town Lake.
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The council approves on first reading an East Austin apartment complex 500 feet away from a plant where toxic chemicals are stored, but some council members are promising to scuttle the project if it comes back for final approval.
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Council reluctantly approves retail in the new city hall, with the stipulation that there be no gaudy storefronts on Second Street.
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Intel secures $15 million in incentives to locate its facility downtown, saying only $2.5 million of that consists of actual “incentives”; the council votes to annex the property owned by the Regents School, whose sports facilities have annoyed neighbors in the nearby Travis Country subdivision.