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Quick hits from the Hustle today, owing more to his time constraints than any dearth of news…
…This morning (10am), Lee Leffingwell, Mike Martinez, and Rep. Eddie Rodriguez are holding a press conference calling on folks to mail their census forms in tomorrow, on National Census Day, if they haven’t already. And most likely, they haven’t.
As plotted on this cool (if kinda slow) census response map, Austin has a sluggish census response rate of 39%, well below not just the national average (50%), but even the state rate (44%). What’s up, Austin? I know you’ve not a bunch of crazed, “small gub’mint” yahoos scared of the jackbooted man, so what gives? It’s estimated the city county lost approximately $236 million in funding by undercounting in the 2000 census, so weak response does have an impact …
What the hell else is happening?
– The 2006 Bond Oversight Committee met at Boards and Commissions Room in City Hall, 301 W. Second, at 8am. A special called meeting of the Public Health and Human Services Committee also meets in the Boards and Commissions Room, 3pm. The Planning Commission’s executive committee meets at One Texas Center, Room 500, 505 Barton Springs, at 6pm.
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This article appears in March 26 • 2010.