The Forum PUD

"...Map This 118-acre proposed mixed-use development would occupy three..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Feature

Forum Fracas

Watershed Worries

"...lobbying at City Hall, both for and against the Forum project, was intense all week, and Councilmember Spelman said..."

Nov. 27, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

The 1704 Sword

Forum Fallout?

"...that the risk the council took in approving the Forum PUD may have been in vain. In retrospect, the..."

April 23, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Washout

Back to the Forum

"...Meanwhile, out in the Barton Springs watershed, the Forum PUD is in trouble with this week's news out..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Benign Growth?

The State of Affairs

"...couldn't be more right for a project like the Forum, as the city is eager to present itself to..."

April 16, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Postmarks

Hysteria Doomed Plan

"...Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the Forum PUD, and address some issues raised by Mr. Bill..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Column

Turning Point

Relations on the Mend

"...the City Council gave its preliminary approval of the Forum last November, S.O.S. representatives failed to effectively refute the..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Postmarks

We're Not Naive

"...Tony Truong Silly PUDdies..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Column

Pretty Sneaky

Up to Here

"...Council approval of the Forum PUD, the impervious-cover clumping, mitigation-tract-providing case that the council..."

Jan. 15, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

An S-O-S for SOS

What will the Stratus deal mean for the Springs?

"...Bradley agreement two years earlier and the still undeveloped Forum PUD a year before that ... All were products..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Lane (also embroiled in a legal battle), the 118-acre Forum PUD site (home of a proposed Costco and other..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Watch

Important Council actions in 1999 and what's on the agenda for 2000.

"...9. Mitigation/Forum PUD. According to some factions in the SOS Alliance,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Who's on First?

United -- for Now

"...Bunch and Mark Yznaga -- and everybody else. The Forum PUD debate was a prime example, with S.O.S. threatening..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Council Watch

City and developer Gary Bradley reach agreeement on development

"...current water quality regulations -- as exemplified by the Forum PUD development -- as undesirable end-runs around the SOS..."

Nov. 26, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Mitigation Goes Nowhere

Both developers and enviros shoot down staff's new ideas for aquifer development

"...the council in several high-profile aquifer cases – the Forum PUD, the Stratus Properties settlement, and most recently the..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Last Call for Lowe's? Council Ready to Split

It's still 4-3 and holding as the controversial big-box deal goes up for final approval

"...us -- the Stratus deal, the Bradley settlement, the Forum PUD -- the City Council's acceptance is typically preceded..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

A Delicate Balance: Austin Progressives Struggle to Hold the Movement Together

Council Watch

The Chronicle's endorsements explained; Council Watch writer JennyStaff Johnson says goodbye.

"...River Authority water deal, the Bradley settlement, and the Forum PUD were all supported by both Watson and Lewis...."

May 5, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Watch

sos board votes no on the proposed bradley settlement

"...of innuendo that characterized the misbegotten disputes over the Forum PUD and the water deal with the Lower Colorado..."

March 3, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Watch

City inks 50-year water deal with LCRA

"...Slusher voting for this," perhaps alluding to the infamous Forum PUD vote, in which Slusher wrung concessions out of..."

Oct. 15, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Frenzied Rush

Big Water Deal

"...made by not scrambling fast enough to counter the Forum PUD, the Alliance is making a strong case against..."

Aug. 27, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Postmarks

Don't Shelve Smart Growth

"...labor site and the end-run around SOS over the Forum PUD and the CSC negotiations, this perception is perhaps..."

July 2, 1999 Column

Endorsements

"...was the lone vote two weeks ago against the Forum PUD deal. Slusher has had a strong first term,..."

April 23, 1999 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

East-West Dissent

Neighborhood Concerns

"...all signs -- the Computer Sciences Corp. deal, the Forum PUD, the city's nascent mitigation policy, and the S.O.S./Real..."

April 23, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Endorsements

"...he was the lone vote last week against the Forum PUD deal. But Slusher has had a strong first..."

April 16, 1999 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Done Deal

Amending the CSC Deal

"...This Week in Council: The Forum PUD has reared its head again and is back..."

April 9, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Postmarks

Mueller Will Gentrify

"...is what the heck are y'all doing about the Forum PUD in South Austin? So near Barton Creek and..."

March 5, 1999 Column

Council Watch

"...to close Feb. 27. In other controversial debates, the Forum PUD -- a proposed multi-use development in southwest Austin..."

Feb. 26, 1999 News Column

The Long, Hot Battle

Waller Creek Tunnel

"...council will not meet this week. As predicted, the Forum PUD was postponed to February 25. The council is..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

King Kirk

illustration by Doug Potter

"...trading insults -- and veiled threats -- over the Forum PUD (which, according to one source close to council,..."

Jan. 8, 1999 News Column

Council Candidates Get Neighborly Grilling

Candidates field questions from Austin Neighborhoods Council

"...in City Council elections with a reliably entertaining candidate forum last week. And the rigorous questions posed by the..."

April 1, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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