Then There's This: Save the Trees!

Groups aim to spare seven Downtown trees

"...several years to transform the old site of the Green Water Treatment Plant into a $500 million development of..."

June 1, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Headlines

"...a winnable package for November? For more, see "Council: Green WTP Redevelopment, and a Few Other Things."..."

June 1, 2012 News Feature

The Green Deal: Highs and Lows

Council goes all the way with Trammell Crow

"...several years to transform the old site of the Green Water Treatment Plant into a $500 million development of..."

May 25, 2012 News Post by Amy Smith

Council: Task Lists and Wish Lists

On the agenda: Green Water Treatment Plant, Seaholm, urban rail and Austin Pets Alive!

"...Crow's subsidiary to redevelop the site of the former Green Water Treatment Plant. That discussion was delayed until this..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Then There's This: We Can Do Better

Has City Council learned anything from the election?

"...of a lakefront tract, formerly the site of the Green Water Treatment Plant, to Trammell Crow. Four years ago,..."

May 25, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Headlines

"...agenda today (Thursday), highlighted by discussions of the revised Green Water Treatment Plant development proposal and the Imagine Austin..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature

Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics

"...When I first worked on the Austin Clean Water project, we put together a bid and as we..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...know it's controversial – but that's why I supported Water Plant 4 [Water Treatment Plant No. 4], and we..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

May 12 Municipal Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...From water conservation and redevelopment protections to regulatory protections like the..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature

The Council Meeting From Purgatory

Bring a pillow and wear your hard hat

"...what would have been the revisiting of the teetering Green Water Treatment Plant deal – that was reportedly pulled..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...brace of scheduled public hearings. One on the foundering Green Water Treatment Plant redevelopment deal has been pulled until..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature

Then There's This: Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You

More questions than answers in Green Water Treatment Plant deal

"...state of confusion over the proposal to redevelop the Green Water Treat­ment Plant site. Paup is vice chair of..."

April 20, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Zoning, Fluoride, and Old Hollywood

City Council takes on rates, permits, and all that jazz

"...for this Thursday; expect the scheduled approval of the Green Water Treatment Plant master development plan to be a..."

April 6, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...Channel 6) is very helpful. Today, look for the Green Water Treatment Plant development master plan, the "Hostel Takeover..."

April 6, 2012 News Feature

Render Unto Apple

Approval of the Green Water Treatment Plant master plan development is among next week's council agenda items

"...erection at Second and Lavaca (Item 9); nearby, the Green Water Treatment Plant Master Development Agreement (briefed last week)..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...parkland, plus a controversial agreement to turn over the Green Water Treatment Plant site to Trammell Crow for development...."

March 30, 2012 News Feature

How Many Apples for $8.6 million?

Full week's work for City Council, including Apple incentives

"...City Hall is making early dinner plans. There's a Green Water Treatment Plant redevelopment briefing in the morning that..."

March 23, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...morning features a briefing on the redevelopment of the Green Water Treatment Plant site, and the afternoon brings formal..."

March 23, 2012 News Feature

Urban Forest Being Stripped Bare

"...to support? Better invest in rain barrels, gutters, and water-conservation gardens. Read the Texas Water Development Board’s "Rainwater Harvesting..."

Feb. 16, 2012 Postmarks

Top 10 Environmental Stories

Drought, wildfires, and more WTP4

"...new safeguards to limit mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants. Gov. Rick Perry accused the EPA of killing Texas..."

Jan. 6, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Top 10 Most-Viewed Stories on AustinChronicle.com

Notes on our virtual relationships

"...3) "Reefer Madness: The Thin Green Line: Author Jonah Raskin recounts the contradictions of life..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

City Hall Hustle: The Hustle Bids Farewell ...

A bittersweet goodbye to the city politics beat

"...one of the dossiers I've compiled over the years: Water Treatment Plant No. 4. (Maybe you've heard of it?)..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Mayoral Maneuvers: Shea Names Campaign Treasurer

Challenge looks likely; Phone polls start; and a fluoride candidate

"...week, Shea, who road the environmental zeitgeist onto the "green council" of the 1990s says she’s mulling a mayoral..."

Dec. 6, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Bill Bunch Challenges Numbers and Decision

"...it was cheaper to finish the only 15% complete Water Treatment Plant No. 4 rather than mothball the project..."

Sept. 27, 2011 Postmarks

War Being Waged Against 'Austin Environmentalists'

"...problem with a few of Michael's "facts." Yes, the Green Water Treatment Plant has been decommissioned. No one is..."

Aug. 7, 2011 Postmarks

City Hall Hustle: Water, Water Everywhere ... and Nowhere

Council splits on WTP4 audit, possible shutdown

"...of "Notices to Proceed" for any new construction at Water Treatment Plant No. 4 until City Council is presented..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

'Rush Limbaugh-Style Name-Calling' Instead of Informing

"...accusing opponents of the billion dollar (counting interest payments) water plant with charges of “moral absolutism,” “demagogic environmentalism,” and..."

Aug. 2, 2011 Postmarks

Headlines

"...2012 budget), and a cost study of potentially shuttering Water Treatment Plant No. 4. See "City Budget," and "City..."

July 29, 2011 News Feature

Water Fall

Between Austin Water's conservation goals and its execution ... lies a shadow

"...know him would surely guess – working on his water report: a critical analysis, characteristically unsparing in detail, of..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

WTP4: Still Bitter Waters

The controversy that won't die

"...Despite her opposition to City Council's 2009 approval of Water Treatment Plant No. 4, Place 3 candidate Kathie Tovo..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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