Beside the Point: Money, Money Everywhere
City budget: A study in haves and have-nots
"...the Parks and Recreation Department, libraries, Health and Human Services Commission, Neighborhood Housing and Community Development, and Solid Waste..."
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Aug. 10, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar
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Chronic Explains Iraq, Austin in Three Minutes or Less
"...and providing advice on how to set up city services. These are the things you and I take for..."
Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
City Council Notebook
A rundown of what's on the agenda this week.
"...and Recreation Department; the Library Department; Health and Human Services; Neighborhood Housing and Community Development; and Solid Waste Services...."
Aug. 8, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Down but Not Out: Ararat moving to new location
What happened to North Loop's rough-around-the-edges, perpetually crowded, BYOB purveyors of Mideast
eats?
"...empty. Jill Mayfield, public information officer for the city's Solid Waste Services Department, said Ararat originally caught code enforcement's..."
June 22, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
TCB
The bottles and cans keep piling up, but two venues catch green-building fever; a local pirate plunders the music business; and Kelly Clarkson now employs the entire Austin music scene in some capacity
"...and music venues have is the massive amount of solid waste they generate. Some do have special receptacles for..."
May 25, 2007 Music Column by Christopher Gray
On the Lege: Freshman Watson Thrives in Senate Environment
Lege is preferable to City Hall for former mayor
"...Watson also easily moved his e-waste bill through the Senate; it would require computer retailer-manufacturers..."
May 18, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith
Green Guide
A preview of our ongoing guide to green living
"...to contractors, consultants, and suppliers of green products and services around town. 721 Barton Springs Rd., 482-5300. [email protected], www.austinenergy.com...."
April 20, 2007 News Feature
Cleaning Up the Campsite
Festival organizers employ varying tactics to keep mess to a minimum
"...these things soon begin an eternal relationship with a solid-waste landfill. Green-leaning event planners are employing uniquely innovative tactics..."
April 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
A Glossary of Cool
A quick definition of terms used in describing the Austin Climate Protection Plan.
"...Biomass energy: derived by burning solid bio-matter such as wood, corn, dried manure, the biogenic..."
March 9, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Turnaround Tale
Annie's List jumps out of the red and into the blue
"...List donor Alice London stepped in to provide legal services (as an in-kind contribution), and the old board essentially..."
Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith
Trash-Can Punch Crackdown
APD teams up with fire department, TABC, DPS, and the city Solid Waste Services office to ensure codes and laws are enforced during all public assemblies
"...Commission, the Department of Public Safety, and the city Solid Waste Services office to form the new Public Assembly..."
Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Beside the Point: All Grown Up
How Water Treatment Plant No.4 got where it is today
"...city budget, fee hikes from Austin Water Utility and Solid Waste Services, design standards, and revisions to the McMansion..."
Sept. 1, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Beside the Point: A Vegetative State
The City Council tries to move the budget beyond meat and potatoes
"...her $525.3 million budget's emphasis is on rebuilding, boosting services and staff back to their pre-downturn levels. It's a..."
Aug. 18, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar
City Budget Hearings Begin Today
Parks and Rec, Library funding, Health and Human Services, Neighborhood Housing and Community Development, and Solid Waste Services to be discussed; citywide increases proposed across the board
"...at 6pm. Today's grouping includes five departments labeled "Community Services": Parks and Recreation, Library, Health and Human Services, Neighborhood..."
Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Michael King
Beside the Point
Council members take to the waters, al fresco
"...to the annual budget. At 11am comes the Community Services Department's presentation, encompassing Parks and Recreation, Library, Health and..."
Aug. 11, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Toby Futrell's Budget
The staff-proposed city budget goes to council, with both breathing and wiggle room
"...and that her proposed budget "continues to rebuild our services, respond to growth, and reinvest in our workforce following..."
Aug. 4, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Naked City
Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond
"...issues, from toll roads to privatization of children's health services. "Carole Strayhorn can change her name, and she can..."
June 23, 2006 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond
"...DA Ronnie Earle announced that Nebraska-based Bonding and Technical Services of Texas pled guilty, under a plea bargain, to..."
Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...previous Legislature's school finance failures, steep cuts to social services, and the congressional redistricting controversy. "My first year in..."
Jan. 6, 2006 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...time to present a recommendation on the expansion of Waste Management Inc.'s landfill in northeast Travis Co. A solid-waste..."
Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature
Ecology Action: Recycled by Zoning?
Neighboring 'cop shop' garage dissatisfied with EA's upkeep
"...has suddenly landed in the sights of the city's Solid Waste Services Zoning Enforcement division. The complaints that initiated..."
Oct. 14, 2005 News Feature
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...the shower. It was great for me, and the solid Thursday night crowd indicated that Austin will not be..."
Sept. 9, 2005 Column
Workers Tell Council: 'It's Our Turn'
AFSCME reps want raise, official recognition, and broader definition of 'public safety'
"...pipeline into council chambers. Jeffrey Thornton, a worker with Solid Waste Services, respectfully invited the council to "lace up..."
Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Point Austin: Beside the Point
A look at this week's City Council agenda
"...This week's 2pm budget briefing covers Austin Energy, solid waste services, and the water utility, with public comment..."
Sept. 2, 2005 News Column by Michael King
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...flatly rejects expansions at either the BFI or the Waste Management Inc. site next door, said the disproportionately large..."
Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
City in Court Against SoCo Cafe
City files charges against South Congress Cafe owners for unpermitted construction of fence, deck, and outdoor bar
"...Star Inc., by the Zoning Enforcement Division of the Solid Waste Services Department, after building inspectors from the city's..."
June 24, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Point Austin: Beside the Point
City Council notes
"...at 11:30 so that members can attend Turner's funeral services at St. John's Tabernacle over on Blessing Avenue. Before..."
April 15, 2005 News Column by Michael King
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...on appeal, or former prosecutors who have much more solid experience in the trial of capital cases...."
April 15, 2005 Column
Page Two
The unprecedented outcry over toll roads ignores a
larger problem: We want more government services
than we can pay for
"...to operate. The state has, therefore, cut back on services. Now, some see this as a triumph: Shrinking government..."
Jan. 21, 2005 Column by Louis Black
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...and surrounding counties from Llano to La Grange, offers services including (among other things) support for regional planning efforts..."
Dec. 31, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
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