Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...to hear the latest scoop on redeveloping the Green Water Treatment Plant site Downtown? The first public discussion of..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature

Spring Training

Seasonal snapshots of the council candidates

"...In the tradition, he's been a strong advocate for water conservation and was the architect of redrafting the Save..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...the coalition held a press conference to decry disparate treatment between eastern and western Travis Co. Most curious was..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature

Sharing Concerns About Seaholm

"...supporter of smart, dense, mixed-use redevelopment of the Green Water Treatment Plant. But, I add the concern that the..."

March 14, 2008 Postmarks

Seaholm East

Council passes resolution establishing 'guiding vision and policy principles' for two large city-owned tracts in redevelopment district

"...district: 1) the 4.5-acre site of the decommissioned Green Water Treatment Plant and 2) neighboring parcels that house Austin..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Beside The Point

The lonely path of board and commission reform

"...utility." As the city rushes to deindustrialize the Green Water Treatment Plant and Seaholm to match the faux-postindustrial Second..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...environmental leaders urged council to change course on building Water Treatment Plant 4 at its proposed location inside the..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature

Beside The Point

Slow week at City Council ... try to stay awake

"...URS Corp. for decommission and deconstruction of Downtown's Green Water Treatment Plant. With funding for a Green-sited central library..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

County Doesn't Blink on City's WTP 4 Challenge

City dangles Bull Creek in front of bulldozers, but county won't take the bait

"...the Travis Co. Commissioners Court, the city's plans for Water Treatment Plant No. 4 are anyone's guess. Last Wednesday,..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...local subsidiary Stratus, working with AMD to pave the watershed; you barely mention these things while they sprinkle the..."

May 19, 2006 Column

Council Notes

What's ahead for this week's City Council meeting

"...overloaded – the specter of "open government" and "clean water" propositions, Nos. 1 and 2, have short-circuited all else..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Phases and Stages

"...shows the Lower Colorado River Authority's three-phase plan for water pipelines into southwest Travis County and northern Hays County...."

May 11, 2001 News Feature

Taking Budget Mountain by Strategy

To balance the city's long-term accounts, financial discussions need to climb beyond the General Fund

"...June forum. "We run the Austin Energy and Austin Water utilities. We run the Con­ven­tion Center; we run the..."

July 23, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

No Wastewater in the Lake, Please

Austin area officials oppose discharging treated wastewater into Lake Travis

"...Granite Shoals to lift the ban on discharging treated wastewater into the Highland Lakes. The two cities filed the..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

TDH: 6/10/11

Tovo's robocall & tonight's run-off forum

"...a press conference this morning attacking Shade’s support of Water Treatment Plant No. 4, and her new ad tying..."

June 10, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Cooper Rejects WTP Lawsuit

Lawsuit alleged city acted in 'bad faith'

"...shaft to be used to construct transmission lines for Water Treatment Plant No. 4. In a terse order, Cooper..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Council Candidates Get Neighborly Grilling

Candidates field questions from Austin Neighborhoods Council

"...Unlike Riley, Shade has been the decisive Water Treatment Plant No. 4 swing vote, a position former..."

April 1, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Council Preview: In the Mix

This week's council agenda

"...children's activities. Last meeting, it was funding "splash pads," water features for parks that saw their pools closed per..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point

Spring fever: Council members' minds adrift

"...from last week's session was the creation of the Waterfront Overlay Task Force – the Warren Commission for local..."

April 4, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point

Books at Green, Drunks on Sixth

"...Council set a time line for decommissioning the Green Water Treatment Plant Downtown and planting a new central library..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...that staff didn't request funding for a new sewage treatment plant...."

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature

The Daily Hustle: 8/10/10

Budget for parking costs!

"...seems to be a bunch of questions about Austin Water, their rate increases and business model. Chris Riley asked,..."

Aug. 10, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

State of the City

Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2

"...to be sure that we have reliable sources of water – sustainable sources of energy – and a robust,..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...to be sure that we have reliable sources of water – sustainable sources of energy – and a robust,..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Political and Business Leaders Oppose Lake Travis Wastewater Discharge

Leander and Granite Shoals have petitioned TCEQ to lift discharge ban

"...Granite Shoals to lift the ban on discharging treated wastewater into the Highland Lakes...."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Beside the Point

Futrell's City Hall reign comes to a quiet end, while council thinks "affordable" Downtown

"...later, council took more definitive action on the Green Water Treatment Plant. Assistant City Man­ager Laura Huffman walked council..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point: Money, Money Everywhere

City budget: A study in haves and have-nots

"...more oversight over day-to-day operations -- so things like water utility guys buying signs from their family members don't..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Austin Climate Protection Plan

The five components

"...emissions and 2) energy consumption. Most critical is the water department, which Mayor Wynn said is responsible for about..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

City Denies Voters' Rights

"...purpose." Revenue bonds fund our municipally owned electric and water utilities. The city government has been defying this charter..."

Oct. 18, 2006 Postmarks

The Downtown Dominoes

The headlines are about Block 21 and Seaholm, but the long-term questions are about what the city of Austin should be

"...soon for the adaptive reuse of the Seaholm Power Plant. Also in the offing are efforts to study redevelopment..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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