New Historic Preservation Ordinance Allows Local Historic Districts To Be Established: On June 22, 2006, the Austin City Council passed an ordinance allowing for the establishment of local historic districts (“LHDs”) by providing rehabilitation incentives for properties in such districts. The stated purpose of these LHDs is to preserve the areas. The neighbors in a […]
APD Suggestions for Crime Prevention: According to Officer Kelly LaHood (APD Central West District Command Kelly.LaHood@ ci.austin.tx.us, 974-5788), there are many scams going around at the moment, so APD recommends that you be sure to call and verify any business cards given out. For example, there have been reports of thefts associated with folks in […]
Sarah Richards Program Coordinator Colorado River Foundation Family Clean Water Festival: The Colorado River Foundation is holding its Family Clean Water Festival on Wednesday, March 18th, 10 am- 2 pm at Redbud Center, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, TX 78703, on the grounds outside. The Festival provides a day of fun, FREE learning about the […]
Police Reports for West Austin: The City’s Crime Report Database has been out of commission for quite a while, but we did obtain from our APD Representative Evers a database listing of the data for June-September, 2003, which is available by clicking here. (Please be patient with the attached link since it does take some […]
News 8 Austin Article Regarding Tarrytown Shopping Center: Click here to see an article entitled “Strict rules drive businesses out of shopping center,” describing recent developments about the Tarrytown Shopping Center.
Crime statistics in the city of Austin are available from the Austin Police department, and can be accessed by clicking here and following the instructions. Our neighborhood statistics are noted in the West Austin Neighborhood Group selection. This is a useful site containing a variety of crime related information.
The City of Austin Construction Awareness Information System is available to provide information about on-going construction projects that may affect your travel through the City. At the City’s web site: www.cityofaustin.org/ca, click on the map to get project information and the latest news and meeting dates. You can obtain construction information about Central Austin Projects […]
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