[ February 16, 2010; 6:30 pm to 7:50 pm. ]
Bylaws Meeting: The bylaws for the Central West Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan Contact Team will be discussed on Tuesday, February 16th 6:30 – 7:50pm at Bryker Woods Elementary School.
Set forth below are the proposed bylaws for the Central West Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Team (NPT). These bylaws have been prepared based on your template, with additional [...]
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[ November 23, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Next Neighborhood Planning Meeting:
The next Central West Austin neighborhood planning workshop (Zoning Workshop VII) will occur on Monday, November 23rd (6:30pm to 9:00pm) at Bryker Woods Elementary School (3309 Kerbey Lane).
Topics: First, we will examine the possibility of changing the current zoning of the office and residential development located at 1717, 1721, 1801, 1803 and [...]
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The Austin-American Statesman reports that the recommendations from Cooper, Robertson & Partners LLP (CR&P) for the redevelopment of the Brackenridge tract call for denser construction than City of Austin rules would generally allow. Resolution of the conflict between the City’s rules and the development proposals will have a significant impact on the character and quality of West Austin as efforts are made to encourage growth without destroying the established West Austin neighborhood.
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[ November 2, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Next Neighborhood Planning Meeting:
The next Central West Austin neighborhood planning workshop will occur on Monday, November 2nd (6:30pm to 9:00pm) at The Sanctuary, 2600 Exposition Boulevard (we will be meeting in the chapel).
Topics: First, we will examine the possibility of changing the current zoning of the condominiums located at 3111 Windsor Road (known as Tarry [...]
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The City of Austin is creating a new Comprehensive Plan for Austin which will set forth the city’s policies for growth and development. Find additional information at http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/compplan.
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On August 25, 2008, WANG announced its Position Statement on the possible development of the Brackenridge Tract. The statement sets forth a number of general and tract-specific propositions to reflect neighborhood input and concerns about the development of this incredible asset, and urges the University to weigh any financial opportunity from the Tract against any adverse impact that it might have on West Austin and its citizens.
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A UT panel of faculty members is recommending transforming the University of Texas’ Brackenridge tract into an environmental science campus which would enhance an existing biological field laboratory by housing the university’s extensive plant and natural history collections, currently stored on the main campus, in a new science center that would serve as a museum, a research center and a public outreach site. Additional space on the 350-acre tract would be set aside for a technology transfer center, where researchers could work on biofuels, biotech, clean energy, environmentally friendly architecture and other initiatives with a goal of moving breakthroughs at the lab bench into the marketplace.
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July 1, 2009 Statement by August W. Harris III, President, West Austin Neighborhood Group (WANG): West Austin Neighborhood Group Deplores Brackenridge Tract Planners’ Suggestions and Continues to Seek Best Use for Core Suburban Spaces
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[ July 7, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The next Central West Austin Land Use workshop will occur on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009, and will the discuss some previously discussed areas where we were not able to reach consensus and agreed to take them back to a future meeting.
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Neighborhood Planning Information
Central West Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Website
West Austin Neighborhood Group “Neighborhood Plan” (Adopted May, 1986)
Survey Results re Proposed Development of Austin State School Property (January, 2005)
Survey Results of West Austin Neighborhood re Residential Compatibility Standards (aka “McMansion Ordinance Survey”) (April, 2006)
Brackenridge Tract Development Agreement
Neighborhood Planning Library and Resources (information about neighborhood planning, [...]
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