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Plastic Bag Ban Getting One More Public Hearing

January 25, 2012 5:02 am by: Matt Largey

The city of Austin calls these "single-use bags" and worries about their environmental effect. Photo by KUT News

There’s one last chance to weigh in on a proposed plastic bag ban at a public forum Monday night at City Hall. The tale of Austin’s proposed plastic bag ban goes back a few years now, and it might almost be over....
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Reassessing Austin’s Water Restrictions

Are Austin’s water restrictions too restrictive? The City of Austin is considering revising water restrictions put in place during times of drought. Those restrictions get more severe as drought continues. Austin is currently in Stage 2 water restrictions. The city could be looking at Stage 3 restrictions in a few months, if the drought persists. Some have complained that those restrictions are too great a burden on some water users - especially when they're enforced for an extended period. The Austin Water Utility's Drema Gross tells KUT's Matt Largey that the city is looking for feedback and ideas for potential changes to the water restrictions. The way our current code is written, we know that [water restrictions] have significant consequences for some businesses and for our...
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City Wants Input on Animal Adoption Ru...

Share your thoughts on the latest suggestion for Austin's animal welfare program: outsourcing adoptions....
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Dual Bike Boulevard Plan for Austin

City of Austin staff recommend Rio Grande and Nueces downtown for bike routes....
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City Plans Kiosks To Grab Comment on F...

The City of Austin is setting up survey kiosks around town to ask for input about its 25 year plan....
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Write Your Own Climate Protection Plan

The City wants you to commit to small changes to protect the climate....
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Pitch Your Own Parking Proposal

Downtown parking problems push City to survey stakeholders....
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Waller Creek Public Hearing

The City of Austin is revealing draft plans for the Waller Creek redesign....
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This Week on Changing Austin: Help Bui...

The City of Austin wants input on how to spend what’s left of an affordable housing bond. Share your two cents on how the city should spend money on affordable housing. City co…...
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Drawing Upon Citizens for Picture of A...

Four meetings in April and May are geared toward getting citizens to draw a new picture of Austin....
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Wanted: Your Two Cents on Rental Prope...

The city wants residents to help set standards for landlords....
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This Week in Changing Austin: CITY PLA...

The City of Austin is setting up survey kiosks around town to ask for input about its 25 year plan. If you’ve got something to say about where Austin is headed, the city wants to…...
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Austin Goes Gaga for Google Gigabit

Residents are being encouraged to visit the Big Gig Austin Initiative website to nominate Austin for Google network....
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Changing Austin: AUSTIN GOES GAGA FOR ...

Residents are being encouraged to visit www.BigGigAustin.org to nominate Austin for Google’s gigabit network. There’s a meeting today, March 10 at 7 p.m. at City H…...
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