Subject: Mid-August Newsletter - Budget Update
Mid-August Newsletter - Budget Update
August 16th, 2019 at 3:45 pm CDTDear Neighbors, On August 5th, City Manager Spencer Cronk presented his Fiscal Year 2020 proposed budget. Over the next few weeks, I will be reviewing the proposal and how it aligns with Strategic Direction 2023, District 10 priorities, and my commit ...
District 10 August Newsletter
August 2nd, 2019 at 9:00 am CDTDear Neighbors, As a community we are engaged in a critical conversation about how to compassionately support those experiencing homelessness and maintain public health and safety levels in our city. Though this has been and continues to be a difficu ...
District 10 July Newsletter
July 3rd, 2019 at 7:00 am CDTDear Neighbors, I hope everyone has been enjoying the first few weeks of summer and is preparing for a lovely Fourth of July with family and friends. I would like to invite you to enjoy the H-E-B Austin Symphony 43rd Annual July 4th Concert and Firew ...
District 10 June Newsletter
June 5th, 2019 at 4:00 pm CDTDear Neighbors, On May 9, the Austin City Council unanimously passed a resolution I sponsored to create a comprehensive plan for transportation electrification as part of next year’s update to the Community Climate Plan. The resolution recognizes t ...
Land Development Code Revision Update
May 30th, 2019 at 7:00 pm CDTDear Neighbors, I am writing to update you on the land development code rewrite process. Earlier this month, a majority of the council adopted policy direction; the vote was 8-3 with Council Members Leslie Pool, Kathie Tovo, and myself voting in the ...
My Position and Concerns Regarding the Land Development Code Rewrite
April 23rd, 2019 at 7:00 pm CDTDear Neighbors, Recently, the City Manager released a memo asking Council for significant policy direction as he resurrects the land development code rewrite (formerly known as CodeNext). Over the past couple of weeks, several council members have po ...
District 10 April Newsletter
April 7th, 2019 at 2:03 pm CDTDear Neighbors, Please join us on April 30 for our District 10 Town Hall beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Congregation Beth Israel. At the town hall, you will have the opportunity to meet and hear from Austin's new fire chief, Joel Baker, and discuss the up ...
District 10 March Newsletter
March 19th, 2019 at 3:00 pm CDTDear Neighbors, Each year in March, Austin welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world for South by Southwest. Guests enjoy exclusive film screenings, music showcases, expert panels, and more. As we return to "normal", we shoul ...
District 10 February 27 Newsletter
February 27th, 2019 at 7:00 pm CDTDear Neighbors, Over the last few months I have had the privilege of working with some amazing parents, students, and community members to launch a state-wide campaign called Just Fund It TX. We are asking our state legislators to do the right thing ...
District 10 February Newsletter
February 10th, 2019 at 1:30 pm CDTDear Neighbors, I am proud of the progress we have made during the first two council meetings of 2019. At our January 31st meeting, I sponsored a resolution to hire a third-party entity to evaluate the way the Austin Police Department (APD) processes ...