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Last year on the campaign trail,
everywhere I went I heard concerns about how the City manages its
budget. You told me about the parts of Austin that make the City great,
like our parks and neighborhood pools, our libraries,
our health services, and so much more. You emphasized the importance of
the City being a good steward of our tax dollars and the need to
provide effective and transparent government.
This week, interim City Manager Elaine Hart
released her proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget. The City Council will
debate the budget through August and into September. Below, you will find
several opportunities this month for you to
share your budget thoughts in person and online with me and my staff. Thank you to those who already communicated your views via email, at our Town Hall, or at our
first budget office hours.
Regards,
Council Member Alison Alter
District 10 |
| Header photo credit: Robert Moorhead
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- In-the-district budget office hours on Saturday, August 5
- Budget public hearings
- Learn more about the proposed budget
- Good news for Doss and Canyon Vista students
- Land Use Commissions CodeNEXT meetings
- Austin Resource Recovery's My Collection Schedule program
- Comment on the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan
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| In-the-District Budget Office Hours
You're invited to share your thoughts on the City's budget
at our second district office hours. Drop by for a quick chat to tell
us what you need and want to see in the new budget.
Saturday, August 5
Old Quarry Branch of the Austin Public Library, 7051 Village Center Drive 10:00 a.m.* to 1:00 p.m. – Come and go at any
time
*The library opens at 10:00, so we will start an hour
later than previously indicated.
Budget Public Hearings
In addition to opportunities to connect with my office, the City Council will also be holding
two public hearings during Council meetings this month:
Budget/Tax Rate/Utility
Rate Public Hearing: August 17th, 2017 Budget/Tax Rate Public
Hearing: August 31st, 2017
City Council Chambers
4:00 p.m.
The
public is invited to testify to the City Council during these hearings, which
will occur in City Council Chambers at City Hall. For instructions on how to
speak during a Council meeting, click here.
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| | | New traffic safety infrastructure at
Doss Elementary and Canyon Vista Middle School |
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Good news! When students at Doss and Canyon Vista return to
school this year, they will be able to more safely cross the street. New
Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons, which flash to stop traffic at crosswalks, are being
constructed near Doss Elementary and Canyon Vista Middle School. For students
at Doss, the improvements will be going in at Far West and Northledge. Kids
going to Canyon Vista can use the new signal at the intersection of Spicewood Springs
and Texas Plume Road. Thanks to neighborhood activism and the Quarter-Cent Fund, our students will be safer this fall. |
| | | CodeNEXT Land Use Commission Public
Meetings
The Planning Commission and the Zoning & Platting
Commission will be meeting jointly twice in August to discuss the proposed
rewrite of our land development code, CodeNEXT.
Tuesday, August 8
Tuesday, August 29 These meetings are a great way to learn more about the
discussion around CodeNEXT. You’ll hear debate about what Austin needs, see
presentations by staff, and be able to share this important information with
your neighbors.
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Provide comment on the Pedestrian
Safety Action Plan draft
The City is working hard to achieve our Vision Zero goal of
zero traffic-related fatalities. The Pedestrian Safety Action Plan is intended
to be a holistic strategy to reduce and eliminate the dangerous crashes that
injure and kill people who are walking. The plan will also encourage walking in
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Get text, email, and phone reminders
of trash and recyclable pickup schedules
Have you ever forgotten to put out your yard trimmings or
recyclables and been forced to hang on to everything for another week? With
Austin Resource Recovery’s new My Collection Schedule program, you can now
receive automatic reminders of when the City will be doing pickups on your
street. You’ll never miss a pickup again.
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