From Austin Chronicle, June 6, 2008...
As a parting gift to Austin citizens, retiring Mayor Pro Tem Betty Dunkerley will place on the council agenda today (Thursday) a resolution to create a comprehensive Downtown Open Spaces Plan. It notes that the denser our urban core gets, the more precious and valuable its open spaces become. The resolution directs the city manager to find funding for the plan (possibly tapping the hotel occupancy tax), explore incorporating it into ROMA Austin's work on the Downtown Austin Plan, and assign staff to execute the finished product. If funded in the city's fiscal year 2008-09 budget, work could begin in October.
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Monday, June 9, 2008
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