No parking on the lawn in Leander, council says

From statesman.com, July 18, 2008...

Getting parked cars off lawns in Leander will go a long way to making the city more attractive, officials said Thursday.

City Council members approved an ordinance amendment that will allow a fine of as much as $200 against residents who continue to park their vehicles on the grass, rather than the pavement, after they receive a warning.

The council voted unanimously in favor of the amendment after a public hearing Thursday.

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What can the City of Brotherly Love teach Austin?

From Austin Chronicle, June 27, 2008...

Austin is finally getting serious about urban planning. Last week at City Council, a fresh comprehensive planning process got the green light. For at least the next two years, we'll be engaged in a great civic conversation about the future of our built city.

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Austin mapping out course of its creative future

From statesman.com, June 6, 2008...

Keeping Austin creative into the next decade is at the heart of a new cultural master plan presented Thursday to the City Council.

Among the top recommendations are a private nonprofit alliance to offer services to Austin's creative community and the consolidation of the city's cultural functions into one new municipal department.

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City may stop purchasing bottled water

From Austin Business Journal, May 21, 2008...

The Austin City Council will consider a resolution to eliminate city purchases of bottled water for use inside city facilities including City Hall.

The council will consider the resolution on May 22.

The resolution is part of a larger plan aimed at reducing plastic bottle use in all city operations.

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Leander council rejects KB Home project

From statesman.com April 18, 2008...

A development that would have brought more than 700 homes and water and wastewater lines to parts of eastern Leander was rejected by City Council members late Thursday.

Had it been approved, the proposed subdivision could have spurred development in the city's eastern side, which has been largely untouched by the rapid growth that's hit other parts of the city in recent years.

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Teacher, Accountant Competing for District 6 on Georgetown City Council

From statesman.com April 17, 2008...

An accountant and a high school teacher are competing in the May 10 election for the District 6 position on the Georgetown City Council.

Both say their training makes them the best candidate to help guide a city projected to grow from 47,000 residents now to more than 84,000 by 2015.

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Leander Council Decides on Proposed Home Development

From statesman.com April 17, 2008...

How soon east Leander grows could come down to a single vote tonight, when City Council members consider a proposed subdivision that would bring water and wastewater to parts of the mostly undeveloped side of the city within the next year or so.

But the more than 700 homes and proposed utilities could be rejected on this basis: some council members are unhappy with the lot sizes and the layout of the subdivision plan.

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Leander Board Walks A Fine Line

From Hill Country News March 21, 2008...

The Leander City Council seems to have walked a dangerously fine line regarding open meeting requirements over appointments to its Library Board. Brought before the council Thursday at its regularly-scheduled meeting, City Attorney Barney Knight advised the council to shy away from appointing themselves to city boards.

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Georgetown City Council Changes Course

From KUT.org January 23, 2008...

KUT's Matt Largey reports the Georgetown City Council changed course last night on a measure that would've required city contractors to prove workers are legal to work in the United States.

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Georgetown to Vote on 2030 Plan

From the Austin Business Journal January 22, 2008...

The city of Georgetown's comprehensive 2030 plan is nearing its final stages, set to go before the City Council for its first reading on Jan. 22. The plan could be adopted by February.

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Have your say about the city's Web site

From statesman.com January 16, 2008...

The City of Austin will be holding town hall meetings to ask the public for ideas on improving the city's Web site (www.ci.austin.tx.us).

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Leander Assesses City Comprehensive Plan

From the Community Impact newspaper December 2007...

A committee of Leander residents is writing an update to the city’s comprehensive plan, which it intends to present to the city council early in 2008. “The city did a full-blown comprehensive plan in 2002 where they hired a firm [to do it], but much of it was never adopted because the city at the time couldn’t agree on much of anything,” said Pix Howell, urban design officer.

The state requires cities to update comprehensive plans every five years. This time, Leander city officials decided to let citizens take the reins.

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Leander To Increase Impact Fees

From The Hill Country News December 12, 2007...

The Leander city council agreed to raise impact fees and denied an appeal from the developers of the Winding Creek subdivision during its regular meeting on Dec. 6.

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Siebold grinds his way through the coffee business

From The Hill Country News December 8, 2007...

It's never too late to pursue your passion. After working in the high tech marketing industry for 25 years, Leander resident David Siebold decided it was time for a change. “I had been in the same company and the same industry for 20 to 2...

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Leander Green-lights TOD Planning

From The Austin Business Journal, Nov. 3o, 2007...

The Leander City Council has taken a step toward building what city leaders hope will be the key intersection in the city's planned transit-oriented development.

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