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Last year, the Austin City Council decided, wisely, not to rush into a sketchily conceived challenge of the Travis County commercial tax roll. Now, the new 10-1 council appears ready to make that mistake, appealing to the emotions and biases of its political base and ignoring the realities of the cost of living and governing in Austin.
Visit http://www.reca.org/blog/post/city-council-poised-to-take-a-wrong-turn-on-taxes to view the full article online.
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Advocacy
Austin City Council members have their eyes focused on the future with various items discussed during the May 19 work session before this week's council meeting. Topics ranging from the development of a flood buyout program to proposed changes to the city's homestead exemption are not likely to receive votes until June 4. Other items on the May 21 agenda are likely to spur discussion throughout the day—and into the evening.
Visit http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/central-austin/austin-city-council-may-21-preview/ to view the full article online.
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Local News
The developers behind the downtown condo high rise that’s already gotten the nickname "the Jenga tower" have released renderings and more details about that project. The Independent will offer units ranging in price from the mid-$300,000s to more than $3 million, and ranging in size from 675 square feet to more than 3,400 square feet.
Visit http://buildingatx.com/2015/05/new-renderings-unveiled-for-the-independent/ to view the full article online.
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National News
Students planning to live off-campus at Cornell University are familiar with high rent prices for less-than-stellar apartments and signing leases a year in advance. The competition for off-campus housing is often so steep that students camp out in front of management companies to secure a lease for the upcoming year. Most start looking next year’s housing before classes for the current year have started.
Visit http://college.usatoday.com/2015/05/11/when-the-rent-is-too-damn-high-cornells-student-housing-conundrum/ to view the full article online.
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Events
When: Thursday, June 11 From 2 PM to 3 PM Online Webinar Contact: Ryan Poulos ryan.poulos@reca.org Phone: 512-320-4151 If you regularly work on Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) then you need to watch this webinar. You’ll learn everything you need to know about TIA requirements for new development projects as well as how and when to effectively incorporate a traffic engineer into your project team. You’ll also learn about the differences between a TIA, Traffic Study and Parking Study.
Visit http://recaonline.site-ym.com/events/event_details.asp?id=634611&group= to view the full article online.
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