submitted by John Keohane
Report on Meeting on March 18 with members of task force on SF and Duplex Development
About thirty people, including residents of Brentwood,
Rosedale, and Allandale, plus Brykerwoods, North
Loop, Oakmont Heights,
and Ridgelea attended the session Saturday from 1pm at Yarborough branch library on single family and duplex development. Chris Allen with Danette Chimenti and Noah
Kennedy, all members of the city council task force currently meeting on this
subject, were there to field questions.
There was good dialogue, both with task force members, and
between those in the audience. It got particularly
lively when a
Brentwood resident criticized a new 30’
high duplex on Justin lane, just west of Arroyo Seco, and the builder of that
duplex, who was also at the meeting, took issue with that critique.
Allandale residents at the forum included Frances Allen,
Phyllis Brinkley, Anne Bruno, Grace Garcia, Jerre Heaton, Allan McMurtry, Eldon
Rude, and John Keohane..
Though announced as being from 1-2pm,
we actually went from 1-2:30, which was as long as we had the room. Conversations continued outside the library
till after 3.
You can learn more about this by going to: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/zoning/task_force.htm
You can continue the conversation, directly with the city,
by going to: http://www.residentialregs.org/login.php
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