From: fean646@bongo.cc.utexas.edu (Ryan Green)
Newsgroups: austin.politics
Subject: Update on the Barton Creek Sewer (meeting continued)
Date: 17 Nov 92 21:09:19 GMT
Reply-To: fean646@bongo.cc.utexas.edu (Ryan Green)
Distribution: austin
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Originator: fean646@bongo.cc.utexas.edu

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Update on the Austin City Council's hearing on the Barton Creek Sewer:
On 11/12/92 around 200 people signed up to speak about the sewer. Although 
the council's agenda for the day was light, they managed to fritter away
a lot of time before the public hearings at five, so by the end of the 
meeting (~10pm) only the first 16 people signed up had spoken. The council
decided to continue the meeting this Thursday (11/19), probably at 5:00 pm.
They also decided to allow more speakers to sign-up from 5:00-5:15 pm.
I urge interested parties to take advantage of this opportunity, and most 
importantly, if you signed up last week please attend to address the council.
All of the times listed here are subject to change; I suggest you call the 
clerk (Arlene Ablanedo at 499-2210) to confirm them.

Below is my original posting from last week regarding this issue.
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On Thursday, Nov. 12 at 6:45 PM the Austin City Council will vote on the 
proposal to fund the South Austin Outfall Phase 2 (AKA the Barton Springs 
Sewer).  The proposed sewer is 48 inches (FOUR FEET) wide, will have a 
the capacity to carry 17 MILLION gallons of raw sewerage a day, and will 
cross Barton Creek just 60 feet from Barton Springs Pool.  The initial 
costs of the project will be $3 million dollars with final projected 
costs of $25 million.  The public voted down the sewer in 1975 and this
public project has not been included in any bond proposals since then.

The sewer will serve not South Austin but West Austin and other areas 
outside of the city limits and within the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer
recharge zone (the same critical areas addressed by the SOS ordinance).
Projected need for the sewer is based on old projections which do not 
take into account new restrictions on development density as required
by the SOS voters' initiative.

This week the Austin Parks Board unanimously rejected the proposal and urged
the city council to reconsider the proposal.

Having heard the wishes of the voters on August 8th in the SOS referendum
the council is bent on ignoring them and moving in the opposite direction 
by building the infrastructure required to support thousands of new 
residences in this fragile and controversial area.

How can the citizens of Austin keep the council from building this huge
threat to the Springs? COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGN UP TO SPEAK AGAINST
THE PROJECT!  Even if you do not speak, by signing up against the proposal
your opposition makes a difference as the signup numbers are entered into 
the public record.

City Council is located at 2nd and Lavaca (downtown). YOU MUST SIGN UP BEFORE
THE HEARING TIME (6:45 pm) IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

===>  Ryan

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