The following post is copied from a message from the ANC President and is posted for information and possible action by interested North Shaol Creek residents. Previous postings related to hearings on the Image Austin Comprehensive Plan were made on May 22 and May 24:
This week there is an important public meeting at City Hall. On Thursday, June 14, 2012, the City Council will hold the public hearing on the Imagine Austin comprehensive plan. This is a topic of importance to the membership of the Austin Neighborhoods Council (ANC). The ANC encourages you to attend the hearing, bring your neighbors, and support neighborhoods. You don’t necessarily have to speak, but if you are staying for the duration of the hearing you may donate time to designated speakers.
As you know, the ANC membership spent several months participating in the development of the Imagine Austin comprehensive plan. In April, a straw poll of the ANC membership revealed that there was almost unanimous agreement that work remains on the comprehensive plan from the neighborhood perspective. The ANC Executive Committee has identified five key topics that must be fixed before City Council adopts Imagine Austin: the growth concept map, the priority program to revise the Land Development Code, the role of neighborhood planning and neighborhood plans, support of locally owned neighborhood businesses, and the overall tone of the plan to ensure inclusion of all communities that live in Austin. In short, ANC wants to preserve what is unique about Austin which is our neighborhoods. Please attend the City Council meeting and let the Council Members know that what attracts people and businesses to Austin are the strong neighborhoods that give Austin character and identity as much as anything else. Sign in as opposed to Imagine Austin to signify that work remains. Noting your opinion is important whether you elect to speak. By signing in, you have the option of donating your time to a designated speaker as long as you are there when the designated speaker is called to speak.
We will confirm the time of the hearing before Thursday. We anticipate that the hearing will be no earlier than 6:00pm.
See you at City Hall!
Please note that if you drive to City Hall, parking is available in the underground garage. Do not pay to park! Get a parking ticket and bring it with you. If you are attending the Council meeting you can get your ticket validated and park for free. We encourage you to carpool with neighbors if possible.
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