Mandy Dealey is wrong again about a crucial question facing our District. Here it is. My opponent is in favor of a redevelopment at Austin Oaks. She thinks the neighbors want a new development there. That’s not what I saw at the meeting at St. Matthew’s. Is that what you heard? My interview was more extensive, and they only used a snippet of what I said. Let me be very clear. I am saying no to this application for a zoning change. I am saying there should be no zoning change of ANY kind on this property until the Land Development Code is rewritten. The developer knew the zoning on the property when it was purchased, and there is no need for any of us to feel responsible for his desire to exceed the current zoning to become more financially successful. In Austin, we have the power to say no. When I was a Zoning and Platting Commissioner, I voted Yes plenty of times. Other times, I voted No when that was the right answer for Austins future. The question is, who has the political will to do so and will fight for all our neighborhoods when Dallas developers try to turn our neighborhoods into their vision of what Austin should be? I do stand up. I have stood up. I stand and say, No.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:32:32 +0000
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