"I get concerned when we talk about putting new industrial property on that side of town, because this is what we do as a city and then we say, 'Oh, I'm sorry, the land was inexpensive and it was available,' and it's not acceptable for us to keep doing that."
"If you have an apprenticeship or a high school education, there is simply no option where you can have mixed-use living and be reasonably connected to your workplace, right? How do you balance wanting industrial sites for people to be able to work at, and wanting mixed-use developments in those parts of town also?"
The Zoning and Platting Commission approved a conditional use permit for redevelopment of 8301 Johnny Morris Road into a 131-acre, $253.5 million Austin Resource Recovery and Fleet Services hub. Construction is expected to begin this year and run through 2027. An earlier hearing nearly rejected and then postponed the permit after commissioners raised concerns about impacts on nearby neighborhoods, especially the new Colony Park development. Colony Park will convert 200 acres of city-owned land into a planned community with up to 3,000 residences in partnership with Catellus Development Corporation, the firm that built Mueller.
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