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June 26, 2014 Volume 19, No. 13 Southwest Austin’s Community Newspaper Since 1995
Jason Paul Landers (1971 – 2014)
Options narrow for 290 project by Bobbie Jean Sawyer OAK HILL - The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and TxDOT presented to the public the two remaining Oak Hill Parkway concepts selected to advance to the next round of evaluation—for now leaving out the Concept F “parkway” option favored by the Fix 290 group. The Oak Hill Parkway Environmental Study is an effort by the TxDOT and the Mobility Authority to improve mobility throughout Oak Hill. A June 17 open house at Covington Middle School featured maps of the latest options and sought feedback from community members attending. Concept A, which includes de-
pressed U.S. 290 mainlanes under SH-71, and Concept C, which See OPTIONS on page 29
Neighbors find City support for new park
photos: Dudley Hawthor
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Remembering Coach Landers, p. 5
by Bobbie Jean Sawyer OAK HILL - Neighbors in Circle C North vying to save their limited green space for a pocket park received public support from Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole at a news conference at the intersection of Barstow and Allerton avenues Saturday morning. “The City of Austin is pleased by the collaboration between the neighborhood, the developers and City staff to make this park a reality,” Cole said. The parcel of land at Barstow Avenue and Davis Lane has been envisioned as a future park for years by
residents, but recent planning changes at the city level had the land slated to be developed into a road, extending Barstow Avenue to Davis Lane. Sheryl Cole According to a press release from the office of Sheryl Cole, the City Council is expected to vote on what to do with the land at the June 26 City Council See NEIGHBORS on page 26
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