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Originally Posted by M1EK
The guy with the long grey hair was probably Dave Sullivan; he chairs the Planning Commission; and is an urbanist (although he gets along pretty well with the neighborhood interests, he has never kowtowed to them).
The Zoning & Platting commission is a different beast. Much more short-term, specific zoning cases. I don't remember them even getting to look at the IA plan.
And the ANC has fought Imagine Austin the whole time - even though IA put a lot of hedging in there at their behest (claiming to not want to conflict with neighborhood plans - even though the majority of the neighborhood plans passed here in Austin, unlike the one Dave and I worked on in OWANA, are irresponsible garbage).
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You are right about these neighborhood plans, totally out of touch with reality. My neighbohood Association Southwood NA is begining the process of developing a plan to which im intent on attending some of these sessions and I plan on making some noise.
IMO the ANC should be abolished, their ideals are out of step with the city and they act like they are a totally seperate governing entity than the city council. The ANC may have worked when Austin was a small city, but its redundant and obsolete now.