[Jdawgboy]

I still stand up for who I feel would be the better council member but I must say its interesting to see people who the ANC endorses and who are so NIMBY in their ideals when they run for office suddenly move away from their positions they ran on in the first place. Morrison held out the longest over a year in fact but began to change a bit about a year ago. Same with Tovo though probably began to shift toward more sensible positions a little earlier than Morrison did.

Both ran against the city selling the Green Water Treatment plant site to be developed by private interests and yet they both voted in favor of the final deal last week. Both were not interested or thought the city should not worry about an overall comprehensive plan for the city's growth and were more for neighborhoods dictating growth in their areas yet they both voted in favor of Imagine Austin when all was said and done.

Reality hits you when you are a council member of a major city and realize that you can't be so NIMBY when you see the money that will come in with projects and development, which mind you actually helps to keep taxes lower for the city. They don't know all that is involved until they are actually in that seat and then you see them begin to look at things in a more sensible way.

What I do find kinda funny is how they did revert to their Neighborhood base and stances during the city elections when they openly supported Bridget Shea. My how a failed run for mayor can make them go right back to being sensible LOL.