Back on November 7, 2006, Austin voters approved Proposition 5, the issuance of $55 million in "tax supported General Obligation Bonds and Notes for constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping affordable housing facilities for low income persons and families, and acquiring land and interests in land and property necessary to do so, and funding affordable housing programs as may be permitted by law; and the levy of a tax sufficient to pay for the bonds and notes” (actual ballot language). This week, through the Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC), the City of Austin released $2.2 million of these bonds to the Rental Housing Development Assistance Program to assist in financing affordable rental projects for low-income households. This is the first major installment from the $55 million bond package. more ›

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If you've been to your library branch in the past couple of months, you've probably been handed a yellow flyer about this proposition. We've got a couple of them crumpled in between library books sitting on our shelf. more ›

This one's the last one for this week. We'll finish up next week with the last two propositions. Remember, you can vote early through November 3. Proposition Five in ballot lingo:“The issuance of $55,000,000 in tax supported General Obligation Bonds and Notes for constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping affordable housing facilities for low income persons and families, and acquiring land and interests in land and property necessary to do so, and funding affordable housing... more ›

Yes, folks, when people say "I'm for 4", this is the proposition they're talking about. more ›

Continuing our look at the bonds up for vote in this election cycle. . . more ›

Continuing our look at the bonds up for vote in this election cycle. . . Proposition Two in ballot lingo:“The issuance of $145,000,000 in tax supported General Obligation Bonds and Notes for designing, constructing, and installing improvements and facilities for flood control, erosion control, water quality, and stormwater drainage, and acquiring land, open spaces, and interests in land and property necessary to do so, including, without limitation, acquisition of land including fee title and... more ›

Since early voting began today, we're going to do a very short series of posts on the city bonds up for vote. Proposition One in ballot language: "The issuance of $103,100,000 in tax supported General Obligation Bonds and Notes for reconstructing roads and streets, constructing, reconstructing, and improving drainage facilities related to the roads and streets; constructing, reconstructing, and improving bicycle and pedestrian mobility infrastructure; improving traffic signal synchronization and controls systems, acquiring and... more ›