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Newsroom
11/4/2009
Tomorrow, the Austin City Council will consider approving a total of $792,800 in rebates for 3,964 toilets that have been installed in apartment complexes across the city. The rebate program http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/watercon/mftoilet.htm offers reimbursements ranging from $200 to $50 per toilet, depending on the toilet. Mayor Lee Leffingwell says the program, like all of the city's conservation rebate programs, is designed to save the city money over the long-run. The goals is to cut down on the amount of water and electricity the city has to produce for residents.
The city council will consider expanding the city's noise ordinance to include Lake Austin and Lady Bird Lake. Right now, drivers can be ticketed if their car radio can be heard more than 30 feet away. The proposal is to apply the ordinance to watercraft and making it a Class C misdemeanor if a boat's speakers can be heard more than 100 feet away.
Also up for discussion tomorrow is a resolution against plans by the cities of Leander and Granite Shoals to discharge treated waste water into Lake Travis. The LCRA and the Travis County Commissioner's Court have already passed similar measures. The decision on whether or not to lift the 1986 ban on discharging treated waste water into Lake Travis will ultimately be made by the Texas Commissioner on Environmental Quality.
Not on the council agenda for tomorrow is a contract proposal for the Trail of Lights. Several weeks ago, city officials said Roadway Productions had submitted a bid to take over the annual holiday event and that the proposal was being considered by the city's Purchasing Committee, which meets in private. It was also said that a contract proposal would be presented to the City Council for vote on November 5th. The reason behind the lack of a contract proposal on the council's agenda for tomorrow is unclear. City officials do tell us that an announcement about the Trail of Lights is expected on Friday of this week. During the budget process, it was decided that the Trail of Lights would no longer be free to the public and that admission was charged and the main objective was to find a private company or organization to take over the event.
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