Author Archives: Carl

This is a Reblog. Which comment would you rather receive? "Great post! Check out my blog at someblog.wordpress.com." or "Well said! I know exactly what you mean about X, and I'm glad that I'm not the only one who thinks … Continue reading →

A resolution stating that the City of Pflugerville supports the creation of a Solar Technology Incubator will be considered at a special Pflugerville City Council meeting at the Justice Center at 6:45 PM on Thursday, February 17, 2011. The incubator … Continue reading →

The FCC will be taking a vote tomorrow. See “The FCC’s Threat to Internet Freedom” by Robert M. McDowell, The Wall Street Journal, December 19, 2010. More about this: “F.C.C. Is Set to Regulate Net Access” by Brian Stelter, The … Continue reading →

A 90 million dollar transportation and mobility bond proposition is coming up for a vote in Austin. More information is available at “COST Recommends No Vote on Austin ‘Mobility’ Bond (Proposition 1)” in Jim Skaggs’ Transportation Comments, October 4, 2010. … Continue reading →

This is a reblog. (Under construction.)  Look at the photo above, and think about the neighborhood that you grew up in.  Large shade trees, a nice backyard for baseball, and a large vegetable garden with fruit trees.  Wild birds, raccoons, … Continue reading →

A survey has been posted online for obtaining input for the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan. A response to the four proposed scenarios found in the survey has been written in a column entitled “Hold that elevator: I want to imagine … Continue reading →

If Pflugerville will be considering subsidies to support more development, then perhaps the downsides of providing subsidies should be evaluated along with the benefits. This video (O’Toole on WaterWalk) takes note of some downsides.

Item 8A on the agenda for the September 28, 2010, regular meeting of the Pflugerville City Council was “Approving a resolution directing the publication of Notice of Intention to Issue City of Pflugerville , Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates … Continue reading →

Directly to the left is a part of the Preferred Land Use Vision Plan map that had been appearing on page 39 (pdf page 23) in the Land-Use Character Section of the Final Draft Pflugerville 2030: Your Voice, Your Choice … Continue reading →

The eleven tour focus areas listed on a handout distributed just before the August 21, 2010, City Council bus tour began were Corridor Community Center, Pecan and SH 130 General Employment Center, Cameron and Future Melber Lane SH 130 and … Continue reading →