Currently, the community has a neighborhood plan that limits the height of buildings to 60 feet. However, last week the Austin City Council approved the first reading of the landowner’s zoning change application in a 6-1 vote. The property owner wants to change his property zoning from its current commercial services status to a planned unit development (PUD).

The developer and supporting members of the city council state that the zoning changes would improve the area and set high standards for future development in the Bouldin Creek neighborhood. Residents, however, feel that public input has been ignored.

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Austin Solar LLC is the local startup that is developing the 60-megawatt solar plant with the backing of India-based investors. The company is also received tax breaks from the city of Pflugerville in exchange for installing solar panels and small wind turbines.

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This number marks a 10 percent increase from the number of foreclosure notices this time last year. It is also a record high for the last nine years, topping last year’s 14, 138 notices.

“While most of the increase is due to the natural monthly fluctuations of the market, a portion certainly may be due to some lenders posting additional properties this month because the eased off last month in response to the Attorney General of Texas’ office issuing a demand letter to a number of lenders,” FLS President George Roddy Sr. said.

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The Brookfield, Wisconsin-based data compiling company compared home prices in 375 cities, and Austin posted a higher than average increase from 2007 to 2010. In the 2nd quarter this year alone, US
single-family home prices rose around 3.6 percent from last year, a trend driven by price increase in the upper end of the market.

Despite the gains, prices fell in most areas year-over-year in the second quarter when compared with 2009.

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The Flatrock Springs’ Planned Development District only needs the city council’s final approval now. The project includes plans for 700,000 square feet of retail, office, and commercial space as well as around 2,500 housing units. Parks, community events, and nature trails will also have reserved parcels.

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