Ecology Board Chosen

Citizens' Environmental Board Meeting (Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, AS-73-83682-06)

Citizens' Environmental Board Meeting
Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, AS-73-83682-06

May 1972

A new citizens' environmental board strengthens the influence of the city's Environmental Department and opens the door for more active citizen participation.

Citizens' boards are a way to communicate directly with the council members. That's the reason why a lot of city managers, quite frankly, do not like citizens' boards, 'cause they can't control them. But in my view, that's great democracy.

— Environmental Attorney Stuart Henry

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Supporting Documents

Related Events

A Chronology of the Institutionalization of Environmental Values

Panel Appointed To Protect Barton Creek
January 1966
Detailed Flood Plain Map
Call For City Environmental Director
June 1970
Office Of Environmental Resource Management Created
1972
City Manager Lynn Andrews, Environmental Director Stuart Henry (from left)
Citizens' Environmental Board Created
May 1972
Citizens' Environmental Board Meeting
Citizen Initiative To Guide Master Plan
1973
Dick Lillie with WeCare Austin
Developer Rebates Discontinued
September 1975
Councilmember Bob Binder's voting recording consistently sides with pro-environmental policy.
Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Groundwater Conservation District Formed
August 1987
The new district covers an area from the Colorado River south almost to the city of Kyle. The eastern boundary roughly follows IH35 & the western edge extends almost to FM 1626.
Regional Habitat Conservation Plan Established
1996
Black-capped Vireo nest
Green Council Elected
May 1997
1997 Green Council
Smart Growth Initiative Announced
1998
Travis County Conservation Plan Approved
December 2014
Graphical Representation of the Travis Land Water and Transportation Plan
The Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District Established
2019