City Illegally Approves Second Site Plan

Today, the City of Austin has granted approval to Lincoln Property on their revised site plan for Northcross redevelopment.

RG4N has issued a statement denouncing the approval. It says:

"We are dismayed that the City once again has approved a site plan for Northcross in violation of several of its own laws," said Hope Morrison, RG4N president. "We have tried for months to resolve this situation without litigation,but the City, the developer and Wal-Mart have made it clear that they won't listen unless someone sues them."

Developer Lincoln Property Company has begun work on renovating the eastern third of the mall, but work on the planned Supercenter is not slated to begin immediately.

Morison further noted, "Some people think it's already a done deal--but it is not. Once this case is in court and the pro-developer bias of City management is no longer the controlling factor, then all bets are off for Wal-Mart and the developer."

Full press statements from both RG4N and Wal-Mart are attached below.