KXAN: Calm Before the Storm

Tonight, a story on KXAN characterizes the temporary stand-down agreement as a calm before the storm.

The problem at Northcross is indicative of runaway bad development policy. The KXAN story follows up on that concern.

Critics complained the City Council deals with issues piecemeal: Where to put the animal shelter, where to put a water treatment plant, what to do about affordable housing and about iconic businesses that get displaced by high-profile development projects.

They said Austin needs a council that looks at all those issues with a comprehensive understanding of what its citizens really want.

"Either one of you thinking about a run for City Council?" asked KXAN Austin News' Jim Swift.

"Yeah, I'm thinking about it," [RG4N Communications Chair Jason] Meeker said. "I have to give it a lot of deep, hard thought."

Read the whole thing here: Wal-Mart Truce The Calm Before The Storm?