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Thursday, April 24, 1997
Debate over view of Capitol still going
AUSTIN (AP) - Now that the Legislature is allowing the University
of Texas to build an upper deck on Royal-Memorial Stadium, at
least partly blocking views of the Capitol, others want the go-ahead
for their projects.
Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, is sponsoring a bill that would
allow construction of a wrought-iron archway over a street in
East Austin as part of a neighborhood revitalization project.
Ms. Dukes said the archway would encroach on a Capitol view
by an inch and a half.
"If we get denied, it's really going to be questionable
why a powerful university can do it on a stadium that completely
blocks the view, whereas a community that's pulling itself together
to revitalize and restore a historic district without asking for
any funds from the state will not be allowed," Ms. Dukes
said Tuesday.
A 1983 law protects 30 so-called Capitol view corridors by
prohibiting construction that obstructs views of the Capitol.
A lobbyist for an Austin developer, meanwhile, says the city
should approve her client's proposed 175-foot-tall downtown apartment
building now that UT has got its stadium deck approval.
"I don't have an objection to the university getting a
variance, but at the same time I think if those kinds of considerations
can be given to the university, our case should receive similar
considerations," said Sarah Putnam Crocker, who represents
developer Michael Voticky.
Gov. George W. Bush, Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock and House Speaker
Pete Laney opposed a previous plan for the building, which would
not be in a Capitol view corridor but would block area residents'
view of the Capitol. Developers are trying to win city council
approval for the building.
The East Austin archway bill is HB3337. Send a Letter to
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