The City of Austin can still walk away from a $65 million taxpayer subisidy of the Domain luxury shopping mall without penalty!
Learn why 123,209 voters (48%) in November 2008 nearly stopped this bad deal of the century for ordinary Austinites. When you’re done here, be sure to visit our current site at ChangeAustin.org. We’re still on the city’s tail!
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Part One: Anatomy of a Bad Deal
Part One reveals how the City of Austin was rushed into approving the Domain subsidies, and how the developers misled city leaders.
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Part Two explores the benefits local merchants have on our community and how the Domain subsidies threaten those businesses.
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Part Three explains why a charter amendment is necessary to stop the Domain subsidies, and how you can shape your city’s future.
AUSTIN VOTERS — Did you know that the City of Austin is set to voluntarily start giving Simon Properties $65 million in sales and property tax rebates for The Domain luxury mall in NW Austin!?
Nearly 500 local businesses, together with 27,000 voters who signed petitions, have called for a vote this November to put the brakes on tax giveaways that undermine local business and raise the cost of living in our beloved city of Austin.
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Posted: October 4th, 2008 under stopdomainsubsidies.
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Comments
Comment from iciphene
Time October 23, 2008 at 5:59 am
I saw the Will Wynn ad in the Chronicle. So, what exactly is “affordable” at the Domain? I guess someone who lives in a overpriced condo downtown would think it’s affordable, but the rest of us who live in old Austin wouldn’t.
Comment from LJCurtis
Time October 23, 2008 at 9:56 am
To Squeak — we did this last week, upon your advice! To iciphene, we get your point — believe us! Please send our site to your friends in Austin. We’re in a big fight now with the City, two newspapers, and the big developer interests who could care less about the “affordability” of Austin. What’s in it for them, is all they seem to want to know. Thanks — SDS
Comment from squeak
Time October 6, 2008 at 11:44 am
ya know what would make this site actually useful? how about some kind of note or banner saying *when* the election is. yes, i know, i finally figured out it’s on the november ballot, but i found that information somewhere else, not here… frustrating.