Austin Council Advances Parks-and-Libraries Bond Package to November Ballot With Colony Park Addition
The Austin City Council voted 8–3 on Aug. 4 to advance a reduced parks-and-libraries bond proposal for further action on Thursday. Councilmember Harper Madison's amendment adding Colony Park library funding was adopted before the main motion passed.
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Mayor Kirk Watson opened the meeting by moving item 2 — whether to direct the city manager to prepare an ordinance ordering a November 2026 bond election — to the top of the agenda so the council could act early.
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