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Neighbors press council to secure commitments before rezoning former Rosewood school site
Summary
Council advanced zoning and related neighborhood‑plan items connected to the Rosewood Elementary site while neighbors urged restrictive covenants, preservation commitments and traffic protections; council approved the items on consent but several members recorded abstentions or no votes.
City council business on Oct. 23 included first‑reading zoning actions for a former school site in East Austin (items 80 and 81). The items were offered for consent first reading only and—after public comment—the council approved the consent package; several council members recorded abstentions or no votes on the items and asked staff to return with further details.
Neighbors and community advocates said they support rehabilitation of the historic Rosewood school building but pressed the developer and the city for written assurances: a restrictive covenant, retention of the school structure, traffic‑management protections for the adjacent residential streets, and commitments that future development would not displace long‑term…
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