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East Riverside leaders and Parks Board member urge bond funding for community center, senior center needs
Summary
Public commenters at the Bond Election Advisory Task Force meeting urged the task force to add an East Riverside community center and to prioritize space for the Gus Garcia Senior Center in North Austin as part of bond planning.
Malcolm Yates, chair of the East Riverside Oldorf Combined Contact Team, told the bond task force on Jan. 9 that the East Riverside neighborhood lacks public meeting space and nearby parks, and urged the task force to recommend adding an East Riverside Community Center to the 2026 bond list.
“My name is Malcolm Yates. I'm chair of the East Riverside Oldorf combined contact team,” Yates said. He described a population with high rental rates, many immigrants and a student body at Linder Elementary School he characterized as “89 Hispanic or African American and is over 90% economically disadvantaged.” (Excerpt from Yates’s prepared remarks was read aloud to the task force.)
Ed Miller, an instructor…
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