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Mayor's Committee recommends community center in South Congress–Riverside development and forms budget working group
Summary
The Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities voted to recommend that Austin City Council negotiate a dedicated community center in the South Congress–Riverside mixed‑use development (with an added instruction to ensure accessible public transportation), formed a budget working group, and approved updates to Ability Festival working group membership.
The Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities on Aug. 8 voted to recommend that the Austin City Council negotiate to include a dedicated community center in the proposed South Congress and Riverside mixed‑use development and to allocate initial funding support from FY25–FY26 budgets, with guidance to coordinate design and governance with the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Human Rights Commission.
The motion to recommend the community center was moved by a committee member who introduced the proposal and seconded by another commissioner. Commissioners added an amendment to the recommendation to "ensure…
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