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Public commenters urge protection for Montopolis and call for fuller review of MoPac South

City of Austin Environmental Commission · April 15, 2026
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Summary

Speakers at the Environmental Commission public comment period asked the city to preserve single‑family zoning in Montopolis and urged a full EIS and public engagement for the MoPac South expansion, citing impervious cover, erosion and threats to recharge features and species.

Two public speakers at the April 15 Environmental Commission meeting urged officials to take action on separate but related land‑use and transportation issues.

Susanna Almanza asked the commission to support a city purchase of roughly 10 properties in Montopolis to preserve single‑family zoning. Almanza said the neighborhood already contains more than 3,744 apartment units and cited high impervious cover (about 80% in places),…

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