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Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 03:35 PM CDT
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Both the Austin Chronicle and Burnt Orange Report have endorsed Laura Morrison in the June 14th Austin City Council Place 4 Runoff Election. Here is part of the Austin American-Statesman's endorsement of Morrison.
Budget issues will dominate City Hall for the immediate future, and both candidates speak of fiscal restraint. But neither has had to wrestle a city budget hemorrhaging red ink. However, Morrison's experience on the Community Action Network Council and bringing together disparate views from the city's neighborhoods should serve her well in budget discussions.
Galindo has more to offer than the urban plan that has dominated his campaign, but planning is his expertise and his passion, which makes him seem like a single-issue candidate.
Galindo has definite ideas about how Austin should grow. He sees limiting sprawl and improving mass transit as the best answers for Austin's growth headaches and traffic congestion. Galindo's knowledge of urban planning and his service on the city's Planning Commission are impressive. He's also on the board of Envision Central Texas, a bold effort begun several years ago to institute a regional plan for growth in the Austin area and beyond.
Morrison and Galindo differ on several important points. He opposes the November vote rolling back the city's subsidies for the Domain development in North Austin. She supports it as long as the issue is confined to the Domain only. He voted against the McMansion ordinance that limits the size of homes on smaller lots in certain city neighborhoods. She helped draft the ordinance and supports it.
Read the full endorsement here. |
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