Advocating for A Sensible Highway Design and
Preservation of Oak Hill
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LATEST NEWS
August 6, 2021 Austin Chronicle article about Oak Hill Tree removal halted
https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2021-08-06/public-notice-trade-offs-and-throughput/
August 5, 2021 KXAN story about the stopping of tree removal by TxDot and why we are protesting
August 2, 2021 Austin Monitor story about halting of tree clearing pending court hearing
August 2, 2021 CBS Austin story about Federal Judge stops TxDot from bulldozing protected trees.
August 1, 2021 Community Impact article about TxDot temporarily stopping cutting down trees but construction continues
July 9, 2021 KVUE story about SBCA asking Dept. of Transportation Secretery Pete Buttigieg to stop Oak Hill Parkway
July 2, 2021 TX press release about Oak Hill Parkway ground breaking
https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/media-center/local-news/austin/011-2021.html
July 2, 2021 FOX news story about TxDot ground breaking ceremony for Oak Hill Parkway.
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/txdot-breaks-ground-on-oak-hill-parkway-project-in-southwest-austin
July 1, 2021 KXAN story about TxDot ground breaking ceremony for Oak Hill Parkway.
July 1, 2021 Community Impact story about TxDot ground breaking ceremony for Oak Hill Parkway.
July 1, 2021 Business Wire story about TxDot ground breaking ceremony for Oak Hill Parkway.
June and July 2021 Don Pryor KLBJ radio ads 5-9AM.
June 3, Oak Hill Residents voice concerns to Austin City Council. Search for June 3, fast forward to 11:57 AM
https://www.austintexas.gov/page/atxn-video-archive
June 3, CBS story about Oak Hill residents opinions to Austin City Council
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/traffic-06-03-2021
June 4, 2021 KUT story about Oak Hill residents about building of Oak Hill Parkway.
June 7, 2021 ACC Trustee discussion about leasing the ACC Pinnacle Campus to CRC. Search for this date
https://www.austincc.edu/board-of-trustees/board-meetings
June 8, 2021 KLBJ story about ACC Trustees approving lease of Pinnacle Campus to CRC for storing equipment to build the Oak Hill Parkway.
https://www.newsradioklbj.com/austinlocalnews/94875/
May 5, Austin Monitor story about neighbors being upset about concrete plant in Oak Hill.
May 2, 2021 Community Impact story about ACC Trustees to negotiate concrete plant lease prohibiting plant placement
April 8, 2021 Austin Monitory story about neighbors tell ACC Trustees their opposition to a concrete plant at the ACC Pinnacle Campus.
https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2021/04/neighbors-tell-acc-board-no-concrete-plant-here/
April 14, 2021 Save Our Springs press release about community meeting to oppose a wet concrete batch plant being placed at ACC Pinnacle Campus
https://www.sosalliance.org/news
April 17,2021 KXAN story Oak Hill residents rally against concrete plant
April 20, 2021 Community Impact story about NO TOXIC BATCH PLANT protest
March 17, 2021 Austin Monitor story about Oak Hill neighbors upset about concrete plant at the ACC Pinnacle Campus.
https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2021/03/proposed-concrete-plant-at-acc-upsets-neighbors/
February 23, 2021Community Impact story about new Oak Hill Parkway and unhappy residents
September 23, 2019 Community Impact story on Save Our Springs lawsuit against TxDot over Oak Hill Parkway design
https://communityimpact.com/top-stories/2019/09/23/what-comes-next-for-the-oak-hill-parkway-project/
NEWSWORTHY
June 8, 2021 Community Impact story about TCEQ approval of 250 out of 251 concrete batch plant permits even with community opposition
May 6, 2021 City of Georgetown, Texas concerns over a concrete plant near their homes
https://georgetown.org/2021/05/06/city-officials-concerned-about-concrete-plant-near-sun-city/
May 21, 2021 Austin American Statesman article about Sun City residents about opposition to concrete plant
May 21, 2021 Fort Worth Star Telegram article about residents beating the odds of keeping a concrete plant out of Mansfield, TX
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article251388903.html
April 2, 2021 Article about TxDot ignoring concerns of citizens about the I-35 CapEx Central boondoggle
https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2021-04-02/austin-leans-in-hard-to-change-txdots-mind-on-i-35/
Nov. 24, 2020 Texas communities have unwelcome neighbor, concrete batch plants
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/24/texas-concrete-batch-plants/
August 23, 2019 TxDot Design Build specifications for Oak Hill Parkway
https://ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot/pfd/strategic-contracts/alt-delivery/oak-hill/rfp/dbspecs.pdf
July 31, 2015 The Austin Chronical story about Oak Hill residents whose house will be within feet of the Oak Hill Parkway
https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2015-07-31/parkway-or-super-highway/
Austin Texas government plan for combined neighborhood tracking chart