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Originally Posted by Jdawgboy
Honestly I like those "social constraints" I see nothing wrong with the city pushing for more public uses because after all, we the public should be able to have access and more interconnectivity to tie into the surrounding area and we desperately need affordable housing too. Developers shouldn't have cart blanch full control when this development will shape the entire northeast quadrant of DT Austin.
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Who said anything about cart blanche?
The city put out an RFP asking for X, Y, and Z.
The developer came back with X, Y, Z _plus_ a public park/viewing platform.
If the council wanted more than x, y, z they should have asked for it originally.