Best Bond Election Follow-through

15,000 Acres; $65 Million

Word has it that the specific numbers (15,000 acres; $65 million) on the watershed acquisition bond issue came from City Manager Jesus Garza. Thanks to approval from Austinites, and support from the council and important interest groups like the SOS Alliance and Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, the city was able to all but complete purchase of the land, which will be permanently protected from development, within about a year's time.