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March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum
Top 10 Local Stories
Terrorism strikes a little too close to home
"...that in 2009 they hadn't heard of the city's scrap tire program problems until the Chronicle told them. In..."
Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Michael King
Holding Fleet to the Fire
City releases audit of Fleet Services department in wake of scrap-tire fiasco
"...that the department was responsible for dumping thousands of scrapped tires at a property in Southeast Austin. Records we..."
Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Oops, Fleet Did It Again
City takes one step forward, two steps back in tire cleanup efforts
"...rains at the city's Fleet Services department, it pours tires. Indeed, the saga of the city's scrap tires that..."
Aug. 13, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Former Fleet Services Manager Says Scrap Tires Only a Symptom
Fired whistle-blower says management has ignored serious problems for years
"...department were reportedly warned about problems in the city's tire management program as early as seven years ago...."
Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Former Fleet Services Manager Says Scrap Tires Only a Symptom
Fired whistleblower says city has ignored serious problems for years
"...department were reportedly warned about problems in the city's tire management program as long as seven years ago...."
Aug. 4, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith
Not Quite Fleet
City management is still trying to catch up with the mess at Fleet Services
"...our November 2009 inquiries about the pile of city scrap tires abandoned in Southeast Austin were the first they'd..."
July 16, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Point Austin: What the Memos Didn't Say
City management says it's solving the problems at Fleet – let's hope so
"...response to Jordan's July 2 story (see "Kicking the Tires at Fleet"), which reported that they had spent the..."
July 16, 2010 News Column by Michael King
Kicking the Tires at Fleet
City whistle-blower confirms that the trouble at Fleet Services has been much worse than scrap tires and bad record-keeping. And nobody in charge wanted to hear it.
"...told about possible wrongdoing involving the city's dumping of scrapped tires at least six months before we first reported..."
July 2, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Blowing the Whistle
E-mails show what city officials knew and when they knew it
"...Fleet Services (deputy Fleet officer) Re: Police Car Spare Tires..."
July 2, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Point Austin: Something Must Be Done
City Manager Marc Ott needs to clean up Fleet Services management
"...It's not about scrap tires...."
July 2, 2010 News Column by Michael King
The Tire Keeps on Turning
City suspends Fleet Services employee as scrap tire investigation continues
"...Fallout from the city's scrap tire mess continued last week with the suspension –..."
May 7, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
The Tire Keeps on Turning
More mess inside city's Fleet Services
"...Fallout from the city’s scrap tire mess continued this week with the suspension –..."
April 29, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith
City Tire Manager Fired
City's scrap tire investigation unearths surprising details
"...The city has terminated Fleet Services Tire Program Manager Bill Janousek, who was partly responsible for..."
April 23, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
The Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast is For the Birds!
City budget, tire updates, and … Grackle Oaks?
"...Totescast just flew in, and boy are its arms tired! (Ba-dum-dum-crash!)..."
April 22, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith
Did City Pay Twice to Scrap Tires?
The tires are gone, but the controversy still molders
"...Did the city pay twice to have thousands of scrap tires hauled away and "disposed of"? That, says city..."
April 16, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
The Daily Hustle: 4/6/10
Get yer council programs right here!
"...Item 22: A $29,000 extension with Baytown, Texas’ Liberty Tire Recycling – bringing the total to $80,000 – to..."
April 6, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...may be open to the public either. – K.G. Scrap Tire Records Stay Sealed..."
Feb. 26, 2010 News Feature
Tires on the Move: What About Fleet Services?
Questions pile up as the pile of tires comes down
"...Fleet Services Division, ultimately responsible for abandoning roughly 6,000 scrap tires moldering on property in Southeast Austin. The city..."
Feb. 19, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
The Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast Takes Off!
APD's street closure conundrum, tire updates, plus some primary intelligence
"...(It's interesting, seriously!) Then another update on the city's scrap tire story, which raises as many questions as it..."
Feb. 18, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith
State Gives Almaguer Deadline for Tire Cleanup
Tire shop owner must comply with state law, says TCEQ
"...Victor Almaguer, the tire shop owner left holding the bag on roughly 6,000..."
Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Top 9 Enviro Stories
"...8) A HEAP OF TIRE TROUBLE The state environmental agency and the Austin Police..."
Jan. 1, 2010 News Feature by Amy Smith
City Still Mired in Tires
Documents reflect management problems within Fleet Services
"...The mounds of tires moldering on land leased by Vic's Tire Service just..."
Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Point Austin: The City's Tired Story
Fleet Services may be cleaning up those tires, but there's still a big mess
"...the city has taken steps to clean up its scrap tire disposal program. What's not yet clear is whether..."
Dec. 18, 2009 News Column by Michael King
Untiring Efforts
The investigation has just begun, but already one city employee has been put on administrative leave
"...In the wake of last week's Chronicle story about tires removed from city vehicles and abandoned in a field..."
Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Headlines
"...Mike Martinez responding on his Facebook page to "The Tire Mound of Mystery," News, Dec. 4, regarding the city-owned..."
Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature
The Tire Mound of Mystery
Thousands of city tires lie moldering southeast of town – and the city is claiming ignorance
"...of a field southeast of Downtown are thousands of tires – perhaps as many as 6,000, estimates Victor Almaguer,..."
Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Official Tire Manifest Forms Provided by the City of Austin
"...Environmental Quality provides a standard five-part form for tracking scrapped tires. Each section is required to be filled out..."
Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Making It, Weirdly
A little elbow grease and perseverance pays off for creative entrepeneur Luke Iseman
"...(to funnel gray water, someday), and indecipherable mounds of scraps surround the centerpiece of the yard, an enclosure housing..."
Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Laurel Chesky
STOMP: Discarded Scrap Waiting to Be Heard
STOMP turned the Paramount Theatre stage into a tidy salvage yard, where every piece of junk became a percussive instrument waiting to be heard.
"...STOMP: Discarded Scrap Waiting to Be Heard..."
