Editor’s note: The above video is from previous KXAN coverage.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a lengthy public comment period, the Austin city council voted Thursday afternoon to purchase a vacant property near East Oltorf Street and Interstate 35, with plans to convert it into a housing navigation center.
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The specific site is at 2401 S I-35 in District Three. It’s near multiple schools and shares a fence with homes, which opponents stressed as risks during public comments.
Members of the public who spoke fell on both sides on whether the purchase should happen or not, but most speakers said they saw the need for a housing navigation center. Some opposed the creation of a new center altogether…