The Austin City Council reviewed several agenda items for approval on Thursday. Three agenda items were green-lit. But council members postponed the vote for a promising income program that could ease the financial burden weighing many families down.
The 2021-22 Austin water budget will increase by $1.4 million for "operational resiliency" at drinking water treatments
A $65,000 grant was approved to be allotted for the study of SARS-CoV-2 in cats and how its possible mutations may affect humansThe vote for the guaranteed income program was postponed and will be revisited next month Austin’s 2021-2022 water budget will be increased by $1.4 million given the council’s ordinance approval. “Operational resiliency” is the goal of drinking water treatment plants. Those approved dollars will aid in making that happen by advancing their software and opening up full-time positions.
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