Ronnie Earle Building survives another close vote - Price back up to nearly $43 Million

Cost over runs for a new building for the County's DA office mean the building will now be 42,487,620.

www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2015/05/ronnie-earle-building-survives-another-close-vote/

Travis County has also voted to place a $291 million dollar bond for a new courthouse on November's ballot.

www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2015/04/activist-opposes-travis-courthouse-bond-proposal/

Note: The Love North Austin blog is opposed to this bond after Judge Eckhardt stated at an ANC meeting last month that the reason Travis County is putting the courthouse downtown is to interface with Republic Park and serve the law offices downtown.

Ignoring the county population centers as detailed by the North Corridor Plan and CAMPO plan, and placing the new courthouse downtown is not just foolish--it also places an unfair burden on those families who do not live in Austin's core and yet will have to travel downtown for county services.