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Zilker Park Posse RecordsAn Inventory of the Collection
Administrative HistoryThe Zilker Park Posse and the Save Barton Creek Association were organized in the late 1970s in reaction to the accelerated plans for urban development in the Barton Creek Watershed. The organizations were dedicated to preserving the unique environment of Barton Creek and to restoring the water quality of Barton Springs. The Zilker Park Posse was formed as a political action committee to compliment the Save Barton Creek Association, a 501 (C)(3) non-profit, informational organization. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe small collection includes materials related to the actions taken by the Zilker Park Posse to oppose proposed zoning changes in the Barton Creek area, to pass an ordinance which would regulate development in the Barton Creek watershed and to promote candidates for Austin City Council that recognize the environmental concerns of large scale development in the Barton Creek watershed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Included are a variety of documents such as legal briefs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports, maps Planning Commission meeting agendas and flyers related to Zoning case C14-78-105 and Zoning case C14-82-087, both requests to change zoning. Zoning Case C14-78-105 requested a zoning change from a Residence District to one that would allow for apartment buildings, offices and general retail for a 108 acre parcel in the Barton Creek/MoPac Boulevard area that Tom Bradfield, Donald Cummins and Robert Mueller, Jr. wanted to develop. This zoning case led the City Council to consider enacting an ordinance to minimize the impact of development on the water quality of Barton Creek and Barton Springs and the collection includes two versions of this ordinance. Zoning case C14-82-087 was also a request for a zoning change from Residence District to one that would allow for apartment buildings on a 3-plus acre site in the Bouldin Creek neighborhood. Also included in the collection are election flyers, newspaper clippings and endorsement flyers for candidates that the Zilker Park Posse supported for the 1981 City Council race. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsRestrictions on AccessOpen to all users. Restrictions on UseNone. Return to the Table of Contents
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Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationCustodial HistoryDonated by a member of the Zilker Park Posse. Preferred CitationZilker Park Posse Records (AR.1995.007). Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, Texas. Acquisition InformationDonor #: DO/1983/071 Donation Date: 1995 Processing InformationFinding aid created and encoded by Molly Hults in 2012. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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