And here we have a video project that my journalism group shot during Spring 2013. The project concerned a piece of realty out in Manor, where two opposing groups seek to wrestle control over the rights to develop the land:
Between U.S. 290 and State H.W. 130 lies some hot property. Over 161 acres, this piece of land is at the center of a major Austin conflict. Republic Services, a waste disposal company and owner of Allied Waste, is currently using the land with permission from Travis County. Their contract expires in 2015. But Republic Services wants to extend its contract and build a recycling plant on the property- a plan that disrupts the City of Austin's proposal to make the area a new town center. One of the developers of this Imagine Austin plan is Pete Dwyer; he already owns extensive property in the area and has been developing a neighborhood (Wildhorse Ranch) adjacent to the land in question. Dwyer believes that having a recycling center in the area will bring down current property values and discourage potential homeowners
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