Williamson County to sue Austin over hotel for people transitioning out of homelessness
The Williamson County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to request a lawsuit be filed against the city of Austin for purchasing a Candlewood Suites hotel to house people transitioning out of homelessness.
Austin’s plans for the Candlewood Suites, which is located on Pecan Park Boulevard in Williamson County, have been the target of county commissioners and nearby residents since the project was initially approved by Austin City Council in February.
County officials said the city didn’t communicate with them ahead of the purchase of the site.
“To my knowledge, we asked them to hit the pause button, and let’s have a dialogue and conversation,” County Judge Bill Gravell said during Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting. “Let’s have a conversation with our residents and with our small-business owners. And they failed to do so.”
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