A judge decided for The City of Wal-Mart, I mean, Austin...an honest to God little slip up there...in the lawsuit that Responsible Growth For Northcross brought against the city citing that they improperly accepted an illegal site plan for the new development. Construction is sure to begin soon as the Sports Authority, which sits on top of the soon-to-be Wal-Mart was cleared out and closed. We look forward to our neighborhood becoming increasingly shittier. Yay. With a recent upswing in crime including many robberies, an assault or two and petty theft (someone siphoned the gas out of our car last week), I fear our little area of North Austin, though not always the most beautiful or cleanest, may be headed downward rather than upwards...only time will tell, I suppose. But it ain't looking good.

Anyhow, there is an RG4N meeting to discuss the court decision and where to go next on January 11th. Info here.