Watson reflects on first 100 days as Austin mayor, talks about real estate permitting priorities


Austin Mayor Kirk Watson marked 100 days in office by sitting down with KXAN News for an interview.

The conversation touched multiple topics of interest for the business community, including permitting for real estate. Watson noted that lengthy site reviews, a common complaint among real estate developers, can worsen affordability by raising costs.

"What I've asked them to do is a performance review of the overall site planning process, which is the part that ends up eating up so much time," he…

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