Acronyms

Last night, Jill and I attended our first "RMMA PIAC" committee meeting. That's a lot of letters; it stands for "Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission". Basically, it's a bunch of stakeholders (neighbors, future residents, etc.) meeting with people from Catellus (the master developer) and Roma (the design company). It's a forum to ask questions and get updates, as a community, on the progress of things. The meeting was headed up by the enthusiastic & put-together Rick Krivoniak:



It was a really enlightening meeting for us. Aside from just meeting some of our future neighbors (hi guys!), we also got a real sense of "who's in charge" at Mueller. The verdict? They're not some big faceless company off in Boise, Idaho ... they're real Austinites, living and working here. They seem to be invested in this process and have the right motives at heart, at least as far as we can tell.

That went a long way towards putting our mind at ease about what Mueller will be like. Of course, there are still lots of important issues that need watchful eyes on them; but it feels doable. Plus, we learned all kinds of inside stuff that hasn't been publicized. Curious? Then you should come to the next meeting. :)