Those fighting to get a public vote on the gigantic Austin land Leading the charge is attorney Fred Lewis, who filed suit against the city to get CodeNEXT on the November ballot. He’s calling for the Planning Commission to be reformed with fewer people from the real estate development biz in accordance with the city charter.
Fred Lewis says the first thing the city needs to do is reconstitute the Planning Commission according to the City Charter. Lewis says too many people in the real estate development industry are on it. There’s a couple of other changes he’d like to see.