City leaders say that’s not happening.
AUSTIN, Texas — Online, all kinds of posts are circulating saying Zilker Park will be led “under the guise of a nonprofit.” Social media users are calling on Austinites to “Save Zilker Park.”
We wanted to know: Is the City of Austin considering handing over “Austin’s most loved park” to private ownership?”
Our sources for this story are the Austin Parks and Recreation Department, The Zilker Park Vision Plan and the group “Save Zilker Park.”
“We are not ceding over any type of management or ownership of the park to anybody else. We cannot do that, we do not have the authority to do that,” Gregory Montes, program manager for the Austin Parks and Recreation Department, said.
Instead, the City is working on a “Vision Plan” for Zilker Park to enhance and restore it. The plan includes several proposals like adding parking garages and restoring the old Zilker Hillside Theater area, which would be designed to …