[UPDATED Aug. 4 to include additional upcoming events]
District 7 information
The Austin City Council District 7 includes about 27 square miles in North Austin, according to City Demographer Ryan Robinson's 10-1 demographics presentation from December 2013.
Neighborhoods in District 7 include Balcones Woods, Gracywoods, Lamplight Village, Milwood, Preston Oaks, Scofield Farms, Scofield Ridge, Walnut Creek, Walnut Crossing and Wooten.
The district borders District 4, and the two share many of the same issues, such as poor east-west road infrastructure, according to www.austindistrict7.org, a coalition of North Austin residents who are following the District 7 race.
Issues affecting District 7 include quality of life, having a mix of housing, schools, public health and safety, open space, the environment, transportation, infrastructure and the economy and small business, said Steven Zettner, the editor of www.austindistrict7.org.
Candidates
Jeb Boyt
Ed English
Zack Ingraham
- Occupation: Restaurant Manager
- Top issues: Water, housing, affordability and transportation
- No site as of yet
Melissa Zone
Voter resources
Upcoming events
AURA forum: Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. at Yarborough Branch Library, 2200 Hancock Drive. Questions will be focused on AURA's platform that includes public transportation, land use and housing. Visit the Facebook event page for more information: www.facebook.com/events/1529144570634466/
Gracywoods Neighborhood Association forum: Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. at Saint Albert the Great Catholic Church, 12041 Bittern Hollow. www.lovenorthaustin.com/votings-infolinks.html
City Council Candidate Forum: Sept. 11 from 6–9 p.m. for districts 4 and 7. Northwest Recreation Center, 2913 Northland Drive. Call 311 or visit www.austintexas.gov/10-one
This list represents all of the candidates running for the District 7 seat. For updates on Austin 10-1 elections, visit impactnews.com/vote-2014/vote-central-texas.
