Neighbors,

We need your help TODAY if you care about the future of Lions Municipal Golf Course. The University of Texas, with help from anonymous private donors, has given the City of Austin an opportunity to save Muny, to save WAYA, and to upgrade the Brackenridge Development Agreement protecting the lake and trees, with no cost to taxpayers. We have one chance to accept this gift, but Council needs to vote YES. And they need to hear from you! This treasure of a property has been a part of our community for 102 years. We have lost so many beloved and iconic landmarks in Austin…let’s not let it happen again with Muny.

If you have not already written to City Council, please take a moment to do so today. It’s important that City officials hear from as many Austinites who support saving Muny as possible. Please share this message with friends, family, and neighbors who care about preserving green space, honoring a civil rights landmark, and keeping affordable recreational opportunities available in our community.

Thank you for lending your voice to SAVE MUNY.

1. Please click on this link: All Council Members | AustinTexas.gov
2. Complete the form with personal information
3. Copy and paste into the subject line:Vote YES November 19 (Item 50) on the Proposed Amendments to the 1989 UT Brackenridge Development Agreement to Protect an Austin Icon for Future Generations.
4. Copy and paste the letter below into the message box. Please consider adding a few sentences with your personal connection to Muny and its rich history.Dear Mayor Watson and Austin City Council Members,I urge you to approve the proposed amendments to the 1989 Brackenridge Development Agreement. After decades of uncertainty, there is an opportunity to transfer all 141 acres of Lions Municipal Golf Course (“Muny”) to the City, preserving an Austin icon for future generations. These amendments will conserve precious urban green space in perpetuity, protecting a public gathering place for youth sports and recreation for all of Austin. The proposal also improves environmental protections. If this agreement is delayed or reopened, we risk losing this opportunity forever.The importance of Muny to our community goes beyond golf. In 1950, Muny became the first desegregated public golf course in the south, four years before Brown v. Board of Education and without a court order. The course was recognized as a civil rights landmark with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Numerous middle and high school teams use Muny as a practice course, where kids from across the city learn core values in a safe, affordable place. Muny is host to more than 75,000 rounds annually and numerous charity events. As 141 acres of green space, Muny is a wildlife refuge, home to thousands of heritage oaks, and a treasured resource for all of Austin for more than a century. The amendments also offer major environmental improvements over the 1989 development agreement, adding new heritage tree protections, water quality and drainage standards, and established waterfront setbacks. An anonymous gift is making this possible now, but we risk losing the opportunity if the deal is rejected or delayed. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Please vote YES on November 19 for the currently proposed BDA amendments to save an Austin gem and civil rights landmark for future generations.