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02/03/2012 03:33 PM

Business Now: New MUDs could mean big development

By: YNN Staff

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Two Municipal Utility Districts, or MUDs, are in the works for southeast Austin and could bring plenty of development to the area.

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Click here to read more on this story in the Austin Business Journal.

Austin Business Journal Editor Colin Pope said MUDs can issue bonds to pay for pipes, sewage lines and other services within its boundaries. The districts can start large neighborhood areas, including Circle C.

The planned MUDs for southeast Austin could bring as many as 8,200 new homes, but the districts are still under city review.

Find out more in this edition of “Business Now” in the video above.