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1928
Voters approve bonds to build Austin’s first airport
1936
Robert Mueller Municipal Airport opens for commercial service
1961
New control tower and terminal built for the Jet Age dedicated by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson
1971
As Mueller becomes increasingly landlocked, citizens and leaders consider options for a new Austin airport; initial proposals center on a regional facility serving both Austin and San Antonio, which never comes to pass
1976
A study commissioned by the City identifies Bergstrom Air Force Base as the best site for a new Austin airport
1984
Citizens for Airport Relocation (C.A.R.E.) releases a redevelopment plan calling for “low-density development on the edge with high density in the center” of Mueller
1993
Voters approve bonds to build the new airport by a 2-1 margin
1997
The City contracts with ROMA Design Group to develop a Mueller redevelopment master plan; the City Council appoints a Mueller Redevelopment Advisory Group
1999
Robert Mueller Municipal Airport officially closes
2000
City Council adopts the RMMA Redevelopment Master Plan and creates the RMMA Plan Implementation Advisory Commission
2002
After a nationwide search, the City selects Catellus Development Group as its intended master developer and begins negotiations on the Mueller Master Development Agreement
2003
Seton and the City commit to building Seton’s new Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas at Mueller
2004
The Master Development Agreement is adopted by City Council, along with the zoning to implement the Mueller master plan
JUN 2006
Catellus announces the first non-medical commercial tenant, the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL)
AUG 2006
Mueller announces the first retail tenants in the regional retail center
SEP 2006
Construction begins on regional retail
JAN 2007
Ground breaks on Dell Pediatric Research Institute
MAR 2007
The Mueller Central information center opens
APR 2007
The first stores in Mueller’s regional retail center open
JUN 2007
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas opens
AUG 2007
Construction begins on first single-family houses
SEP 2007
Ground breaks on Mueller’s first for-rent apartments by Simmons Vedder
NOV 2007
Seton Administrative Headquarters Groundbreaking
LATE 2007
Mueller’s first residents move in
SUMMER 2008
Construction begins on the second phase of residential
SUMMER 2008
Lake Park, Southwest Greenway, First Neighborhood Amenity Center open
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