Austin councilmember experiences day-to-day operations with Public Works crews

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Council will get together again on Thursday to make some major decisions.Yet almost every other week, District 2 city councilwoman Vanessa Fuentes has been taking the time to gain a first-hand understanding of how taxpayer dollars are put to work.Recently, she’s ridden along with Austin Resource Recovery workers and the Public Works Department.Fuentes even took a turn using a jackhammer while watching Public Works employees fix streets.In this fast-growing