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A rendering shows the future public parking garage, looking at it from above Ninth Street. (Rendering courtesy CPM Texas)

A rendering shows the future public parking garage, looking at it from above Ninth Street. (Rendering courtesy CPM Texas)

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Georgetown's Red Poppy Lot will turn into second downtown parking garage

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Friday, May 29, 2026
Mere months after the public parking garage at Sixth and Main opened, the City of Georgetown is already working on its second downtown parking garage – this time as a partnership with the Texas Municipal League.
A schematic for the Georgetown YMCA shows an overhead view of the parking lot, the building and the outside courts and pools that will be a part of the two-story building. (Rendering courtesy City of Georgetown)

A schematic for the Georgetown YMCA shows an overhead view of the parking lot, the building and the outside courts and pools that will be a part of the two-story building. (Rendering courtesy City of Georgetown)

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Groundbreaking for bond-approved Georgetown YMCA estimated for FY27

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The new YMCA facility on 6200 Williams Drive — which was approved by voters through the 2023 bond election — will be part of Georgetown’s 2027 Capital Improvement Project budget.
Trae Sutton, Vice President and COO of KPA Engineers, far left, and Lua Saluone, left, Transportation Manager, present the schematics for Austin Avenue and University Avenue to city council during the April 28 meeting. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Trae Sutton, Vice President and COO of KPA Engineers, far left, and Lua Saluone, left, Transportation Manager, present the schematics for Austin Avenue and University Avenue to city council during the April 28 meeting. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Georgetown City Council okays road changes for Austin Avenue, University

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Friday, May 1, 2026
Georgetown City Council approved schematics for the Austin Avenue corridor and downtown road changes that are a part of the larger Downtown Master Plan, with a goal of making downtown more pedestrian friendly on April 28.
Construction on the Austin Avenue bridge has been paused since this winter, when issues with the work were discovered. (Sun Archive)

Construction on the Austin Avenue bridge has been paused since this winter, when issues with the work were discovered. (Sun Archive)

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City of Georgetown could terminate Austin Avenue bridge contract

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, April 30, 2026
After meeting in executive session Tuesday, April 28, Georgetown City Council approved an action that could terminate the Austin Avenue vehicular bridges contract with Cekra Inc. if the two sides can’t agree on a deal to finish and fix the work.
This chart shows the next five years of capital wastewater projects. Updates on these projects can be found on the city’s Capital Projects website at https://georgetown-tx.cleargov.com/projects.

This chart shows the next five years of capital wastewater projects. Updates on these projects can be found on the city’s Capital Projects website at https://georgetown-tx.cleargov.com/projects.

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$850 million in water, wastewater projects in Georgetown's pipeline for FY27

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Georgetown could spend an estimated $441,766,862 on water projects and $415,569,500 on wastewater projects during the coming fiscal year.
City of Georgetown Planning Director Edgar Garcia, right, speaks to residents about the planning department’s latest projects, including updating the city’s Unified Development Code which dictates how development happens around the city. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

City of Georgetown Planning Director Edgar Garcia, right, speaks to residents about the planning department’s latest projects, including updating the city’s Unified Development Code which dictates how development happens around the city. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Georgetown invests in roads, water, public safety

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Georgetown’s annual State of Our City event March 12 gave residents a glimpse into the city’s latest efforts through a talk about projects coming in 2026, water, public safety, transportation and more.
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