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A map of the proposed development highlighted the different lot sizes according to color. However, no information on the specifics of the lot sizes or amount of houses in the subdivision were provided during the July 23 council workshop. (Map courtesy Gray Civil Engineering)
Council members, developer debate building impact fees
Kaitlyn Wilkes
A proposed project that would straddle Georgetown and the City of Weir’s extraterritorial jurisdictions could bring 340 acres of single-family housing, a school site and an amenity center with some commercial aspects to the area. The proposed development is tentatively called the Pinnacle MUD.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
The roadways through the development are currently conceptual as they will have to meet road spacing standards set by the city’s Unified Development Code.
Disannexed property changes course
Kaitlyn Wilkes
A property that left Georgetown’s extraterritorial jurisdiction is now requesting to come back into the ETJ, with eventual annexation into the city as the ultimate goal. The ETJ is a designated buffer area just outside the city limits, according to the city.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Obligation bonds approved for city project funding
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Georgetown City Council approved a list of Certificates of Obligation and General Obligation Bonds for 2025 that will help fund city projects. Actions were approved as part of the city’s Tuesday, April 22, consent agenda.
Friday, April 25, 2025
Georgetown resident Heath Cole voices concerns during a February 11 Texas Commission for Environmental Quality meeting about a Nova368, LLC wastewater package plant permit. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
Wastewater package plants spring resident concerns
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Danette Ray’s property off State Highway 29 in West Georgetown has open space and native grasses near the San Gabriel River. With wildlife easement on her property, she conserves the land for the golden-cheeked warblers – a bird that’s currently on the endangered species list. Ms.
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Commercial, multi-family development granted rezone in Southeast Georgetown
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Georgetown City Council approved rezoning almost 15 acres of land at Sam Houston Avenue and Rockride Lane from agricultural to a Planned Unit Development during its February 11 regular meeting. The PUD will have a base zonings of commercial, high-density multi-family and low-density multi-family.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Library spends over $400,000 on materials in 2025 fiscal year
Kaitlyn Wilkes
The library is making several purchases for e-books, e-audiobooks, streaming video, database access, audio/visual materials and print collections for the 2025 Fiscal Year.
Friday, October 11, 2024
Senate Bill creates challenges with planning, wastewater use
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Since Senate Bill 2038 went into effect last September, approximately 1,600 acres of land have left Georgetown’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, raising concerns over city planning and development control.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
City rejects bids associated with Austin Avenue Bridge rehabilitation
Kaitlyn Wilkes
In late November, the City of Georgetown opened up bids for a project to reconstruct Austin Avenue between Second Street and Morrow Street. This would have included the rehabilitation of the Austin Avenue Bridges over the North and South portions of the San Gabriel River.
Friday, January 12, 2024
Georgetown, Wilco enter into two interlocal agreements
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Two interlocal agreements between Georgetown and Williamson County were approved by the City Council during the December 12 meeting.
The first agreement is related to design and construction for water line improvements along Ronald Reagan Boulevard. The city will take on 40.
Monday, December 18, 2023
The future of Georgetown’s ETJ hangs in uncertainty
Kaitlyn Wilkes
On May 19, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 2038. The bill allows property owners of land inside a city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction to petition to leave or disannex from a city.
The ETJ is a designated buffer area just outside the city limits, according to the city.
Wednesday, November 22, 2023