Georgetown City Council

Georgetown City Council chose the first bridge design, which was the least expensive option presented and would cost about $14 million. (Courtesy City of Georgetown)

Georgetown City Council chose the first bridge design, which was the least expensive option presented and would cost about $14 million. (Courtesy City of Georgetown)

Georgetown City Council chooses Austin Avenue pedestrian bridges design

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Friday, March 8, 2024
Georgetown City Council decided to move forward with a design for the Austin Avenue Pedestrian Bridge during their meeting on February 27, despite the council having to re-bid the project and some members reluctantly agreeing on a design.
In addition to summarizing the other parts of the Downtown Master Plan, the city council reviewed building heights in the Downtown Overlay District Tuesday, February 27. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

In addition to summarizing the other parts of the Downtown Master Plan, the city council reviewed building heights in the Downtown Overlay District Tuesday, February 27. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Georgetown City Council to raise maximum Square building heights

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
As part of the continued discussion around building heights in the downtown area, Georgetown City Council provided city staff direction to raise the allowed building height in the outer parts of the nineblock Square from 40 feet.

City council incumbents unopposed

Katherine Hamilton
Friday, February 23, 2024
Georgetown City Council District 1 representative Amanda Parr and District 5 representative Kevin Pitts are both running unopposed this spring, after no other candidates filed with the city as of the February 16 deadline. Both incumbent council members will retain their seats for another term.

Resident survey evaluates city services

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, February 22, 2024
The results of the most recent Georgetown Resident Survey show that of the 1,213 responses the city received, 94 percent of the respondents rated Georgetown’s overall quality of life as either good or excellent.  During the February 13 Georgetown City Council workshop, Dr.
At the January 18 Electric Board meeting, the solution was presented to the board who approved a recommendation of the plan to City Council. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes

At the January 18 Electric Board meeting, the solution was presented to the board who approved a recommendation of the plan to City Council. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes

Georgetown electric to implement buy all/sell all plan for new solar customers

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
In an effort to more equitably recoup the expenses of the electric department, Georgetown officials are updating the Net Energy Metering program so that solar and non-solar users share the fixed costs of running the electric department.
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