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Study presents transportation methods for Austin Avenue

Kaitlyn Wilkes

Friday, July 7, 2023

The preliminary results of the Austin Avenue Corridor Study, which considers new methods and updates to transportation in the area, were presented to the Georgetown City Council during their workshop on June 27.

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City Council awards contracts for street construction, maintenance

Kaitlyn Wilkes

Friday, July 7, 2023

City Council on June 27 awarded two construction contracts and three street maintenance contracts as part of its statutory consent agenda. Awarded to five separate companies, the contracts for the construction and street maintenance totals to $33.97 million.

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Georgetown eyes November bond

Kaitlyn Wilkes

Friday, June 30, 2023

Georgetown Assistant City Manager Laurie Brewer and Assistant Finance Director Nathan Parras presented a list of potential items that could appear in a November bond election during the city’s June 27 city council workshop.

Lakeside Estates would border two current developments, adding to housing in the area. Photo courtesy of Zovest.

Georgetown City Council supports MUD concept with 1,500 home, resort, amenities

Kaitlyn Wilkes

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Council members showed preliminary support for a new Municipal Utility District and its proposed land use in Georgetown’s extraterritorial jurisdiction during a Tuesday, June 27, city council workshop.

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Total budget for proposed park capital improvements worries some Georgetown council members

Kaitlyn Wilkes

Friday, June 16, 2023

Some Georgetown City Council members expressed concern during a workshop Tuesday, June 13, about the scope of projects outlined in the city’s five-year Parks and Recreation Capital Improvement Plan.

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Georgetown considers micro-trenching to aid in future fiber internet availability

Kaitlyn Wilkes

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Georgetown City Council will further explore micro-trenching in the city as a way to lay new fiber internet cables and is looking at a draft policy for consideration after a 6-1 vote Tuesday, June 13.

Members of the 2023 Civic Leadership Academy cohort during the Tuesday, May 9, Georgetown City Council meeting. Courtesy the City of Georgetown

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Georgetown City Council celebrates Civic Leadership Academy graduates

Brigid Cooley

Monday, May 22, 2023

Georgetown City Council honored and recognized graduates from the city’s Civic Leadership Academy program Tuesday, May 9.

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Georgetown City Council hears latest on City Center, Fire Station projects

Brigid Cooley

Sunday, May 14, 2023

Georgetown is inching closer to having its own City Center festival space as city staff chip away at the five year Capital Improvements Plan.

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G’town council issues bonds at meeting

Brigid Cooley

Monday, May 1, 2023

The Georgetown City Council approved the issuance of general obligation and revenue bonds, as well as some certificates of obligation, during its Tuesday, April 25, meeting. Ordinances were passed on first and final reading.

The amended future land use map shows majority single-family zoning designations for the North Old Town neighborhood, as well as some medium-density mixed housing and office zonings near the outskirts of the neighborhood. City council approved the amended map during its Tuesday, April 11, meeting.

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Georgetown approves future land use plan amendment for North Old Town

Brigid Cooley

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

The Georgetown City Council voted Tuesday, April 11, to amend the city’s zoning designations earmarked for the North Old Town neighborhood as laid out in the future land use map — an action marking a long-sought victory for neighborhood residents.

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