Georgetown City Council
City’s three largest hotels give over $37K in delinquent taxes
Kaitlyn Wilkes
After conducting an audit on hotels for the first time in 10 years, Georgetown found approximately $37,633 in unpaid Hotel Occupancy Tax.
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Fire Chief John Sullivan presents a public safety update to the city council during their February 28 meeting. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
Fire department strives to reduce response times
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Facing increased demands for service due to population growth, the Georgetown Fire Department is aiming to get response times down to nine minutes to get to residents in medical distress earlier and to stop the spread of fires.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Dave Richardson
Dave Richardson hopes to bring new ideas to Georgetown city council
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Georgetown resident Dave Richardson is running for District 4 City Council to make sure Georgetown maintains the charm that he and his wife fell in love with when they moved here in 2019. The small-town energy was something he loved about his hometown of Naperville, Illinois. Mr.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
City staff works with legislators to reduce local impact
Kaitlyn Wilkes
There’s less than a month left for state legislators to file bills for the 89th Legislative Session, and Georgetown’s city staff is already tracking more than 1,000 bills on their “watch list” because of the potential impacts to the city’s residents.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Two contested city council races, GISD candidates unopposed
The filing period has come and gone, and May 3 Georgetown City Council races are set. In Council District 3, newcomers Ben Butler and Joe Orsak will run to replace Mike Triggs, who is not running for re-election.District 4 incumbent Ron Garland will face challenger Dave Richardson.
The number of motor vehicle crashes in Georgetown has steadily gone up, with a noticeable dip in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. (Courtesy Georgetown Police Department)
Crashes on the rise on Georgetown roads
Kaitlyn Wilkes
The number of motor vehicle crashes in Georgetown has gone up steadily over the past 14 years — from 1,658 crashes in 2011 to 3,871 in 2024 — as the city’s population has increased.
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Ron Garland
Ron Garland aims to maintain city culture, projects
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Georgetown District 4 Council Member Ron Garland is running for his second term because he has “thoroughly enjoyed” working with city staff in a time of growth to maintain the culture and small town spirit of the city. “I really ran [again] because I enjoyed it,” he said.
Tuesday, February 18, 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
Changes come to multi-family development standards
Kaitlyn Wilkes
Georgetown’s standards for new multi-family developments are set to change as city council works to update the city’s Unified Development Code — which outlines building and planning standards for residents and developers.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Option 1: In this plan, the soccer fields would be terraced to accommodate the flood zone they’re in because of their location near the San Gabriel River.
San Gabriel Park update to change athletic fields, parking
Kaitlyn Wilkes
The fourth phase of projects at San Gabriel Park will address the park’s soccer and baseball fields.
Monday, February 10, 2025