The Williamson County Sun

Historic homes primarily in the Old Town and downtown areas doing certain outdoor repairs of $10,000 or more will receive a tax exemption starting at 25 percent. The program was approved on its first reading during the regular meeting of Georgetown City Council at its September 12 meeting. Council Member Mike Triggs, District 3, opposed the measure. The exemption was established to assist…

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Georgetown is pressing pause on creating industrial districts in its extraterritorial jurisdiction because of future guidance cities may receive from the state on creating such districts. The initiative to create an industrial district emerged from language seen in Senate Bill 2038. This bill gives property owners and residents of the ETJ the right to de-annex

September 1921 takes its place in Williamson County’s historic archives.

Fueled by a hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico, a wicked storm pummeled Williamson County September 8-10, lasting 35 hours.

During the past seven years, Georgetown and Williamson County residents have experienced the remnants of wind and rain from Hurricane Harvey, substantial power ou

• Charles Duval, third from left, the president of the Williamson County Deputies Association was joined by supporters as he spoke to the press on August 29. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

The Williamson County Deputies Association spoke out against the Williamson County Commissioners Court during the Tuesday commissioners court meeting over the amount of funds the Sheriff’s Office will receive for the 2024 Fiscal Year budget. The association claimed the department is facing a shortage of deputies

To help fund the water department’s capital improvement plan and rising inflation costs, Georgetown City Council voted unanimously to raise the city’s water and wastewater rates 13 percent in Fiscal Year 2024. During the Tuesday August 22 council workshop, Matthew Garrett, managing partner at NewGen Strategies and Solution, presented an update on the 2022 water and wastewater cost of service…

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• The first bridge design features a lower railing for pedestrians and cyclists. (Courtesy Rosales + Partners, Inc.)
• The second bridge design takes inspiration from historic bridges. (Courtesy Rosales + Partners, Inc.)
• The third bridge design features one main structural tower. (Courtesy Rosales + Partners, Inc.)

The Georgetown City Council was presented with the three final bridge design ideas for the Austin Avenue pedestrian bridge that will help connect downtown to other parts of the ci

The sounds of Texas blues, country music, cover bands and rock n’ roll seep out of restaurants and bars in downtown Georgetown — like Barrel & Amps, Roots and Tejas Meat Supply — and street performers bring the Square to life each weekend. Nestled just 40 minutes from the Live Music Capital, the ra

Georgetown City Council has finalized its November bond package, and during a special meeting Tuesday, August 15, officially placed $130 million worth of projects on the November 7 ballot. Split into four propositions, if approved in the election by voters, the bond would fund a city partnership with the YMCA of Central Texas, the building of a new City administrative building, the r

For Fiscal Year 2024, Georgetown city staff projects the city’s revenue will be $97.59 million, a 9.3 percent decrease from the city’s 2023 budget. City Manager David Morgan gave an overview of the next fiscal year’s budget and received input and feedback from the council at a workshop August 8.This is the city council’s second presentation and feedback session about the 2024 budget. The…

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The City of Georgetown will work with a water utility company to secure a minimum of 35,000 and a maximum of 75,000 acre-feet of groundwater for the city. City council unanimously moved to work with EPCOR, which has a presence in Round Rock, on a future Groundwater Reservation Agreement at a special meeting Wednesday, August 9. The agreement would give the city access to the new water source. …

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As Georgetown City Council continues to look at projects to include in a possible $136 million November bond election, council members discussed removing Blue Hole Park improvements from a package in favor of using Certificate of Obligation to fund the work. The proposed Bond Proposition B, as of Tuesday, included $6 million for Blue Hole Park work and $49 million for the expansion and…

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The City of Georgetown further explained its decision to enact Stage 2 and Stage 3 water restrictions across the city and the stability of the city’s water system during a Tuesday, July 25, news conference. Due to excessive irrigation, water supply challenges and severe drought conditions, the City of Georgetown announced July 17 that Stage 3 water restrictions would be in effect through

Georgetown residents who live in historic homes in Old Town and the city’s downtown area will soon be eligible for funding to aid in rehabilitating their properties. Georgetown City Council was presented with details about the tax exemption program that the council last discussed in November 2022.

More details were shared Tuesday, July 25, about a future partnership between the city of Georgetown and the YMCA of Central Texas. Funding for the collaboration, which would build a new YMCA center to Georgetown on Williams Drive, would have to be approved by residents through a bond election in November . The city wo

Thirty-three feet underneath the constant flow of traffic on Interstate 35 lies a complex cave system that has seen the likes of the Columbian mammoth, saber tooth cat, prairie dogs and Texans alike. First discovered on accident...

The first of the 3D printed homes built by ICON and Lennar in Georgetown will be made available for public viewing on Saturday, July 22, with a welcome event from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. The neighborhood is located south of Highway 29 on the northside of Wolf Ranch Parkway at Legends Lane.

Georgetown six-year-old Brixton Wood has been a lifelong Cincinnati Bengals fan. When choosing what team to support, he looked to his dad, Brodie, who had been a Bengals fan for over 20 years.

The City of Georgetown issued a press release on Friday, July 14, stating due to high, sustained water use and system treatments nearing capacity, the city is temporarily enacting stage 3 water restrictions. The restrictions will last until Monday, July 17.

The plans for Georgetown’s Fiscal Year 2024 general fund as well as other funds for city departments were presented to city council members during a budget workshop Tuesday, July 11. The general fund is the primary source of money for Georgetown. Departments that are included in the fund are parks, safety, streets, city administration, water and electricity among others. “I do want to remind…

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Georgetown’s North Lake Water Treatment Plant expansion, which broke ground on construction two years ago, is expected to open in the next six to eight weeks, allowing the city to provide more residents with water as the local population continues to grow.

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.

Four years after Georgetown City Council approved initial plans to build a Costco at the northwest corner of Interstate 35 and Lakeway Drive, the membership warehouse store will open on July 14.

The 158,000-square-foot Georgetown Costco will employ 325 people, and will be the second new grocery option for Georgetown residents to open since the beginning of June, when Georgetown’s new H-E-B went online.

A new restaurant, the Palomino, is set to open next month inside what used to be Bob’s Catfish-N-More on East Morrow street near San Gabriel Park. Owned by Amber Kurkowski, co-owner of Kilwin’s on the Square, she said she decided to start her newest venture in restauranteering because she did not see many spots in Georgetown that had a wide selection of drinks for the adults

As the City of Georgetown works to update its Unified Development Code, the city is seeking suggestions and comments on a diagnostic report of the plan. According to the city, the diagnostic report assesses the existing Unified Development...

Georgetown, in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County, is accepting applications for the City of Georgetown Home Repair Program. The website for the Home Repair program states it was established to “provide home repairs to homeowners who are residents of the City of Georgetown and have limited resources.” Those interested in the program must live within the city limits of…

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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.

Jo Ivester’s experience with PFLAG began long before her experience as the president of Georgetown’s local chapter. Her mother had gone to a Pride parade to support...