The city of Georgetown is considering improvements to the Austin Avenue bridges spanning the North and South San Gabriel rivers.[/caption]1. Georgetown City Council will discuss the Austin Avenue bridges project during Tuesday's City Council workshop meeting at 3:30 p.m. at 101 E. Seventh St.
Georgetown Transportation Analyst Nat Waggoner will present the project's midterm review to discuss the status of the project, including information gathered from public meetings, updates on the environmental process, recent results of forensic testing and upcoming milestones.
The project is evaluating the historic bridge structures to determine if the city will move forward with replacing or repairing the bridges that span the North and South San Gabriel rivers.
On Oct. 5 the Georgetown Neighborhood Alliance, a group of downtown residents and business owners, met to discuss its position on the project.
Len Denton, a representative of the alliance, said the group is advocating the city remove replacing the bridges as an option for consideration.
"The best option is a repair-and-maintenance strategy," Denton said, adding that replacing the bridges could lead to a closure of Austin Avenue for 18-36 months. "If that is the case, that could result in a potentially devastating impact on the downtown retail district."
The meeting will be live-streamed and available for replay at www.gtv.georgetown.org.
The council will hold its regular meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. For the agenda, visit http://agendas.georgetown.org.
2. Tuesday is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 8 election.Voters can check to see if they are already registered to vote by visiting the Texas Secretary of State’s website or the Williamson County elections page.
Williamson County applicants may print a voter registration application from the Williamson County Elections office website and either hand-deliver the completed form to its office at 301 SE Inner Loop, Ste. 104, Georgetown, or mail the application to Williamson County Elections, P.O. Box 209, Georgetown, TX, 78627. Mailed applications must be postmarked no later than Oct. 11.
3. Williamson County property tax statements will be mailed Tuesday, according to Williamson County Tax Assessor/Collector Deborah Hunt.
For homeowners with escrowed taxes, statements will be mailed to their lenders.
Taxes may be paid by mail, online at www.wilco.org/tax/ or in person at any of the four county tax offices located at:
Georgetown Tax Office, 904 S. Main St.
Round Rock Tax Office, 1801 E. Old Settlers Blvd. (drive-thru available)
Cedar Park Tax Office, 350 Discovery Blvd.
Taylor Tax Office, 412 Vance St.
Statements and property tax information can be found on the county's website at www.wilco.org/tax or by calling 512-943-1603, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. For questions concerning property value, visit the Williamson Central Appraisal District’s website at www.wcad.org.
FM 1460 expansion work continues.[/caption]4. The Texas Department of Transportation will reduce traffic to one lane in both directions on Hwy. 29 at various locations between River Chase Boulevard and Cedar Hollow Drive between 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today through Friday. Crews will also work between 8 p.m.-5 a.m. as needed until Thursday night.
Due to construction, there will also be one-lane traffic control on Hwy. 29 between Inner Loop Drive and Mileham Creek Bridge from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. today through Friday.
Because of construction on FM 1460, there will be no access to or from High Tech Drive, which is closed until further notice. Drivers can take an alternate route using Quail Valley and Texstar drives.
Visit www.drivetexas.org for up-to-date information on lane closures.
Georgetown ISD as well as city and county officials gathered with students April 14 to break ground on the district's fourth middle school.[/caption]5. The Georgetown ISD board of trustees will hear the first presentation Oct. 17 concerning school attendance boundaries for George Wagner Middle School, the district's fourth middle school.
The board meets at 603 Lakeway Drive. Click here for meeting agendas.
The board is expected to host several public meetings to discuss the boundary changes throughout October, November and December. The boundaries could be finalized in January.
The school will open for the 2017-18 school year.
