The gist
Williamson County accepted applications for their fiscal year 2025-26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program through April 10, according to city documents.
At an April 8 City Council meeting, officials approved an application to request CDBG funding for:
- 1401 Pine Street drainage improvements
- Pine Street and Hogg Street drainage improvements
- Haven Lane Phase 2 drainage improvements
- Lakeway Drive sidewalk improvements
Council members received a presentation over the grant applications from Assistant Planning Director Kimberly Spencer during a workshop meeting earlier that day.
By the numbers
If approved, the four applications would provide a total of $1.29 million in infrastructure funding.
The Haven Lane Phase 2 project and Lakeway Drive project would be 50% funded through the CDBG grant, and will need additional funding outside of what the CDBG program could provide, Spencer said.
“We've got money in stormwater funds to be able to use, so this would be a match to the stormwater utility fund,” City Manager David Morgan said. “We have limited funding sources there to be able to match it.”
How it works
CDBG funding is used for areas in Williamson County where the percentage of low to moderate income individuals is 51% or higher, according to the workshop presentation.
Since 2005, the city of Georgetown has received $2.93 million in CDBG funding, according to city documents.
The impact
The FY 2025-26 funding could help improve flooding challenges, drainage concerns and sidewalk gaps in Georgetown, per the presentation.
Spencer said filling in sidewalks and building new ones would create connectivity in areas, allowing them to become more walkable.
“It’s our hope that through CDBG funding, that we can accomplish that,” Spencer said.
City staff will return to City Council prior to the acceptance of funding an execution of a contract, according to city documents.
Did you know?
The CDBG program will move into the new Williamson County Administration Building once it opens in spring 2026.
