1. Georgetown ISD buys land
GISD trustees voted Monday to buy three tracts of land within the district’s boundaries that together total 79 acres. Tracts in the southeast and southwest sections of the district’s boundaries will be sites of future elementary schools. Superintendent Fred Brent said the locations of the land buys will be released, “as soon as we get all the legal paperwork taken care of.”
2. City Council continues budget talks
Georgetown City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop Tuesday on the city's fiscal year 2017-18 budget and tax rate. Council members discussed a draft of the new budget earlier this month. The draft included proposals for road, public safety and park enhancements, according to the city. The draft also included proposed funding for new city staff positions in the utilities, parks and other service areas. Public hearings on the new budget and property tax rate will be held Aug. 8 and Aug. 15, according to the city.
Tuesday's workshop will start at 3 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 101 E. Seventh St., Georgetown.
3. Open house will show results of flood map project
Officials with the city of Georgetown and the Texas Water Development Board will host an open house Wednesday to get public comments on flooding and flood-prone areas in Georgetown. No formal presentations are planned during the meeting, but attendees will be able to see results of a flood plain mapping project that shows where flood-prone areas are located. Officials are undertaking a regional flood-protection planning study to identify areas that regularly see flooding and develop mitigation strategies.
The event begins at 6 p.m. at the Georgetown Municipal Complex, 300-1 Industrial Ave., Georgetown
4. Williamson County funds air quality program
Williamson County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to provide more than $30,000 to the Capital Area Council of Governments’ Regional Air Quality Program. After state funding cuts made by Gov. Greg Abbott in June, CAPCOG has been asking its Central Texas members—about two-dozen governmental entities spanning from Williamson County to the city of Buda— to help cover $287,000 in budget costs. Williamson County will pay $30,205, to be paid in two installments: the first, $3,473, must be paid before September, and the remaining $26,732 will be paid before October.
5. Have you seen any odd activity on your TxTag account?
TxTag officials told customers last week to double-check their tollway accounts after officials received a higher-than-normal volume of calls to the agency's customer service line. The tolling-tag company said in the process of working with EZ TAG and TollTag to function throughout Kansas and other states, the transfer of account information caused customers to receive invoices and violations in error.
TxTag officials have asked customers to call only the agency that issued their tollway tag to dispute the invoices and violations in question. The agency will then file a dispute on the customer’s behalf to resolve any issues. A TxTag statement on the situation is available on the company’s website.
