1. Round Rock acquires land for residential development
The city of Round Rock acquired a portion of the Sauls Ranch East development, annexing and rezoning the land at a Jan. 9 City Council meeting.
The details
The Sauls Ranch East development is located southeast of the Creek Bend Boulevard and Wyoming Springs Boulevard intersection. Round Rock annexed phase two of the development, which makes up 55.7 acres of the land.
City Council approved the annexation and zoned the development as a single-family mixed zoning, made up of 123 lots.
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2. Developer looks to change designs for The District in Round Rock
The developers of the 65.5-acre mixed use project known as The District are seeking the city of Round Rock's approval for another update to the design plan.
The city of Round Rock's Planning & Zoning Commission gave initial approval for these updates Jan. 15, but the fourth major change to the development plan will need to receive final approval from City Council.
What you need to know
The potential update includes a change to what will be the development's designated main street from Marshall Circle to District Way, formerly marked as Fender Road on the site plan.
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3. Baylor Scott & White celebrates expansion doubling capacity of Round Rock hospital
Just two years after the hospital system broke ground on an expansion to its Round Rock hospital, Baylor Scott & White celebrated the doubling of its capacity with partial completion of the project.
In a nutshell
BSW held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 13 to celebrate partial completion of a project expanding the total number of beds in the Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Round Rock.
What they're saying
The expansion comes as the area is experiencing high levels of growth, Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell said.
"The reality is, we have over 4,000 new residents a month moving into Williamson County, Texas," Gravell said. "We have over 700,000 residents. We live in one of the fastest growing regions, not only in America but in the world."
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4. $183M in Round Rock parks projects underway
Work happening on the park and Heritage Trail West is part of a citywide push totaling roughly $183 million to update parks and trails, said Rick Atkins, director of parks and recreation.
The big picture
As parts of Old Settlers Park are leveled to make way for new sports and recreational facilities, city crews are also getting their hands dirty near the city’s downtown on new parks and trails projects.
A common thread among these projects, Atkins said, is the goal of improving pedestrian safety, quality of life and resident wellness.
“We are working very hard to keep pedestrians and vehicular traffic away from each other,” Atkins said.
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