Williamson County officials celebrated the grand opening of the Williamson County Administration Building on July 14 with a ribbon-cutting ahead of the first Commissioners Court meeting in the new facility.
The 120,000-square-foot county building houses customer-facing services like the tax assessor and county clerk's offices and will host Commissioners Court meetings going forward.
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The new facility, located at 1848 Texas Trail, is big enough to accommodate Williamson County as the third-fastest-growing county in the country, County Judge Steven Snell said at the celebration.
Key features of the new building include:
- An expanded county tax office with a drive-thru
- A new county clerk’s office
- A larger courtroom, which can be converted into a meeting space
“This courtroom faces north, so you can actually see the historic courthouse across the sea of trees,” Snell said.
What else?
To facilitate access to the new building, the county completed a $2.7 million expansion of Wilco Way, funded through the county’s road and bridge budget.
Engineered by American Structure Point and constructed by Smith Contracting, the road has a roundabout and connects Southwestern Boulevard to SE Inner Loop. It connects several facilities, including the Juvenile Justice Center, the Georgetown Annex building and the Children's Advocacy Center.
“We enjoy [the road] now, but it'll become even more important as traffic continues [to grow], as well as the city and the county's project to widen the Inner Loop begins very shortly,” Precinct 3 Commissioner Valerie Covey said.
One more thing
WilCo officials also hosted the State of the County Address on July 14 in the new Administration Building.
With a population that is expected to double by 2050, Snell said the county is focusing on:
- Road and water infrastructure to support residents
- Economic development to increase job opportunities
- Improving government facilities to increase efficiency
"We don't just need to grow for the sake of growth,” Snell said. “We need to stay grounded in what makes Williamson County special and make sure we're enhancing the family atmosphere and not taking away from it."
