Williamson County news — May 2012

The projects must still go through a public comment period of 30 days, which begins May 3 and includes a public hearing. A more detailed description of the projects will then come back to Commissioners Court for approval, which will be followed by another 30-day public comment period before the list is sent to HUD.

The county also has a list of alternate projects in case some of the projects are ineligible based on the way HUD is changing how it uses census data.

Dead trees force closure of WilCo disc golf course for six months

Williamson County is closing Southwest Regional Park's disc golf course in Leander for about six months because of the safety hazard created by dead trees in the park.

Williamson County Commissioners voted April 17 to close the course until about mid-October while the course is cleared. Parks Director Randy Bell said he estimated there are roughly 250 trees near the course that have died due to drought conditions.

The 18-hole disc golf course opened in 2006 at Southwest Regional Park at 3005 CR 175, Leander.