Georgetown City Council members voted Oct. 27 to direct city staff to develop a plan to remove the street surface treatment chip seal from selected residential streets throughout the city. District 4 Council Member Steve Fought said the chip seal resurfacing, while appropriate on some city streets is not appropriate for all streets and had caused issues for drivers, including residents of Sun City. “I would like to see staff’s recommendation come to council,” he said. “In my view chip seal is not appropriate for many of the residential streets.” The chip seal repaving process mixes hot oil and applies a topcoat of aggregate and asphalt to the surface of the roadway, which is then sprayed with a sealant. Three Sun City residents spoke in favor of removing the chip seal surfacing and replacing it with a different repaving process. Fought said issues with chip seal include additional road noise and damage done to vehicles from loose aggregate and asphalt as well as the tarry substance often kicked up by tires driving over the roadway. Fought said the plan would include all of the streets in the city’s street maintenance plan. “The essence of the plan is to get the chip seal issue rectified throughout all of Georgetown,” he said. Cost estimates and possible timelines could be included in the plan, Fought said.