Georgetown Council maintains residential height limits
In a multi year process to update building code standards the city council on January 14 decided to keep current height restrictions for residential buildings in the San José and Track Ridge Grasshopper neighborhoods at 20 feet and 25 feet respectively. Christina Calixtro, PHOTO BY KAI LYN WILKES.
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Williamson County Pushes New District Court Plan
Williamson County aims to add a third District Court by end of the 2025 legislative session to handle population and case growth. At the January 14 meeting commissioners approved a third party study to improve case management and passed a resolution urging state lawmakers to authorize the new court, potentially costing about 1.5 million dollars. Judge Bill Gravell backs both the court and an efficiency assessment, while commissioners Valerie Covey and Cynthia Long oppose.
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Georgetown retools grant program funds 11 nonprofits
Georgetown city council reallocated funds from the Strategic Partnerships for Community Services grant after a reevaluation. The panel paused the program earlier and reconsidered options including potential elimination while setting new priorities focused on housing veteran support domestic violence victim services addiction recovery youth academic development workforce development and transportation.
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Tadano buys Manitex International in $ acquisition
Tadano Ltd completes purchase of Manitex International, turning Manitex into a wholly owned subsidiary and removing its NASDAQ listing. Manitex operates an 188,000 square foot Georgetown facility with about 100 staff producing PM and Valla cranes along with Manitex boom trucks for US markets. Tadano invested in 2018 and held 14.5 percent prior to the deal.
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Long Range Planning Committee Begins GISD Review
A committee of Georgetown ISD parents staff students and community members began work on Tuesday January 14 to examine the five Ws of schooling in GISD. The group aims to assess who what where when and why guiding future learning opportunities for the district.
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