Downtown Georgetown berths in county asset reshaping plan
Williamson County weighs moving most downtown offices to a new Wilco headquarters by December 2025 while preserving the historic courthouse. County Commissioner Valerie Covey insists the courthouse won’t be sold as discussions with Georgetown focus on future uses and potential museum or visitor center space.
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Ms. McAuliffe
Wilco releases updated Atlas 14 floodplain study findings
Williamson County officials unveil preliminary Atlas 14 floodplain findings showing a 100 year storm intensity up by about two inches and rainfall totals rising from 8 to 12 inches across the county. The study cites 2017 Harvey impacts on over two thousand properties and 2018 rainfall of nine inches causing many low water crossings to close and rescues. Nine open houses begin May 29 to explain the project via looping slideshow on county infrastructure and public access.
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Atlas 14 study public meetings set across Williamson County
Schedule lists meetings from May 29 to June 17 at various sites in Georgetown Round Rock Hutto Cedar Park and nearby areas to discuss draft Atlas 14 flood study results Residents can also view floodplain information interim report data and survey findings with final study expected in a year Commissioner Cynthia Long notes the effort maps water flow rather than planning roads and residents’ input will shape the database created from the data
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Discovery Boulevard
Walburg Community Center
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Neenah Avenue
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Georgetown residents press bipartisan anti distracted driving push
Georgetown residents led by Ms. Bond traveling to Washington to meet lawmakers and discuss anti-distracted driving legislation. The group aims to push Texas and Oklahoma officials to protect road users while sharing survivor stories to emphasize the dangers of unfocused driving.
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Life of Paul H. Smith Major and CW4 Pioneer Aviator
Obituary honors Paul Homer Smith US Army retiree Major and CW4 with 27 plus years military service and 23 years NBAA and ERAU roles. Born Wyoming raised in Lander he flew Bird Dog in Vietnam and held key posts in Alaska DC and Chicago. Survived by Myrna Cardwell-Smith family and grandchildren. Memorials set for June 5 and 6 in Pflugerville Texas.
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Danielle Rule-Wright
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Cameron Cardwell
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