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BY ANNA MANESS
County approves tennis court contract renewal At an Oct. 15 Williamson County Commissioners Court meeting, officials unanimously approved renewing a one-year contract with RippnerTennis after commissioners agreed the owner should evalu- ate several issues citizens brought forward. The background RippnerTennis, owned by Brie Rippner, manages the eight tennis courts at Southwest Williamson County Regional Park through a county contract that started in 2017, Williamson County Parks Direc- tor Russell Fishbeck said at the Oct. 15 meeting. RippnerTennis can use four courts for lessons and camps, and the other four are for public use, Fishbeck said. The renewal was originally on the Oct. 8 agenda but was pushed back after concerns from Round Rock resident Barbara McGary, who captains local tennis teams. McGary said Rippner has caused turmoil within
WilCo approves incentive agreement Williamson County Commissioners unan- imously approved an incentive agreement with Soulbrain, a South Korean-based semi- conductor supplier, at an Oct. 8 meeting. What’s happening? In return for a 10-year consecutive tax abatement for Phase 1 and 2 of Soulbrain’s U.S. headquarters in Taylor, the company must meet the following requirements: • Making an investment of $175 million and $400 million for Phase 1 and 2, respectively • Creating a minimum taxable value of $100 million for both phases • Employing at least 50 people through a five-year phased hiring schedule • Establishing internship and employment opportunities for high school students
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the tennis community by dissolving tennis teams that were previously able to play on the courts. Rippner addressed community members’ con- cerns, and said a new lottery system RippnerTennis recently incorporated means not all league teams are able to play on the courts at their desired time. Going forward Judge Bill Gravell made a motion to adopt the renewal, with a caveat that RippnerTennis will work to discover areas of improvement.
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