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Cedar Park City Council Meets March 10 and 24, 7 p.m. 450 Cypress Creek Road, Bldg. 4, Cedar Park • 512-401-5000 www.cedarparktexas.gov Leander City Council Meets March 17 and April 7, 7 p.m. 201 N. Brushy St., Leander • 512-259-1239 www.leandertx.gov Travis County Commissioners Court Meets March 10, 22, 24, 19 and April 5, 9 a.m. 700 Lavaca St., MEETINGSWE COVER NUMBER TOKNOW Williamson County broke ground on an expansion at the Expo Center that will add 250 seats to the arena in Taylor. The $2 million project is funded through the 2019 voter- approved parks bond and 2021 capital improvement project funds. Expansion construction is expected to finish in June. 250 COUNTY HIGHLIGHT WILLIAMSON COUNTY Precinct 2 Commissioner Cynthia Long received the 2022 Road Hand Award Feb. 7 from the Texas Department of Transportation. The award is TxDOT’s “highest tribute to citizens who have freely given their time, energy, support and vision toward accomplishing important transportation programs or projects in their communities, their region or the entire state.” Long has been the Precinct 2 commissioner since 2007 and is the current Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization board chair.
Cedar Park calls $158.8Mbond election for May
BY TAYLOR GIRTMAN
project, according to the approved resolution. Voters do not approve bond propositions based on specific projects, but voters approve buckets of funds for project types, such as park or road projects. The total bond cost includes additional fund- ing for inflation and cost escalation over time. In today’s dollars, the program would cost $125.3 million. Additionally, the bond will not require a property tax rate increase, city Finance Director Kent Meredith said. Bonds are repaid through the interest and sinking part of property taxes.
POSSIBLE BOND PROJECTS Here are some of the recommended bond projects.
CEDAR PARK Voters will consider a $158.8 million bond package in May. Cedar Park City Council unanimously approved a resolution Feb. 10 to include the bond program in the May 7 election. The approved program is based on the recommendation of a citizen bond advisory task force, which presented its findings to council in January. The $158.8 million bond will include three propo- sitions: $86.6 million for transportation projects, $42.2 million for parks and recreation projects, and $30 million for a public safety
TRANSPORTATION
PARKS AND RECREATION
Total: $86.6M
Total: $42.2M
• Whitestone Boulevard at 183A Toll innovative intersection • Anderson Mill Road Phase 2 • Neighborhood road resurfacing • Bike and pedestrian improvements
• Lakeline Park Phase 2 • Veterans Park pool expansion • Brushy Creek Sports Park athletic field turf improvements • Trail development
PUBLIC SAFETY
• Fire, police and emergency management training facility Phase 1
Total: $30M
SOURCE: CITY OF CEDAR PARK/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Crystal Falls Golf Club renovations planned
Williamson County Children’s Advocacy Center breaksground
BY TAYLOR GIRTMAN
LEANDER The driving range at city- owned Crystal Falls Golf Club, 3400 Crystal Falls Pkwy., Leander, will be renovated to improve the facilities. The $840,000 project will improve the driving range to “widen the tee box, lengthen the drive, eliminate hazardous berms and regrade the range to deter ponding and improve water runoff,” according to the city. Leander City Council awarded an $840,000 contract for the renovations Feb. 7 with Fleetwood Services. The project is expected to be complete by the end of June.
BY CLAIRE SHOOP
The expansion will add 15,000 square feet to the Williamson County Children’s Advocacy Center.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY Officials broke ground on a
15,000-square-foot expansion to the Williamson County Children’s Advocacy Center in Georgetown on Feb. 11. The new facility will be con- nected to the existing center by a breezeway. The WCCAC facility will be home to crisis services, foren- sic interviews, family advocacy rooms, a multidisciplinary hub and an outdoor play area.
RENDERING COURTESY WILLIAMSON COUNTY
The WCCAC is a nonprofit organization that provides a variety of services for children who have experienced physical or sexual abuse, or witnessed domestic abuse or violent crime. According to the WCCAC, the organization has reached capacity at the existing facility in Georgetown.
Austin • 512-854-9020 www.traviscountytx.gov Williamson County
Commissioners Court Meets March 22, 29 and April 5, 9:30 a.m. 710 S. Main St., Georgetown • 512-943-1100 www.wilco.org
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