CITY & COUNTY
News from P ugerville & Hutto and Travis & Williamson counties
CORRECTIONS: Volume 18, Issue 1 On Page 25, the tuition rate for Fire y Community School-P ugerville is $850-$1,050 per month. On Page 26, Cookies, Cupcakes and More sells custom sugar cookies with royal icing. The amount of grant money Williamson County commissioners approved Sept. 20 for projects to bring water into the county from outside pipelines and improve facilities. A $5 million grant went to Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority, and $14 million went to the cities of Round Rock and Georgetown. P ugerville City Council Meets Oct. 11 and 25 at 7 p.m., Oct. 17 at noon 1611 E. Pfennig Lane, P ugerville 512-990-6101 www.p ugervilletx.gov Hutto City Council Meets Oct. 6 and 20 at 7 p.m. 500 W. Live Oak St., Hutto 512-759-4033 • www.huttotx.gov MEETINGS WE COVER NUMBER TO KNOW $19 million
City utility rates to increase in October
County approves park improvements
Early voting hours extended, poll worker pay raised
said. “The county will be working with a consultant to help determine needs and write requirements for these systems.” Park improvements include repairing the meter track and restrooms; adding more lighting in the softball, tennis and basketball elds; and converting grass to synthetic turf in the softball eld. “We hope we’re in the ballpark with [costs], but especially in today’s market, it’s hard to esti- mate,” Senior Director of Facilities Management Dale Butler said.
NEW SAFETY MEASURES The city will install three tra c circles and remove two concrete barriers.
BY KATY MCAFEE
TRAVIS COUNTY Commissioners announced Sept. 20 extended early voting hours, additional polling locations and increased poll worker pay. The plan to extend voting hours and locations was rst brought to commissioners by Travis County Clerk Rebecca Guerrero, who said in a news release she wanted to make voting more convenient in the county. Early voting for the Nov. 8 election begins Oct. 24 and ends Nov. 4. Voting hours will be extended to 9 p.m. at ve megacenters, including at the PACE Campus “Rock” Gym in P ugerville. Travis County voters can also go to any of the other 38 early voting polling locations in the county, which will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. “In Travis County, people should be able to cast their ballot when and how it works for them,” County Judge Andy Brown said in a news release. “We stand with our essential workers to ensure our democracy works for everyone.” The county also increased election worker pay to $20 an hour and gave de-escalation training to employees for added safety. “These positions are absolutely essential to making sure that everybody has an opportunity to
Tra c circle Barrier
BY SUMAIYA MALIK
PFLUGERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
BY CARSON GANONG
WILLIAMSON COUNTY Commissioners approved allocating about $17.5 million for the 2018-23 capital improvement program out of the $17.8 million set aside in the scal year 2022-23 budget. Big-ticket items include $4 million for information technology services, more than $3.5 million for regional parks in the county and $1.6 million to move the M42 Taylor Ambulance Station out of the ood plain. Commissioner Valerie Covey said funds will come from the capital improvements plan in the general fund budget. The court debated on the amount to allocate for technology services. It ultimately set aside $4 million “to fund an upgrade or replacement of our current dispatch and law enforcement records management system software,” Director of Public Safety Technology Richard Semple
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PFLUGERVILLE New utility rates went into e ect for P ugerville residents Oct. 1, resulting in a higher bill for most users. For users, the base monthly charge for water will increase from $19 to $24 and the volume charge will go up. For wastewater, the base charge will increase from $29 to $31. The average user can expect to spend $72.10 on water and $57 on wastewater, for a total bill increase of $21. WATER RATES The city of P ugerville has new water rates as of Oct. 1.
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PACE CAMPUS “ROCK” GYM 700 W. Pecan St., P ugerville Early voting hours Mon.-Sat. 7 .am.-7 p.m., Sun. noon-6 p.m. Oct. 24 and Nov. 4: 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Travis County voters can nd more polling locations online at www.votetravis.org . SOURCE: TRAVIS COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT
Big ticket capital projects
BY CARSON GANONG
HUTTO Construction began in late September on new tra c circles as part of upgrades to the Old Town and Durango Farms districts following City Council’s approval Sept. 15. The city will add tra c circles at the intersections of Main and Liberty streets, East and Hutto streets, and East and West Live Oak streets. The city will then remove concrete barriers on Main and East streets that helped limit construction tra c.
Williamson County commissioners approved $17.5 million for several long-term capital projects. upgrades to software for dispatch, law enforcement records
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Base monthly water charge: $19 $24
Base monthly wastewater charge: $29 $31
relocated ambulance center in Taylor county park improvements
vote and vote without intimidation,” Commissioner Je Travillion said during the Sept. 20 meeting. Voters can check their registration status, down- load a personalized sample ballot and view a list of polling locations at www.votetravis.com.
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SOURCE: WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE COMMUNITY IMPACT
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