CITY & COUNTY
News from Georgetown, Leander, Liberty Hill & Williamson County
COMPILED BY ZACHARIA WASHINGTON
Leander City Council will meet Aug. 17 and Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. at 201 N. Brushy St., Leander. 512-528-2700. www.leandertx.gov Liberty Hill City Council will meet Aug. 9 and 23 at 6 p.m. at 2801 RM 1869, Liberty Hill. 512-778-5449. www.libertyhilltx.gov Travis County Commissioners Court will meet Aug. 15, 22 and 29 at 9 a.m. at 700 Lavaca St., Austin. 512-854-9020. www.traviscountytx.gov Williamson County Commissioners Court will meet Aug. 15, 22 and 29 at 9:30 a.m. at 710 S. Main St., Georgetown. 512-943-1100. www.wilcotx.gov MEETINGS WE COVER HIGHLIGHTS WILLIAMSON COUNTY River Ranch County Park opened to the public July 22, after several years of planning, preparation and construction. Located at 194 Reveille Way, Liberty Hill, the park spans about 1,354 acres and oers amenities, including camp sites, an equestrian area, an interpretive center, hiking trails and restrooms. LEANDER City Council voted unanimously to dissolve the Leander Library Foundation on July 6, leaving its team to focus more on fundraising eorts that support the library. The bookstore that was previously under the foundation will go back to the Leander Public Library, which will now maintain it, and all funding remaining with the foundation will also go to the library. LIBERTY HILL City Council discussed Williamson County’s proposal to begin charging a fee for the police department’s dispatch calls July 26. While no action was taken, council considered implementing a separate system to track routine dispatch calls. If Williamson County goes through with the change it would cost the city more than $400,000 annually.
WilCo opens economic development oce in Korea WILLIAMSON COUNTY O - cials with the Williamson County Economic Development Partnership announced the opening of its oce in Seoul, South Korea, on July 1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING “We have placed a sign in the sky that says, ‘Williamson
County is open for business.’ This oce gives us boots on the ground locally so that when companies come to [ the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency] wanting to do business in the U.S., they can walk them down the hall to our oces.” BILL GRAVELL, WILLIAMSON COUNTY JUDGE
Some Georgetown water customers under Stage 3 limits GEORGETOWN City ocials announced July 17 residents in the western portion of its water service area will remain under Stage 3 of the drought contingency plan through Sept. 4. This part of the service area is described in a city news release as being southwest of Williams Drive, west of DB Wood Road and west of the Southwest Bypass. In a nutshell: The main purpose of the WilCo EDP’s new oce in South Korea is to pinpoint South Korean companies looking to expand in the United States, and help and encourage them to locate in Williamson County. With construction on the new Samsung semiconductor manufactur- ing facility underway in Taylor, there is a demand for suppliers to locate in Central Texas, WilCo EDP Executive Director Dave Porter said at the July 25 Commissioners Court meeting. The new oce will target industry sectors, such as research, life sciences, automotive and software, in addition to semiconductor suppliers.
A closer look: The new oce in South Korea is colocated with the headquar- ters of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, or KOTRA, which is a South Korean state-funded trade and investment promotion organiza- tion, according to the news release. Through a partnership with Global Business Partners for stang, the South Korean oce has already produced two leads for the WilCo EDP in the short time it’s been open. One of the WilCo EDP’s South
Council delays Old Town plan approval LEANDER After postponing the approval of the nal draft of the Old Town Master Plan in May due to missing elements in the documents, City Council decided July 20 to again delay approving the item because of several outstanding “errors.” What’s next?: Kimley-Horn engi- neer Jake Gutekunst understood council’s feedback, and he said the revised document will be ready by council’s Sept. 7 meeting. Korean oce’s rst projects includes hosting a half-day seminar Sept. 12 focusing on how to conduct business in Williamson County. Economic development leaders, city man- agers and others from Williamson County will be in attendance, and they are anticipating meeting with 100-150 companies. Movement on this project began in April when the county began visiting South Korea and approved its partner- ship with KOTRA.
AFFECTED AREAS
The west portion of Georgetown’s water service area, which remains under Stage 3 restrictions, includes: • the Parkside neighborhood • the Santa Rita Ranch neighborhood • the Parmer Ranch neighborhood • the Water Oak neighborhood • the Liberty Hill extraterritorial jurisdiction Under Stage 3, residents cannot: • use irrigation systems or hose-end sprinklers • wash their vehicles at home • install turf or grass • ll outdoor spas and hot tubs
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LEANDER LIBERTY HILL EDITION • AUGUST 2023
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