Round Rock Edition | July 2025

Development

BY BROOKE SJOBERG & GRACIE WARHURST

1460 Because the MUD is now located within city limits, its residents will pay taxes to both the utility district and city, similar to communities like Salerno and Homestead at Old Settlers Park, which are also designated as in-city MUDs. Bill Peckman, of New Home Co., said the project has a 10-year timeline and will feature 50-, 60- and 70-foot lots. While he said it’s dicult to predict the cost and type of homes in the future neighbor- hood, he expects homes to range from $400,000- $500,000—intended for second-time homebuyers. What else? The city will provide standard services to land on the Round Rock-Georgetown border, which became Municipal Utility District No. 3. 900-unit, 230-acre MUD No. 3 annexed into city Round Rock ocials approved measures to cre- ate a 900-unit municipal utility district and annex over 230 acres of land into the city June 12. The details Plans for this MUD also include a right-of-way dedication for a new piece of Kenney Fort Boule- vard, connecting University Boulevard in Round Rock to Southwestern Boulevard in Georgetown. Contract updated for wastewater plant Round Rock council approved a contract update for the Brushy Creek Regional Waste- water System plant expansion June 26. In a nutshell The BCRWWS plant expansion—a collab- oration between Round Rock, Austin, Cedar Park and Leander—will increase treatment capacity to 30 million gallons per day. The original contract with Thalle Con- struction amounted to $107 million, with Round Rock responsible for 12% of the regional expansion. The fth change order adds $1.3 million to the construction work, and Round Rock will be responsible for $157,334 of that. Director of Public Works Michael Thane said the plant expansion will have a tentative completion date of this fall.

000 TOLL City to address east side erosion issues Due to severe erosion, the South Creek Channel in Round Rock requires construction work to avoid damage to nearby properties, Director of Public Works Michael Thane said. The gist The South Creek Channel encroaches upon the South Creek neighborhood in east Round Rock. Erosion of the channel will continue unless intervened, Thane said. “We do not want to impact the property lines,” he said. City Council awarded a $327,991 contract to Gage Cade Construction June 12 for the improvements, which includes installing rock riprap to stabilize the channel bank.

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How do MUDs work?

A MUD is a special purpose district authorized by the Texas State Legislature that functions as an independent limited government. They provide an alternative way to nance infrastructure, roads, parks and other amenities.

Channel erosion

Without MUDs, these projects would either: Be smaller Cost more per house

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SOURCE: TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, TEXAS WATER CODECOMMUNITY IMPACT

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N Fire station planned near Ascension Seton Williamson

Round Rock will receive a new re station, the third funded by 2023 voter-approved bonds, following City Council’s approval of an architec- tural design contract for the project at its June 12 meeting. Fire Station 11 is planned for the Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital property, according to city documents. The details The new re station will follow the same design as Fire Station 1 and 10. Round Rock City Council awarded McKinney York Architects the $372,000 design contract following the rm’s work on the previous two stations. One new feature of Fire Station 11 is the addition of a police satellite oce. The oce will be about 800 square feet, Director of General Services Chad McDowell said, and will have a separate access point than the rest of the station. The satellite oce provides a smaller secondary

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location for ocers to work and collaborate. One more thing Fire Station 11 will be located at the intersec- tion of A.W. Grimes Boulevard and University Boulevard, on the north side of Ascension Seton Williamson’s property. The total project cost is estimated at $10.5 million, according to city documents.

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