BY BROOKE SJOBERG
How we got here
What happens next
residents, focused primarily on the downtown Square and along Austin Avenue. “This important tool helps to guide our growth while also helping us to maintain the unique character of downtown,” McAuli e said when the city began the process. “With the fast growth we are seeing in the community, it is important to keep adapting to the ever-changing environment we have downtown.”
Georgetown’s Downtown Master Plan intends to maintain the character of the city while maximizing economic development and quality of life for res- idents. McAuli e said the plan is updated roughly every 10 years. Additional proposals this year could include Blue Hole Park improvements. City ocials began updating the plan in 2022, and have since identied multiple areas for improve- ments to enhance the experience of visitors and
A nal version of the Downtown Master Plan update will be presented to City Council on Feb. 27, after press time, McAulie said. Additional details about the scope of projects included, costs associated and funding methods available will be shared and discussed by city ocials then. The downtown district is also a tax increment reinvestment zone, or TIRZ, meaning some property tax revenue is reallocated to this district to fund public infrastructure improvements similar to those proposed in the update. City sta said this could be one way the plan is funded. Construction is also expected to begin on the City Center and parking garage this spring.
Looking back
October 2023
Art walk and Square trac changes are
The plan is updated for the rst time. 2013
presented to City Council.
Groundbreaking for Tamiro Plaza parking garage March 2024
January 2023
Georgetown council and sta create and adopt the rst Downtown Master Plan. 2003
City sta begin working on the second update to the master plan. October 2022
Proposals including bicycle connections are shared with City Council. January 2024
Groundbreaking for City Center May 2024
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