CITY & COUNTY
News from Round Rock
COMPILED BY BROOKE SJOBERG
Round Rock City Council Will meet Feb. 9 and 23 at 6 p.m. 216 E. Main St., Round Rock 512-218-5401 www.roundrocktexas.gov Williamson County Commissioners Court Will meet Feb. 14, 21, 28 at 9:30 a.m. 710 S. Main St., Georgetown 512-943-1550 • www.wilco.org MEETINGS WE COVER NUMBER TO KNOW As of January, the number of people estimated to live in Round Rock by its Planning and Development Services Department 128,065 HIGHLIGHTS ROUND ROCK In January, semiannual publication Senior Resource Guide recognized the Allen R. Baca Center for Senior and Community Activities and the Clay Madsen Recreation Center as the best recreational facilities in Central Texas for 2022. The rec center and the Baca Center offer various recreational, social and educational resources for residents.
Sprinkler mandates may come for Round Rock pet facilities ROUND ROCK City staff is working on an ordinance requiring sprinkler systems and carbon monoxide detectors for businesses that board animals in response to a November 2021 fire at the Ponderosa Pet Resort in nearby Georgetown. There are 23 businesses in Round Rock that offer animal boarding services, according to city staff. Fire Department Chief Shane Glaiser said Jan. 24 the requirement would impact existing businesses with facilities 10,000 square feet and larger. If approved, any new businesses offering animal boarding for more than 24 hours would be required to have a sprinkler system and carbon monoxide detector regardless of the facility’s size. The ordinance will come before City Council at a future meeting, City Manager Laurie Hadley said.
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T.C. Oates Lane, Sports Capital Crossing and Whitlow Way will have 25 mph speed limit signs installed within Old Settlers Park. Harrell Parkway is the only road in the park that has posted speed limit signs. LIMITING SPEED
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Streets within Old Settlers Park added to 25 mph speed zone
ROUND ROCK T.C. Oates Lane, Whitlow Way and Sports Capital Crossing will be the newest road- ways within Old Settlers Park to have signage clarifying speed limits. Round Rock officials gave approval Jan. 24 to add those streets to the ordinance limiting Harrell Parkway to 25 mph inside Old Settlers Park. Police Chief Allen Banks said the signs could include flashing speed signs like the ones already
present on Harrell Parkway, the main north-south route through the park. Round Rock Transportation Director Gary Hudder said the city has taken regulatory steps and measures, including conducting traffic studies, to officially make the changes. City staff has not yet provided a time frame for installation, but Hudder said it should occur within a few months.
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