From the cover
City’s $130M bond could fund facility space
The big picture
Proposition C Animal shelter: $15 million
Funding from this Proposition would be used to join and expand the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter or to expand the Georgetown Animal Shelter. • WCRAS member cities and the county would need to agree to allow Georgetown to join. • If the bond passes, but Georgetown, a member city or the county decide not to move forward with the partnership, the funds would be used to expand the current city shelter.
Georgetown’s bond package includes four propositions—all centered around building, expanding and renovating city buildings. City departments are in various leased o ce buildings across Georgetown, and City Manager David Morgan said sta has outgrown the spaces. Proposition A would fund construction of a new customer service center. The Georgetown Recreation Center on Austin Avenue—last renovated in 2009—also cannot accommodate Georgetown’s increasing population. Parks and Recreation Director Kimberly Garret said in the past four years, the center’s waitlist for indoor athletic leagues has grown from seven kids to over 300. Proposition B would expand the center, creating more space for programs. Proposition D would help fund a new YMCA that would add indoor recreational options in west Georgetown, Morgan said. The bond funding would go toward construction costs, while the YMCA would pay for the remainder of construction and operations. Meanwhile, the Georgetown Animal Shelter has also been experiencing capacity issues, Animal Services Manager April Haughey said. To address these issues, the city of Georgetown aims to join the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter. City o cials said if Proposition C passes, it would show stakeholders Georgetown has the funding to join and expand the regional shelter. However, the proposition is written in a way that also allows an expansion to the city shelter if the regional partnership falls through. The city’s last three bonds have all passed and have not impacted the tax rate. The 2023 bond also would not increase the city’s tax rate of $0.374 per $100 property valuation, Morgan said.
Proposition A Customer service center: $56 million This would fund a roughly 80,000-square-foot building that will serve as a “centralized city operations site.” The building would house: • A 311 call center • Departments such as planning, permitting, engineering and information technology
Proposition B Georgetown Recreation Center: $49 million
Proposition D Jointly owned YMCA recreation facility: $10 million The funding would contribute to the construction of an approximately 55,000-square-foot YMCA facility at or near 6200 Williams Drive. Amenities include: • Fitness and wellness areas • Multipurpose rooms • A pool with recreational options and lap lanes • A splash pad
It would fund a full renovation of the existing 65,000-square-foot facility on Austin Avenue as well as a 30,000-square-foot expansion. The expansion would include: • An additional gymnasium • More multipurpose rooms and new classrooms • A dedicated spin classroom • A larger child area with an indoor playground • Renovations to the indoor lap pool
Georgetown bond total: $130 million
SOURCE: CITY OF GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY IMPACT
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