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Stevens appointed mayor pro tem Place 5 Round Rock City Council member Kristin Stevens will fill the role of mayor pro tem, Mayor Craig Morgan said during a packet briefing June 11. The details Former Place 3 City Council member Mat- thew Baker, who previously served in the position, did not seek reelection this year. Stevens was reelected to her second term on City Council in the May election.
Samsung Highway connects area roadways Gov. Gregg Abbott, Williamson County officials and representatives of Samsung Corporation cel- ebrated the completion of the Samsung Highway with a ribbon cutting June 7. The specifics The event marked the completion of several road projects in southwest Taylor. These include the reconstruction and expansion of CR 401, improvements to CR 404 and FM 973, water realignment on CR 404, and the completion of segments 1 and 2 of the Samsung Highway, according to a county news release. The Samsung Highway project involves the construction of a four-lane roadway adjacent to the ongoing Samsung plant. Additionally, the new roadway connects FM 3349 and FM 973 in an effort to lessen curves on CR 404, according to previ- ous reporting by Community Impact , which will
Gov. Gregg Abbott, along with state and county o cials, cut the ribbon for the new Samsung Highway in Taylor.
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increase safety around the forthcoming semicon- ductor facility. Zooming out Samsung broke ground on the Taylor site in early 2022. In April, the company signed a preliminary memorandum agreement with the U.S. Depart- ment of Commerce. In exchange for an estimated investment of $45 billion in the Taylor area, Samsung received $6.4 billion in subsidies from the federal government.
“I want to continue to make Round Rock a place where people want to live, work and raise their families.” KRISTIN STEVENS, PLACE 5 ROUND ROCK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
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