CITY & COUNTY O cials talk future of Hutto’s Co-Op District
News from P ugerville, Hutto & Travis & Williamson counties
P ugerville City Council Meets Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. 1611 E. Pfennig Lane, P ugerville 512-990-6101 www.p ugervilletx.gov Hutto City Council Meets Dec. 15 and Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. 500 W. Live Oak St., Hutto 512-759-4033 • www.huttotx.gov Travis County Commissioners Court Meets Dec. 6, 13 and 20 at 9 a.m. 700 Lavaca St., Austin www.traviscountytx.gov Williamson County Commissioners Court Meets Dec. 6, 13 and 20 at 9:30 a.m. 710 S. Main St., Georgetown 512-943-1550 • www.wilco.org MEETINGS WE COVER terms and are limited to three consecutive terms in o ce. HUTTO City Council approved engineering and design contracts totaling $2.25 million for two new water line projects at a Nov. 17 meeting. One of the new water lines will bring water from the Jonah Water Special Utility District to the city’s main ground storage tank, while the other will carry wastewater from the Megasite to the Cottonwood Creek Wastewater Interceptor. WILLIAMSON COUNTY On Nov. 22, county o cials approved the purchase of 52.6 acres of right of way from Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC for more than $1.3 million. The land—along CR 401 and CR 404—stretches from FM 973 to the intersection of Hwy. 79 in Taylor, where the county is planning future road projects. In 2021, the county agreed to speci c road improvements as part of a development agreement to incentivize Samsung to build the semiconductor plant in Taylor, including improvements to CR 401 and CR 404 as well as construction of future county roads. NUMBER TO KNOW Full-time sta ng positions approved for Hutto’s engineering department during a Nov. 17 City Council meeting. The positions include two engineers, two project managers and one administration support sta . The approval included a $775,000 allocation for salaries for the new positions. 5 HIGHLIGHTS PFLUGERVILLE Incumbent Council Member Doug Weiss won the race for P ugerville City Council Place 1 on Nov. 8, claiming victory over write-in candidate Nicole Kosich. Weiss won with about 97.65% of the total vote. Mayor Victor Gonzales was also re-elected to his seat on the council in an uncontested race. P ugerville City Council members serve three-year
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HUTTO City Council met with representatives from developer MA Partners on Nov. 3 to discuss The Co-Op mixed-used develop- ment on Hwy. 79 west of down- town Hutto. Project nancial lead Matt Harris said MA Partners is in talks with other businesses and devel- opers to bring more projects to The Co-Op, including a sports bar, a movie theater and a hotel. Harris said MA Partners is also working with developers on bring- ing apartments and townhomes. Both parties will work in the coming months to update stake- holders on the development, according to a city release.
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Planned improvements to P ugerville’s central water treatment plant will nearly double the plant’s capacity. (Courtesy city of P ugerville)
City OKs $146M treatment plant project
BY CARSON GANONG
The project will expand the water treatment plant’s capacity from 17 million gallons per day to 30 million gallons per day, which the city projects will be enough to keep up with demand through 2029. Construction is expected to begin by the end of 2022 and be complete in April 2025, city documents show.
PFLUGERVILLE A project expanding P ugerville’s surface water treatment plant is on track to begin following City Council’s approval of a construction contract. O cials awarded the $146.3 million construction contract to PLW Waterworks LLC at a Nov. 8 meeting.
Council creates new tax zone to service Hutto Megasite
Travis County approves $4.9 million in contracts to area nonpro ts for increased food access
BY KATY MCAFEE
TRAVIS COUNTY The county approved a $4.9 million infusion to provide fresh food to local nonpro ts. The monetary injection will come through two new contracts: a $3.12 million deal for groceries and pro- duce that was approved during the second week of November and a $1.8 million contract for freshly prepared food that passed Nov. 15. Funds are being delivered to eight di erent organizations to help with food delivery services, create more food pantries, help low-income families enroll in public bene ts and more. The one-time contracts were funded through the American Rescue Plan Act—federal money given to the county to assist with COVID-19 relief. “As more people are displaced to the edges of the county, this court will do everything it can to fully support local organizations that work day in and day out to remove
Spreading the funds
BY CARSON GANONG
HUTTO At a Nov. 17 meeting, Hutto City Council approved the creation of a new tax increment reinvestment zone at the city’s 1,400-acre Megasite on Hwy. 79. A tax increment reinvestment zone, or TIRZ, redirects tax revenue gained within a desig- nated area to fund infrastructure improvements. For the new TIRZ, city sta project $167 million in revenue over the next 25 years would be put toward road projects, utility improvements and economic development grants.
The money awarded to area nonpro ts through the Travis County Commissioners Court breaks down as follows. Central Texas Food Bank $791,038 Sustainable Food Center $291,527 Total $4.92 million SOURCE: TRAVIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT COMMUNITY IMPACT Refugee Coalition $316,202 Farmshare Austin $416,816 El Buen Samaritano $445,358 Urban Roots $350,000 Foundation Communities $508,342 The Cook’s Nook $1.8 million barriers to food access,” Travis County Commissioner Je Travillion said. “These contract awards will help ease nancial burdens many Travis County residents face and help them live healthier lives.”
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PFLUGERVILLE HUTTO EDITION • DECEMBER 2022
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