Government
City seeks federal grants for road work Georgetown will apply for around $70 million in federal grants from the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. The details Assistant City Manager Nick Woolery said CAMPO’s Surface Transportation Block Grant is the “largest sum of federal money that ... cities and non-TxDOT entities can have access to for major road projects.”
Officials to pilot on-street business expansions Georgetown City Council directed city staff to create a pilot program for downtown businesses to use the sidewalk and parking spaces in front of their establishments, following a presentation on down- town parklets at a Nov. 25 City Council workshop. The pilot program could begin in the spring. The overview Sidewalk cafes, which entail expanding business activity onto the sidewalk, are included in George- town’s downtown master plan as a way for busi- nesses to engage pedestrians and have more activity outside their storefronts. The parklets would build on the sidewalk cafe idea by allowing businesses to set up removable dining areas in striped parking spaces, Georgetown Chief Development Officer Kelly Trietsch said. Mayor Josh Schroeder said the city should use the pilot program to determine if the parklets are viable
Defining terms
Sidewalk cafes: Business uses that extend outdoors and onto pedestrian areas
Parklets: Business uses that extend beyond that of sidewalk cafes and into on-street parking spaces
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before developing an official city policy. What they’re saying
District 6 council member Jake French said he’s interested in expanding business uses but has some reservations about parking availability and cost. “Especially if it’s something that extends into parking and takes up parking spaces, I think the city needs to be paid for that,” French said at the Nov. 25 workshop. “We ponied up a lot of money to build a garage. ... I don’t want to see that parking offset just to the advantage of the businesses.”
Potential projects
$25M-$28M for full construction of FM 971
$10M-$13M for full design of Hwy. 29 East $20M-$25M for construction of the Austin Avenue and Downtown Square conversion $11M-$13M for construction of Spur 26
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