Pflugerville - Hutto Edition | January 2025

Government

WilCo residents share concerns in survey Williamson County commissioners received a presentation on a community survey from ETC Institute during a Dec. 17 meeting. The county received high scores in areas that majorly aect quality-of-life ratings, but many res- idents have concerns regarding road maintenance and new construction, an ocial said. In a nutshell Ryan Murray, director of community research at ETC Institute, presented the countywide survey’s ndings to commissioners alongside Connie Odom, director of communications and media relations for Williamson County. “Our mission is really to help you all make better decisions through statistically valid research,” Murray said. ETC Institute sent the survey to 5,000 residen- tial addresses and received 1,262 responses with

Filing period opens for Hutto council seats The city of Hutto released guidelines ahead of the ling period for the May 2025 City Council election. Overview Three open positions will be on the next Hutto City Council ballot, including mayor, place 3 council member and place 6 council member. Those running for any of the open positions must be at least 18 years old as of the date of application, registered to vote by the state of Texas within the city of Hutto, and be a resident of the city and have resided in Hutto for at least a year. Prospective candidates can le beginning Jan. 15. The deadline to le is 5 p.m., Feb. 14. Election day is May 3. A candidate guide with information and forms is available at the city’s secretary oce.

Residents' satisfaction ratings with Williamson County services

Very satised Satised Neutral

Dissatised

Very dissatised

Emergency medical services

0.5%

39.5%

42.6% 16.9%

0.5%

County land ll and Hutto Recycling Center

7.7%

15.1%

37.5%

38.8%

0.9%

New road construction and safety improvements

7.5%

20.1%

8.4%

35%

29%

Road maintenance

6.1%

19.9%

40.2%

25.8%

SOURCE: ETC INSTITUTE, WILLIAMSON COUNTYCOMMUNITY IMPACT

both demographic and geographic representation, Murray said. According to the presentation, road mainte- nance and new construction dissatisfaction exists in the northeast and northwest parts of the county. About 47% of overall respondents agree county road improvements are adequately funded.

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