BY PARKS KUGLE, HALEY MCLEOD & BROOKE SJOBERG
Hutto ISD breaks ground on elementary school Hutto ISD officials broke ground May 17 on the district’s eighth elementary school, Lee Martinez Elementary, which will also be home to the dis- trict’s second Little Hippos Child Development Center. How we got here Trustees voted to name the school after Lee Martinez, a former Hutto ISD bus driver who served the district for over two decades, in February. A maximum price of $55.2 million was also approved in March. The cost will be supported by 2023 voter-approved bond funds. What they’re saying Gloria Martinez said naming the school for her husband, who died in April 2021, was a blessing to her and her family.
County starts work on new admin building Williamson County officials held a ground- breaking ceremony May 14 for the new Williamson County administration building. About the project Located on a 170-acre tract of land near the corner of Southwestern Boulevard and SE Inner Loop in Georgetown, the three-story building will house a variety of county depart- ments, according to a news release. The property is already home to the Wil- liamson County Children’s Advocacy Center as well as the county’s emergency services center, animal shelter and extension services. What’s next? Slated to cost $90 million, construction is expected to be completed in late 2025.
Hutto ISD’s Lee Martinez Elementary School was named after the husband of Gloria Martinez (center).
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“I am so excited about this school, and it’s something very important to me in my life,” Martinez said. “From not having anything to now having a school under his name, that means something to me.” What’s next? The campus is slated to open in time for the 2025-26 school year. It will be located adjacent to the Hutto 9th Grade Center, near Destiny Lane and FM 1660 North.
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