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BY ANNA MANESS
County prepares for FY 2025 26 budget
Deannexed site brought back into ETJ After two years of failed development applications, a 43-acre mixed use devel- opment o Shell Road could be coming to Georgetown. What we know On April 22, City Council members approved annexing the Shell Spur devel- opment back into the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. City documents show plans for bringing 434 multifamily units to the area.
Discussions for Williamson County’s scal year 2025-26 budget began as elected o cials and department heads gathered to discuss personnel and funding needs at an April 11 budget workshop. The gist Department heads listed close to 100 new positions for commissioners to consider in the FY 2025-26 budget. Some employees cited under- sta ng issues, while others requested funding for equipment, maintenance or new county vehicles. The largest personnel requests came from Emer- gency Services and the Sheri ’s O ce, as o cials said they’ll be asking for 23 and 37 new positions, respectively. Williamson County Sheri Matthew Lindemann said the morning of April 11, the county’s jail popula- tion reached 678. “When that hits 700, we have to open up an
Precinct 3 County Commissioner Valerie Covey speaks during an April 11 budget workshop.
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additional pod, which requires ... sta to man that pod,” Lindemann said. From January to March, deputies have answered almost 31,000 calls for service and arrested close to 506 people, he said. What to expect Precinct 3 Commissioner Valerie Covey said commissioners are shooting to nalize the county’s budget in late August. The FY 2024-25 county budget was $635.13 million.
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