Recycling Christmas trees and boxes this holiday season
City of Georgetown residents are encouraged to recycle Christmas trees, boxes, and wrapping paper to reduce material going to the landfill. If you recycle your tree, please remove the tree stand and any garland, ornaments, or lights. Artificial trees cannot be recycled. Curbside pick-up: Texas Disposal Systems customers in the city limits of Georgetown can … Continue reading “Recycling Christmas trees and boxes this holiday season”
Arts and Culture Board seeks grant proposals for projects, events
The Georgetown Arts and Culture Board is seeking grant proposals for art, music, theater, dance, and cultural heritage events or projects to take place in Georgetown between April and September 2021. The call for grant proposals are due Dec. 31. Nonprofit organizations, schools, and informal arts and culture organizations who are creating public art, arts … Continue reading “Arts and Culture Board seeks grant proposals for projects, events”
2020-21 Sculpture Tour awards announced
The City of Georgetown Arts and Culture Board has awarded John Mark Luke the first prize award in the 2020-21 Sculpture Tour, a juried year-long outdoor exhibit in the historic downtown Georgetown Cultural District. Luke won for his piece “Interaction of Thought V,” a piece created from laminated wood, clear fiberglass and resin, steel rebar, … Continue reading “2020-21 Sculpture Tour awards announced”
Holiday closings for City facilities and services
City of Georgetown offices and facilities will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24, and Friday, Dec. 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday. City offices also will be closed on Friday, Jan. 1, in observance of the New Year’s holiday. This includes the following: Animal Shelter, 110 W.L. Walden Drive City Hall, 808 Martin Luther King … Continue reading “Holiday closings for City facilities and services”
Georgetown seeks public input for Hazard Mitigation Plan
The City of Georgetown is currently in the process of updating its Hazard Mitigation Plan. This plan, which is updated every five years, aims to minimize or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from known hazards like droughts, floods, tornadoes, wildfires, and other major disasters. Hazard mitigation efforts could include projects such … Continue reading “Georgetown seeks public input for Hazard Mitigation Plan”
City provides electric rate relief to customers starting in January 2021
Georgetown electric utility customers will see a decrease to the power cost adjustment, or PCA, on their monthly electric bills starting with their January 2021 energy consumption. The City is decreasing the PCA charge by $0.01 per kilowatt hour, resulting in a new PCA of $0.01375 per kilowatt hour (kWh) from $0.02375 per kWh. Georgetown … Continue reading “City provides electric rate relief to customers starting in January 2021”
City Council District 2 runoff election results
The Williamson County Elections office posted final unofficial results in the Dec. 15 runoff election for City Council District 2: Race Candidate Votes Percent City Council District 2 Shawn Hood 857 66.54 Lisa King 431 33.46 See complete Dec. 15, 2020, runoff election results at wilco.org/elections. Votes will be canvassed at a special City Council … Continue reading “City Council District 2 runoff election results”
Election Day for District 2 runoff Dec. 15
Election results: Results for early voting in the Dec. 15 runoff election for City Council District 2 will be posted here after polls close at 7 p.m. Election Day is Tuesday, Dec. 15 for the City Council District 2 runoff election. Shawn Hood and Lisa King are the candidates on the ballot. Polling hours are … Continue reading “Election Day for District 2 runoff Dec. 15”
Public input sought for Design Guidelines update
The City has begun updating the Downtown and Old Town Overlay Design Guidelines, which provide guidance for building and signage in the historic districts. As part of the update process, the Planning Department will host a virtual open house from 3-4 p.m. Dec. 16 on Zoom and Facebook Live. A survey will also be available … Continue reading “Public input sought for Design Guidelines update”
Last day of early voting Friday in District 2 runoff election
The last day of early in-person voting is Friday, Dec. 11, for the City Council District 2 runoff election. Shawn Hood and Lisa King are the candidates on the ballot. Polling hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 9-11. Voters in the runoff must be residents of District 2, shown on this map. The … Continue reading “Last day of early voting Friday in District 2 runoff election”
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