2021 Archive
January 2021
Recycling Christmas trees, lights, and boxes; City Events: Best of Georgetown, TX; Shelter maintains no-kill status; Holiday closings; Protect pipes, pets, and plants this winter; Thinking about installing solar panels?; City services guide and FAQ; Council approves changes to water, solid waste rates
February 2021
New Pet for the holidays, Spring and summer program registration; City Events: Cupid’s Chase 5K and Fun Run, Chase the Chief 5K and Fun Run; New murals popping up throughout Georgetown, Texas Disposal Systems Waste Wizard notification tool, 2020 Employee Awards
March 2021
City provides electric rate relief starting in January 2021, Red Poppy Festival poster art selected, Spring break camps; City Events: Chase the Chief 5K and Fun Run; Round up your bill to help your neighbor, Springtime can bring flooding, sign up for emergency alerts, Bulky waste pickups, conserve water this spring
April 2021
(CORRECTION: The April Reporter was printed Feb. 18 not March 18 as is printed in the disclaimer.) City Council election, Red Poppy Festival moved to October, Stay informed during severe weather, Earth Day at the Library; City calls $90 million mobility bond for May 1 election, Spring irrigation tune-up
May 2021
City Council and mobility bond election, May 3-7: Georgetown Small Business Week, Georgetown Parks and Recreation summer camps, Memorial Day closings, Household Hazardous Waste collection event; Call 811 before you dig, Preservation Month, Lake Water Treatment Plant expansion project begins, Utility costs from February’s winter storm, Drought conditions persist in Georgetown, water conservation reminder, Severe weather season
June 2021
“Pick Me” mural at Georgetown Animal Shelter, What’s my watering schedule?, Georgetown Public Library: Summer Reading Program focused on Tails and Tales; Transportation Projects in Georgetown 2021, Venues open for rentals, Hoover Pump Station project update, “In our Own Company…A Conversation in Texture, Light, Layers, and Line” exhibit, Smart911
July 2021
Applications being accepted for City’s Home Repair Program, New water rates in effect this summer, ’13 Jewish Driver’s Licesnes’ exhibit at the Library, Sertoma July 4 celebration; Aug. 7: Blazin’ Beer Crawl, Monitoring your electric and water use, Aviation Drive/Lakeway Boulevard waterlines, July is Lost Pet Prevention Month, Fight the Bite
August 2021
City Budget; Registration for fall/winter programs opens Aug. 1; Alcohol prohibited in Blue Hole Park; Sunset Movie Series – Friday, Aug. 6; Practice heat safety this summer; Low-cost pet wellness services at the Georgetown Animal Shelter; Summer watering; Sidewalk improvements downtown; Texas Society of Sculptors show at the Georgetown Public Library
September 2021
National Night Out, November election to feature City-related items, Shop Georgetown this Labor Day weekend, Household hazardous waste collection event; Signup for secure paperless billing, Street maintenance season is here, Bag-the-Bag recycling program, Labor Day, Art at the Library, September is National Preparedness Month
October 2021
POPPtoberfest, Georgetown Autumn Art Stroll, 2020 Water Quality Report updated, GoGeo fixed-route services to end Oct. 1, Art Hop XIV; ‘Let Me Be Myself’ exhibit at Georgetown Public Library, Fire Prevention Week, Nov. 2 election includes City-related items, Household hazardous waste collection event, Be cyber smart
November 2021
Lighting of the Square, Cease the grease this holiday, Small Business Saturday and Artist Sunday, City Council and charter amendment election, Daylight Saving Time, Thanksgiving Holiday, Best of Georgetown, TX; Blue Santa helpers already at work, holiday string light recycling, City launches performance dashboard, Make your holiday fireproof, Art in the Library
December 2021
City budget focused on infrastructure, Collectible Christmas Ornament and
artwork, Blue Santa, Dec. 3-4: Christmas Stroll, Dec. 11: Breakfast with Santa, Holiday Closings, Holiday string lights recycling, Art in the Library; Holiday fire safety, Seasonal check: Irrigation Systems