Learn about proposed transportation and utility infrastructure projects in Georgetown for the upcoming fiscal year. View the proposed City of Georgetown 2013 Capital Improvement Plan summary given to the Georgetown Utility Systems Advisory Board and Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board on Friday May 11, 2012 (attached below). You can post comments to this news release or [...]

Professional cycling rolls into town this weekend on May 19 – 20 for the Subaru of Georgetown Grand by Holland Racing, which is the state criterium championship. Races will be held Saturday and Sunday on the one-mile downtown criterium course sanctioned by USA Cycling. Find a spot on the Most Beautiful Town Square in Texas [...]

The City of Georgetown will be auctioning surplus and impounded vehicles and other equipment in an online auction. Bids will be accepted online May 15 through May 31. Items in the online auction include three F-150 pickup trucks, four F-250 pickup trucks, nine Crown Victoria sedans, four golf carts, trailers, cranes, a tire-changing machine, other [...]

Proposed changes to the Downtown Design Guidelines will be the subject of public workshops on May 9 and May 10. The Downtown Design Guidelines include rules for development and redevelopment in the Downtown Historic Overlay, which is a 40-block area that includes the Courthouse Square. Some rules also apply to the Old Town Historic Overlay, [...]

The seasonal outdoor pools operated by Georgetown Parks & Recreation will be open for the season beginning Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 26.  The seasonal outdoor pools include Williams Drive, the Village, River Ridge, Tennis Center and the Outdoor Splash Pool at the Recreation Center. The Outdoor Splash Pool at the Recreation Center will be [...]

The Georgetown Animal Shelter is nearly out of room for its canine tenants. To encourage someone who may be thinking of adopting a dog, the adoption fee for dogs is temporarily reduced to $35, which is half the typical fee of $75. All dogs available for adoption are spayed or neutered, microchipped, and are current [...]

It’s springtime, which means the Georgetown Animal Shelter is overflowing with kittens. Foster homes for kittens are especially needed right now. A foster family provides a home for a kitten or group of kittens until they are old enough to be adopted, which is typically about two to three months. The shelter will supply kitten [...]

The nonprofit organization Family Eldercare and the Georgetown Fire Department are working together to host the 2012 Summer Fan Drive in Georgetown. This summer-long effort collects fans for low-income residents including seniors, people with disabilities, and families with children. Funds for fans and air conditioning units also are collected. Fans can be donated at all [...]

A contractor will be removing trees on Georgetown Municipal Airport property in order to increase the clear zone at the end of runway 36, which is north of Lakeway Drive. (See location map below.) The tree removal work is a safety project to meet Federal Aviation Administration requirements for runway safety areas adjacent to runways. [...]

There are no city council elections on May 12 since the District 1 and District 5 city council races were uncontested. Patty Eason will serve a fourth term representing District 1 and Jerry Hammerlun will begin his first term representing District 5. Eason also serves as the current mayor pro tem. Pat Berryman, incumbent for [...]