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| Due tomorrow: Share your thoughts on the City’s proposed budget
City Manager David Morgan presented the proposed Georgetown FY 2026 budget Aug. 12. Council voted to approve its first reading Aug. 26 and is scheduled to adopt it Sept. 9.
The FY 2026 budget 💵includes:
✔️ 70 new staff positions in various departments including 21 new 👮 police +👩🚒 fire positions
✔️ New fire station design and public safety equipment
✔️ Transportation projects and park improvements
Additional revenue is needed to cover the 📈increased cost to manage growth (such as major infrastructure projects 🚧, development pressures 🏗️, and employee retention 👷).
📊More facts about the City budget📊
--Williamson Central Appraisal District establishes property valuations, not the City.
--The City's portion of your property tax bill is about 20%.
--Georgetown's tax rate is among the lowest in the region.
--The revenue the General Fund gets from property taxes amounts to $23 million, which is 20% of our general fund budget. The police department's budget alone is more than $27 million.
--Where you live affects your rates: If you live in a municipal utility district, you will have different rates than people who do not.
--The City has been working on this budget through City Council meetings since January, including a ~3.5-hour workshop on July 8.
--The City’s annual street maintenance program is funded by a quarter-cent sales tax approved by voters every four years and helps extend the life span of our roadways and prevent damage that can lead to more costly repairs. You can read more about it here.
--The City does not tax gas or collect/charge toll road fees. The City gets 2% of the 8.25% you pay in sales tax.
--The City is limited in what we can do to manage growth, particularly in our extraterritorial jurisdiction and outside City limits, which is where we are seeing the most growth for our services.
Georgetown offers a free academy to help everyone understand the ins and outs of their local government. We encourage everyone here who is interested in learning more to sign up for the Civic Leadership Academy next year.
Provide comment on the budget through askGTX by tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 5).
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| Found in Georgetown: September
🙌 September kicks off National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), welcomes fall, and brings lots of fun events around Georgetown.
🐦 Sept. 5 – How Tweet It Is: Birding By Ear at the Georgetown Public Library
📽️ Sept. 10 – GPL World Cinema: "Bob Trevino Likes It"
🎶🪗🎺 Sept. 21 – Live Music at the Library: Mariachi Clasico
🚣Sept. 27 – Crockett Garden Falls Paddle
🔗Find more information and other events.
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| Love Where You Live month is here!
🌟 September is here—and that means it’s Love Where You Live month in Georgetown! 💚
We’ve got a full calendar of events to help keep our city clean and beautiful:
🗑️ Community Collection Event – Sept. 13
🔋 Battery Blitz – Sept. 18
💧 Rivery Park Cleanup – Sept. 19
🏠 Household Hazardous Waste Collection (registration required) – Sept. 20
Mark your calendars 📅 and join us in showing your Georgetown pride!
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| Trash/recycling pickup now at 7 a.m.
⚠️Heads up Georgetown! Residential Texas Disposal Systems ♻️ solid waste/recycling have returned to their regular pickup time of 🕕 7 a.m. as of this past Monday, Sept. 1.
All 🗑️carts should be at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on your designated pick-up day.
Sign up for schedule reminders and alerts.
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| Emergencies can strike when you least expect it
Being prepared doesn’t have to break the bank—check out these easy, low-cost ways to keep your family safe:
⚠️ Stay Informed: Sign up for emergency alerts through Warn Central Texas
🖋️ Make a Plan: Create your emergency communication plan and decide on meeting points with your family
🧰 Build a Kit over time: Start with items you already have like water, food, important documents, and batteries. When at the store, pick up an extra item that you use regularly, especially if it’s on sale!
🙋 Learn Essential Tips: Join our Emergency Management Team from 3-6 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Georgetown Public Library. The first 100 households to stop by will receive a free Go Bag filled with emergency goodies.
🔍Find more tips at Ready.gov.
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| 📣 Water rebates for Fiscal Year 2025 are closing soon
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| Want to know more about projects 🚧 happening in Georgetown?
👀Check out the planning public notices map showing projects with active public notices, such as rezonings, certificates of appropriateness, demolitions, annexations, special use permits, + more!
📅 Map is updated with new public notices for Planning and Zoning, Historic and Architectural Review Commission, + City Council
📝Information includes when meetings will be held with links to the agenda website, a project description, and contact information for the staff member working on the project.
✍️ Stay up to date and sign up for alerts when agendas are posted here.
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| College Colors Day
Last Friday was College Colors, and our City Hall staff got in on the fun. Do you see your school represented here?
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| Stop the scammers!
Georgetown Customer Care will NEVER contact you via 📞phone or 💻social media and ask you to:
🚫☎️Make a payment over the phone
🚫💳Pay in gift cards
🚫ℹ️Provide your personal information
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📣 Outdoor warning sirens tested Saturday
Reminder: Our outdoor warning sirens will be tested at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6.
Sirens are tested:
📅 1st Saturday of the month
🖼️ When there is no threat of inclement weather
🌪️The sirens are to alert those who are outside to threats such as a tornado
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| Sept. 9 City Council agenda posted
Tuesday’s Georgetown City Council workshop & meeting agenda + how to participate have been posted. Enter your email address to receive alerts when agendas are posted.
Meeting details + some items to be discussed:
📅 Tuesday, Sept. 9
📍 Chambers in Council & Court
📺 GTV + Facebook Live
⏰ 2 p.m. Meeting
💵Third quarter financial report
🛩️Airport update
🌳Unified Development Code-tree fee workshop
🏛️City Council goals update and annual retreat planning
⏰6 p.m. Meeting
💵 Second reading Fiscal Year 2026 budget and property tax rate
📃Second readings: UDC amendments related to tree preservation, transportation, and impervious cover; water/wastewater, electric, and solid waste rate increases
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| Find lane closures on Waze, Google Maps
Georgetown drivers can view lane and road closures through Waze and Google Maps 🎉!
Thanks to a partnership 🤝 between the City and Waze, we can load active lane and road closures into the apps, whether it's for 🚧 a road project, ⛔ a right of way closure, 🎶 a festival, or others.
Street or lane closures include:
📍SE Inner Loop eastbound outside lane closed in front of Rock Springs from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Sept. 9-12
📍University Avenue/Hwy. 29 reduced to one lane in each direction on I-35 bridge starting on Sept. 2
📍Williams Drive outside southeast-bound lane closed at Riverbend Drive on Sept. 4
📍Austin Avenue northbound outside lane closed Fifth to Sixth streets Aug. 18-Sept. 5
📍Williams Drive one northwest-bound lane closed Lakeway Drive to Park Meadows Boulevard July 7-Oct. 7
📍Williams Drive one southeast-bound lane closed Park Meadows Boulevard to Riverbend Drive July 7-Oct. 7
📍Cottontail Lane closures July 7-Oct. 7
📍Dog Iron Street closures July 7-Oct. 7
📍Austin Avenue Bridges: one lane open in each direction
📍Downtown streets closed for Market Days: Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 8
📍Southwestern Boulevard closed from University Park Drive to Davidson Ranch Road
Know before you go: Check your 🗺️ Waze or Google Maps app before you leave for the best route.
Check closures online here.
While it won’t show up on Waze or Google maps, our annual street maintenance work is underway. Look for posts on Nextdoor and door hangers for when work is scheduled for your area. Street repaving work is scheduled for Sept. 8-12 in the Quail Valley neighborhood.
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Pet of the Week
Hello, I’m Chef Boyardee–a lovable, huggable, tail-wagging recipe for happiness. I may not come with a Michelin star, but I’m definitely a five-star snuggler and top dog in the cuddle kitchen.
I’m a laid-back guy with just the right amount of zest. I adore other dogs – in fact, I got a little al dente emotionally watching the playgroup from the sidelines until it was my turn. But once I hit the floor? I sautéed my way right into the fun and had a blast! I play well with others and would love a canine sous-chef to share my adventures with.
Walk-ins are welcome during open hours: 🕛 noon to 6 p.m. daily
📍Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter | 1855 SE Inner Loop
📍Red Poppy Adoptique | 110 W.L. Walden Drive (dogs only)
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