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Soldiers Enjoy American Passtime Before Deployment - Thursday, June 05, 2008
     On Tuesday June 3, soldiers from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade left their fatigues on base and came out to enjoy the “America’s Favorite Pastime,” baseball. 
 
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Williams Drive Receives CAMPO Funding - Thursday, May 15, 2008

May 15, 2008 (Williamson County, TX) – The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) has awarded $8.8 million for improvements to Williams Drive, or RM 2338, from D.B. Wood Road to .3 miles west of FM 3405, a total project length of 3.5 miles.  The road improvement project is a partnership between the city of Georgetown and Williamson County.

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Ronald Reagan Blvd. Ribbon Cutting - Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Commissioner Valerie Covey is pleased to annouce the opening of Ronald Reagan Boulevard from F.M. 3405 north to R.M. 2338. The new two-lane roadway is 5.4 miles in length and includes two bridges. The project also included widening improvements to F.M. 3405 for the addition of left turn lanes. The road was paid for from the 2000 County Road Bonds. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Ronald Reagan Blvd. just north of F.M. 3405 on Friday May 16.

 


CR 104 Closed to Traffic - Tuesday, May 06, 2008
C.R. 104 will be closed to through traffic from SH 29 to Rockney Road starting Friday, May 2, until the completion of the road improvement project, scheduled for the end of July 2008.  Williamson County is partnering with TxDOT to widen SH 29 to include a two-lane left turn lane onto C.R. 104 and a traffic signal into Georgetown East View High School.  Williamson County also will reconstruct existing C.R. 104 into a 4-lane roadway with storm sewer, curb and gutter.  The road was designed by Steger Bizzell and will be constructed by Cash Construction. The construction contract cost is just under $2 million. 
 


Donation Drive Wraps Up - Friday, May 02, 2008

On April 25, 2008, Williamson County wrapped up the Adopt a Troop Donation Drive and took the collected items to Fort Hood. For over a month donation drop boxes have been set up in 11 county offices to collect items such as batteries, hand sanitizers, games and cards.

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Williams Drive - Wednesday, April 30, 2008
     Originally FM 2338 (DB Wood to FM 3405) was a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) project, but in the summer of 2007 TxDOT pulled funding for construction cost, which removed $13-$14 million dollars from the project.
     In light of the new situation, Williamson County Commissioner, Valerie Covey, approached the City of Georgetown and asked if they would partner with the county and her to get this project underway. The City of Georgetown agreed that this was a worthy project, and requested $8.8 million in funding from Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO).  The city and the county agreed to split the cost of $2.5 million dollars.
 
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Preserved Named "Twin Springs Preserve" - Thursday, April 24, 2008

     April 23, 2008 (Williamson County, TX) -- The Williamson County Commissioners Court approved the name “Twin Springs Preserve” for the county’s recently acquired 145-acre property located near Lake Georgetown.  Also on Tuesday, the court approved adding to the preserve 13 acres that are adjacent to the property and accepted $13,000 from Whitney Development as compensation for assuming management of the property.  The additional 13 acres has an existing fence to separate it from nearby homes. 

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