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The Classiest Game in Town

The Georgetown High School

Eagles baseball team made history last week, having earned the Silver Medal in their first appearance in the UIL State tournament with a season record of 27-13. The Eagles made it look easy in their 8-2 semi-final win over last year’s state champ, Aledo High School, Thursday night. On Friday, the team played for the state championship at Dell Diamond, and a record crowd of 8,126, mostly Georgetown fans. According to Head Coach Adam Foster, the second inning, during which Prosper earned six runs, “was one bad, untypical inning for us. We didn’t execute, and against a quality team, you don’t get to win those.” He added, “The scoreboard doesn’t matter, this is a great moment in our program’s history.”

Statistics and data aside, these young men did everything right, as they generally do. Up close, the players collectively seem to be eight feet tall, and probably don’t have four pounds of body fat among them. They drill almost effortlessly, sprinted on and off the field in the seventh inning with the same energy they had in the first. They carried gloves and equipment for each other. None of them hung his head or threw a helmet, or showed even the slightest bit of upset. At game’s end, the first thing they did was walk out of the dugout as a group to show their appreciation to the fans who came to support them. Foster said, “No matter what sport it is, our fans are awesome. I promise you there’s a ton of East View fans here. We are a two-high school town but we really are supportive of each other.”

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Proof positive, hundreds of Georgetown residents and fans lined Austin Avenue on Thursday and Friday afternoons for the team’s send-off. Waving friends and families, confetti and cheerleader pyramids, and a fire engine escort started both nights in style. At Dell Diamond, royal blue dominated in the seats and fans stayed for the final out and post-game hugs and congratulations. Foster was interviewed by multiple media outlets. He explained the miracle of this season. “These guys overachieved. We took guys who aren’t going to pitch in college and they got us to the state tournament. I want to thank each of them and my assistant coaches. We cultivated a team that believed in what we were teaching. This is what happens when teams

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The Music on the Square summer concerts are held Friday on the Courthouse lawn. These free concerts each Friday in June, July, and August start at 6:30 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, grab dinner-to-go from a local restaurant, and enjoy an evening of great live music. • June 19: Xander playing classic and oldies rock and roll • June 26: Woundloose Band playing rock, country, and electric blues Concerts are sponsored by the Georgetown Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Williamson Museum, and the Downtown Association. The Music on the Square summer concert series continues on Friday evenings through July and August. For a complete schedule, go to the Georgetown Convention and Visitors Bureau website at VisitGeorgetown.com, or download the free Explore Georgetown, Texas mobile app.

Summer Food Program

Georgetown Independent School District announces the sponsorship of the 2015 Seamless Summer Foodservice Program. Free for all children 18 years of age and under at the following sites: Purl Elementary at 1700 Laurel St. Georgetown, TX 78626. June 3rd to August 7th, Monday through Friday. Breakfast 7:30 am to 8:30 am. Lunch 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Closed July 3rd. Williams Elementary at 507 E. University Ave., Georgetown, TX 78626. June 3rd to July 24th, Monday through Friday. Breakfast 7:30 am to 8:30 am. Lunch 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Closed July 3rd.

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Donate to Summer Fan Drive

The Georgetown Fire Department and The Caring Place are teaming up with Family Eldercare for the 2015 Summer Fan Drive. The goal of this 25th annual event is to collect new fans for low-income residents including seniors, people with disabilities, and families with children. The fan drive started May 1 and continues through August 31. The fan drive delivers more than 5,000 fans to households in 11 counties in Central Texas. New fans can be donated at all five Georgetown fire stations: • Fire Station 1, 301 Industrial Avenue, 78626 • Fire Station 2, 1603 Williams Drive, 78628 • Fire Station 3, 5 Texas Drive, 78633

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Those eligible to receive a fan are low-income residents. In addition, they must be seniors who are over age 55, or persons who are disabled, or families with children under 18. To apply to receive a fan at a location other than The Caring Place, go to the Family Eldercare Summer Fan Drive website at www. SummerFanDrive.org. For more locations to apply, go to www.SummerFanDrive. org. To request a fan or get more information, you may call the Fan Drive phone number at (512) 459-4326. In Georgetown, people who are eligible may apply at The Caring Place Annex and pick up a fan at the same time. Bring documentation of low-income status to The Caring Place Annex, 2001 Railroad Avenue, Georgetown, TX, 78626. At this location, the Fan Drive started on June 3 and is every Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition, this location will be open from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month (June 11, July 9, and August 13). Distribution at The Caring Place ends on August 13. For details, or to donate

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The Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association is celebrating the 63rd annual Juneteenth at the Community Center at 445 E. Morrow Street in San Gabriel Park. The celebration on Saturday, June 20 is 11a.m. to 6p.m. The event starts with a program including speaker Richard Glasco, The Groovers senior exercise/dance group, guitarist Rae Gill, and a spoken word performance by Team Gravy. A barbecue dinner will follow the program. DJ Mike Jones will provide music for the afternoon activities. Officers from the Georgetown Police Department and firefighters from the Georgetown Fire Department will be at the event. Juneteenth marks the day on June 19, 1865 when Union soldiers landed at Galveston and reported that the Civil War was over and slavery had ended. The Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves had been in effect since January 1, 1863, but word did not reach Texas for more than two years. Juneteenth was declared an official state holiday in Texas in 1980. please contact Paulette Taylor, president of GCCMA, at (512) 863-2109, or Tyrone Adams, Juneteenth chairperson for GCCMA, at (512) 968-6361.

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JP3 On the Wright Path

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Prevention Week (May 23-27), Williamson County Commissioners Court and the LifeSteps Council on Alcohol and Drugs recognized Justice Court 3 for outstanding contributions to the efforts of the county’s Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition. Holding people solely responsible for underage drinking is like holding fish responsible for dying in a polluted stream. Laurie Lieber (director at center on Alcohol Advertising, Berkeley, CA) Judge Bill Gravell instituted “The Wright Track” program last year to set kids up for greater success. The special court focuses judicial efforts on attacking substance abuse rather than simply punishing the addicts for drug- or alcohol-related offenses. JP3 is the only Justice court in Williamson County with a specialty substance abuse court for minors with Class C misdemeanors. On hand for the presentation was Andy, (16)

the first graduate of the program. When he first arrived at JP3, euphemistically speaking, he did not demonstrate much requisite respect for the judge’s authority. In fact, Judge Gravell described him with several superlatives. But, Andy has been sober since December 2014, has come to court weekly for progress reports, attended mandatory group classes and submitted to random drug tests. Participants are supported by case managers, police officers and even pastors to understand the gravity of their choices. His success resulted in the State dropping the charges against him. Andy will be a Junior at East View High School next year, and the program staff are very pleased and proud of his success. Judge Gravell said, “We recognized that Andy’s problem was so much an attitude as it was the substance abuse. So, while I deeply appreciate the recognition, there is no greater reward than seeing a student who is substance-

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LifeSteps Director Julie Stevens presents Judge Bill Gravell with recognition at Commissioners’ Court June 2. Commissioner Cynthia Long, Judge Dan Gattis, Commissioner Ron Morrison, Chief of Staff Melissa Goins, program graduate “Andy”; members of the JP3 court. free, smiling, and gainfully employed.” The LifeSteps Council mission is to eliminate substance abuse through prevention, intervention, counseling, education and family services. They believe “local people solve

local problems best.” Center Director Julie Stevens said, “Judge Gravell is a very caring and forwardthinking person. He wants to give youths a chance to clean up and make the right choices.”

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Georgetown FD Tower escorted the players’ bus to Round Rock Thursday come together.” Coach Foster teaches his wards well on and off the field. All of his players not only sacrifice for the season, they also give back to the community in dozens of other ways. “My team wasted no time turning around,” he said, “and thanking the thousands who came here. I wanted to make sure that the fans know how much we appreciated them. It’s moving to have 5- to 6000 people here for you. I am

humbled by my team’s leadership and everything they have done.” To sum up, for the team and probably for Georgetown, Foster says, “No one should be putting their heads down; this is obviously the greatest run in the history of our program.” Fortunately, three of these players will be returning next year!

I WISH THERE WAS A GREATER WORD THAN “PROUD” FOR WHAT I FEEL ABOUT MY TEAM TONIGHT. ~ COACH ADAM FOSTER

Clockwise: The team prepares for the third inning while thousands of Eagle fans look on. • Pitcher Ben Bottlinger looks a runner back to 1st. • #3 Eric Kneffler’s baby sister Olivia, mom Jennifer and sister Madison at the send-off. • Brad Fithian and “Ollie” cheering the team on their way to Round Rock • Faithful fan and supporter Jared hefts the runner-up trophy for the fans. • Coach Foster in post-game interviews.

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There’s a River in that River!

For better or worse, the rains certainly did come to Williamson County and Georgetown, and as of June 14, Lake Georgetown is still 100 percent full; thanks to the wettest May since 1895. June 11 measurements show it’s actually 7-1/2 feet above full and we are no longer in “drought” conditions. Dry, or at a trickle for some time, the San Gabriel River has enough depth for rushing water, and swimming. The falls near Austin Avenue were refreshingly vigorous last weekend and warm enough for many residents to enjoy rafting, barbecues, and family time. Water runoff is still making some areas around the San Gabriel Park trail risky to cross but Parks and Recreation is monitoring the water levels and marking those areas accordingly.

ive Williamson County cities rate among the top 50 safest in Texas according to SafeWise.com, and based on FBI crime report statistics for cities with more than 10,000 residents. Hutto ranks highest on the list at #5, having had just eight violent crimes reported in the past year. The report notes the sense of community and even mentions the infamous circus hippo that, precisely a century ago, got loose in the city and gave it the mascot it boasts to this day. Leander is #17 in its second year on the list, which is noteworthy in a city with such rapid growth but remains an active, familycentered town. Cedar Park ranks at #26, and remains one of the fastest-growing cities in the entire nation. Their ranking is due, in part, to law enforcement focus on reducing gang-related crimes. Georgetown is next on the list at #27. According to the announcement,

“Historic buildings, rows of blooming flowers, and an excellent safety record are just some of the reasons to pay attention to the city of Georgetown. For the second year in a row, Georgetown proved itself as one of the safest cities in Texas, thanks to factors like low reports of violent crime – just 71 in 2013.” The description of Georgetown also points out, “This city looks after all of its citizens...There’s no denying Georgetown is a great place to call home for everyone.” Pflugerville came in at #30 and has been on the list for some time. Despite continued and consistent growth, violent crimes are at a minimum and they have not reported a single homicide since 2010. Georgetown Mayor Dale Ross gives credit to local law enforcement for their vigilance and maintaining the reputation for Williamson County as a great place to live, work and raise a family. See the full list at SafeWise.com/blog/safestcities-texas-2015.

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vacation Bible school and a U.S. history course collide? The result is Vacation Liberty School (VLS), a volunteer-run, summer program for kids between the ages of 7 and 12. The educational experience offers talks, skits and a variety of activities that focus on American history and the nation’s founding. Held in local churches across the nation, the schools run for about three hours per day. VLS enables children to experience the origin, nature, principles and benefits of liberty from the perspective of faith, hope and charity. Their mission is to educate, enlighten and excite kids about the beliefs, fundamentals and principles of which this country was founded; and to empower them with the knowledge and will to preserve these ideas and liberties for our Nation. Through instruction, performance, small group discussions and

games designed to teach in a fun interactive way, students participate in a week-long exploration of the founding principles of personal and economic freedom. Just as the American colonists discovered the principles of liberty through a variety of experiences and experiments involving societies and human nature, this fun and effective program allows participants to discover the principles for themselves by experiencing systems and situations that do and don’t have the principles of liberty built into their structure. The curriculum includes: - The role of Faith in the Revolutionary War - A look at how faith influenced the Founding Fathers - The story of the Constitutional Convention - An understanding of what “equal justice” means - Exploration of the balance between liberty and tyranny Georgetown’s Vacation Liberty School started in 2010 by local professionals, teachers, parents and patriots said their primary goals were to teach “students to understand that no matter what they might have heard, America is a Judeo-Christian based culture. This is why each day is started with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance and

the Star Spangled Banner. “Next, we wanted them to know that the patriotic men and women who founded this country were truly courageous and brilliant. For this, we invite guests such as George Washington and Ben Franklin. “Finally, we wanted every graduate leaving our Vacation Liberty School proud to be an American.” Registration is $40 for the first child. Siblings are $25 each. Each week-long session is limited to 30 students. Openings are still available for the final session, August 10-14. Facebook: Georgetown Vacation Liberty School Web: http://georgetownvacationlibertyschool.com Email: vlscontact@gtlibertyschool.com PHOTO: Mayor Dale Ross presented the proclamation that July 13-17, 2015 be declared “Georgetown Vacation Liberty School Week” at the Georgetown City Council meeting June 9. (l-r) Tammy Armbruster, Sandy Hayes, Carol Nayman, Ronda McCauley, (George Washington) John Hicks, Mayor Dale Ross, William Armbruster, Barbara Hicks and Marcy Sarver.

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The Caring Place is 30! The Board and Advi-

sory Council of The Caring Place held a 30th birthday party June 6. The event was open to the public, and featured the Georgetown Fire and Police Departments, as well as VIPs who founded and built the Caring Place into what it is today. The spoken program began with the story of how the agency began, in a slaughterhouse on the square with just a few bags of clothing and $17. Today, as Board Member and volunteer Gary DeRemer says he is astounded by the growth. “Back then we didn’t own a second building and didn’t have half of the first building (the thrift store) behind me. I am very proud of the business model we have here and what we have accomplished over time.”

Founding members Bill Branson, Lori Maxwell, and Charlie Steiger convened the first panel to discuss how the doors were first opened, and former Executive Director shared a then-and-now story with current director Ginna O’Connor. O’Connor reflected on the day and her first 18 months at the helm. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to reflect on how amazing this place is and how much it has grown over time from a little slaughterhouse on the square to a million dollar operation. “You can’t necessarily put a ‘caring place’ just anywhere—it has a lot to do with this community. Not a day goes by that I don’t come in with jaw dropping awe at what a great organization this is and how many moving

pieces we have.” The agency continues to grow. With the increased growth in Georgetown, comes an increase in those in need here as well. O’Connor said they have seen a 31 percent increase in the use of the food pantry.

Executive Director Ginna O’Connor and former Executive Director Lenore Doerfler compare before-and-after stories.

“The need continues to stay high,” O’Connor says. “But we are meeting the demand thanks to the generosity of the community and the volunteers who manage our donations.”

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Convergint selected Georgetown non-profit R.O.C.K. as the beneficiary of its annual community action day. Convergint is a global systems integrator founded in 2001. The company focuses on solutions for commercial business, life safety, and security. Once each year, the company chooses one non-profit to whom they will donate their time, talent and treasure as a way of giving back and supporting local agencies. As it happens, a Convergint colleague’s wife was formerly a volunteer for R.O.C.K. and suggested they look into helping at the ranch. Vice President Kevin Popejoy says, “After researching them and meeting with Nancy O’Mera Krenek from R.O.C.K. we unanimously chose the R.O.C.K. as our recipient for this annual day of giving back.” So, last week, 65 employees of and volunteers from Convergint... well, they converged... on R.O.C.K. with $65,000 worth of products and labor. The benefits are everything from cutting edge security and access control, to a new oven, reinforced fencing and a brand new horse shelter. Convergint’s business is pulling together disparate systems to increase and improve security. Popejoy says “If you’ve been to the airport, or see the Round Rock Express play, you’ve been around our work.” Their main concerns at R.O.C.K. include risk mitigation, especially with the challenged nature of the clients who attend. “People who bring their children here want to know they are safe. Many people can and do come in and out of this relatively open space, not unlike spaces around schools or military bases. We are here to ‘see’ potential incidents, reduce the appearance of being a target, and prevent bad things from happening.” Office Manager Aricella Ojeda says, “We are a family

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point across, or even get attention in the first place. But—bringing an AR-15 into an airport, as Jim Cooley did at Atlanta-Hartsfield last week, in a city where more than one in every 700 people is a victim of a violent crime... seriously? And when he didn’t get enough attention, he sent his videos to the local news to get things started. His answer was “I have the legal right to do this and I’m not responsible for other people’s fear.” A true statement. I’m not making any assumptions about him (okay, maybe a few), but how many mass shooting incidents include “discharged early from military” and “likes to col-

lect guns;” as Mr. Cooley’s bio suggests. Hopefully, I too have the right to appreciate the police officers who followed him around “violating his rights” until he left. Is there a more selfish attitude in a place where thousands of people from all over the world move around, with ridiculous odds that not even one of them has been victim of or witness to some kind of gun violence? Would he have been more satisfied if someone misunderstood his intentions, screamed and, because we are sadly conditioned to mass shootings, the whole terminal—as quickly as sound travels— erupted in panic and people

got hurt for real? Perhaps if someone reacted and gave him a prophylactic butt-whooping, that person could say he wasn’t responsible for Cooley’s head being too soft. Come to think of it, if the airport had turned chaotic, he still couldn’t be arrested for others’ actions but I hope civil court would be full of people suing him. Make a judge decide whether, while following the law, he conducted himself in such a way that was likely to cause injury. If nothing else, Mr. Cooley’s court costs would be delightful. I live in Texas. I get the gun thing. I appreciate guns. I own guns. I have

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the concrete in his garage. He doesn’t take it to his kids’ baseball games. A car enthusiast may want to purchase a Lamborghini because it’s a cool car. It’s legal to let his 16year old drive it. But it ain’t too smart. Haven’t we had enough trouble at airports for the past decade? In the same week we were told that the TSA has a 95 percent failure rate confiscating weapons and dangerous articles. Awesome. (Sigh) One less reason to visit Atlanta. Assault rifles in terminal Starbucks and knives on the planes. But hey, don’t worry... I do NOT have more than four ounces of shampoo.

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doing something as a group that required only a smile. I watched as those who love to serve spent their afternoon cooking and cleaning while the rest played. Some came to compete for the “trophy”, in some cases an egg still in one piece after being tossed. For others it was a fist bump between partners who had just won the horseshoe throwing contest. Probably the most coveted prize of all was a belly full of pie from the pie eating contest. No one seemed to be focused on anything really

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gets better every day, if you let it. • You’re not late if you can hold your breath that long. • Measure twice, cut once. • How can you leave the house without any money? • Always carry your driver’s license with you. It will make it easier for the police to identify your body. • I’m not going to tell you twice. • Pay the car note first. You can live in your car but you can’t drive a house. • Don’t make me stop this car. • You gotta nip it in the bud! • The car is not a playground. • Don’t wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty, but the pig likes it. • As long as your feet are under my supper table, you’ll follow my rules. • If you drive up to my house

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Booger Ray For President by Mike Payne

I have often said that sometimes writing a column is as arduous as giving birth. Other times, it’s like having a baby-grand piano fall out of the sky and hit you on the head. This editorial left a knot on my head the size of Mt. Rushmore, so you can pretty much determine which category it “falls” in. Pun intended. All I can say is, people do some crazy stuff – stuff you just can’t make up. Rachel Dolezal, head of the local Spokane Washington chapter of the NAACP, has decided, against all odds, and I do mean all odds, that she is black. I say against all odds because her father and mother, Lawrence and Ruthanne Dolezal are as white as any human could be (Czech, Swedish and German). None the less, Dolezal swears she is black, and when asked directly about her ethnic lineage, said, “I don’t understand the question.” That, at least is the only answer she could give that offers some explanation for not understanding her ethnicity. Initially, I surmised she must be a loon,

and her response to that question seemed to confirm it. As I study this incident a little deeper however, I see that she might not really be a loon, just a calculating, left-wing pathological liar. That explains a lot. After all, she was smart enough to tell her brother “not to blow her cover” about her not really having a black father. And to her credit, I suppose, she did pick out a pretend black father. This incident brings to mind some other 20th century intellectual elites that are sacrosanct to the left-wing “John Kerry” crowd who look down on the rest of us, as did Marie Antoinette when she uttered her self-fulfilling death sentence of “let them eat cake.” For example, let’s look at the dirty-haired, dope-head, pretend ‘injun Ward Churchill, who was a former third- rate (now fired) professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Remember, he too said he was about 1/69th American Indian, and it worked until some of us backwoods, uneducated, Appalachian, no-shoe-wearin’ proletariat Googled him and found out that he too, like Dolezal, possessed the highest-level skill set of a pathological liar. And, thank you Rachel Dolezal. You gave me one more reason to point out our northeastern nutty buddy, Elizabeth Warren, the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, who, because of her inclusion in the Pow Wow

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A Year for the Record Books by Mayor Dale Ross

The U.S. Census Bureau recently announced that in 2014, Georgetown was the second-fastest growing city in the U.S. Our growth rate of 7.6 percent was the second-highest among cities with 50,000 residents or more. We’ve seen all the new houses and businesses so we know Georgetown is growing. But why is it happening? Why are so many people coming here? In the past 12 months, we can point to a number of accomplishments of a City Council and City staff committed to preserving our unique character while laying the foundation for future success. Reflecting on the highlights of a remarkable year provides some indications for Georgetown’s popularity as a place to live, work, play, and retire. We support a safe and healthy community. That’s evident in the one-of-kind, state-of-the art public safety and training complex that opened in February. Approved by the voters in 2011, this facility will help us to recruit, train, and retain first-rate professionals in our already top-rated police and fire departments. For the second year in a row, Georgetown is on the 50 Safest Cities in Texas list by SafeWise, based on FBI statistics. The recent City Council decision to expand EMS services with additional paramedics and vehicles will allow the City to provide an integrated emergency medical response for our citizens. As part of this expanded service, the Fire Department recently conducted its first Firefighter

Cadet Academy with eight graduates that have joined the department. In addition, Georgetown is in a county named one of the top three healthiest in the state for the sixth year in a row. We create serious playtime in our parks. The grand re-opening of the iconic playscape in San Gabriel Park gives our citizens a wonderful place to play. Renovations at San Jose Park and Chautauqua Park as well as a trail expansion along Scenic Drive provided new amenities for established neighborhoods. Just weeks ago, Jack Garey announced that his 525-acre ranch would be given to the City in the coming months, allowing for the final design and development of what will become one of the largest municipal parks in the state. We plan for the future. A merger of the City’s water utility with the Chisholm Trail Special Utility District to our north was the largest utility merger in Texas history. The merger creates revenue for city operations which decreases the tax burden and provides reliable infrastructure in our highest-growth corridor while maintaining rates that are among the lowest in the region. We are innovative. The City’s announcement in March that our electric utility will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy has garnered international attention. When the wind and solar farms are both online in 2017, Georgetown will be one of a handful of cities in the U.S. to be 100 percent renewable. We believe that this cost-effective move will allow us to attract investment from businesses looking to join a community committed to sustainable energy production. We invest in infrastructure. The voters have recently passed a $105 million bond issue—the largest in the city’s history—to address our current and future mobility issues as Georgetown grows. A contract with the voters ensures the tax rate will not increase more than 2 cents a year and no more than 10 cents over the life the bonds. Last fall our

voters also reauthorized a sales tax dedicated to street maintenance. Our financial position is strong. Last year the City Council approved a budget for this fiscal year that included a half-cent tax decrease. We have earned an AA bond rating for our utility department and AA+ for general government, and continue to have one of the lowest tax rates in Central Texas. Our economy is sound and balanced. The Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, currently under construction, will bring conferences and visitors to our city on a scale we have not yet seen. Two new behavioral health hospitals are meeting a key medical need in the County. The Texas Life Sciences Collaboration Center welcomed the expansion of Dispersol’s operations and the relocation of RDC from California. My recent privately-funded trip to China with Dr. Mike Douglas, TLCC director, as well as a representative from Governor Abbott’s office allowed us to cultivate key relationships with the growing Chinese biotech sector. Our rich history is treasured. This year we marked the start of the 50th year of the Georgetown Public Library and the 175th birthday of Southwestern University, the first chartered college in the state. Our newly-designated cultural district hosted a range of arts and cultural offerings including the first year of the Georgetown Arts Center in the 1892 fire station and city hall. And our downtown, home of the Most Beautiful Town Square in Texas, was voted one of the top eight main streets in the country in a contest in Parade magazine. All these events and developments help to explain why so many people want to live here. And as we grow, we are careful to protect those qualities that define our character and traditions. It has been a remarkable year of headline-grabbing innovations, ventures, and announcements. We know there are more exciting developments to come as we embrace a bright and dynamic future.

THE ADVOCATE  JUNE 16, 2015

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