Dog days of summer and our local governments.

 Its late July in Central Texas and summer has hit the stretch know as the Dog days.

 One day is pretty much the same as the day before and will be the same tomorrow.

 Local Government is not much different. In Georgetown the highlight is a new 500

 Million-dollar water tower to serve the expanding growth out west and new home

 construction. Oh and a downtown sign grant to work on the appeal of the square. 

 Round Rock is working on new smart electrical meters as well as an update to the

 water meters used by the city of Round Rock.  The other hot topic was a

 New communications system for the police department and upgrading the hand

 held units used by the officers on the street. 

Dog days of summer and our local governments.

 Its late July in Central Texas and summer has hit the stretch know as the Dog days.  

One day is pretty much the same as the day before and will be the same tomorrow.

 Local Government is not much different. In Georgetown the highlight is a new 500

 Million-dollar water tower to serve the expanding growth out west and new home

 construction. Oh and a downtown sign grant to work on the appeal of the square. 

 Round Rock is working on new smart electrical meters as well as an update to the

 water meters used by the city of Round Rock.  The other hot topic was a

 New communications system for the police department and upgrading the hand

 held units used by the officers on the street. 

Parents and students are encouraged to start buying school supplies for the coming school year. The majority of schools have already released the supply list for the coming year along with the calendar for the coming school year. To find your student's supply list, visit your child's school website. Additionally, the majority of big box stores have started stocking supplies for sale. Eddie Schwartz says "It may prove worth while to buy supplies while most stores have them in stock, and offer and specials can still be found at all price points. I have noticed the closer to the beginning of the school year the harder it is to find good deals on supplies because even though most retailers advertise their low-cost products, the reality is that those products

Will Special Session Help Property Tax Reform

                Governor Abbott has set the date for a Special Session of the Texas Legislature to begin July 18th. Many topics on the agenda, but none more anticipated than the possible property tax cap of 5% on the effective rate. The governing body can currently raise their rate of 8% without residents being able to petition for a rollback election. The “effective rate” refers to the rate determined for the governing body to raise the same total amount of tax dollars from the same local properties as was generated the previous year. However, many agree this will not do much to reduce the home owners tax bill as it is a rate based cap and does nothing to deal with the climbing tax districts soaring

Will Special Session Help Property Tax Reform ?

                Governor Abbott has set the date for a Special Session of the Texas Legislature to begin July 18th. Many topics on the agenda, but none more anticipated than the possible property tax cap of 5% on the effective rate. The governing body can currently raise their rate of 8% without residents being able to petition for a rollback election. The “effective rate” refers to the rate determined for the governing body to raise the same total amount of tax dollars from the same local properties as was generated the previous year. However, many agree this will not do much to reduce the home owners tax bill as it is a rate based cap and does nothing to deal with the climbing tax districts soaring

New Restaurants and Businesses

Chick Fil A… University Avenue Round Rock

620 Hacienda Bar and Grill… 910 Round Rock Ave, Round Rock (old 620 Café & Bakery)

PS 35… 1500 N IH35, (Pizza Restaurant) Round Rock

Swank… 118 E Main Street  (same owners as Ajo’s) high end steak and seafood, Round Rock

Monster Mini Golf (COMING SOON)… 3916 Gattis School Road, Round Rock

Finley’s (COMING late summer or early fall)… location of old Scarlet Rabbit, Round Rock

First Watch… location of old Egg and I in La Frontera Shopping Center, Round Rock

Schlotskys..(COMING SOON) Hwy 79 next to Torchy’s Tacos, Round Rock

Typhoon Texas Waterpark… 18500 SH130, Pflugerville

Courtyard Marriott… 16100 Impact Way, Pflugerville

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