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GEORGETOWN EDITION Volume 7, Issue 7 | Feb. 13–March 12, 2014
Wolf family planning
750-acre development
6 IMPACTS
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Master-planned community in talks for tracts
8 EDUCATION
Georgetown ISD, City Council
approve school bus cameras
By Beth Wade property … we are very interested
More than 10 years after sell- in making sure we are good stew- 9 EMERGENCY SERVICES
ing about 100 acres of her family’s ards of what we’ve been entrusted ESD No. 8 to begin strategic
planning
land to Simon Properties for con- with,” she said. “I feel a great
struction of the Wolf Ranch Town [sense of] stewardship to properly 10 TRANSPORTATION
Center, Iva Wolf McLachlan is manage this property and see it Bike-share program begins
planning the next phases of devel- developed in the most optimum in downtown
opment for her family’s property. way with the highest and best 11 CITY & COUNTY
McLachlan, who serves as the use. That’s our goal—to help the
12 ELECTION GUIDE
property’s managing partner, said community and to maximize our
March primaries information
plans include developing nearly stewardship of this property.”
1,000 acres that once belonged FEATURES
to her father, who purchased the Wolf Ranch miller
property while attending South- McLachlan is in talks with JP Eich 15 CALENDAR
western University. Dallas-based developer Hillwood Hillwood Communities, a Dallas-based developer, is in talks to develop a master-
17 RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
“After 65 years of owning this See Wolf | 29 planned residential community near Wolf Ranch Town Center on Wolf family property.
19 BUSINESS
Sport Clips
Experts: Housing market continued to grow in 2013
New home construction, single- Austin area grew by 19 percent compared Expanding market
with 2012 numbers, according to the Aus- In 2013, the city of Georgetown issued
family home sales on the rise
tin Board of Realtors and the Williamson 1,042 housing permits —an increase of
County Association of Realtors. more than 39 percent compared with the
By Audrey Spencer “Job growth and people moving here, previous year, said Georgetown Chief Plans
The population of Georgetown is expected that was the main reason,” said Gary Coca- Examiner Tamera Baird. 21 DINING
to grow to more than 100,000 by 2030, accord- nougher, president of the WCAR and an “We had a really good year last year, and Roots Bistro
ing to the city of Georgetown Planning associate broker with ERA Colonial Real I think it’ll be just as good this year,” Coca-
22 PEOPLE
Department, and the increasing population Estate in Georgetown. “When a lot of other nougher said. “There were more homes sold Norm Peters
has driven a high demand for homes. places were slowing down … we were still in 2013 than there have been in seven years.”
In 2013, single-family home sales in the selling homes [in Georgetown].” See Housing | 30
Residential real estate on the rise Real estate data includes new and existing
home sales between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 each
year in the 78626, 78628 and 78633 ZIP codes.
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
23 COFFEE WITH IMPACT
Hugh Forrest, SXSW Interactive
conference director
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the market the market the market the market the market
33 REAL ESTATE
101 90 102 86 59
COUPONS
Median selling price Median selling price Median selling price Median selling price Median selling price
$192,990 $185,370 $191,250 $202,883 $225,000 39 IMPACT DEALS
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Sources: Cecilia Roberts, vice president of sales at Coldwell Banker United Realtors, and Georgetown Chief Plans Examiner Tamera Baird
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FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER
Georgetown’s popula- as Weir Ranch, Madison at Georgetown and Gatlin
tion is expected to be Creek as well as ones already under construction,
more than 100,000 by including Water Oak at San Gabriel and Teravista. On
2030, according to the pages 30 and 31, check out a map of several of these
Georgetown Planning developments with details about the projects.
Department. It’s hard to Another master-planned community is also being
PUBLISHERS AND FOUNDERS
John and Jennifer Garrett wrap my brain around discussed for 750 acres of land owned by the Wolf
PUBLISHER - AUSTIN METRO that many people in our family. Known by many in the community for Wolf
Traci Rodriguez community, but it is easy Ranch Town Center, the family’s plans include a 160-
GENERAL MANAGER
to understand why they acre retail and commercial mixed-used development
Sarah Joerin, [email protected]
would want to live here. called Wolf Lakes.
Editorial
The proximity to Austin, I am excited to hear about all these developments
EXECUTIVE EDITOR Cathy Kincaid Georgetown’s natural planned throughout the city, and I look forward to
MANAGING EDITOR Shannon Colletti beauty and the low crime rate are major factors. watching them develop.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Annie Drabicky
The expected population growth is already driving
EDITOR Beth Wade
REPORTER Audrey Spencer developers to begin planning residential developments
COPY EDITOR Andy Comer throughout Georgetown that will add thousands of new
STAFF WRITERS Korri Kezar, Brett Thorne homes to our community.
Sarah Joerin
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Business This month’s front-page story “Experts: Housing market con- In last month’s edition, the front-page story “Williams Drive
tinued growth in 2013” examines Georgetown’s residential real targeted for redevelopment projects” looked into city plan-
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Claire Love
estate market and looks ahead at what developments are being ning projects that could help revitalize portions of Williams
CIRCULATION & OPERATIONS MANAGER David Ludwick
planned to make room for the growing population. Georgetown Drive and help the area continue to grow.
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10 Women’s clothing boutique Camille’s 13 The Shops, located inside The Co-op
Steven Weinstein launched his mobile will open a second location on the Square 78626 at 308 W. Eighth St., closed on
business, IT in a Pinch, on Dec. 1. The in Georgetown. Camille’s on Main, 711 Jan. 25. The Salons at the Co-op is still
business offers information technology Main St., will open March 1 and offer open and expand to include room for
services such as desktop, network and women’s clothing and accessories as well three additional stylists, owner Faith
server support to small businesses with as European hand-painted furniture Clark said. Little Tim’s Barbershop
fewer than 50 employees. IT in a Pinch and home accessories. Owner Camille opened in The Co-op on Feb. 1.
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8 Scott & White Healthcare broke 15 Lane Bryant closed its Wolf Ranch
Relocations
ground on a new 12,000-square-foot clinic Town Center location at 1019 W.
at 1507 Rivery Blvd. on Jan. 16. The clinic, University Ave., Ste. 610, on Jan. 25.
expected to open in July, will house four 11 Gold & Coin Mart moved from www.lanebryant.com
doctors with room for up to six physicians 3415 Williams Drive, Ste. 110, to 2502
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Expansions
located at 714 S. Austin Ave., Ste. 201, St. Main Street Program Manager Shelly
in early March to serve its Georgetown- Hargrove said the group hopes to unveil
area agents, President Curtis Reddehase 12 Back in Tune Massage Therapy the 10-foot-by-30-foot piece of art in May. 8 Wade
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EDUCATION
1 Violation Detection and
License Plate Cameras
License plate
Georgetown ISD, City Council
2 Stop Arm Violation
Overview Camera
approve school bus cameras
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Program designed to halt stop-arm violators, improve safety
1
By Beth Wade second reading was Feb. 11.
Detection
About 11 people per day drive around “We feel the number of those viola-
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Cameras installed on the school bus are activated when a vehicle passes the bus while the stop arm is
States in and around a school bus. Two- gram progresses, said David Jackson, ATS
deployed. The system captures video and images, which are sent to American Traffic Solutions to confirm the
thirds of those are kids trying to cross the senior business development director.
violation. The information is then approved by the Georgetown Police Department before a citation is issued.
street who get hit by a passing car, so this Prothro said there would be no out-
is a very serious matter.” of-pocket costs to the city or the school
Between Sept. 30 and Oct. 25, the dis- district. The funding would come from Department for approval. ATS may then Drivers are required
When to
trict counted 431 violations, Prothro said, fines paid by violators who are ticketed. issue a citation by mail to the registered to stop when school
STOP
buses are stopped and
adding that the highest number were seen “This is going to cost us nothing in owner of the vehicle.
have activated the red
on Hwy. 29 near Southwestern Univer- terms of money, [and] we might even save The ordinance calls for a $300 fine for
flashing lights or the
sity, along Fourth and Sixth streets and at a life,” Prothro said. each violation, but members of the council
stop-arm is deployed. If
Northwest Boulevard and Seranada Drive. The district could begin a public service requested higher fines for subsequent vio-
the road is only divided by a left-turn lane
Working with American Traffic Solu- campaign with information about the lations. City Manager Paul Brandenburg
or two yellow lines, drivers on both sides
tions, Prothro presented a program to program by the end of February and said increasing fines could be added to the of the roadway must stop. However, if the
City Council on Nov. 26 to put cameras could have the cameras installed by the ordinance before the second reading. road is separated by a physical barrier
on school buses to catch drivers who pass end of March, he said. Along with the cameras, GISD Super- or median, only the vehicles driving the
buses while their red lights are flashing When a vehicle passes a school bus intendent Joe Dan Lee said the program same direction as the bus are required
and stop arms are deployed during drop- loading or unloading students with the also encourages driver education. to stop. GISD Director of Transportation
off or pickup times. stop arm deployed, the ATS system begins “It amazes me when people drive Walter Prothro said drivers should use
caution when in neighborhoods and near
The Georgetown ISD board of trust- recording video and images, which are through the flashing red light on the
schools and watch for students running
ees approved the program at a Jan. 21 then sent to ATS for verification. bus,” Lee said at a Dec. 16 school board
to catch the bus.
meeting, and City Council approved the If the violation is confirmed, the infor- meeting. “[We want to] try to deter [that]
Source: Texas Department of Public Safety
first reading of an ordinance Jan. 28. The mation is sent to the Georgetown Police as much as possible.”
Georgetown ISD pilot program helps track students on buses
By Beth Wade made it safer for the kids and safer for the drivers,” Smart GISD Director of Transportation Walter Prothro said.
Georgetown ISD’s Transportation Department is Tag Product Manager Brett Taylor said. “This system was The program began in January and runs for 30 school
expected to complete a pilot program in March to help developed … in response to a real need when it comes to days on six buses on elementary, middle and high
track students while they are onboard GISD buses. transporting students.” school routes, he said.
Smart Tag, developed by Georgetown-based Secured Taylor developed the program after working as a bus Part of the program also allows parents to log on to a
Mobility LLC, allows the district to issue an ID card to each driver in Belton ISD. secured portal and see where their children are in real
bus-riding student in the district to help drivers and parents To get on or off the bus a student must swipe the ID card, time if they are riding the bus. The system will also allow
know which students are on the bus and where they get off. which allows drivers to keep track of who is on the bus and parents to be notified when a child is 10 minutes away
“I just really wanted to come up with something that make sure students are dropped off at the appropriate stop, from his or her designated stop.
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Georgetown Edition • February 2014 NEWS 9
EMERGENCY SERVICES
F i r e
Williamson County Emergency Services District
ESD No. 8 to begin strategic planning No. 8 has been studying where fire hydrants
could be placed throughout its coverage area,
ESD No. 8 Treasurer Bill Kelberlau said. This
District to consider installing more hydrants, adopting fire code spring, the board hopes to begin adding about one
hydrant a month to help increase fire safety in the
safety area, he said. The district board has worked with
the Georgetown Fire Department as well as the
By Beth Wade years before it is built.” water providers in the area to determine which
As the Georgetown Fire Department Bunte said the district could also decide water lines would be able to support a fire hydrant;
begins implementing a four-year strategic to start its own fire department that could however, no locations have been finalized.
plan, Williamson County Emergency Ser- staff the new station, continue with GFD
vices District No. 8 officials are preparing or consider working with another neigh-
AThe ESD No. 8 board has identified B The ESD No. 8 board could also
to start their own planning session. boring department.
several possible water lines near consider placing hydrants along
“We are looking at trying to keep pace “Ideally we would continue with the Williams Drive and FM 3405 CR 152, CR 140 and FM 972.
with the future growth of the city and city to man that,” he said. “If we decided that could support fire hydrants,
including along CR 262 and in the
partnering with the city of Georgetown to to start a fire department of our own, then
surrounding neighborhoods.
figure out where future fire station locations it would be manned by ESD personnel.”
could be,” ESD No. 8 President Bobby Bunte
said. “[The board is] working out long-range Hydrant study C Several potential locations for D The study showed hydrants could
plans for the direction we want to take.” Kelberlau said the district has been hydrants were located along Cedar be placed near East View High
ESD No. 8 covers a large portion of studying installing new fire hydrants in Hollow Road, Waycross Drive and School and along CR 100, CR 105
Lost River Road. and CR 107.
the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and portions of the ESD that have no hydrants.
contracts fire services with GFD. The process has included mapping
“The ESD priorities focus on the rural water lines to determine which ones could
[areas outside of the city],” ESD No. 8 support a hydrant and having discussions 195
Treasurer Bill Kelberlau said. with area water distributors, Bunte said.
The ESD board will meet at Fire Station “We’ve appropriated funds for this fire
No. 5, located at 3600 D.B. Wood Road, to hydrant program, and we have begun
Del Webb Blvd.
discuss its strategic plan Feb. 22 at 9 a.m. partnering with GFD,” Bunte said. “I
35
Kelberlau said the planning session will would expect [in late February] we should Williams Dr.
focus on the ESD’s service issues and capi- be able to determine where we could put
Shell Rd.
tal acquisitions as well as firm up plans for at least 10 [hydrants] throughout our
the next five to 10 years, including station district. … This spring we could have the A
building and staffing as well as the possible first ones in place.”
B
adoption of a fire code and adding new fire Bunte said he would like the district to
hydrants to portions of the district. install 10 to 12 hydrants a year.
Fire station property Fire code
As more homes are built in George- Unlike property located within the
town, the district’s board has been work- Georgetown city limits, there is no fire
ing to identify locations for additional fire code governing property in the ESD, C
stations, Bunte said. Kelberlau said. Austin Ave.
“One of the most needed is on Williams “We have discussed what it would take 29
Drive. … The next would be [at] Hwy. 29 and to adopt a fire code for the ESD, and it is
Inner Loop,” he said. still in what I would call the early talk-
The district board is considering pur- ing stages of adopting that,” he said. “We 130
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chasing property near Williams Drive would look at what the city is adopting D
Leander Rd.
and FM 3405 for what could eventually as its new fire code, and we would look at
become Fire Station No. 6. adopting that in whole or a portion that
“We are actively pursuing a contract would be applied to ESD 8.”
and hope to have something within the City Council could consider an updated
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next 90 days,” he said. “This is some long- fire code in April.
Source: ESD No. 8 Treasurer Bill Kelberlau
range planning. … Even if we did acquire Bunte said the district did not have a
that property it could be as long as two timeline for adopting a fire code. GEORGETOWN CITY LIMITS WILLIAMSON COUNTY ESD NO. 8
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Bike-share program
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How CHECK OUT
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Lashley said the program is modeled after similar ones
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“I’m a cyclist, and I’d do research and read blogs 3 A bicycle may be used within the city for a day at
a time. Locks are provided to secure the bicycle
on bike-share programs,” Lashley said. “I called Cari
at any stops.
[Miller] and said, ‘Why don’t we do something similar?’”
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our Friends [of the Georgetown Library] organization,” residents to rent will feature decals to make them
drop box may be installed for after-hour returns at a later date.
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The library has 10 bicycles, and four are available at
the Georgetown Visitors Center and may be taken out Bicycle gear and maintenance shop Georgetown “We’ve never tried anything like this before. It’s
for a day at a time. Individuals must be age 16 years or Cyclewerx assembled the bicycles and will provide creative, and I think it’ll be a hit,” she said. “If [a visitor
older to rent bicycles without parental consent. maintenance work as needed. does not] have a bike, it’ll be an option for them to visit
The bikes also feature front and back racks and will Miller said she anticipates the bike-share program to and see the great trails we have.”
be decorated to make them identifiable, Lashley said. be popular with visitors.
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