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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReporter February 2016©City of Georgetown, 2016 VOL.13• NO.2 A Publication of the City of Georgetown February 2016 owned by Simon Property Group. Land for the Wolf Ranch Hillwood development has been annexed into Georgetown city limits. The project will be funded in part through a municipal utility district located within the city limits. A new master-planned residential development in Georgetown got started in December. The 755-acre Wolf Ranch by Dallas-based devel- oper Hillwood Communities will include 1,600 single-family homes, 900 multifamily units, neighbor- hood retail, and 140 acres of green space with parks and trails. Site work has begun for phase 1 of the project that includes 80 acres and 214 home sites along Wolf Ranch Parkway. Residents are expected to move into the first homes in 2017. Future phases of the Wolf Ranch community include areas west of Wolf Ranch Parkway and areas south of University Avenue to the east and to the west of D.B. Wood Road. The land for the residential project was purchased from the Wolf family in 2014. Wolf family land includes 755 acres in the Hillwood project as well as the property for the Wolf Ranch retail center at Texas 29 and Interstate 35. Wolf Ranch Town Center, which opened in 2005, is Wolf Ranch Hillwood Breaks Ground Register now for the 21st annual Cupid’s Chase 5k and Fun Run on Saturday, February 6. The chip- timed 5k run/walk begins at 8 a.m. in downtown Georgetown at Seventh and Main streets and ends at the Bark Park on Holly Street. (A shuttle will take you back to the starting line.) For the 5k, enter on or before January 12 for $18 for those 13 or older and $16 for seniors (55+) and children 12 and under. January 13 through February 4, the entry fee is $22 for all age groups. Register at packet pickup and race day for $25 per person for all age groups. The Kids Fun Run for children age 8 or younger starts at 7:30 a.m. The course is a loop around the Courthouse. Entry is $10 on or before February 4 and $15 on race day. T-shirts are not guaranteed if you register on race day. Participants receive a Cupid’s Chase Love ‘Em or Leave ‘Em T-shirt, while supplies last. Dogs on a leash are always welcome on the Cupid’s Chase course. Cupid’s Chase is sponsored by Georgetown Parks and Recreation. To register online or for details, go to Cupid.georgetown.org. Contact: Addison Elliott at Addison.Elliott@georgetown.org or (512) 930-8459. Cupid’s Chase 5k Just Mercy, a memoir and New York Times bestseller by Bryan Stevenson, will be the subject of book discus- sions in the library that are open to the public. The library has multiple copies for cardholders to check out and read. In the book Stevenson, a Harvard Law graduate, exposes the continu- ing legacy of racial injustice in the U.S. criminal justice system. “Not since Atticus Finch has a fearless and committed lawyer made such a differ- ence in the American South,” says reviewer John Grisham. “Though larger than life, Atticus exists only in fiction. Bryan Stevenson, however, is very much alive and doing God’s work fighting for the poor, the oppressed, the voiceless, the vulnerable, the outcast, and those with no hope.Just Mercy is his inspiring and powerful story.” Discussions of Just Mercy will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays on February 3, 10, 17, 24 on the bridge on the second floor of the library. Just Mercy Book Discussions TheGeorgetown City Reporter is a publication of the City of Georgetown Public Communications Department, P.O. Box 409, Georgetown, Texas, 78627. For questions or comments, contact Keith Hutchinson, public communications manager, at (512) 930-3690 or by email at keith.hutchinson@georgetown.org. Georgetown Public Library Discover the latest news about the city at www.georgetown.org February Events The Palace Theater Xanadu,January 15 – February 14 Tarzan, February 26 – March 27 Details at GeorgetownPalace.com, or call (512) 869-7469. Photography Exhibit at Library, February 2 – 26 Photographic Works by Burton Anes on a variety of themes: peo- ple, landscapes, flowers, antiques, and looking down, on display on the second floor. First Friday, February 5 Downtown live music, shops, and restaurants are open late. See the Downtown Georgetown Association website at TheGeorgetownSquare.com. Georgetown Symphony Society, February 14 The Georgetown Symphony Society presents the Round Rock Symphony's Be My Valentine concert featuring soprano Chan Yang Lim, 4 p.m., Klett Center for the Performing Arts, 2211 N. Austin Ave. Details and tickets at gsstx.org or call (512) 864-9591. - Live Music at the Library, February 21 Aidan, a guitar, fiddle, and flute ensemble, performs traditional Irish music at 2 p.m. in the lobby at the Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. Eighth Street. Free and open to the public, this perform- ance is a gift of the Friends of the Georgetown Public Library. Details at library.georgetown.org. Managers of the Year Dan Southard (Georgetown Utility Systems), Jimmy Sikes (Georgetown Utility Systems), and Keith Hutchinson (Downtown and Community Services) Employees of the Year Supervisors of the Year Sasha Lockamy (Georgetown Utility Systems), Trish Long (Downtown and Community Services), and Skye Masson (Management Services) Customer Service Employee of the Year Linda White (Management Services) 2015 Employee Awards City of Georgetown Elliott Harper (Management Services), Nathaniel Waggoner (Transportation), and Jack Daly (Downtown and Community Services) Courageous Conversations About Race Discussions with community leaders called Courageous Conversations About Race will explore the topic of race as it inter- sects with four themes that serve as community cornerstones. Each discussion will be at 7 p.m. in the Friends Room of the Public Library. Thursday, February 4:Economic Development Thursday, February 11: Education Friday, February 19: Healthcare Thursday, February 25: Public Safety and Criminal Justice Georgetown Public Library Black History Month In honor of Black History Month and in partnership with several of local organizations, the Georgetown Public Library will host a number of free, public events in February. Selma Film Showing Linked to the book discussions and the Courageous Conversations About Race will be a screening of the 2014 film Selma at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 26 at the Public Library. The film tells the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the historic march on Selma, Alabama in 1965 which helped to galvanize the civil rights movement. The film showing is free and open to the public. Partner organizations co-sponsoring these events include the City of Georgetown, Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association, Georgetown Fellowship of Churches, Georgetown Fire Department, Georgetown Independent School District, Georgetown Ministerial Alliance, Getsemani Community Center Board, Georgetown Police Department, Georgetown Public Library and Southwestern University. For details, go to the library website at library.georgetown.org. As part of Black History Month activities in Georgetown, the Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association will host the annual Black History Month Banquet at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 12. The banquet is at the McKinney Christian Ministry Center at First United Methodist Church, 410 E. University Avenue. For details, contact Paulette Taylor at ptofgt@aol.com. Black History Month Banquet