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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReporter March 09© City of Georgetown, 2009 VOL. 7 • NO. 3 A Publication of the City of Georgetown March 2009 Randy Mongold, construction manager of the 100,000 square-foot building, says he expects that con- struction will be complete by the end of the year. The medical building will be home to 25 physicians who are partners and co-owners in the project. A diagnostic imaging center for Austin Radiological Associates will A three-story medical office build- ing at 3201 S. Austin Avenue began construction in January. The Austin Avenue Professional Plaza will include offices for physicians as well as an urgent care clinic, a pathology laboratory, a pharmacy, and other medical services. The building is the first phase of a planned two-phase project. bring 18 professional jobs to Georgetown. Another large practice moving to the building is Georgetown Medical Clinic, which includes six doctors and two physician assistants. Other specialties in the building will include gastroen- terology, internal medicine, neuro- surgery, plastic surgery, podiatry, urology, and an ear, nose, and throat Medical Office Building Starts Construction Red Poppy Art Contest Winners specialist. Mongold says about 150 people will work in the building. Mark Thomas, economic develop- ment director for the City, says that while no incentives or tax abatements were part of the development, his office helped to make sure that the site would work for the project. For more information, visit the project website at www.gtownplaza.com. For information about economic development in Georgetown, contact Mark Thomas, economic development director, at mthomas@georgetowntx.org, or (512) 930-3546. Paintings by two Georgetown artists were chosen as winners in the 2009 Red Poppy Art Contest. Kristine Kainer’s painting of a girl in a field of red poppies will be featured on the poster for the Red Poppy Festival. Robin McLaurin’s abstract poppy painting will be used for the official festival T-shirt. There were a record number of entries in this year’s contest. Kainer has a bachelor’s degree in art and a master’s degree in education. In addition to teaching art for two years, she also taught seventh-grade math for six years. While she has been drawing her whole life, Kainer been painting for only three years and says she is “honored” that her work was chosen. The painting, which she calls Wonderful Day, “is a combination of three elements: a photo of my daughter holding a red balloon at the 2008 Red Poppy Festival, billowy clouds seen at my farm in Schulenburg, and the poppy field in The Wizard of Oz.” Like Kainer, McLaurin has a back- ground in teaching. She has a mas- ter’s degree in art education and teaches distance-learning classes. In addition to painting, McLaurin is a multi-media artist who recently had a solo exhibition of her photography and video work at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. She says the idea for her painting came to her after reading a book about Spanish surrealist painter Joan Miro at the public library, then seeing poppy art on display in the library gallery, “and ‘a-ha’—an idea was sparked.” The official 2009 Red Poppy Festival poster and T-shirt will both be on sale in April at the Visitor Information Center at 101 W. Seventh Street. Cost is $5 for the poster and $10 for the T-shirt. The 2009 Red Poppy Festival is April 25 – 26. For details, go to redpoppyfestival.com. Downtown Happenings The Palace Theater God’s Man in Texas, weekends February 13 to March 8 Grease, weekends March 20 to April 19 Details atwww.TheGeorgetownPalace.org,or call (512) 869-7469. First Friday,March 6, “Irish atHeart” Downtown shops andrestaurants open 6 – 8 p.m. Market Days,March 14 Handmade arts and crafts, and more, on the streets around the Square, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artists Kristine Kainer (above) and Robin McLaurin, whose paintings will be featured on the poster and T-shirt for the 2009 Red Poppy Festival. Discover the latest news about the city at www.georgetown.org The Georgetown City Reporter is a publication of the City of Georgetown Public InformationOffice located in City Hall, 113 E. Eighth Street, Georgetown, Texas, 78626. For questions or comments, contact KeithHutchinson, Public Information Officer for the City of Georgetown at (512) 930-3690, or by email at pio@georgetowntx.org. Look for events in April and May hap- pening at the library and other places in the community. Groves says one activity will be a “me and my pet” board in the library where people can put pictures of their pets with family members. Check the library website at library.georgetown.org for upcoming events. Copies of the book can be borrowed from the library and are on sale at local bookstores. For more informa- tion about Georgetown Reads!, con- tact Richard Groves, adult services librarian for the Georgetown Public Library at rgroves@georgetowntx.org or at (512) 931-7620. The 2010 Census hit the ground in Georgetown in January with the opening of an early local office at 3010 Williams Drive. U.S. Census Bureau officials say the office will serve a 15-county area including Austin in the early stages of the decennial population count. The location will employ 30 to 40 office workers and oversee up to 1,500 field staff during the peak of activity in the spring of 2010. “This represents the beginning of our on- the-ground activities,” said Gabriel Sanchez, regional director for the U.S. Census Bureau who attended the opening ceremony. The Georgetown office will be opera- tional through October 2010, according to Sanchez. The current focus for the Census is on recruiting employees. People interested in working for the Census should call their job line at (866) 861-2010. Calls are routed to a local office by entering a zip code. The Census is hiring part-time, temporary census takers as well as other supervisory and office staff. Pay ranges from $11.50 to $20.00 per hour. While individual responses on the census form are confidential by law, the aggregate data is used for plan- ning roads, schools, services, and businesses, as well as the geographic boundaries of political districts at the local, state, and federal levels. For more information about the 2010 Census, go to their website at www.census.gov. Seventh Street in Georgetown. There is a 24-hour drop box at this address. Payments also may be mailed to the City of Georgetown Municipal Court, P.O. Box 1424, Georgetown, TX 78627-1424. Money orders and cashier’s checks are accepted. No personal checks are accepted. Payments can be made online at any time using a credit card through the City’s web site at www.georgetown.org. Or you can call to pay with a credit card at (512) 930-3625. To turn yourself in on an arrest war- rant, go to the Georgetown Police Department located at 809 MLK, Jr. Street in Georgetown. The book chosen this year for Georgetown Reads! is Marley & Me by John Grogan, the story of a crazy- making, but lovable yellow lab and his human family. A film based on the book starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston opened in December. According to a review in The Philadelphia Inquirer, “Grogan’s book reminds me of Yorkshire veterinarian James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small in the way that it gets at the heart of the animal-human bond, with humor and with pathos, in a deeply personal manner. Like Herriot, Grogan is a born storyteller.” Richard Groves, coordinator of the public library’s annual one-city one- book program, says one of the reasons that Marley & Me was chosen this year is that there are three editions of the book: one for elementary school aged readers, one for middle-schoolers, and the standard adult version. “This way we can get even more people involved,” says Groves. Warrant Round-up More than 175 law enforcement agencies from across the state will be conducting a coordinated state-wide Warrant Round-up this year starting in mid-February. Those with outstanding class C war- rants can make payment at Georgetown Municipal Court with- out fear of arrest. Officer Ed Anderson with the Georgetown Police Department says warrants will be served at residences, workplaces, or other locations. Those with out- standing warrants should act imme- diately to avoid going to jail. To make a payment on an outstand- ing class C offense, go to the Municipal Court location at 101 E. Census Bureau Opens Office in Georgetown Georgetown Happenings GT Quilt and Stitchery Show March 13 – 14 Presented by Handcrafts Unlimited, Community Ctr, 445 E. Morrow St. Details at georgetownquiltshow.com. City-Wide Garage & Sidewalk Sale:March 28 Downtown from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. To reserve a spot, contact the DGA at (512) 868-8675. Animal Shelter Garage Sale April 3 & 4 –Benefits animal shelter. Community Ctr, 445 E. Morrow St. To donate, call (512) 930-3527. Eggstravaganza:April 4 –Annual egg hunt for children at McMaster Athletic fields on N. College Street. Arrive at 8:45 a.m. for the 9:00 start. Marley & Me 2009 Georgetown Reads!Marley & Me