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HomeMy WebLinkAboutreporter.oct06© City of Georgetown, 2006 VOL.4 • NO.10 A Publication of the City of Georgetown Octoberber 2006 Downtown Happenings The Palace Theater Anything Goes!by Cole Porter, weekends Sept. 8 to Oct. 15 A Few Good Men, weekends Oct. 19 – 29 Details at www.thegeorgetown- palace.org, or call (512) 869-7469. First Friday Oct. 6 Downtown shops, galleries, and restaurants open 6 to 8 p.m. Market Days Oct. 14 Arts and crafts, jewelry, stained glass, unique clothing, woodcrafts, ironworks, festive foods, antiques & collectables, and entertainment on the Square, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A Taste of GeorgetownOct. 12 College Street BEFORE AFTER Maple Street BEFORE AFTER October Events Haunted Hayride and Carnival Oct. 26 The 12th annual Haunted Hayride and Carnival sponsored by parks and recreation will be held on Thursday, October 26 from 6 to 9 p.m. The Hayride entrance and carnival loca- tion is the Recreation Center, located at 1003 N. Austin Avenue. Cost is $2 for ages 6 to 13 and $3 for ages 14 or older. Children 5 and under are free. Tickets are available until 8 p.m. only. Call parks and recreation at (512) 930-3595 for details. Animal Services Events Movie Night Saturday, Oct. 14 Gazebo in San Gabriel Park Evening showing of family film, free admission, refreshments sold Lecture Series on Animals and Pets Monthly: October - January Veterinarians, animal trainers, and more. At the Parks and Recreation Administration Building For details contact Georgetown Animal Services at (512) 930-3592 or go to www.georgetown.org. The Georgetown City Reporteris a publication of the City of Georgetown Public Information Public Power Week October 1-7 2006 Office located in City Hall, 113 E. Eighth Street, Georgetown, Texas, 78626. For questions or com- ments, contact Keith Hutchinson, Public Information Officer for the City of Georgetown at (512) 930-3690, or by email at pio@georgetowntx.org. During Public Power Week Oct. 1 - 7, take a moment to think about your home- town electric utility. For nearly a century, we have provided power with a benefit. A 10 percent return on investment helps fund City services such as police and fire protection, parks and the library. That’s a powerful thought! 1/4-Cent Sales Tax for Street Maintenance By the Numbers Sources: Texas State Comptroller’s Office, City of Georgetown Percentage of sales tax collected on goods and services sold in Georgetown City Limits and dedicated to maintenance on existing streets Year the street maintenance sales tax was approved by Georgetown voters Year the street maintenance sales tax went into effect Overall sales tax rate in Georgetown Percentage change in Georgetown sales tax rate if sales tax for street maintenance is reauthorized in the November 7 election Number of years the street maintenance sales tax is in effect before it must be reauthorized by the voters, according to state law Number of cities in Texas where voters have enacted a street maintenance sales tax Revenue in Georgetown since 2003 from the street maintenance sales tax Percentage increase in new lane-miles added to the City street network in the last 10 years, none of which was funded by the street maintenance sales tax, which may require maintenance in the future Number of streets resurfaced or reconditioned since 2003 using general fund and street maintenance sales tax revenue Anticipated revenue for upcoming fiscal year (2006/2007) from the street maintenance sales tax, pending voter reauthorization Street maintenance sales tax Election Day Details at www.georgetown.org. 0.25 2002 2003 8.25 0.0 4 128 $3.4 Million 73 21 $1.84 Million Nov 7 Tuesday Discover the latest news about the city at www.georgetown.org Local restaurants and caterers along with regional wineries will be in the spotlight in an outdoor café set- ting. The event will be held at the water plaza, located at the southeast corner of Wolf Ranch Town Center on SH 29. It is sponsored by the Downtown Georgetown Association. New features added for this year’s Taste of Georgetown include People’s Choice Awards and a Go Texan Canteen with an array of Texas-based food companies that sample and sell their products. Live music by Lil’ Alice and Her Monkey Butlers, a hip quintet with a 1930’s big band sound, promises to delight and entertain. Tickets are limited for this popular event and are on sale at First Texas Bank, Annarella Home, the Visitors Center, and the Sun City Texas Community Association. The cost is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. For more information or to charge tickets, please call the DGA office at (512) 868-8675. Members of the Georgetown Sertomas helped to dedicate a pic- nic pavilion near the cre- ative playscape at San Gabriel Park in August. A portion of the cost of the 15-foot by 20-foot pavilion is from funds raised by the Creative Playscape Committee, a community group that worked with the City parks and recreation staff to design and build the playscape in 1993. Georgetown Sertomas, a local nonprofit organiza- tion, has been the stew- ard of leftover playscape funds since that time. The remaining playscape balance of $6,000, which has been held by the Sertomas, was added to City funds to purchase the pavilion and picnic tables, the cost of which totaled $12,000. Picnic Pavilion at Playscape Dedicated Embark on a culinary journey at the 3rd annual A Taste of Georgetown October 12 from 5 until 8 p.m. Members of the Creative Playscape com- mittee that coordinated the community build of the playscape in 1993. The Creative Playscape was built in November 1993 as a community-wide effort. Nearly 900 community volunteers built the structure over a six-day period. Many local businesses and individuals contributed to the $140,000 that was raised to pay for the playscape, and many others made in-kind donations. More than 250 Southwestern University students helped with the “build,” most of them helping at night as work continued around the clock for six days. Street Maintenanc e Sales Tax Election Da y TUESDAY NOV. 7th! Members of the Georgetown Sertoma Club with City parks and recre- ation staff at the pavilion dedication. Details on the DGA website at www.downtowngeorgetownassociation.org. RC and Ruth Lumpkin of Created for You Catering and owners of Harper-Chesser Inn. Wildfire cooking staff at Taste in 2005.