Georgetown's growth is coming from two extremes: couples with their children moving into new subdivisions (the Village), and the retired community moving into their planned developments (Sun City). Of course there are many other developments for people falling somewhere in between. Downtown is getting a major makeover. Austin Avenue is being revitalized and will soon be pedestrian friendly. Wolfe Ranch Shopping Center was not the death of downtown, but a welcome new neighbor for many shoppers. New restaurants and office buildings are going up (our first 4 story). |The courthouse in the center of the square is finally getting restored, and the Georgetown Convention and Visitors Bureau will be giving up their prime spot on the square to make more room for retail and restaurants.

Thankfully, Anthony Lincoln and the Georgetown fire department are planning. As the chief says, “Failure to plan is planning to fail.” We have the beginnings of an arts district on 8th Street. Plans are underway for bus service to connect downtown to Wolfe Ranch, Sun City, and several other Georgetown locations. Obviously, this will be good for downtown Georgetown's restaurants. Currently, we the Wildfire restaurant, Laurie's Cafe, Nonna's Cucina, The new Monument Cafe, El Charrito, Rio Bravo, Down the Alley Bistro and more. The Georgetown Convention and Visitors Bureau is right on the corner of 7th and Main St.  Cianfrani Coffee Company and Dog Eared Books are halfway down the block on 7th between Main and Austin Avenue.  Directly above Dog Eared books is Olympic Publishing Company, a website development company. 

 

"What will Georgetown be when it grows up?"

This is a question Georgetown's city manager, Paul Brandenburg asks. According to Mr. Brandenburg, Georgetown's growth is unavoidable. So we need to decide and plan rather than let whatever happens "We expect most of the growth west of I-35 for the next few years. However, the majority growth will soon swing to the east with the growth clustering around new Hwy 130." Georgetown's fire chief, Anthony Lincoln, wants to save you money by buying $600,000.00 fire trucks. That's right. Mr. Lincoln wants to take Georgetown in state ranking to a 3 from its current position of 4 (1 the best, 10 the worst). This rating is used by insurance companies to set your fire insurance rate. He expects to make it to a 3 this year or at least by next. We now have 4 fire stations, and he is planning on enough growth and improved services that, (pointing at a map) he says, "I can lay my finger on the next ten locations right now. Some are nearly ready to begin construction. Plus, we are moving the original station, downtown, to new facilities within the next year."