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A November to Remember!

A November with so much to remember! In this issue of the WILCOunty Line, read about the upcoming Fur Ball benefiting the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter, interesting Texas A&M AgriLife programs, and the numerous events throughout the month of November in observance of Veterans Day.

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The Williamson County Tax Assessor/Collector's office in Taylor, 412 Vance Street, will be instituting new hours of operation effective today, October 29, 2018.  In order to better serve the public and reduce compensatory time, the Tax Assessor/Collector's Office will implement the following hours of operation:

Monday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

This change adjusts the business hours of the Tax Office in Taylor so they are in line with the other three Tax Assessor/Collector offices which have used this operating schedule since February 2017.

Williamson County Judge Dan A. Gattis issued a proclamation declaring a state of disaster for Williamson County on October 22, 2018, resulting from continued severe weather, flash flooding, and potable water outages that occurred on or about October 15, 2018. The state of disaster shall continue for not more than seven days unless continued or renewed by the Commissioners Court. A copy of the disaster declaration can be found here. 

Williamson County will hold a groundbreaking for much needed improvements to the intersection of SH29 and CR 200 / Loop 332. The County led project includes adding dedicated right turn, left turn and through lanes on CR 200 at SH 29. A right turn lane from northbound SH29 onto CR 200, drainage improvements at the intersection, and a new traffic signal are also part of the project scope.

“Improving safety and mobility throughout the County is one of our highest priorities. These improvements will relieve the congestion and remove the bottleneck at this busy intersection” said County Commissioner, Cynthia Long. Mayor Rick Hall commented on the importance of this project to the City of Liberty Hill in the following statement, “The improvements to this intersection and the other improvements that the County is doing on CR200 will be very beneficial to Liberty Hill residents and all drivers in the area. I am thankful for the great partnership we have with Williamson County.”

The funds for the improvements are $1.1 million from Williamson County, $500,000 from the Texas Department of Transportation and $100,000 from the Liberty Hill Economic Development Corporation. O’Brien Engineering Services (now Jones/Carter) is the design engineer and Cox Commercial Construction is the contractor.

When: Monday, October 29, 2:00 p.m.
Where: SW Corner of SH29 and Loop 332
Who: Precinct Two Commissioner Cynthia Long and
TxDOT Austin Deputy District Engineer, Kevin Dickey