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The City of Round Rock stormwater drainage team reminds you that this week is Texas Native Plant Week . Native plants are a good choice whether you are planting a tree, shrub, flowers, vines or grasses because they are acclimated to our local conditions...
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The City of Round Rock is seeking input regarding the Railroad Quiet Zone project. We held an Open House to present preliminary information and gather public input on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at the Baca Center . UPDATE: Comments recieved through Friday, Sept...
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The City of Round Rock’s proposed fiscal 2013 budget features a tax rate slightly lower than last year while increasing funding for street maintenance by 36 percent, and maintaining an emphasis on public safety, community development and parks. City Manager...
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On Aug. 13, the City of Round Rock staff celebrates “Storm Water New Year” as we reach the end of another storm water permit year. Our mandatory permit requires the City to maintain and hopefully improve water quality in our creeks and waterways. Each...
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It is estimated that up to 90 percent of those impairments are due to polluted storm water. Storm Water is the result of rain runoff and even snowmelt that travels across roofs, yards, parking lots and streets and into our creeks and waterways. We are...
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Beginning in September 2011, the City of Round Rock is implementing a $58 million, 5-year plan to address the community’s most pressing transportation needs. The program will be primarily funded through the existing half-cent Type B sales tax revenue...
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The Round Rock City Council will consider a $137 million fiscal 2012 budget (PDF) that includes renewed funding for street maintenance, balanced at the effective tax rate, and no water/wastewater utility rate increases. City Manager Steve Norwood presented...
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After a year reviewing over 1,100 community responses to the Google Fiber for Communities project , Google has chosen to deploy its ultra high-speed network in Kansas City, Kansas . Again, we want to thank all 1,194 citizens who responded to our survey...
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A new drainage utility fee goes into effect with March utility bills. The fee is part of the City’s long-term effort to reduce its reliance on sales tax revenue and was approved by the City Council in November. All single family residences will pay a...
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Earlier this year, the City of Round Rock and 1,099 other communities submitted applications to help Google test an ultra-high speed broadband network in our community as part of the Google Fiber for Communities project . Google was anticipating announcing...
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City staff is currently working on what was originally thought to be an update, but will now be a complete revision to the Transportation DACS. Internal discussions led to the conclusion that the Transportation section of the DACS needed a complete overhaul...
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The Round Rock City Council has called for a Nov. 2 election to ask voters if they are willing to expand the allowable uses of the City’s economic development sales tax. Approved by voters in 1997, the half-cent sales tax is restricted to transportation...
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The Round Rock City Council voted unanimously Thursday, Aug. 26, to implement a new garbage and recycling program beginning in January 2011. Under the new program, Round Rock Refuse will provide residents with two 96-gallon containers, one for garbage...
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The Round Rock City Council will consider a fiscal 2011 General Fund budget that is almost $3 million less than the current budget, but adds police officers, a new transit program and establishes a parks maintenance fund. Round Rock City Manager Jim Nuse...
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The Round Rock Police Association submitted a petition to the City on June 9 requesting recognition of the Association as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all the police officers of the City of Round Rock. The petition was discussed at the...