Georgetown council adopts $9.8 million budget, approves sewer agreement and food‑truck pilot

The Georgetown Town Council on April 14 adopted the town’s fiscal year 2026 budget totaling $9,807,301, approved a public works agreement for the Cherry Gateway East development and granted temporary food‑truck permits for East Market Street.

The budget resolution (Resolution 25‑04) was enacted immediately by majority voice vote. The resolution lists total resources of $9,807,301 and appropriates funds across departments, including $4,094,372 for administration, $337,480 for police, $598,000 for streets, $1,585,813 for water and $2,259,836 for sewer. The resolution also directs that the town will no longer accept new out‑of‑town sanitary‑sewer requests and states that requests lawfully in place before the resolution will be grandfathered.

The council also approved Public Works Agreement 2025‑01 for Town of Georgetown project 2022‑17 (Cherry Gateway East), a developer‑funded water and sewer improvement contract. Staff said the developer agreed to install a deeper sewer at the town’s request, incurring approximately $275,280 in additional costs. Of the development’s 191 equivalent dwelling units (EDUs), 93 EDUs receive a reduction in the transmission‑impact portion of the fee, which the town said offsets the additional construction cost.

Councilmembers approved a waiver request that allows up to four food trucks to operate at East Market Street at the Cherry Lane intersection on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from May through August 2025, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The listed dates were May 13, May 27, June 10, June 24, July 8, July 22, August 12 and August 26. The waiver was presented by town staff and the Georgetown Chamber and described as a pilot effort to draw daytime customers from nearby county and court employees.

The council also appointed a five‑member board of elections to conduct the municipal election: Kathy Lind, Mary Lou Barnbury and Janette Fletcher as members, with Shirley Hitchens and Annie Richardson named as alternates. The council accepted its March 24 meeting minutes during the same session.

All measures on the agenda that required a decision were approved by voice vote; the record contains no roll‑call tallies.

Votes at a glance - Acceptance of March 24, 2025 minutes — motion moved by Councilmember Christine, seconded by Councilmember Tony; approved by voice vote (tally not recorded). - Board of Elections appointments (Kathy Lind; Mary Lou Barnbury; Janette Fletcher; alternates Shirley Hitchens, Annie Richardson) — approved by voice vote. - Public Works Agreement 2025‑01 (Cherry Gateway East water/sewer) — approved by voice vote; staff noted a $275,280 developer cost tied to deeper sewer and reductions to transmission impact fees for 93 of 191 EDUs. - Waiver for food vendors on East Market Street (pilot, up to 4 trucks, specified dates/times) — approved by voice vote. - Resolution 25‑04, FY 2026 budget ($9,807,301) — approved by voice vote; effective immediately; resolution includes ban on new out‑of‑town sanitary sewer requests (grandfathering existing requests).

What the council said Staff member Jean (town staff) described the public works agreement and the EDU fee adjustments as an offset for the developer’s additional cost to install a deeper sewer. Councilmembers highlighted the project’s connection to senior housing and downtown activity when supporting the agreement.

What’s next Several ordinances on first reading were left open for a second reading on April 28, including a zoning map amendment and fee changes. The municipal election candidate filing deadline and other calendar items were listed by staff during departmental reports.