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Georgetown council authorizes eminent domain for Williams Drive intersection improvements
Summary
The City Council voted 6–1 to authorize the use of eminent domain to acquire a portion of property at 3204 Williams Drive for an intersection widening project, after staff said the owner had not responded to offers.
City Council members in Georgetown on an evening meeting voted 6–1 to authorize the use of eminent domain to acquire part of a parcel at 3204 Williams Drive — currently occupied by a Walgreens — needed for the city’s Williams Drive intersection improvements.
The council action authorizes filing a condemnation petition under Texas law after staff said the city made and followed required offers but received no response from the property owner. Scott Michael, the city’s real estate services coordinator, told council the city sent an initial offer on March 25, 2025, and a later “final offer,” but “we have not settled. We have not agreed on anything. We have…
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