Cedar Park City Council members approved a $1.7 million contract Oct. 8 to move the city’s emergency dispatch center to a new space in the same building. The communications center, which handles 911 dispatching for the police and fire departments, will move from the second floor of the police department headquarters to the first floor. The move will double the footprint of the communications center.

The details: The city selected Trimbuilt Construction for the project. According to Jessica Kintz, senior engineer for the city, the project includes:

• Converting the existing training conference room into a secure 24/7 dispatch center

• Turning the old dispatch center into a flexible multipurpose space

• Updating furniture and equipment

• Upgrading mechanical, electrical, plumbing and technology systems

What’s next: Construction is expected to take about nine months. The project is funded with a 2025 certificate of obligation. City Council members also approved a roughly $175,000 contract with Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson for construction inspection and observation services.

Independent retro video game store chain Game Over Videogames is bringing a new location to Cedar Park, according to the company's website.

The details: Game Over Videogames buys, sells and trades classic video games, systems and accessories, the store's website says. The new Whitestone Boulevard location, which will be the chain's fifth Austin-area store, is set to open in December.

• 100 E. Whitestone Blvd., Ste. 158, Cedar Park

Texans interested in casting their midterm election ballots before Election Day can do so from Oct. 19-30, the state's early voting period.

The overview: Registered voters can visit any polling place in their county during early voting. They will receive a ballot with federal, state and local races—from the U.S. Senate and Texas governor to city and school district officials.

Dates to know

• Oct. 19: Early in-person voting begins

• Oct. 23: Deadline to apply to vote by mail

• Oct. 30: Early in-person voting ends

• Nov. 3: Election Day

Something to note: Local election officials are also working through a backlog of voter registrations after the Texas Department of Public Safety failed to send some registration records to counties, according to previous reporting. Texans who registered before the Oct. 5 deadline but do not appear on the rolls can still cast a provisional ballot, per the secretary of state.

More details: To check out candidate Q&As and review all races on local ballots, visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide.

A new gym in Kyle, a Rooms To Go in Leander and a Brakes Plus in Georgetown are among the five most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Project Longhorn ($366 million): This project includes the construction of a one story, new building and a Data Center.

2. Texas Military Department Camp Mabry Building 8 ($36 million): This project involves constructing a 145,000-square-foot, two-story building.

3. EōS Fitness ($6.4 million): This project involves constructing a 42,556-square-foot structure, including a 2,558-square-foot outdoor exercise area, to be used as a health and fitness club.

4. Rooms To Go ($5.8 million): A Rooms To Go is coming to Leander, with construction set to wrap up next December.

5. Brakes Plus ($1.5 million): This project involves the construction of an auto service facility with associated site work.

6. Juanes Mexican Restaurant ($300,000): A new Mexican restaurant is coming to Round Rock, with construction set to wrap up in December.