Georgetown officials are considering changes to public transportation programs rideGTX and GoGeo to address a budget shortfall.

The options: During a Feb. 10 City Council workshop, staff and council members discussed options to adjust the rideGTX and GoGeo programs, including:

• Reducing rideGTX service hours from 24/7 to 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
• Increasing rideGTX fares from $4 to $6
• Capping the rideGTX program when its funding runs out

Code Ninjas in Georgetown underwent a change in ownership at the beginning of the year.

The details: The educational franchise is now operated by Dhruve Mistry following Kevin MacWatters retirement. Mistry worked at the Round Rock location for six years before taking over the Georgetown business.

Code Ninjas teaches kids to code with a game-based curriculum, according to its website.

What else? The franchise will also relocate to a new address, with a grand reopening celebration planned for the new location at 950 W. University Ave., Ste. 203, Georgetown, this spring, Mistry said.

• 4853 Williams Drive, Ste. 103, Georgetown

A grant from the Texas Water Development Board could allow Williamson County officials to purchase and install $1 million of flood warning equipment in areas vulnerable to flash floods.

What happened: Commissioners approved the grant agreement at a Feb. 10 meeting, allowing the Office of Emergency Management to start project plans.

The grant could provide outdoor warning sirens, flood gauges and sensors as well as communication software testing training, County Emergency Management Director Bruce Clements said at the meeting.

The OEM will identify locations most prone to flooding in the county to come up with a project proposal for the grant. Proposals are due to the TWDB by Dec. 31.

There is no local match requirement for the grant.

Why now? TWDB is administering the program pursuant to Senate Bill 3 and Senate Bill 5, which awarded flood prevention grants to 30 counties. Grants will be dispersed after project plans are submitted.

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