Williamson commissioners reject plan to build wastewater line through park
GEORGETOWN — The Williamson County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday against allowing the city of Georgetown to run a controversial wastewater pipeline through a county park that has artesian springs and more than 1,000 pecan trees.
“There’s a lot of water there that’s very unusual,” said County Judge Dan Gattis, who made the motion that commissioners approved against allowing the line to run through Berry Springs Park and Preserve. “I certainly didn’t want to be part of letting it (the springs) get hurt.”
Georgetown Assistant City Manager Jim Briggs said he was not surprised by the vote. “They wanted a guarantee it wouldn’t impact the springs,” he said, “but I can’t guarantee that.”
Running a wastewater line through the park was the cheapest option for the city, at $25 million, Briggs said. He said an alternative route outside the park will cost $28 million to $30 million.
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Ah, the memories. During my college days, the area was known as the pecan grove on County Road 152 going out to Walburg. There were low-water crossings on either side of a half-mile stretch of road that was canopied by pecan trees which gave the road a tunnel effect. I nearly flooded-out my car at the low-water crossing.