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Community Rain Barrel Sale in Round Rock, open to the general public

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Round Rock’s Water Conservation Department is selling rain barrels from February 1 through March 27  at a discounted price.  You order ahead online for pickup in Round Rock in April.

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You do not have to be a City of Round Rock water customer to purchase barrels.  (Direct City of Round Rock water customers may qualify for a rebate on the purchase of barrels from the water conservation program. ) Find details in this Round Rock announcement.

The deadline for ordering is Sunday, March 27.  Order online at this link. 

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If you know of another utility or city rain barrel program currently underway in Williamson County, please submit a comment to this article to share the news!

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Williamson County, Texas-Parks Master Plan & Instagram

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Williamson County Comprehensive Parks Master Plan-2018

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I ran across the Master Plan for Williamson County’s parks and it has a great description of all our county parks, maps, and much more on population, expected growth and other data.  Just passing it along…

You can download the PDF by clicking on the picture in this post or click on this link, or find the info at its source on the county’s website, www.wilco.org. Once there, choose  Departments -> Parks & Recreation -> Master Plan -> 2018 Comprehensive Parks Master Plan, 9/7/2018 (currently the largest file on that page).

Also in the news, Williamson County Parks and Recreation announced they are now on Instagram to stay connected with visitors and share park features.  Join them by following the handle @wilcotxparks on Instagram.

Randy

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Hairy Man Road, Round Rock

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This post shares information about Williamson County’s plans to widen Hairy Man Road in Round Rock that may be of interest to you.   (The activities at the links below are not sponsored by NPSOT.)

Hairy Man Road in Round Rock, Texas has a long history.   Road plans include removal of more than 100 trees.  See links below for details.  (Update 12/17/2019:  Per Commissioner Terry Cook’s Facebook page, 68 trees are designated to be removed on a 1.7 mile stretch of Hairy Man Road.) 

KXAN’s December 10, 2019 news story (link here) includes interviews pro and con, and gives you a feel for the road if you are not familiar with it.

Concerned residents of the Brushy Creek area are raising questions with Williamson County. You can read more at their group Facebook page or choose whether to participate in their group petition at this link.

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