On July 10th, Texas State MPA students and faculty had the opportunity to tour the city of Georgetown’s new city hall and municipal facilities courtesy of the Urban Management Assistants of Central Texas (UMACT) “Lunch and Learn”. MPA student Samantha Martinez noted, “the buildings were designed beautifully with great workspace for both their staff and citizens. They really planned this with the mindset of future growth.”
The UMACT meeting also provided an opportunity to meet with city administrators from Cedar Park, Georgetown, Rockdale, and Pflugerville. Jackson Daly, the assistant to the city manager of Georgetown, showed a presentation outlining the planning process for Georgetown’s new city hall building and several other redevelopment projects. Dr. Marc Wallace, associate professor of practice in the Department of Political Science added, “the meeting was educational from many perspectives. Attendees learned about Georgetown’s decision to balance construction costs, functionality, and longevity while creating a walkable museum throughout each government building for its residents. If I lived in Georgetown, I would visit the government buildings to see the constant rotation of art exhibits, rather than relying on E-government for my transactions.”
