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Jimmy Newell Chapman, 74, passed comfortably in the early morning of Thursday, June 10, 2021, in the coun-tryside of Briggs, Texas, next to his lady-friend, Teresa Summerland. Jim-my was born in Waco, Texas, on June 24, 1946. He worked his whole life as a crane oper-ator for various shops around the Austin area. However, his true passion was fishing and winning multiple awards during tournament season.

Jimmy is predeceased by his wife, JoAnn Chapman, father Newell Chapman, and mother Erline Chapman, grandmother Bertha Middle-ton (Nanny). Surviving family members not only include his sister Linda Faye Johnson, but

also his four chil-dren; Tammy Stur-gill, Chris Chap-man, Larry Hayes, and Kimi Chapman. There are many grandchildren and even great-grand-children left to cher-ish his memory.

A special thanks to his best friends, Henry and Trish Cantrell, for a lifetime of great memories.

A final word, “Jimmy was loved by all.”

M a j o r L . A . “Duke” Westling, 91, passed away at home in Georgetown, Tex-as, on June 13, 2021, surrounded by his loved ones. Duke is survived by Gil Westling, his wife of 58 years, his five children: Micaela Fitzsim-mons (spouse Charles Fitz-simmons), Eric Westling Fox (spouse Donna Westling Fox), Erica Duran (Spouse Arch Duran), Nicole Burke (spouse Patrick Burke), and Jaymes Hodges, and his six grand-children Stephanie Tintner, Lorraina Burch, Dave Fitz-simmons, Lacey August, Erica Westling Fox, and Samantha Burke, and three great-grand-children. He was preceded in death by their son, Adam Eric Bradford Westling.

Duke is a veteran of the Vietnam War where he earned several medals, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Republic of Viet-nam Campaign Medal, and the Small Arms Expert Marks-manship award. He grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, along with his brother Randolph Eric Westling; sons of Eric Arvid and Edna Sigrid Westling. At a young age he became an avid hunter and fisherman on the lakes of Minnesota. As he grew older, he contin-ued his passion by joining the high school rifle team, and the ROTC. He then attended

the University of Nebraska and con-tinued his ROTC training, while re-ceiving a Bachelor of Science.

Duke joined the Air Force in March of 1953, participat-ing in multiple cam-

paigns including the Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War. Retiring 22 years later with the rank of Major and over 5000 flight hours. Upon his retirement, in 1975, from Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, Texas, he became the General Man-ager for Ragsdale Aviation, followed by a 15-year career at Lockheed Martin Marietta.

Services for Duke Westling were on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Palm Valley Lutheran Church Round Rock, Texas. Viewing was at 1 p.m., service at 2 p.m., with graveside ser-vice and reception immedi-ately following. Friends and family attended.

Arrangements under the direction of Beck Funeral Home, 1700 East Whitestone, Cedar Park, Texas, 78613 (512) 259-1610.

Jimmy Newell Chapman

Major L.A. “Duke” Westling

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No resolution at concrete plant meetingthey’re powerless to stop it from being built.

Limited regulatory options

Five Star received an air quality permit on June 14 from the Texas Commis-sion for Environmental Quality (TCEQ), but has so far failed to secure a storm-water permit from the City of Georgetown.

Five Star’s initial storm-water permit request was rejected last month by the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission, but the com-pany is scheduled to be back for another try on June 29.

The proposed site of the plant sits beyond City of Georgetown boundaries. However, because it lies within Georgetown’s extra-territorial jurisdiction, the city does has authority to review several construction factors — water quality and drainage, traffic, fire protec-tion, and tree protection — in considering permits.

ETJ — or extraterritorial jurisdiction — is a designat-ed buffer area located just outside of all city limits. The Texas Local Govern-ment Code affords each municipality an ETJ as a method of defining poten-tial growth and future ser-vice boundaries.

Georgetown Mayor Josh Schroeder and City Manag-er David Morgan told resi-dents that the city under-stands there are concerns

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“If this plant were within the Georgetown city

limits, it would not be approved.”

Josh SchroederGeorgetown Mayor

Five Star Concrete own-er Les Garrett speaks Thursday at a community meeting in Sun City.

with the proposal. “This plant is a topic of

great interest,” Mr. Schro-eder said.

Sun City lies within the City of Georgetown bound-aries and the officials said their purpose at the meet-ing was to explain the city’s inability to manage land use outside of city limits.

“If this plant were within the Georgetown city limits, it would not be approved,” Mr. Schroeder said.

He said the area north-west of Georgetown is one of the most quarried areas in the state, and that the inability for the city to reg-ulate is creating problems.

“It’s important to under-stand the laws on the books — and what we can and can-not do,” Mr. Morgan said. “In the ETJ, we have no au-

thority in land use. Under State law, we can’t annex property that its owners don’t want annexed.”

Should Five Star’s storm-water permit application comply with city regula-tions, Mr. Morgan said the Planning & Zoning Commission is required to approve the permit. This could happen on June 29 or at a future date.

Williamson County Com-missioner Valerie Covey said she attended the meet-ing to hear the discussion and acknowledged she’s re-ceived “a great deal of com-plaints” about the proposed plant.

However, like the city representatives, she said the county has limited au-thority in matters like this.

“Your concerns are legit-imate,” she told those gath-ering. “I want to make sure all the rules are followed. That’s all we, as a county, can do.”

Possible improvementsResponding to numerous

comments that the plant will increase the amount of truck traffic on the two-lane Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Ms. Covey said the county is “working with the city to explore widening the road-way from Leander Road to Jarrell.”

That is years away, how-ever, she said.

“We have planning mon-ey, not construction mon-ey,” she said.

Sun Citians’ questions about plant construction and operation were an-swered by Mr. Garrett, who tried to reassure residents that Five Star cares about the environment and re-spects his responsibility to follow all state and city regulations regarding the plant.

“What I do not have the right to be is a nuisance,” he said.

Mr. Garrett noted that he requested from TCEQ an Enhanced Control Permit, which he said is the agen-cy’s most stringent air qual-ity permit.

“Education is key,” he said. “When residents un-derstand our plants’ op-erations, 80 percent agree we’re doing a great job.”

He said he would not abandon his plans to build the plant despite the com-munity opposition.

“I’m not going to do that,” he said.

The proposed neighborhood, labeled as Neighborhood 61, will contain attached single family homes, the first attached homes in Sun City. It is located near a softball field and a community garden.

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Council to vote on Sun City attached housingan attractive streetscape along State Highway 195, and create an attractive liv-ing environment,” Senior Planner Ethan Harwell wrote in his staff report.

The proposed neighbor-hood will help to meet the land use goals for mixed density neighborhoods that the city’s 2030 plan and future land use map rec-ommend in this portion of Georgetown, a letter by the developer reads.

This neighborhood will also maintain the architec-tural standards of the rest of Sun City, along with a scale and feel consistent with the surrounding neighborhoods, the letter reads.

Georgetown City Coun-cil passed the first reading of the amendment to the development agreement unanimously on June 8.

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Children’s Advocacy Center expansion back on track Lake Georgetown no longer under

drought classification each child survivor, gently gathering the facts needed by the investigating and prosecuting agencies that will seek justice, Ms. Stan-nel said.

“Even before the pandem-ic, our 7,000 plus square-foot [primary] facility could no longer meet the needs of the children and families that we serve, and the need for a larger facility became urgent, especially during Covid-19.” Ms. Stannel said May 27.

Before the pandemic, the Commissioners Court had agreed to pay for the expansion of the Advocacy Center’s primary facility, officials have said.

Construction on the Ad-vocacy Center expansion was delayed due to the pan-demic. Increases in the cost of materials and labor over the last year have raised the cost of the previously agreed upon building by $1.8 million, officials have said.

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with outreach efforts, have led to the Advocacy Center growing significantly in the number of services pro-vided, the number of staff employed, and the number of children and families reaching out to the Center for assistance, Ms. Stannel said.

Mr. Heselmeyer cited for commissioners that the U.S. Treasury is allowing local governments to spend American Rescue Plan Act money on social service agencies and agencies deal-ing with domestic violence, making the Advocacy Cen-ter eligible.

During spring break in March, the Advocacy Cen-ter temporarily closed in its primary location on Southeast Inner Loop in Georgetown, moved to and reopened in an interim lo-cation in a county annex on Commerce Boulevard in Round Rock.

Tiffany Sturman, director of community engagement for Children’s Advocacy Center, Erin Langford, volunteer coordinator, and Kerrie Stannell, CEO, move necessary materi-als to help children into their new premises on Commerce Boulevard in Round Rock.

By NICHOLAS CICALE

The drought status of Lake Georgetown was lift-ed by the Brazos River Au-thority Wednesday for the first time since November.

Water levels at Lake Georgetown, which had been under Stage 1 Drought Status restrictions, have in-creased by six feet in recent weeks due to rain in May and early June, according to the river authority.

Stage 1, the lowest of four drought stages, is triggered when pumping by the Wil-liamson County Regional Raw Water Line is required and sustained for six months to maintain lake levels at the Lake George-town reservoir. Pumping at the lake was discontinued June 3, the river authority said.

Georgetown residents are still required to follow City of Georgetown water restrictions when it comes

to watering and conserva-tion. The river authority also advised households to use water wisely and to conserve when possible this summer.

As of Thursday, Lake Georgetown was 88 percent full, compared to 69 percent one month prior and 70 per-cent this time last year.

The reservoir was stor-ing 32,585 acre-feet of wa-ter Thursday, compared to 25,928 one year ago.