{"id":327864,"date":"2026-06-08T18:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T18:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/327864\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T18:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T18:18:09","slug":"georgetown-officials-consider-creation-of-woodside-active-adult-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/327864\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgetown officials consider creation of Woodside active adult community"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeveloper Blake Magee Company<\/a> proposed expanding the Woodside Municipal Utility District to include an additional 162.5-acre tract at a May 26 City Council workshop. The request includes annexing the land into city limits to create a new age-restricted residential development.<\/p>\n

What happened<\/p>\n

The proposed project would integrate the tract of land, which is located at the northwest intersection of Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Hwy. 195, into the Woodside MUD, or create a separate MUD.<\/p>\n

The development is part of a partnership with Pulte Homes<\/a> and would be modeled after Del Webb\u2019s Sun City Texas active adult community, said Amy Payne, a senior project manager with Blake Magee.<\/p>\n

The plan includes 520 single-family units on the new land, as well as a request to transition an adjacent 140 units from traditional housing to active adult.<\/p>\n

What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

Because the proposal exceeds the city\u2019s MUD policy, which caps age-restricted housing at 10%, some council members expressed opposition. Exceeding this cap conflicts with the city\u2019s goal of providing accessible and diverse housing options for residents of all ages, said District 6 council member Jake French at the meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still don’t think it’s in the best interest of the larger community fiscally or from a housing accessibility perspective,\u201d French said. \u201cIt’s saying people younger than a certain age can’t buy within their community, which is inherently discriminatory.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Payne said the housing market shows a need for age-restricted communities, and the traditional homes in the Woodside development are selling at a slow rate, Payne said.<\/p>\n

District 3 council member Ben Butler opposed the 55-cent MUD tax rate. Payne said the rate is necessary to finance essential infrastructure, such as roads and waterlines, and would likely be decreased after seven to 10 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that we need to do whatever we can to keep [the tax rate] to a minimum and make sure we only pay for the things that are in the policy,\u201d Butler said.<\/p>\n

Council members also suggested designating more land for commercial use along Hwy. 195 rather than having residential properties back directly up to the road.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

To meet the city’s standards required for MUD developments, city staff requested design modifications, including installing an 8-foot masonry sound wall to limit highway noise and constructing a roundabout instead of a four-way stop at the main road.<\/p>\n

Developers said they will take the feedback on commercial zoning and development terms back to their team for further review before moving forward.<\/p>\n

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