General Manager’s Note — June 2008

General Manager’s Note — June 2008

Written by Laura Wickett Friday, 20 June 2008

My mom graduated from St. Edward’s University in the ’70s when the greater Austin area was smaller. On her last visit, I told her we would go shopping at the mall on the north side of town. To her, that meant shopping at Highland Mall, rather than Lakeline Mall.

The landscape of Cedar Park has drastically changed since it was incorporated in 1973. Just six months ago, we welcomed Cedar Park Regional Medical Center to the city, and 1890 Ranch has been open less than a year. On June 10, the city celebrated the groundbreaking of the Cedar Park Event Center. Next fall, the event center will reach completion and continue to drive development in the area.

Ironically, the Williamson County Emergency Medical Services were provided by the Davis Funeral Home in Georgetown until 1975. In that year, Williamson County began the EMS to serve the general public. Now the WCEMS maintains one truck in Leander, two in Cedar Park and one in Jollyville to serve our area. We’ve come a long way from using a funeral hearse.

It is important for a city’s public services to grow with the size of the city. Both Cedar Park and Leander are making big efforts to keep in line with the growth in this area.

Leander recently adopted U.S. Army 4th Combat Aviation Brigade in Fort Hood, which was deployed to Iraq earlier this month. During the upcoming Fourth of July celebrations, I will be thinking about the sacrifice made by these individuals and their families for our freedom and protection. I wish you a Happy Fourth!

Laura Wickett

lwickett@impactnews.com