Pflugerville Closes More City Functions Amid Coronavirus

PFLUGERVILLE, TX — Starting on Wednesday, Pflugerville will close public access to city functions — utility billing, records and development services among them — as a way of practicing "social distancing" amid the growing new coronavirus threat, officials said.

The March 18 closures at City Hall, the Justice Center and other sites will enable staff to focus on municipal operations, the city said in a prepared statement. The closures will be in effect until March 31, according to a press advisory.

The closures are in addition to sites previously blocked from the public on March 16, including Pflugerville Animal Welfare Services, Pflugerville Recreation Center, Pflugerville Public Library, Municipal Court and the Recycle Center.

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While the City Hall and Utility Billing lobby is closed, customers can continue to pay utility bills and sign up, transfer or disconnect services online at utilitybilling.pflugervilletx.gov, officials advised. While these bills are still due at a time the newly issued Travis County Order in in effect, the city will not conduct utility cutoffs or charge late fees on water, sewer or garbage bills through May 1, according to the advisory.

For questions, contact utilitybilling@pflugervilletx.gov or call (512) 990-6100.

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While Records is closed, those who would like to submit an Open Records Request may do so at pflugervilletx.gov/openrecords. Anyone needing to submit an Accident Report or request an Alarm Permit may do so at police.pflugervilletx.gov. For additional assistance, contact records@pflugervilletx.gov.

While the Development Services lobby is closed to the public, building inspections will continue with arrangements coordinated by calling (512) 990-6300. Building permits can be submitted online at pflugervilletx.gov/building. For additional assistance, email planning@pflugervilletx.gov.

For updates, residents are encouraged to visit www.pflugervilletx.gov/virus. Members of the public are directed to visit www.pflugervilletx.gov/connect and select methods of delivery for municipal information. Before visiting any other city facility, residents are urged to check the city website or call (512) 990-6100.