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HomeMy WebLinkAboutE-News-City Publications-12/19/2014GENERAL STAGE 2 WATER RESTRICTIONS PENDING Currently, we are in Stage 1 water restrictions. As of Dec. 12, the total Tarrant Regional Water District water reservoir capacity is at 61%. At 60% capacity, TRWD could trigger the move into Stage 2 water restrictions. With no significant rainfall in the forecast, TRWD projects that their reservoirs will continue to decline. Unless circumstances change, TRWD is predicting that the area reservoirs will drop to 60% capacity around Jan. 1, 2015. See the latest TRWD water reservoir level here. Get details about water restriction levels and what they mean to you. HOLIDAY CLOSINGS & TRASH/RECYCLE SCHEDULE Christmas holiday closings City offices, including the library and senior center, will be closed for the Christmas holidays on Wednesday, Dec. 24,and Thursday, Dec. 25. The library will close at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23. There will be no trash or recycle collection on Christmas Day; for those customers, trash collection will resume on your next regularly scheduled pick- up day and recycle collection will resume the next Thursday. New Year's Day closings City offices, including the library and senior center, will be closed on New Year's Day, Thursday, Jan. 1. The library will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31. On New Year's Day, trash and recycle will be collected on the normal schedule. A few recycling notes... Please recycle wrapping paper, cardboard boxes, photo cards printed on cardstock (that do not have a glaze, metallic embossing, or glitter). Do not recycle Styrofoam packing "peanuts" or holiday cards printed on a wax-coated paper or that that has glitter, metallic embossing, or other embellishments. CES STUDENT NAMED MAYOR FOR A DAY Sam Stacy, a fifth-grade student at Colleyville Elementary School, has submitted the winning essay for the city's 2014 Mayor for a Day contest. This is the fifth consecutive year an essay submitted by a Colleyville Elementary School student has been selected as the winning entry. It is also the second win for a member of the Stacy family. Sam's brother, Jack, submitted the winning essay in last year's contest.Get the details. ROAD CONSTRUCTION TxDOT SH 26 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT Please send any questions, concerns, or comments to 26@colleyville.com. Crews will be off Thursday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Dec. 26, for the Christmas holidays. The contractor continues construction of the new retaining wall south of the bridge. Next week they'll be excavating another portion of the wall and installing underdrains. Work continues on the bridge structure. This week, they poured concrete for piers, columns, and the abutment back wall located at the south end of the bridge. Next week, they'll continue building the bridge's understructure. SH 26 UTILITY RELOCATION PROJECT (City of Colleyville/Utility Franchises) The city continues to relocate water and sewer lines along SH 26 in preparation for the next phase of TxDOT's reconstruction project. Franchise utilities, such as Atmos Energy (gas lines) and ONCOR (overhead power lines) are also relocating their respective utilities. Please send any questions, concerns, or comments to 26@colleyville.com. No utility work will performed on Wednesday, Dec. 24, or Thursday, Dec. 25, while crews are off for the Christmas holidays. Water line relocations A new water line has been installed on the east side of SH 26 from Church Street to Centerpark. New water services will be placed at new locations, while existing water services will be swapped over to the new. Each affected business will be notified prior to a water line swap, which should take about five minutes for each line swap. Sanitary sewer placement The new sanitary sewer line is in place on the east side of SH 26, from Thompson Terrace to Church Street. The contractor will be tying in new sewer services; however, no businesses will be affected by this activity. A new sanitary sewer line is being placed from Little Bear Creek south toward Brown Trail, on the east side of the road. Lane closures are possible in this area from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. There will also be a sewer line bored from the east side to the west side of SH 26 just south of Little Bear Creek. Lane closures are possible from south of Little Bear Creek to Church Street from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Atmos Energy line relocations This week, Atmos will be relocating gas lines on the west side of SH 26, from Tuscany Drive to Hall-Johnson Road. The contractor will also be working on the east side of SH 26, from Hall-Johnson to Church Street. All businesses affected by the relocation work have been notified and the city is helping to schedule the work to minimize the impact to those businesses. Lane closures are possible at the intersection of Hall-Johnson Road and SH 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Atmos will alsobe relocating lines on the west side of SH 26, from Pleasant Run Road to Glade Road. All businesses affected by the relocation work have been notified and the city is helping to schedule the work to minimize the impact to those businesses Oncor power line relocations Oncor's contractor will continue to move overhead lines along SH 26 from Glade Road to Brown Trail. There should be no impact to traffic. Time Warner relocations Time Warner continues to move overhead cable on both sides of SH 26 at various locations. No impact to traffic is anticipated. AT&T AT&T will be working on swapping overhead lines and drops at various locations. No impact to traffic is anticipated. ADDITIONAL ROAD CONSTRUCTION Please send any questions, concerns, or comments about these projects to Colleyville@Colleyville.com. Cheek-Sparger Road/Bedford Road Roundabout This project is part of a city-developer agreement with the developer of Heritage Farms, which is planned for the corner of Bedford and Cheek-Sparger roads. Building the roundabout is part of the requirement for that development. The roundabout construction was originally slated to begin last summer; however, the developer was not able to initiate construction then. While the developer controls the timing of construction, the city is limiting the available construction period to the summer months, when school is out of session, to limit traffic disruption. The developer is expected to begin construction of the roundabout after school lets out this summer. Jackson/Cheek-Sparger roundabout and Jackson Road rehabilitation The Jackson Road/Cheek-Sparger Road roundabout is anticipated to be completed in February. The project was originally scheduled to be completed in November; however, it was delayed because some of the franchise utilities had difficulties relocating their respective infrastructure. This prevented the city's contractor from continuing construction, resulting in about a five-month delay. The current traffic pattern is temporary until Central Drive can be reconstructed. To avoid closing the intersection, traffic must be shifted north to allow for construction of the new drainage system and concrete pavement. Pleasant Run Road reconstruction The Pleasant Run Reconstruction Project has been pushed back to allow more time for franchise utilities to move their lines (phone, power, communications). An exact start date has not been determined but will most likely be around the middle of January. Electronic message boards will be used to provide advance notice prior to the start of road work. Quiet Zone preparations Colleyville's three rail crossings are open and work is substantially complete. The federal government determines when a quiet zone is ready to be instituted. At this point, it looks like Colleyville's quiet zones will take effect sometime in late January. Southlake Bridge - Pleasant Run Road/White Chapel Boulevard On Dec. 8, the city of Southlake closed the small bridge on White Chapel Boulevard just north of the Colleyville city limit to address structural issues. The bridge is anticipated to be closed for construction for up to 30 days; however, the cities of Colleyville and Southlake, and their contractor, are working to get the bridge repaired as quickly as possible so that it can be reopened to traffic as soon as it is safe to do so. COLLEYVILLE BUSINESS NEWS COLLEYVILLE CLOSEBUY DISCOUNTS The Colleyville CloseBuy program supports local businesses and provides discounts and added value purchasing for Colleyville customers. Get all the details, including how to obtain a complimentary CloseBuy card or to download the app. View discounts by selecting the "CCARD MEMBER DISCOUNTS" button. Just in time for holiday shopping, the CloseBuy program welcomed four new business members this week: A-1 Locksmith Towne Square - 5600 Colleyville Blvd., Suite C-1 All Browning safes up to 8% off (includes a tax rebate through 12/31/14.) A-1 Locksmith can provide all of your locksmith and security needs including: emergency locksmith services, commercial and residential locksmith services, transponder keys, car remote, keyless remote, high security keys, lock change-out, key matching, lock repair, eviction service, and ignition repair. Cases Galore 4620 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 103 10% off and FREE stylus with any purchase (Excludes jewelry. Cannot be combined with other offers.) Cases Galore is the go to place for all your mobile accessory needs including: cell phone cases and batteries, Bluetooth devices, data cables, and more... Hero Training Center 4718 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 100 30% off new-membership. (Offer valid through December 31, 2014) Hero Training Center offers personal training and results, in a group fitness environment. Machelle's Boutique Town Center Colleyville - 5611 Colleyville Blvd., Suite 200 $10 off a $100 purchase. (Offer excludes Brighton lines.) Machelle's Boutique has a unique array of impressive accessories and stylish women's quality brand clothing for casual, business, and events. Other current offers include: NutriShop-Colleyville 5615 Colleyville Blvd., Suite 440 December Special! Through the end of December, receive a special promotion for the special people in your life! Purchase any two non-sale items and receive a $10 Gift Card Purchase any three non-sale items and receive a $20 Gift Card Purchase any four non-sale items and receive a $30 Gift Card Visit the store to redeem or for more information! Studio Movie Grill 5655 Colleyville Blvd. Get a $5 movie ticket (save up to 50%) when you enter the promo code "SMG2014" with an online ticket purchase at StudioMovieGrill.com. Reserve your seats in advance to ensure you never get sold out and get the best seats available. Cornerstone Health & Wellness 5509 Colleyville Blvd., Suite 100 $40.00 Spinal Examination Visit Cornerstone Health and Wellness for their special $40.00 spinal examination offer. This offer includes a consultation with one of their doctors, insurance verification (if applicable), digital orthotic foot scan, exam, x-rays of one area of complaint (if medically necessary), adjustment, and your follow-up visit for the report of findings. (This offer excludes Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare members.) READING & RECREATION SENSATION WINTER/SPRING BROCHURE ONLINE NOW These days, everyone's busy with holiday activities, but the New Year will arrive soon, along with a bevy of resolutions. Whether your resolution includes better health, getting fit, taking up a new hobby, or simply learning something new-we can help you with that through our recreation and/or library programs. The new Reading & Recreation Sensation brochure, with programs for winter and spring, is now available online. Check it out here. If fitness and fun are part of your agenda for the New Year, check out the newest dance/fitness offering, REFIT. The REFIT Revolution is the hottest thing in workouts. Classes start Jan. 5. Check out the REFIT version of Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off" on YouTube ACTIVE ADULTS The Colleyville Senior Center caters to residents 50 and better. Activities planned for this winter and spring include day trips, yoga, tai chi, arts and crafts, educational opportunities, and so much more. See the latest activities and classes here.