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HomeMy WebLinkAboutColleyville Communicator-City Publications-6/1/2015JULY ACTIVITIES * Denotes a regular recreation class held at the Senior Center. A complete listing of activities is available at Colleyville.com or view the Reading & Recreation Sensation brochure from the Colleyville.com homepage. Fourth of July Observance Friday, July 3 All city offices will be closed; no changes to trash/recycle pick-up. Snap Circuits Public Library Tue., July 7, 6:30 p.m. For details, call 817.503.1151 Dodgeball Camp Location: TBA Mon.-Thu., July 20-23, 9:00 a.m. For details, call 817.503.1180. Basketball TECH Camp Location: TBA Mon.-Thu., July 20-23, Noon For details, call 817.503.1180. Mad Science Super Hero Science Public Library Tue., July 21, 2:00 p.m. For details, call 817.503.1154. Senior Day Trip Canton 1st Monday Thu., July 30, 8:00 a.m. For details, call 817.503.1195. ...continued on back page In 2006, the city of Colleyville turned 50. Two years later, facing an aging infrastructure, the City Council increased the street maintenance and repair budget to $1 million for the first time. Over the next 10 years, the allocation for streets would be steadily increased until it reached $3 million in 2015, a $600,000 increase over last year, and the highest repair and maintenance allocation in the city’s history. Maintaining the city’s infrastructure—especially city streets—has been the focus of an ongoing effort at City Hall for years. Colleyville started as a rural, farming community and many of its streets are a reflection of that heritage. Unlike streets in new housing developments, which were designed and built to the engineering standards in effect at the time they were built, many of Colleyville’s original roads are “county style” roads. In other words, they “just happened over time.” Through the years, rock may have been added to a dirt road to become a gravel road. Later a layer of asphalt would be added to reduce maintenance and provide a smoother surface. In effect, these “county style” roads were never actually built—they simply evolved over time. For many of Colleyville’s early years, Tarrant County maintained the city’s major roads. Today, the county continues to partner with the city to maintain some roads in STREETS, INFRASTRUCTURE A PRIORITY 2875-24345 STREETS ..continued SPLASHPAD OPEN The Colleyville City Council will be accepting applications from July 1 through Aug. 28, for the following boards, commissions, and committees: • Colleyville Economic Development Corporation • Historical Preservation Committee • Library Board • Metroport Teen Court Advisory Board • Planning and Zoning Commission • Senior Center Advisory Committee • Zoning Board of Adjustment Applications may be accessed at Colleyville.com or obtained from the city secretary’s office. Applications should be submitted to the city secretary via email to ashelley@colleyville.com, by fax to 817.503.1139, or by mail to: City of Colleyville City Secretary 100 Main Street Colleyville, Texas 76034 CITIZEN BOARD AND COMMITTEE OPENINGSThe splashpad at McPherson Park is open this summer. Prior to opening, the city had installed low-flow nozzles in the play system. Those nozzles will save more than a quarter of a million gallons of water during the summer season. The City Council has directed staff to install a recirculating chlorination system for the splashpad. That updated system will allow the splashpad to operate, while still conserving water, even during the drought conditions that had closed the splashpad during much of the 2013 season and all of the 2014 season. Work on the new system will be complete before the summer of 2016. The splashpad is located in McPherson Park at 240 West McDonwell School Road. It is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week. At the Pre-Council meeting on May 12, city staff provided an update on the timeframe for construction on the next phases of SH 26. The design consultant is preparing plans for the six-lane configuration of SH 26 Phase II, from John McCain Road to Brown Trail. Those plans are expected to go to TxDOT for review by mid- summer. If all goes well with the TxDOT review, they could award a construction contract by December 2015 and start construction of this section in late spring of next year. At the same meeting, TxDOT told the City Council they project substantial completion of Phase I (currently under construction) by sometime in July. Substantial completion means all travel lanes are complete and functioning in their final configuration. SH 26 UPDATE: NEXT PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION The Colleyville Public Library’s summer reading program is a highlight for many Colleyville kids each summer. That program is in full swing this year and, believe it or not, the Summer Reading Grand Finale is fast approaching. This year’s event is scheduled for Friday, July 31. Activities kick off at 5:30 that evening and include children’s arts and crafts, face painting, balloons, carnival games, a petting zoo, bounce houses, inflatable rides and more. Bring a swimsuit and towel for the water slide, and then cool off with refreshments (at a minimal cost). All ages are welcome. For details, call 817.503.1154. SUMMER READING PROGRAM GRAND FINALE FREE E-NEWS SERVICE Colleyville, primarily by providing crews and equipment. In the past few years, the city has used new technology to better evaluate street conditions, rather than rely on visual assessments. The city has prioritized its maintenance plans to improve some of the worst roads, based on those high-tech assessments. Streets slated for work this summer include: Pleasant Run Road, from L.D. Lockett to John McCain Road; portions of Cheek- Sparger Road, including from Brown Trail to Bedford Road; Jackson Road to Spring Hollow; and, John McCain Road, from Pleasant Run Road to Shalimar Court. This is in addition to road projects recently completed, currently under construction, or nearing completion, which includes the Jackson/Cheek- Sparger roundabout, Jackson Road rehabilitation, Lavaca Trail rehabilitation, and Pleasant Run Road reconstruction. The city takes a long-term, strategic approach to maintaining streets and roadways, while still managing its available resources. The 2015 budget includes a five- year capital improvement plan or CIP. In 2015, the budget for CIP projects is $24,129,048— including more than $21 million for street projects. To receive the Colleyville Commu- nicator electronically (and ear- lier), send an email to Subscribe@Colleyville.com. 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