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HomeMy WebLinkAboutE-News-City Publications-8/24/20151 Having trouble viewing this email? Click here GENERAL CASH MOB - Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Bellisimo Italian Restaurant Join us for a Colleyville Cash Mob on Tuesday, Aug. 25, from noon to 1:00 p.m. at Bellisimo Italian Restaurant. Locally owned and operated, Bellisimo has been serving up Italian classics on Colleyville Boulevard for almost 16 years. Cash Mobs are a great way to meet up with friends...or to make new ones...all while supporting a local Colleyville business. Mobbers will receive 10% off lunch during the mob. Bellisimo is located at 5309 Colleyville Blvd. Cash Mobs are open to the general public. See you there! Get the details TARRANT COUNTY ISSUES BURN BAN Last week the Tarrant County Commissioner's Court approved an outdoor burning ban for Tarrant County. The ban prohibits all outdoor burning in Tarrant County. The ban is in place for the next ninety (90) days. A violation of the court order prohibiting outdoor burning is a class C Misdemeanor and punishable by a fine up to $500. Colleyville residents should note that the city prohibits all outdoor burning on a year- round basis. For information on outdoor cooking and outdoor welding guidelines you can go to http://access.tarrantcounty.com/en/fire-marshal.html. 2 ONE MORE WEEK TO APPLY FOR A CITIZEN COMMITTEE, BOARD OR COMMISSION The Colleyville City Council is accepting applications through Aug. 28, for the following boards, commissions, and committees: * Colleyville Economic Development Corporation * Historical Preservation Committee * Colleyville Public Library Board * Metroport Teen Court Advisory Board * Planning and Zoning Commission * Zoning Board of Adjustment An application and information may be accessed from the City Secretary's page at Colleyville.com obtained from the city secretary's office. Applications should be submitted to the city secretary via email to: City of Colleyville City Secretary 100 Main Street Colleyville, Texas 76034 COMMUNITY GARDEN SURVEY Thanks to everyone who has responded to the community garden survey. We want to include input from as many citizens as possible, so if you haven't taken the survey yet, we hope you'll take it this week. The survey is online at Colleyville.com through Sept. 20. It is being conducted in response to interest from citizens who are asking the city to construct a community garden. The City Council is seeking input from citizens to gauge the level of potential participation. TAKE THE COMMUNITY GARDEN SURVEY CITY PARK TENNIS AND BASKETBALL COURTS READY FOR PLAY Two tennis courts (courts 5 and 6) and the two basketball courts at City Park have been reopened and are now available for play after last week's resurfacing project. As part of a long-term plan to maintain and improve park amenities in Colleyville, the city slates at least two courts per year to be resurfaced. 3 LABOR DAY CLOSINGS & TRASH/RECYCLE COLLECTION SCHEDULE City offices, including the library and senior center, will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7, for Labor Day. Trash and recycle collection will be conducted on a normal schedule. Police and emergency personnel will be on duty throughout the holiday. UPDATE ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION & CITY PROJECTS TxDOT SH 26 RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT Please send any questions, concerns, or comments to 26@colleyville.com. According to TxDOT, the SH 26 southbound outside (right) lane from Pool Road/Brumlow Avenue to the Big Bear Creek bridge will be closed daily from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. this week, until Friday, Aug. 28. SH 26 UTILITY RELOCATION PROJECT (City of Colleyville/Utility Franchises) Please send any questions, concerns, or comments to 26@colleyville.com. All of the city's new water and sewer infrastructure is on track to be completed by the end of summer. Atmos and Time Warner should complete their relocation work at about the same time. AT&T expects to finish late this winter. Pavement repairs at SH 26 and Glade Road, Felps Drive, and several driveways is scheduled this week. AT&T crews continue to work on a new duct bank on the east side of SH 26 from Professional Court to Thompson Terrace; they'll also be pouring new telephone manholes. No lane closures are expected. Atmos will also be placing a new gas main at SH 26 and Mill Valley, on the southbound side. Lane closures should be expected daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Time Warner continues aerial work in various locations and boring on the west side of SH 26 from John McCain Road to Tennison Parkway. Verizon will be boring in the same area, No lane closures are expected. CHEEK SPARGER AT HERITAGE LANE The contractor will be placing new asphalt today, Monday, Aug. 23. There will be a shift in traffic and some lanes may be reduced to one lane from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please expect delays. PONDEROSA LANE/KINGSTON ADDITION IMPROVEMENTS This week the contractor will cleaning up and performing a final checklist to complete the project. 4 PLEASANT RUN ROAD PROJECT Pleasant Run Road will be reduced to one lane from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in some areas. Please expect delays. This week the contractor will be placing inlets and concrete driveways from Regina Court to Mission Lane. Work is also being done on the intersection at Regina Court. Pleasant Run Road is closed from Mission Lane to Church Street and from Bogart Drive to Church Street. Entry and exit for residents, as well as all service and emergency vehicles will be from Church Street. All others should plan to use alternate routes: SH 26 to Hall-Johnson Road then to Bogart Drive or SH 26 to Church Street, then west to Bransford Road or SH 26. WATER FACILITY RENEWAL Area 1 The contractor will be flushing and testing the existing waterline on John McCain Road. Once that is done, the contractor will tie-ins on Bandit Trail and John McCain Road. These roads may be reduced to one lane in some places at various times. Area 2 The contractor will be cleaning up in this area but the road will remain open. BUSINESS NEWS COLLEYVILLE CLOSEBUY 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 "DISCOUNT CARD" tab. New discount for this week: Trinity Aesthetics & Laser 88 Village Lane Suite 150 (Next to Luxor Jewelers) 817.310.6624 Trinity Aesthetics is a physician run med spa specializing in anti-aging and rejuvenation treatments. Dr. Jane Simmons believes that expensive and invasive surgery can be postponed for decades, or avoided altogether using new modern in-office laser technology. 5 THE CLOSEBUY DEAL: Accent and ZWave rejuvenation for knees $1,499. (Regularly $1,900) Includes 3 Accent Treatments, 3 ZWave Treatments and One FREE Renewal Enriched Body Lotion from Epionce. *Must book in the month of August.