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Home My WebLink AboutE-News-City Publications-8/14/2015Having trouble viewing this email?Click here GENERAL TARRANT COUNTY NOTIFIES CITY OF TWO MORE POSITIVE WNV SAMPLES On Wednesday, Aug. 12, Tarrant County notified the city of positive test results for West Nile virus (WNV) in two mosquito samples submitted last week. The samples were taken from the 4100 block of Windermere Court and the 300 block of L.D. Lockett Road. These are the second and third samples that have tested positive for WNV this year, and the first for each of these two sites. Larvicide treatment at both test sites has already begun, and each is scheduled for continued testing. Residents within a quarter-mile area of the sample areas will be notified through the city's CodeRED system. Mosquito Control & West Nile Virus CITY WEBSITE SURVEY The city has begun a redesign of Colleyville.com. We hope to provide you with a more robust, user- friendly site...and to do that, we could use your input. Please take a few moments to tell us what you would like to see on a new city website. The survey will be available until Friday, Aug. 21.TAKE THE CITY WEBSITE SURVEY COMMUNITY GARDEN SURVEY The community garden survey is online at Colleyville.com from now through Sept. 20. The survey 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 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 TENNIS/BASKETBALL COURTS CLOSED FOR RESURFACING Two tennis courts (courts 5 and 6), as well as the two basketball courts, at City Park will be closed until Friday, Aug. 21, for resurfacing. LABOR DAY CLOSINGS 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. AUI will be working on the Cotton Belt Trail and median landscaping for the next two weeks. Most of the roadway between John McCain Road and the Pool Road/Brumlow Avenue intersection will be restricted to two lanes during this time. TxDOT reports that all of the left-turn lanes will be open by the time school resumes. SH 26 UTILITY RELOCATION PROJECT (City of Colleyville/Utility Franchises) Please send any questions, concerns, or comments to 26@colleyville.com. The waterline placement along SH 26 is now complete. The contractor has some manhole placement and other service details to conduct south of Felps in the next few weeks. All of the city's new water and sewer infrastructure is on track to be completed by the end of summer, and Atmos and Time Warner should complete their relocation work at about the same time. AT&T expects to finish late this winter. SOUTH WHITE CHAPEL BOULEVARD NOW OPEN The city of Southlake has completed the work on South White Chapel Boulevard. The road is now open. CHEEK-SPARGER ROAD AT HERITAGE LANE Preparation for and paving work on the road at this location is scheduled to start tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 15. The work should take about a week. 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. daily in some areas. Delays should be expected. PONDEROSA LANE/KINGSTON ADDITION IMPROVEMENTS This week, the contractors will cleaning up and performing final items. 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, so expect delays. Driveways have been placed from Bogart Drive to Church Street, as well as one half of the Laurel Oaks intersection. This week the contractor will be paving driveways from Church Street to Mission Lane. The intersections of Regina Court and Central Drive could also be paved in halves this week, if the schedule allows. Additional paving work is also planned from Bogart Drive to Church Street. Starting this week Colleyville Terrace will be opened to thru traffic. Thomas Street will be closed for concrete paving. Residents should take Colleyville Terrace to South Drive to access Thomas Street. Residents on Pleasant Run Road, from Bogart Drive to Colleyville Terrace, as well as the residents in Laurel Oaks, will still be able to access Pleasant Run Road, but it will be limited to one lane. Pleasant Run Road is remains closed to thru traffic 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 Permanent trench repair continues on Wagonwheel Court. These roads will be reduced to one lane in some places at various times. BUSINESS NEWS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT Keep up with the latest news about businesses in Colleyville with the Economic Development Report, including information about new restaurants in town, like Luna Grill and Zoe's Kitchen. Read about it here 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. Colleyville CloseBuy welcomed two new members this week: Trinity Aesthetics & Laser 88 Village Lane 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 modern in-office laser technology. THE CLOSEBUY DEAL: Back to School Teen Facials $55 in August; includes a free Rhonda Allison small cleanser. Orangetheory Fitness 4709 Colleyville Blvd. 817.840.3400 Get ready for the most intense, effective workout you've encountered yet. Our heart-rate monitored training is designed to keep your heart rate in the "Orange Zone." The results are more energy, visible toning, and an extra calorie after-burn. THE CLOSEBUY DEAL: First session FREE! (First time guests only. Certain restrictions apply.) Other new discounts this week: The Attic Resale 5117 Colleyville Blvd. 817.523.9290 The Attic has clothing, accessories, furniture, home décor, kid items, and so much more. Finding fabulous deals is their passion and they want to deliver those deals to you! THE CLOSEBUY DEAL: 20% off women's shoes and accessories 5