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Home My WebLink AboutE-News-City Publications-11/13/2015In this Is s u e Curbs ide Leaf Rec yc ling Starts Tomorrow Library Survey Ends Monday Mayor for a Day Contes t Holiday Clos ures Images of A meric a: Colleyv ille Author t o S peak at Colleyv ille Public Library Cit iz ens Sought f or Cit y B oards , Commis sions, Committ ees Colley v ille Rec y c les Updates : Road Cons truc t ion & Cit y P rojects HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Cit y offic es , inc luding the library and s enior c enter, will be c los ed Thurs day, Nov. 26, and Friday , Nov . 27, for Thank s giv ing. There will be no trash or recy c le c ollec tion on Thank s giv ing Day ; s ervice for thos e c us t omers will res ume on Monday , Nov . 30. Sc heduled s erv ic e f or Friday , Nov . 27 will be c onduc t ed on t he normal sc hedule. Polic e, f ire, and EMS pers onnel will remain on duty during the holiday . LEAF RECYCLING STARTS TOM ORROW The city's new c urbs ide leaf rec y cling program k ic ks of ftomorrow-Saturday , Nov . 14. To participate, s imply plac ebagged leav es at the curb. There is no limit to how many bagscan be c ollected; howev er, l eaf recycling only appli es toleaves. No other trash or organic waste can beaccommodated on those days-and anything other thanleaves will be left at t he c urb. Organic waste inc ludes t reetrimmings, gras s c lippings, and any yard was te ot her thanleaves. Any bag is acceptable. Progressive trucks wil lstart coll ecting leaf bags at 8:00 a.m . Get ful l details. LIBRARY SURVEY ENDS M O NDAY "There is not s uc h a c radle of democ racy upon the earth asthe free public library , t his republic of letters , where neitherrank, of fic e, nor wealth rec eiv es t he s lightest cons ideration." - Andrew Carnegie S inc e it opened more than a dec ade ago, the Colley v illePublic Library has meant s o muc h to s o many --a plac e tolearn, a plac e to meet, a plac e to feel a part of thecommunity. A generat ion of Colley ville c hildren has learned toread, to laugh, and to open t he doors to the vas t world theycan f ind in books . As the library prepares for the c omingyears, t hey need y our input and opinions . Monday is thedeadline to tak e the library s urvey , s o we hope you'll tak e amoment to s hare y our thoughts and opinions . Get the detail sand take the survey. MAYOR FOR A DAY FALL PROGRAM S Fall programs are underway . s ee whic h program or ac t iv ity is right for y ou. RECREATI ON SENS ATI ON FALL ACTIV ITIE S & PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY COLLEYVI LLE ACTI VE ADULT FALL 2015 Join Our M ailing List! Forward To A Friend For more than 10 y ears , the city has hosted t he annual May orfor a Day es s ay c ontes t . The winners have been of v ariousages and bac k grounds , but each got to ex perience anunforgettable day and all were inv ited t o participat e inactivities throughout the y ear--talk about feeling spec ial. Thisyear's c ont est is already underway ; ess ay s will be ac c ept edthrough Dec . 7. Get the details. M ORE NEWS I MAGES OF AMERICA The Friends of the Colley v ille P ublic Library will hos t an ev ening with aut hor Mark Fadden on Thurs day, Nov . 19, at 6:30 at t he Colleyv ille P ublic Library , 110 Main Street. Fadden, a Colley ville res ident , will t alk about Colleyv ille's his t ory t hrough s tories f rom his lates t book, Images of Americ a: Colley ville. Pleas e c all 817.503.1150 for det ails . APPLICATIONS NOW BE ING ACCEP TED "Volunteers do not nec es sarily hav e the time-they jus t have the heart." -Eliz abeth Andrew The c it y is looking f or a f ew pric eles s cit iz ens t o s erv e pos itions on the f ollowing c it iz en c ommittees, boards , and c ommis s ions : Arc hit ectural Rev iew Commiss ion, Colley v ille Center Adv is ory Committee, Historical Pres ervat ion Commit tee, P arks and Rec reat ion A dvis ory B oard, and the Zoning Board of Adjus t ment . Get the details. COLLEYVI LLE RECY CLES Sunday is A meric a Rec yc les Day . Ac c ording to Progres s iv e Was te Solut ions, the c ity 's tras h and rec y cle c ollec tion provider, Colleyv ille av erages 10.73 pounds of rec y clable material for each c ollec tion. During the holidays , rec yc ling inc reas es . This y ear, f or the firs t time, res ident s will be able to rec yc le wrapping paper and Christmas cards (inc luding those with a wax f inis h). Get al l the details on recycl ing in Col leyville UPDATES: ROAD CONSTRUCTIO N & CITY PROJECTS SH26 PROJECTS Tx DOT is no longer giv ing us a hard completion date; howev er, work will continue until the projec t is c ompleted. Tx DOT is s till work ing with the c ontrac t or to addres s defic ienc ies on the projec t. Ex pec t t o s ee irrigation and landsc aping work this week . Get the detai ls. PLEASANT RUN ROAD PROJECT While record setting rains hav e had an impact on the projec t , the c ity 's c ons truction manager and the contrac tor hav e worked diligently to k eep c rews work ing ef f ectiv ely to c omplet e t he projec t. The Pleasant Run Road Project is currently ahead of schedule. We hope to have the road open to norm al traffi c before Thanksgi ving. Get the details. WATER FACI LITY RENE WAL The c ont ractor will be plac ing s ervices on Chis olm Court and performing tie-ins at Winds wept Trail. Splas h pads and v alv e pads will be plac ed on Overland Trail, and sod will be plac ed as needed at v arious loc ations . There will be daily lane c los ures as this work is performed; howev er, res idents will be notified prior to any wat er dis ruption. Get the detail s.