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HomeMy WebLinkAboutE-News-City Publications-10/30/2015In this Is s u e Halloween Safety Tips Mayor for a Day Contes t Cit y Named Top 50 U.S. S uburb Images of A meric a: Colleyv ille Author t o S peak at Colleyv ille Public Library Library Survey Counc il Meet ing Day Change Employ ee I n-S ervice Day Tas t e of t he Northeas t Coffee with a Cop Day light Savings Time Ends Colley v ille Bus ines s News Updates : Road Cons truc t ion & Cit y P rojects CITY CO UNCIL M EETING DAY CHANGE Nex t week 's Cit y Counc il meeting will t ake place on Wednes day , Nov . 4. While City Counc il meetings are ty pic ally held on Tues days , the meet ing was moved so that it didn't conflic t wit h E lec tion Day on Tues day , Nov . 3. HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS E v ery one lov es a good s c are on Halloween, but not when itcomes to c hild s afet y . There are s ev eral eas y, effec t iv ebehaviors t hat parents c an s hare with k ids t o help reduc etheir risk of injury . On av erage, children are more t han twice as lik ely t o be hitby a c ar on Halloween as on any other day of the y ear. Gettips for ki ds and adults here. MAYOR FOR A DAY The annual May or for a Day es s ay c ontes t k ic k s of Nov . 2.A ll entries must be rec eiv ed no lat er than Dec . 7. Get thedetails. CITY NAM ED A TO P 50 SUBURB IN U.S. LIBRARY SURVEY The Colley ville Public Library is look ing for c ommunit y input for future planning. Take the survey. CITY OFFICES CLOSED NOV. 11 FOR EM PLO YEE IN-SERVICE DAY All c ity offices , inc luding t he library and the s enior c ent er, will be clos ed for an employee in- s ervice day on Wednes day , Nov . 11. P olic e, fire, and emergency personnel will remain on dut y . TASTE OF THE NORTHEAST Anna's Mex ic an Grille and Market Street are the Colleyv ille eateries s c heduled to compet e in t he Tas t e of t he Northeas t , s c heduled Thurs day, Nov. 12. Get the details. 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 B usiness Ins ider, a LIFE publicat ion, has rank ed Colley v illeone of t he top 50 s uburbs in the U.S. Other Texas cit ies onthe lis t inc lude: Highland Park , Univers ity Park , andSouthlake.S ee the full l ist. IM AGES OF AM ERICA: COLLEYVILLE The Friends of the Colley v ille Public Library will hos t anevening with aut hor Mark Fadden on Thursday , Nov . 19, at6:30 at the Colleyv ille P ublic Library , 110 Main S treet .Fadden, a Colley v ille res ident, will talk about Colley v ille'shistory through stories from his lat est book , Images ofAmerica: Colleyv ille. Pleas e c all 817.503.1150 f or details . M ORE NEWS COFFE E WITH A COP Mark y our c alendars for the nex t Cof fee with a Cop, s c heduled Friday , Nov . 13, at 8:30 a.m. at Starbuc k s , 5510 Colley ville Blvd. Get the detail s. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TI ME ENDS SUNDAY Day light s av ings t ime ends Sunday at 2:00 a.m. So Sat urday night, bef ore y ou go t o bed, turn the cloc k back an hour. Remember "f all bac k " (and "s pring forward")? Read more. BUSINE SS NE WS K eep up with the lates t bus ines s development news with this month's Economic Development Report . See it here. UPDATES: ROAD CONSTRUCTIO N & CITY PROJECTS SH26 PROJECTS The northbound and s outhbound outs ide (right ) lanes at the inters ec t ion with Longwood Drive will be c losed this week , f rom 9:00 a.m. t o 3:00 p.m. daily, for signal work . Acc ording to Tx TDOT, the lates t projected completion deadline is Nov . 3. Get the detail s. PLEASANT RUN ROAD PROJECT The t rail and sidewalk s are c omplete, ex c ept for the pedes trian rail at Churc h S treet . The c ontractor has bac k f illed, c leaned up, and plac ed s od from Bogart Driv e t o Churc h Street , and will c ont inue to bac k fill grade and plac e sod, and res et mailboxes f rom Church Street to Mis s ion Lane this week . Get the details. WATER FACI LITY RENE WAL The c ont ractor will be plac ing s ervices on Ov erland Trail, Frontier Court, and Wagonwheel Court , along with performing a t ie- in at the west end of Winds wept Trail. There will be daily lane c los ures There will be daily lane c los ures as this work is performed. Get the details.