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HAPPENING THIS WEEK
TONIGHT
Friday, July 29
SUMMER READING GRAND
FINALE
Summer Reading fun is coming to
an end and tonight the Library,
with the community's help, will
send it off with a grand finale. Join
the Library from 5:30-8:30 p.m. as
we celebrate all the books read this
summer with carnival games and
prizes, face painting, balloon
artists, a petting zoo, pony rides,
crafts, live music, and train rides.
There will also be plenty of
inflatable fun including bounce
houses, slides, and even a water
slide.
COUNCIL SETS POLICY PRIORITIES
In June, Mayor Richard Newton convened a special
worksession of the City Council to determine immediate
policy priorities for the city. In this meeting, the council
determined eight consensus policy priorities.
Improve Comprehensive Plan
The top-ranked priority was to improve the adopted
comprehensive plan, Destination Colleyville. A review of
the comprehensive plan and the Land Development Code
(LDC) will be the first step to accomplish that. In July, at a
City Council worksession, the City Council laid out priorities
for improving the existing plan. These included: changing
the calculation for density to reflect net density rather than
gross density, redefining transition areas, more robust
planning along the Precinct Line corridor, protecting the
integrity of existing neighborhoods, and addressing any
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Food will be available for cash
purchase.
Saturday, July 30
GET CRAFTY!
Join the Library as we build DIY
button bowls at noon. Registration
is required and can be done at the
Library or online at
ColleyvilleLibrary.com.
Wednesday, Aug. 3
EMERGENCY SIREN TEST
The city will conduct the monthly
outdoor warning siren test at 1
p.m.
Learn more about the function
of the city's outdoor warning
system
COMING SOON
Monday, Aug. 8
MAD SCIENCE - FORENSIC LAB
Children ages 6-10 can sign up for
this summer camp that teaches the
science of investigation skills
including identifying and collecting
evidence from fingerprints and
even trash. Participants will learn
how to recreate crime scenes using
clues and science from 9 a.m. to
noon Aug. 8-12.
Register for this week-long
summer camp
Monday, Aug. 8
ART ADVENTURE CAMP
In this summer camp children ages
6-13 will practice art skills and
techniques by creating 8 summer-
themed works of art with the help
of a professional instructor. This
camp runs from 2-4:45 p.m. Aug.
8-11.
Register today
associated changes in the LDC based on revisions to the
comprehensive plan.
Restructure Water Rates
In July, the City Council announced it would rollback tiered
water rates, temporarily establishing a flat rate of $4.36
per thousand gallons of use for all gallons not included in
the base rate. The new rate takes effect Aug. 1.
Improve Glade Road Design
Staff was directed to provide the Glade Road Phase I (from
just west of Bransford Road to Manning Drive) right-of-way
acquisition plan to the City Council for review. Options and
alternatives for Glade Road Phases II-IV, along with right-
of-way acquisition requirements for any recommendations
will also be reviewed. A worksession on the Glade Road
Project takes place on Wednesday, Aug. 24.
Revise the City Charter
The City Council elected to begin a charter revision process
and to establish a timeline for determining changes to the
Colleyville City Charter. A Citizens City Charter Review
Committee was established and will present its
recommendations to the City Council this month. Some of
the committee's responsibilities include adding language
that limits consecutive terms on the City Council to two in
the same office, adding language to allow electronic voting
in City Council meetings and allowing for nominations and
appointments and voting by name.
The remaining four immediate City Council priorities are:
Accelerate the Street Capital Program
Provide Property Tax Relief
Ensure Fiscal Stewardship
Manage SH 26 Project Impact
These items are being addressed while developing the FY
2017 budget.
Get the details
THREE SAMPLE SITES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
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GET 10% OFF AT
COLLEYVILLE BUSINESSES
Colleyville CloseBuy can save you
10% at your favorite Colleyville
eateries and stores this summer.
You can get the discount by
showing your CloseBuy card or the
mobile app at participating
locations including Costa Vida,
NUTRISHOP Colleyville, and more.
Get your card or download the
app today
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Tarrant County Public Health notified the city of Colleyville
that three of the mosquito samples the city submitted this
week tested positive for the West Nile Virus (WNV). The
samples were taken in the vicinity of 1600 Hall Johnson
Road, 4300 Bedford Road, and 4100 Windermere Court.
City staff treated these sites with larvicide. This is the third
positive test at the Hall Johnson Road location. According
to the city's mosquito management protocol, when a
sample site tests positive three times it triggers spraying at
all current and future sites with a positive WNV sample.
Localized, targeted fogging at all three locations has begun
using all-terrain vehicles and backpacks in the open spaces
and surrounding areas. No fogging will be conducted from
trucks on city streets. Residents in proximity to the
spraying areas received a door hanger notification prior to
the start of fogging. Residents within a half-mile radius of a
positive sample site have been notified by CodeRED.
For more information about what you can do, or how
the city manages its mosquito population click here
SEAFOOD, CRAFT BEER
RESTAURANT COMING
TAI CHI FOR ARTHRITIS SH26 UTILITY
RELOCATION CONTINUES
Craft & Crab Seafood House
is coming to Colleyville this
summer. This family-style
restaurant will offer seafood
by the pound and have
more than 75 craft taps.
Join the Senior Center at
noon every Tuesday in
August for Tai Chi designed
for those who have joint
and/or muscle problems.
This program is taught by a
AT&T continues to relocate
utilities along SH 26 this
week. As part of the
relocation, 400 linear feet of
westbound Centerpark Road
from SH26 will be under
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The restaurant will take the
place of the former Mac's
Restaurant at 5120 state
highway 121.
Learn more in this
month's Economic
Development Report
certified Arthritis Foundation
instructor. Registration is
required.
Call the Senior Center for
details 817.503.1195.
construction. Delays are
expected.
SH 26 Utility Relocation