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Home My WebLink AboutE-News-City Publications-03/30/20181 HAPPENING THIS WEEK Friday, March 30 City offices closed: Good Friday City offices including the Library and Senior Center are closed in observance of Good Friday. Trash and recycling services will run on their regular schedule. Saturday, March 31 Farmer's Market The weekly Colleyville Farmer's Market continues from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside City Hall. Shop from more than 30 vendors for local produce, meats, artisan crafts, juices, and more. Tuesday, April 3 Plaza at City Hall Public Engagement Meeting Bring chairs, a blanket, food and drink to enjoy a FREE outdoor bluegrass concert on April 12 The City of Colleyville and Arts Council Northeast are pleased to welcome Whitehouse Harmony for a free concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 12 outside City Hall, 100 Main St. Whitehouse Harmony is an accomplished Bluegrass band and will provide a well-balanced, entertaining show filled with the purest of harmony vocals, mountain clogging and great instrumentalist. Through the MasterWorks Series, Arts Council Northeast and the City of Colleyville present free performances on selected evenings throughout the year. The MasterWorks Series is designed to offer a variety of quality family entertainment to the community by utilizing the talent of 2 City staff is seeking the public's input on two concepts to create a Plaza at City Hall. Community members can stop by the breezeway in between City Hall and the Library from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Feedback will be used in creating a space that will be used for public events and more. Wednesday, April 4 Monthly Emergency Siren Test The City will test its outdoor emergency warning system at 1 p.m. Note: this system serves to notify those outdoors to head indoors for more information about public safety events. Learn more about the Outdoor Warning System Saturday, April 7 Clean Sweep The annual Clean Sweep event offers residents a one-stop drop off event with 5 stations: The Crud Cruiser, electronics recycling, document shredding, bulk/brush trash, and Keep Colleyville Beautiful (tires & fire extinguisher recycling.) From 9-11 a.m. Get the details COMING SOON Saturday, April 21 Texas Junior Anglers Enjoy a great day of free fishing for children ages 16-and-under from 9 a.m. to noon at the Colleyville Nature Center, 100 Mill Wood Drive. This annual event supplies poles and bait if needed and prizes will be awarded for catches in a freshly stocked pond. Saturday, April 28 Drug Take Back local, regional, and national artists. City to start mosquito monitoring season in April City staff will begin its annual mosquito monitoring and testing across Colleyville in April. The City samples mosquito populations year-round but increases surveillance during mosquito season, which typically runs from April to October. Crews place traps across the city to monitor mosquito breeding sites. Each week City staff sends traps to Tarrant County Public Health for testing. The City will respond to positive mosquito sample sites depending on the results of the testing. Actions can include larvicide or spraying treatments. What you can do Individual responsibility plays a major role in mosquito virus prevention. There are several practices residents can do to protect themselves from possible illnesses.  Use insect repellent containing DEET, picaridin, or oil of lemon eucalyptus  Dress in long sleeves and long pants when outside  Drain standing water around the home The most important thing citizens can do to reduce the risk of exposure to mosquito-born virus is to eliminate mosquito-breeding areas around the home and limit 3 Community members can bring their pills for disposal from 10a.m. to 2p.m. on Saturday, April 28, to the Senior Center, 2512 Glade Road. (The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. Colleyville Police are making it easier to dispose of drugs by offering a drive-through service this year. Get the details Join Our Mailing List! Forward To A Friend exposure to feeding mosquitoes. Female mosquitoes can lay 100-300 eggs on the surface of fresh or stagnant water every third night during its life span. Here are some simple things citizens can do to eliminate potential mosquito breeding sites around the home:  Do not allow water to accumulate in the saucers of flowerpots, or in pet dishes for more than two days  Get rid of tin cans, old tires, buckets, unused plastic swimming pools, or other containers that hold water  Clean debris from rain gutters, remove standing water from flat roofs, and repair leaks around faucets and air conditioners  Change the water in birdbaths and wading pools at least once a week  Fill or drain puddles, ditches and swampy areas  Check for trapped water in plastic or canvas tarps used to cover boats or pools, and arrange the tarp to drain the water Q2P RECEIPT RACE BEGINS THIS APRIL TxDOT'S SH26 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION UPDATE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UPDATES The City's economic development program Q1P comes to an end on March 31 and Q2P begins April 1. The City is partnering with Grapevine-Colleyville ISD to encourage students and their families to shop at Colleyville businesses to win money for their school's Parent Teacher Organization. Get the details Thursday, March 29, and Friday, March 30, TxDOT crews will perform traffic signal work at all signaled intersections in the construction corridor. When crews are working at an intersection it will have flashing red in all directions. Colleyville Police will be on hand to direct traffic flow. Get the details The contractor is scheduled to begin the Bedford Road retaining wall staining in early April. The contractor Work on Pleasant Run Road continues with asphalt placement this week. Current project updates