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Home My WebLink AboutE-Communicator-City Publications-2/8/2012 (3)Throughout thE surnmer, the Colleyville P~ublic Library's Camp Read-a-Lat Summer Reading Prvgram has kept campers, big and small, involved in read~ng and learning activities. The library pulls up stakes on Camp Read-a-Lot on Friday, Aug. 5, whth the annual Summer Reading Grand Finale. Seh~duled from 5:3Q to 8:3~ p.m., all aeti~rities take p~ace in ~ront of the City HaPI camplex at 100 Main Street in the Village. The event is free and npen to the public. It coneludes seven weeks flf reading-related summer fun at khe library. Camp counselars, known as library staff, are busy making preparatians far th~ final night a~ Camp Read-a-~.ot, a~d there are reports af lots of surprises in store. The Enchanted Tree, tf~e tallest tree in the carrtipground, will be there for adventurous explorers. Other activities include a petting zoo, Having trouble viewing this ~rrfail? Click here • • balloons, face paantin~, games, craft~, prizes, and a pony wheel, The library will resume its regular slate of popular pragrams in September, ineluding story times far ages 18 months thraugh th6rd grad~, Bounce Time, Keeping it Real nan-fietion book club, Books 'n Bruncf~ Club, Chess Club, Race to Read (Sat., ~lov. .~}, arod mueh mvre. For more information on the Grand Finale, summer reading program, or other library activities, contact the library at 817.5Q3.1150, The city's final ever~t af the summer season is a special shc~wing af "Haw to Train Yaur Dragon," on Friday, Sept. Z, on the "gr~~n" in the Village at Colleyville. Admissior~ is free, The movie starts when it gets dark; ~awn chairs and picnics are welcome. H~0 Conservativn Ti~s Most of Texas 6s now ~xperiencing exceptional or ~xtreme drought conditians, the most in the 11 years forecasters have tracked the data. While Colfeyville`s water conser~ation measures proF~ibiting watering betrrreen 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. are cur~ently in effect, +t's +rnpQrtant that everyane uses water w~s~ly throughout the summer and beyond, project, provid~s information for using water wisely. The site pro~ides the following tips an summer lawn care: Give the sprinkler a rest sometimes. T~xans tend to water lawns mueh toa often for muc~a too long. Leave the lawn alQne once in a while and it will da fine-maybe even b~tter, Dan't water between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Up to 30 percent of the water sprayed an lawns during th~ h~at of the day can be fost to evaporation. Inch toward conserva#ion. Ap~~y just an inch Qf water to the iawn once a week during th~ summer, That wdll encourage deeper root systerrms and r~nake for healthi~r grass. Cycle and soak to avoid' runoff. It takes a while for water to soak into Narth Texas' clay sails. Rather thare running spray heads f~r long periods af time, run zor~~s in shorter bursts, with one hour between cycles. That'll give tihe water time to soak in instead af running off. Check irrigatian syst~ms regularly. Fix leaks or darriaged sprinkler heads and make sure they're aimed at the lar~dscape, not the st~reet or siclewa~k. Don't be a scalper. Ta~ler grass holds moisture better and slows down evapor°ation. Leaving lawn clippings on the lav,rn does the same and also returns valuable nutrients to the soil. ~oard, Corramission, Gammittee Applicatio~ns The Colfeyville City Coa~~cil is accepting applications through Aug. 31, for rhe following boards, commissions, and committees: Planning and Znning Commiss~an Zor~ing ~oard of Adjustment Calley~ille Ecano~nic Development Corporation Board l.ibrary Board Historical P~reservation Committee Metrapart Teen Court Adwisory Board 5eniar Center Ad~isory Committee Access an a lication here, download an applic~tion from Calieyville.com, or request an application th~rough the city secretary's office. Completed appli~cations should be submitted to the city secretary via email tc~ csingletvnCa~calleyville.com, by fax to 817.5~3.5139, or by mail to: City of Colleyville, City Secr~tary, 1~~ Main Street, Colleyville, Texas 76034. For additional information, call 817.503.1130. Board. Cammission. Committee St~mmarv Raundabout Etiquette Roundabauts have become popular suburban street features. They're designed to keep traffic speeds down whil~ decreasir~g travel tirrie cQmpared ~o a signalized intersectivn, anc! they work ~very efficient~y if cfriv~rs SLOW ~O1NN. Here are som~ tips to keep drivers moving in the right direction: • Yield to traff~c already in the raundabout. • All vehicles must yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. • All vehicles must yield to buses and t~r~rek trailer cort~bos. Larger vehicVes need the whole round-about to maneuver safely. Road Praject Updat~s SH 2F Reeonstruction Utility reloc~tion for the Colleyville Boulevard (SH 26) phase one projeet remains on schedule. By mid-June, the city's contraetor, Champian Utility Constructian, had completed compaction and baekfil! far ~#~e new waterline that has been installed. The section has been tested to ensur~ the r~quir~d' compaction was achieved, which is essential to prevent future ditch line failures and avoid maintenance problems with the n~w waterline. Re~ocation af all utidities in the affected rights-of-way is anticipated to be completed by the end of August, According to repr~sentatives from the Texas Department of TranspQrtation, whic~ has respansibility for the praject, recanstruction of phase on~ of Colleyville Boulevard will start later this year or in ~arly 2012. Pleasant Run/]ahn McCain Rqad Roundabou# The city continues the preeess af acquiring the ne~essary rights-af-way and easements necessary before construction begins an the raunda~bout at John McCain Road and Pleasant Run. The project is alsa t~eing coordinated with nearby gas drilling to ensure that once construction of the roundabout begins it can be c~mp~eted as quickly as possible. With initial drilling at the Titan site anticipated to be completed in August, drilling-related truck traFfic through the area should slaw or cease. If rights-of-vuay and easement acquisition is finalized according to the current schedule, construetian on the roundabout is expected ta start in late summer. Labor Day closings City offices, including the publie libary and senior center, will be closed Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day. Poli~e, fire, and emergency personnel w'rll remain an duty. Tras~h and recycle callection will continue on the narmal scl~edule. Call~yville History: Parent cvmmun~ties (Excerpted from Colleyville Then and Now, availabl~ for sal~ through the Colleyville Historical Preservation Cornmittee at Colleyville~a calleyvlle.com} Before Colleyville was ir~corporated in 1956, there were seueral smalY crassroad villages that briefly rose to prominence and then wan~d, These communities are called, "parent communities," because th~y wer~ the Forerunners to Colleyville. Spring Garden was Pocated near the intersection ofi Jackso~ and Cheek Saarger raads and is credited with being the first of Bransfard, in fh~ b~ckgrotrnd, as seen h~orr~ the slde yard ot tf~e lNebb's hause c1rc~ 1J2d, behir~d t1~e WBbb boys. (left to rrght) 8ax C~r t7epot, Locige Nall, ara~ tiie Vl/ebb store. the parent communities. It was founded about 1854 by Missouri native S.C.H. Witten, Information awailable about the people of Spri~ng Garden reve~ls they were law-abiding eitizens who held education in high regard. Pleasant Run, lacated near the interseckion of Pleasant Run Road and Colley~ville 8oule~ard, is anather early settlement and may have been in exister~ce as early as Spring Garden. The post affiee at Pfeasant Run was r~amed "Bransford" ir~ honor of Mexican War veteran, Felix Grundy Bransford, who lived ir~ north~ast Tarrant County during the 1S7fls. Pleasant Glade was originally cal~ed GPad Pra~rie. The ward "pleasant" had been added by the time the school was established ir~ the 1870s. Glade Road and Pleasant Glade Baptist Church were n~m~d fflr this camrra~nity. Bransford, lacated at the int~rsectian of Bransfard Road, L.a. Lackett and the railroad tracks, was name~d for the post office that moved there in 1889. The p~st office maveci from Pleasant Run, and by the turn of the century, Bransfard was ~he center of commerce in the pre-Colleyville area. Colley_v_ille (1914-193p} ~he area that came to be known as Colleyville came into prominence after the wagon trail betwe~n Grapewine and For~ Warth was improved. ~G~orge and Walt~r Couch open~d a store on the new road. 7heir store thrived because ut wa~ the only one betweerr Grapevine and 8irdville. Dr. Colley, a physician practicing in the area, suggested they call the comrnunity that grew up around that store, Colleyville. Call~yvifle (1930-195G) Transportatian again dictated a ct~ange in the locatron of the cvrramunity center 6n 1929 when the serpentine road that wound its way betwee~ Grapevine and Fort Worth wes straightened. When it ~ypassed ~he first Colleyville location, the stores there either clased ar maved ~o a new focation on the highway (present-day Highway 26). Glen Hope and Red Rock are somekimes mentioned as predecessors of Colleyville. Glen Hope appears to have been on~y a siding where trains could mee~, and Red Rock was ~ grave! pit where the railroad excavated gravel for maintaining their rail beds. iVo eviderrce 4f a church, schaol, or store has been found at either location. Forward email :~ ~/S~f4Unsuhscrihck This email was sent to cloven@~alleyville.cam by mAandvC~collevk+ille.com Uodate Profile.lEmail Address Instant removal with SafeUnsubseribe'"` Privacu Poliev, City of CQlleyville 100 Main Street Calley~ri~Ee TX 76D34 ~ ,~> ~ ~ ~,,.~ tri~ail t~.:n, ~ " ~OftS~~llt~Ql1~~ .o~~ !1y ~t P~r2.-c Ec.t.ay.