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Home My WebLink AboutE-Communicator-City Publications-8/30/20131 Christine Loven From:City of Colleyville [mona@colleyville.ccsend.com] on behalf of City of Colleyville [colleyville@colleyville.com] Sent:Friday, August 02, 2013 12:26 PM To:Christine Loven Subject:Colleyville E-Communicator IN THIS ISSUE Online Access Provides 24-Hour Service New Fire Chief Back-to-School Resource Recreation Notes Calendar Notes Hometown Heroes Water Conservation Seminar Senior Center Summer Activities Sculptureworks exhibit cancelled QUICK LINKS CITY OF COLLEYVILLE CITY NEWS ONLINE ACCESS PROVIDES 24-HOUR SERVICE Colleyville residents and businesses often have questions or need to report a problem after hours or on the weekend. The city has leveraged technology to provide access to the city on a 24-hour basis through the city's website, Colleyville.com. Whether a citizen needs to review an issue discussed at a City Council meeting, see the latest crime information for the city or a particular neighborhood, get a copy of an ordinance or other public record, retrieve mapping information, report a problem, or ask a question, information and answers may be obtained online any time of day or night. Mobile apps are also available for many of these services. To make that access even easier, the city has created a "Citizen Access" button (available Aug. 16) on the front page of Colleyville.com. The page offers a comprehensive list of all online services and links to those services. It also offers email access to submit a question or report a 2 PUBLIC MEETINGS SEPTEMBER ACTIVITIES FITCARLYLE Strength, Stretch & Flex* Senior Center Tue. or Thu., Sept. 3-26, 11:00 a.m. For details, call 817.503.1195 Keyboard/Piano Senior Center Thu., Sept. 5-26 Ages 5-6: :30-5:00 p.m. or 5:00-5:30 p.m. Ages 7 & older: 4:30-5:30 p.m. or 5:30-6:30 p.m. For details, call 817.503.1180 The Brain Club - Early Engineers Senior Center Thu., Sept. 5-26 Ages 3-5: 4:30-5:30 p.m. For details, call 817.503.1180 The Brain Club - Story Master Senior Center Thu., Sept. 5-26 Ages 6-12: 5:30-6:30 p.m. For details, call 817.503.1180 Elementary Art FUNdamentals McPherson Rock House Sat., Sept. 7-28 Ages 6-12: 12:00-12:45 p.m. For details, call 817.503.1180 Texas Rangers Baseball Game* Wed., Sept. 11, 11:40 a.m. For details, call 817.503.1195 *Denotes a senior problem. Queries received through email will be directed to the appropriate department and an email response will be provided on a timely basis. Some of the current online services include: Crime reports - information on crime in Tarrant County, allowing residents or business to monitor activity in the city and even in individual neighborhoods in a map format. Call on Colleyville - a user-friendly customer service program that allows submission of a call for service, question, complaint, or comment, plus a tracking mechanism to track the status of any request. Online mapping - an online mapping program for creating individualized maps with para-meters determined by the user. City maps - access to some of the most commonly requested city maps, including trail system, zoning, and neighborhood districts. Public documents - access to city documents, including budgets, city council packets, meeting agendas and minutes, resolutions and ordinances, and the city charter. Webcasts - current and archived video recordings of city meetings, including City Council and Planning & Zoning meetings. These are available in a chapterized version, so the viewers may select the agenda topic they wish to review without having to view the entire meeting. These and other online services are offered to provide greater convenience and service to the Colleyville community. BACK-TO-SCHOOL RESOURCE With the summer reading program over and Colleyville students headed back to school, the Colleyville Public Library has many features to ease students back into the school routine. The library offers a variety of in-library and online resource guides including: * Grolier Online--A collection of databases targeted to middle and high school students * Learning Express Library-featuring test preparation 3 only activity Registration is required for many activities. Please call for information. For a complete listing of activities, visit Colleyville.com. City of Colleyville 817.503.1000 Suggestions or Comments? aids, including Learnatest.com * Texshare Databases-multiple databases covering a range of subjects, including current events and politics, medical resources, consumer information, literary and academic resources, as well as business information, genealogy resources, and census data. TexShare is available in the library and from home to registered patrons. RECREATION NOTES It may be warm outside but fall is on its way...and so is a complete lineup of autumn activities. The fall brochure, Reading & Recreation Sensation, covering recreation activities and programs at the Colleyville library is available online now. For information, call 817.503.1180. Access Reading & Recreation Sensation - Fall Programs The city is seeking citizen input about the Colleyville Senior Center. In addition to serving Colleyville's senior population, the center also houses most of the city's regular recreation programs produced by the Parks and Recreation Department. The best way to meet expectations is to ask what they are...so opinions are being sought as to activities, programs, days and hours of operation, etc. An online survey goes live at Colleyville.com on Aug. 15 and will be available through Sept. 16. Survey forms will also be available at the Senior Center, public library, and City Hall. For information, call 817.503.1195. CALENDAR NOTES Senior Health Fair The annual Senior Health Fair is scheduled Friday, Sept. 13, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Colleyville Senior Center, 2512 Glade Road. Admission is free. For details, call the center at 817.503.1195. National Night Out National Night Out will be held Tuesday, Oct. 1. The program promotes neighborhood interaction, community partnerships, and heightens awareness of crime and drug prevention activities. For details, call 817.503.1200. HOMETOWN HEROES The Historical Preservation Committee is accepting nominations for the Colleyville Hometown Hero award program through September 30. The program recognizes 4 those individuals who have made significant contributions and sacrifices for the betterment of the Colleyville community. A Hometown Hero nominee must have demonstrated one or more of the following traits: service to the community, a long-term commitment to Colleyville, and demonstrated leadership in service to the community. Nominees must have contributed their talents and acts of goodwill without personal or monetary gain. For additional information, call 817.503.1120. Hometown Hero Program Information Download Hometown Hero Nomination Form WATER CONSERVATION SEMINAR - AUG. 8 AT CITY HALL While beautiful lawns are abundant in Colleyville, the water they depend on is not. In the past three years, Stage 1 water restrictions have been instituted twice. And if conditions in the rest of the state are any indication, water restrictions may become a constant in the North Texas landscape. On Thursday, Aug. 8, at 7:00 p.m., the city will host a water conservation seminar to educate homeowners on how to have a beautiful lawn, while still conserving water. Steve Chaney, a Tarrant County extension agent specializing in home horticulture, will be the featured speaker. He has a master's degree in agricultural education and is the coordinator for the Tarrant County Master Gardener Association. During his time with the extension service, he is credited with making Tarrant County home horticulture programs some of the best in the state. The event is free and open to the public. It will be held on the third floor of Colleyville City Hall, 100 Main Street, in the City Council Chambers. For more information, call 817.503.1120. SENIOR CENTER SUMMER ACTIVITIES Activities at the Senior Center haven't slowed down all summer...and August offers a full slate of classes, trips, and education trips. Check out the summer brochure for all the fun, including square dancing and trips for tours of the Texas Rangers Ballpark and the National Scouting Museum. Senior Center Summer Brochure 5 SCULPTUREWORKS EXHIBIT CANCELLED The Sculptureworks exhibt that was scheduled to start on Aug. 20 has been cancelled by the exhibitor. The exhibit had been scheduled to run for three months at the Colleyville Public Library and Colleyville City Hall. There are no plans to reschedule the exhibit at this time. Forward email This email was sent to cloven@colleyville.com by colleyville@colleyville.com | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. City of Colleyville | 100 Main Street | Colleyville | TX | 76034