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CITY MANAGER’S WEEKLY UPDATE Stage 1 Water Watch The City of Lewisville is currently in Stage 1-Water Watch: Voluntary Conservation of the Water Conservation and Emergency Water Management Plan. Stage 1 will remain in effect until further notice. This stage does recommend that all outdoor watering be done only on the customer's regularly scheduled garbage collection days. Commercial businesses and apartments are asked to water only on Wednesday and Saturday. No outdoor watering on Sundays is also recommended. Pat Green to Headline Annual Western Days Festival Pat Green and Josh Abbott, two of the brightest young stars in Texas country music, will headline the annual Western Days festival Sept. 23-24 in Old Town Lewisville. Pat Green will be the featured performer on Saturday night to close the festival, taking the stage at 10 p.m. He will be preceded by Hudson Moore at 8:15 p.m. Both shows will be on the Bud Light Main Stage. Green is a native Texan heavily in demand at clubs and festivals throughout Texas and beyond. Music has been part of his life since he was growing up in a blended family with nine children in Waco, and his love for music shines in his most recent album, What I’m For. Josh Abbott Band will be the featured act on Friday night, the opening night of the two-day event, starting at 10 p.m. No Justice will open at 8:15 p.m. Both shows will be on the Bud Light Main Stage. Abbott’s playing career developed during his college days at Texas Tech when he and three other members of Phi Delta Theta fraternity began performing at the famed Blue Light Live in Lubbock. The group’s most recent album, She’s Like Texas, has broken into the Top 10 Texas Music Chart and is earning national airtime. In addition to the best of Texas country music and local performers on three live stages, Lewisville’s Western Days festival offers two days of great family fun including arts and crafts vendors, gunfight re-enactments, trick ropers, cooking demonstrations, car show, the 7th annual World Tamale Eating Championship, Tailwaggers Ranch pet zone, First Choice Power Food Court, a Stickhorse Rodeo for kids, and “The Art of the American West,” a retrospective of the works of noted artist Hollis R. Williford. The festival is free, but a ticket is required. Free tickets are available at the festival website, www.LewisvilleWesternDays.com, and through entertainment sponsor 99.5 The Wolf. Festival schedule is 7-11:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, and 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Sponsors for Western Days 2011 include City of Lewisville, Lewisville Convention and Visitors Bureau, First Choice Power, Gilley’s, Time Warner Cable, TIAA-CREF, The Apparel Group, Chase, MedFusion, Horizon Health, Orthofix, Vinson Process Controls, Vista Ridge Village Shopping Center, Bud Light and 99.5 The Wolf. Community supporters include Old Town Business Association, Old Town Preservation Society, Lewisville Morning Rotary Club, Greater Lewisville Kiwanis Club and Lewisville High School. For the latest information on Western Days 2011, visit www.LewisvilleWesternDays.com or call972.219.3401. Train the Trainer Gary Apple, Steve Green, David Pennington and Brandon Woodward attended the Train the Trainer class in Bastrop, Texas. The class lasted five days and is the last step in setting up the statewide program for wildland training for municipal fire departments. These members will now train Metroplex fire departments in Texas Forest Service classes. Vested For Life Program On Saturday, August 6th, A Shift, Station 2 personnel passed out dozens of life jackets to kids along the shoreline. We hope this will encourage people to wear life jackets while swimming or boating on the lake. Summer Reading at Lewisville Public Library Hits New Highs 2011 was a banner year for the summer reading program at Lewisville Public Library. In addition to the largest number of registrants ever, this year also marked the highest number of participants. Over 2000 children and teens received at least one prize level for reading. Of those, 1,511 (75%) completed the reading program, receiving a free book and several prizes donated by local businesses. In order to complete summer reading program 2011, pre-readers had to read 24 books, young readers had to read 24 hours, and teen readers had to read 32 hours. Over 500 adults registered for the adult summer reading program, the largest number of registrants ever. Adult readers also broke a reading new record by reading 2,147 books this summer. Congratulations to all those who participated. Advanced Degrees Obtained by Library Staff Charissa Stewart, Library Secretary, and Kristin Nevin, Library Technician, have completed all coursework at the University of North Texas for their Master of Library Science degree. Street and Sidewalk Repairs Heritage Hill Estates. The City of Lewisville Street Division has contracted with Ken-Do Contracting, LP to perform street and sidewalk repairs in Heritage Hill Estates. Work is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 and be completed by Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, weather permitting. Due to the use of heavy equipment, please use caution when transiting the area. Drivers should expect lane closures. Alley Repairs at Garden Ridge Between Glenhill and Chisholm Trail The City of Lewisville has contracted Stark Built LTD to make repairs to the alley at Garden Ridge between Glenhill and Chisholm Trl. The alley access at Garden Ridge will be closed, but access from Chisholm Trl. will still be available during this time. Work is scheduled to begin on Monday, August 15th, and be completed by Monday, August 22nd, weather permitting. Due to repairs trash will be picked up in front of residences until work is completed. Alley Repairs on Teakwood Due to ongoing alley repairs by the City of Lewisville, residents in the 200 block of Teakwood Ln. are requested to place their trash in front of their residences beginning Thursday, August 11, 2011, until the work is completed on Friday, August 19th.
Curb, gutter and drive approach repairs on Millican Street and sidewalk repairs on Teakwood Street and sidewalk repairs on Heritage Hill, Bexar and San Jacinto Making repairs on Lake Shore Dr., Harbor Dr. and on Yale
Making water service line repairs on Talon, Golden Grove, N. Valley Pkwy
Making sewer service line repair on Cedar Keys Main line cleaning in the Valley Vista Estates Video inspecting the sewer and storm drain on Sienna Video inspecting the sewer service line Forest Meadow
August 16 CDBG Meeting August 16 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting-CANCELLED August 17 Library Board Meeting August 19 Texas Tunes Concert Series – Kelly Willis August 22 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting August 29 Public Hearing: Budget September Meetings & Events
September 7 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting September 10 2nd Saturday Household Hazardous Waste/Electronics Collection Event September 10 Living Green Outdoor Farmers Market September 12 City Council Meeting September 12 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting September 14 Park Board Meeting September 16 Texas Tunes Concert Series – Del Castillo September 19 City Council Meeting September 20 CDBG Meeting September 20 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting September 21 Library Board Meeting September 23-24 Western Days Festival September 26 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting |
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