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CITY MANAGER’S WEEKLY UPDATE Nonprofit Agency Round Table Held On Friday, March 12, 2010, Youth & Family Counseling hosted 23 guests representing 13 different nonprofit organizations at an Agency Round Table. The City of Lewisville organizes the Round Tables to offer local agencies an informal forum for discussion, networking, and collaboration. Agencies represented were Denton Housing Authority, Dept. of Assistive & Rehab Services, Youth & Family Counseling, Health Services of North Texas, Greater Lewisville Cares, Children's Advocacy Center for Denton County, Christian Community Action (CCA), Ready Start, Inc., Boys & Girls Clubs of Denton County, Denton County Friends of the Family, US Census Bureau, Keep Lewisville Beautiful, and the City of Lewisville grant staff. Dana Slater, Executive Director of Youth & Family Counseling, informed the group about their First-time Offenders and Family Counseling programs as well as their history and successes. Guests also learned about the 2010 Census and discussed the need for comprehensive services for disadvantaged youth such as programs provided by Boys & Girls Clubs. The meeting concluded with each agency providing announcements of upcoming events. The next Agency Round Table is tentatively scheduled to be hosted by Children's Advocacy Center for Denton County in July. Book Club In A Bag Kits Available at the Library The library has expanded its Book Club In A Bag Kits to provide more variety and reading choices. Book Club In A Bag Kits have everything your book club needs in one convenient bag. We’ve put everything together so your book club can focus on reading and discussing the book. Come check out a bag for your next book club meeting. Book Club In A Bag Kits are located upstairs in the adult fiction display area. Each Book Club In A Bag Kit includes 6 copies of a book club title, discussion questions, an author biography, a 6 week check out period, and a convenient carrying bag. Current titles available include: The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King (mystery) The Chrysalis by Heather Terrell (mystery) Cruel as the Grave by Sharon Kay Penman (mystery) The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl (mystery) The Death of Achilles by Boris Akunin (mystery) Hawke by Ted Bell (mystery) Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler (mystery) A Peach of a Murder by L. J. Washburn (mystery) The Reincarnationist by M. J. Rose (mystery) State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy (mystery) The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard (mystery) What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman (mystery) Wine of Violence by Priscilla Royal (mystery) The Time Traveler’s Wife (romance) Forsaken by James Fordan (inspirational) Tomorrow’s Treasure by L. L. Chaikin (inspirational) The Beach House by Jane Green (general fiction) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (general fiction) Happiness Key by Emilie Richards (general fiction) Senior Center News Lewisville Senior Activity Center will have an AARP Tax–Aide at the Senior Center on Monday, March 29 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for seniors. Appointments maybe made one week in advance by calling 972-219-5050. Be sure to bring your W-2, I.D., deductions, Credits, etc. Lewisville Senior Center Needleworks Group received the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Denton County Outstanding Contributors of the Year Award during the CASA 11th Annual Awards Dinner, Tuesday, March 23. Chris Harris, State Senator of District 9, presented Annell Bradford, the Senior Center’s Needleworks Coordinator, with this well deserved award. The Senior Needleworks Group donated over 90 baby and/or child blankets to CASA that the ladies in the group made last summer. Old Town Lewisville Farmers Market accepting applications Old Town Lewisville Farmers Market applications for both farmers and arts and crafts vendors are now available on www.cityoflewisville.com. The Old Town Lewisville Farmers Market, a seasonal open-air forum for Denton County and North Texas-grown products, will be open Saturdays from May 15 through Oct. 30 starting at 8 a.m. at Wayne Ferguson Plaza in Old Town Lewisville. Hebron Parkway closure April 2-3 Hebron Parkway in Lewisville will be closed for a couple of hours on April 2 and again on April 3, to allow work on the 21-mile Denton County Transportation Authority’s A-train passenger rail that will connect Denton and Dallas counties. The exact time the road will be closed is unclear and will depend on the freight train schedule. However, the closure will most likely take place in the afternoon. Detour signs and message boards will be posted to direct traffic during this time. This closure is part of the A-train construction that will connect Denton and Dallas counties with passenger rail service.
Continuing street panel, ADA ramps, and sidewalk repairs on westbound Valley Ridge between Old Orchard and Garden Ridge Making street repairs on Sierra Making utility cut repairs on Hebron Pkwy. and on Candlewood
Main line cleaning and video inspecting all 6" sewer lines in Westwood II that cut though between houses from cul-de-sacs from Fox Ave to Springwood Video inspecting service lines on Sierra and on Chisolm Trail
April 5 City Council Meeting April 6 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting April 6 CDBG Special Meeting April 7 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting April 10 2nd Saturday Household Hazardous Waste/Electronics Collection Event April 12 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting April 14 Park Board Meeting April 19 City Council Meeting April 20 CDBG Meeting April 20 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting April 20 Transportation Board Meeting April 21 Library Board Meeting April 26 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting May Meetings & Events
May 4 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting May 5 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting May 6 Neighborhood Preservation Committee Meeting May 8 2nd Saturday Household Hazardous Waste/Electronics Collection Event May 10 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting May 12 Park Board Meeting May 17 City Council Meeting May 18 CDBG Meeting May 18 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting May 19 Library Board Meeting May 24 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting May 31 Memorial Day Holiday – Offices Closed |
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