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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Registration starts March 31 for WAVE Swim Team
Resident registration for the Lewisville WAVE Swim Team, conducted through the Lewisville Parks and Leisure Services Department, will begin on March 31 for the 2008 season. Non-resident registration will start on April 3. All registration will end on April 5.
WAVE Swim Team is open to all participants ages 5 and up to compete in a variety of swimming events in a range of age divisions. Swimmers must be able to easily swim one 25-yard length of the pool without stopping, and must live within the Lewisville ISD boundaries or outside the district in the cities of The Colony and Carrollton. Swimmers age 14 and younger already registered with USS swimming for 2008 are ineligible.
The team will compete with other city teams in four circuit meets (June 14, June 21, June 28 and July 11-12). Swimmers will compete in the TAAF Region IV meet on July 11-12 with a chance to qualify for the TAAF State Meet in San Antonio on July 24-27.
A swim team preview session will be held at the LISD Natatorium in Flower Mound on Saturday, March 29, at 10 a.m. This is an opportunity for swimmers (and parents) to meet coaches and the Parent Committee and learn more about the program before joining. There is no fee for the preview session, and participation in the preview does not obligate a swimmer to join the team for the full season.
Cost is $87 per swimmer for residents of Lewisville and Castle Hills, $96 for all others. Optional costs include team photos and team swimsuit.
For registration information, call 972.219.3550 or visit www.cityoflewisville.com.
Media contact: Recreation Manager Teddy Gibbs, 972.219.3554
LLELA offering guided tour of bison range this weekend
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) is offering a guided tour of the wildlife preserve’s bison range on Sunday, March 30, starting at 2 p.m. Cost is $2 per person in addition to the LLELA gate fee of $3 per person. Future tours are scheduled for April 27 and May 25.
Participants will meet herd owner Robert Vaughan at the gatehouse, then drive out for an opportunity to see the bison up close and learn more about bison natural history and husbandry. All ages are welcome, but reservations are required by calling 972.219.7980. The bison are normally off view in a secure area of LLELA, so this is a chance to visit a part of the preserve most people don’t get to see.
The Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area is 2,000-acre wilderness of prairies, forests and wetlands managed as a wildlife preserve by a group of agencies including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the University of North Texas, the City of Lewisville, Lewisville ISD and Texas A & M University. Its mission is to preserve and restore native ecosystems and to provide and promote environmental education and scientific research.
LLELA is open to the public every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for fishing, hiking, camping, bird watching, kayaking/canoeing, picnicking and other outdoor activities. For information, visit www.ias.unt.edu/llela or call 972.219.3930.
Media contact: LLELA Publicist Lisa Cole, 972.219.3930
City launches new CodeRED emergency notification system
Residents and business operators are being encouraged to register for the city’s new CodeRED Emergency Notification System, which will generate automated phone calls in the event of emergencies such as crime alerts, missing persons, boil-water notices or public evacuations.
The system would be activated by city personnel in the event of an emergency requiring public involvement, and would deliver a pre-recorded message describing the emergency and actions that need to be taken. Such urgent notifications would include water main breaks, large electric utility outages, time-sensitive public health alerts, hazardous chemical spills, emergency evacuation alerts and more. The system is capable of dialing every household and business in Lewisville in less than an hour, and can reach the entire city or be targeted to specific areas within the city.
“If your phone number is not in the system, you will not be called,” said Emergency Management Coordinator Summer Wilhelm, adding that the system will only be as effective as its telephone data base.
To ensure that they are included in the CodeRED call list, residents and business operators should register their preferred phone number by visiting the city website, www.cityoflewisville.com. This is especially important for people whose home number is unlisted or who would prefer to receive emergency notification calls on a mobile or work phone. All information used for registration will be used only for the CodeRED system and will remain confidential.
For more information, please visit www.cityoflewisville or call 972.219.5012.
Media contact: Emergency Management Coordinator Summer Wilhelm, 972.219.5012
Pet owners reminded to keep vaccinations current
Warm summer months often lead to increased interaction between domestic pets and wild animals, which also increases the risk that household pets might become infected with such diseases as rabies. While there have been no reports of pet or human rabies infection in Lewisville, the city’s Animal Services Division reminds all pet owners the importance of keeping their animals’ rabies vaccination current. In addition to protecting the pets and their human families from the disease, rabies vaccinations are required by state law and city code for dogs, cats and ferrets. For information, contact the Animals Services Division at 972.219.3478 or visit a local veterinarian.
Media contact: Health & Code Manager Sherry Harper, 972.219.3481
Guidelines enforced for new, replacement fences
Putting up a new fence does wonders for the look of a home and for property value. Residents and contractors must obtain a fence permit from the permits office on the second floor of the west wing of Lewisville City Hall before the job is started.
Some fence guidelines and general information include:
- • Two sets of plans must be presented for a permit. The plans must include a scaled drawing, building location, legal description of land to be fenced, height of fence, materials to be used, road intersections, zoning and corner visibility range.
• All fences must be set back three feet on all sides of the fire hydrant, and the fire hydrant must be accessible from outside the property line.
• No fence may be erected over a city water line or drainage easement, and written approval is required before placing a fence over an easement or utility line.
• No fence shall exceed 10 feet in height, and all fences in front yards shall be only 3.5 feet in height and 50 percent open.
• Any swimming pool or hot tub must be shown in plans and must meet the 6-foot minimum height fence code for swimming pools.
• If fence work is not complete within 60 days from the date of permit, another permit must be obtained at half cost ($30). At 180 days from date of permit, another permit must be obtained at full cost ($60).
For more information, visit www.cityoflewisville.com or call 972.219.3470.
Media contact: Community Development Director Eric Ferris, 972.219.3461
