CITY MANAGER’S WEEKLY UPDATE
For the week of:
September 7, 2008
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
The Lewisville Planning and Zoning Commission met in regular session on Tuesday, September 2, and considered two plats and one zone change request. The Commission voted 7-0 to approve:
-The final plat of Crossroads Centre North Addition, a 54.48 acre tract zoned Light Industrial (LI), located on State Highway 121, West of Leora Lane. The plat allows for a 460,000 square foot expansion of an existing 489,000 square foot distribution warehouse and the addition of a new 148,000 square foot office/warehouse.
-The replat of Limestone Ranch at Vista Ridge Apartments Addition, a 4.36 acre tract zoned Light Industrial (LI), located on the southwest corner of Lake Vista Drive and Vista Ridge Mall Drive. The replat divides the lot into two lots to allow for construction of a new Hampton Inn hotel.
The Commission also recommended approval of a zone change request from R-7.5 Single-Family Residential District (R-7.5) to Old Town Mixed Use Two (OTMU2) on a .21 acre tract located at 367 Elm Street. The request, which is in compliance with the Old Town Master Plan, is being made by Luane and Joseph Williams, the current property owners.
Lewisville, the Wolf Team up for Western Day 2008
Radio station KPLX 99.5 FM The Wolf, the top-rated country music station in North Texas, has signed on as a presenting sponsor for Western Day 2008. The station is distributing free tickets for the festival and performances by three top country bands, headlined by the Eli Young Band, being held Saturday, Sept. 27, in Old Town Lewisville.
Images of the Old West include cowboys, trail drives, wagon trains and rodeos. But history shows that the picture is not complete without two teams of nine players each facing off on the baseball diamond. In that spirit, the Western Day 2008 festival on Saturday, Sept. 27, in Old Town Lewisville will kick off with a Vintage Base Ball exhibition between teams representing Lewisville and Farmers Branch. The game will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Lewisville Rodeo Grounds on Mill Street, just north of College Street. Free shuttles will be available from the festival zone.
Vintage Base Ball (two words, per tradition) is played using 19th century rules and equipment. This exhibition will be played under the 1860s rules, with no gloves and underhand pitching. Spectators (commonly called “cranks” or “rooters” during the 1860s) are encouraged.
The Western Day exhibition will be the first organized game for the Lewisville Farmers, which formed in August. The Farmers Branch Mustangs have multiple teams that compete in exhibitions, league games and tournaments in North Texas and nationally. For more information about Vintage Base Ball, visit www.vbbtexas.org.
Other planned activities at Western Day 2008, designed to showcase Lewisville’s rich history, include a Main Street parade, two festival stages of live music, arts and crafts vendors, gunfight re-enactments, trick ropers, car show, Longhorn cattle drive, Tailwaggers Ranch, baking and grilling contests, Stickhorse Rodeo for kids, and the fourth annual World Tamale Eating Championship.
Tickets for the festival are $20 per person (no charge for children under 6), but free tickets are readily available through Wolf promotional events, the station’s website at www.995thewolf.com or by visiting most City of Lewisville facilities. Lewisville residents without a ticket can show proof of residency at the gate for free admission. The station will broadcast live from the festival from 3 to 7 p.m. Advance tickets also will be given away by radio station KSCS 99.3 FM.
Western Day activities (including a children’s area, craft vendors, live music, and Western-style re-enactments and demonstrations) will start at 10 a.m. and end with the Eli Young Band concert. Other scheduled performers on the Bud Light Main Stage include Derek Sholl at 2 p.m. and Casey Donahew at 4:30 p.m.
The Old West will come alive for festival-goers at Cowboy Camp, a re-enactment of trail drivers featuring demonstrations and presentations throughout the day in such areas as camp cooking, livestock handling and more. Gunfighters will roam the festival ground, staging battles on Main Street at 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m..
The popular Western Day Parade will begin at 3 p.m. The one-mile parade route runs from Cowen Street east on Main Street to Mill Street, then south to DeLay Middle School. Parade applications are available at www.cityoflewisville.com.
Sponsors for Western Day 2008 include City of Lewisville, Lewisville Convention and Visitors Bureau, EMC Mortgage, Pro Tow, Bud Light, Big Bass Tour, Waste Management of Texas, The Home Depot, Dallas Tortilla & Tamale Factory and 99.5 The Wolf. Community supporters include Old Town Business Association, Old Town Preservation Society, Lewisville Morning Rotary Club, Greater Lewisville Kiwanis Club, Knight Light Charities and Lewisville High School.
For additional information and the latest on Western Day 2008, visit www.cityoflewisville.com or call 972.219.3401.
General Entertainment schedule:
7 a.m. OTBA 5K Fun Run
9:30 a.m. Vintage Base Ball Exhibition: Lewisville vs. Farmers Branch
11 a.m. OTPS Kids Pie Eating Contest
11:30 a.m. Main Street Gunfights
Noon Greater Lewisville Kiwanis Club Stickhorse Rodeo
1 p.m. World Tamale Eating Championship
1 p.m. Main Street Gunfights
1 p.m. OTPS Annual Cake Contest
3 p.m. Western Day Parade & Longhorn Cattle Drive
4:30 p.m. Main Street Gunfights
4:30 p.m. Lewisville Morning Rotary Club Car Show awards
4:30 p.m. Great Western Burger Battle
5 p.m. Greater Lewisville Kiwanis Club Stickhorse Rodeo
Bud Light Main Stage performance schedule:
10 a.m. Dallas Stars Sing
10:45 a.m. Glad Dance Troop
11:25 a.m. Beyond Words with Vaughn Anthony
12:30 p.m. Dancers in Motion
2 p.m. Derek Sholl
4:30 p.m. Casey Donahew
6:30 p.m. Eli Young Band
Community Stage performance schedule:
10:15 a.m. YMCA Kickers
10:50 a.m. Dance Fusion
11:15 a.m. Double Team
11:35 a.m. Macedonia Youth Dance Team
Noon Crown Violet Belly Dance Troupe
12:45 p.m. Karen Kouassi
1:25 p.m. Dancers Workshop
1:45 p.m. Performing Artists Network
2:35 p.m. Millennium Dancers
4:30 p.m. Excite! Dance Company
5:30 p.m. The Fiddle Rascals
6:55 p.m. Megan Mason band
Alley Repairs Between San Antone and Juniper
The City of Lewisville Street Division will be making alley repairs between San Antone and Juniper. The alley will be closed to through traffic. Homeowners can enter from Laramie Drive and Old Orchard Lane. Construction is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, and be completed Friday, September 19, 2008, weather permitting. This will require that trash be placed in front of the residences until the work has been completed.
Alley Repairs Between Valley Parkway and Knollridge
The City of Lewisville Street Division will be making alley repairs between Valley Parkway and Knollridge. The alley will be closed to through traffic. Homeowners can enter from Old Orchard and Grove. Construction is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, and be completed Friday, September 19, 2008, weather permitting. This will require that trash be placed in front of the residences until the work has been completed.
Work is being performed in the areas listed below.
Use caution in these work zones.
Use caution in these work zones.
Street Repairs
Continuing alley repairs between Granada and Valencia
Continuing curb and gutter, drive approach, and sidewalk repairs on Monaco
Making street repairs on Brazos at Sierra
Making street repairs on Bennett Lane
Making street repairs on Jones at I-35 Service Road
Making alley repairs between Valley Parkway and Knollridge
Sanitary Sewer Line and Manhole Repairs
Main line cleaning and video inspecting the 27" sanitary sewer main on the Hwy 121 Tollway
Main line cleaning in area of Fox Ave. and Purnell
Conducting a video inspection of the service lines on Southwood Ct. and on Magnolia
Upcoming Events
September Meetings & Events
- September 8 City Council Meeting
September 8 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting
September 10 Park Board Meeting
September 13 2nd SaturdayCollection Day
September 13 Old Town Farmers Market
September 15 City Council Meeting
September 16 Sounds of Lewisville Fall Concert
September 16 CDBG Meeting
September 16 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
September 17 Library Board Meeting
September 20 Old Town Farmers Market
September 22 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting
September 23 Sounds of Lewisville Fall Concert
September 27 Old Town Farmers Market
September 27 Western Day Festival
September 30 Sounds of Lewisville Fall Concert
October Meetings & Events
- October 1 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting
October 3 First Friday Dance – Sr. Center
October 4 Old Town Farmer’s Market
October 6 City Council Meeting
October 7 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
October 7 Sounds of Lewisville Fall Concert & National Night Out
October 8 Park Board Meeting
October 10 50+ Golf Tournament hosted by Sr. Center
October 11 Old Town Farmer’s Market
October 11 2nd Saturday Collection Day
October 13 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting
October 15 Library Board Meeting
October 16 Transportation Board Meeting
October 18 Old Town Farmer’s Market
October 20 City Council Meeting
October 21 CDBG Meeting
October 21 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
October 25 Old Town Farmer’s Market
October 25 Autumn Extravaganza Carnival – Frederick P. Herring Rec Center
October 27 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting
