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CITY MANAGER’S WEEKLY UPDATE Early Voting Starts April 27 for May 9 Municipal Election Early voting will begin April 27 for municipal and school district elections, with two contested city positions on the ballot – Mayor and City Council Place 4. The ballot also will include Lewisville ISD school board positions. Early voting will be held through May 5 at Lewisville City Hall and the Lewisville Municipal Annex, 1197 W. Main Street. Voting hours are: · April 27-May 1, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. · May 2, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. · May 4-5, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Saturday, May 9, at City Hall, the Municipal Annex and Memorial Park Recreation Center. If a runoff election is needed, it will be held Saturday, June 13. City Receives National Honor for Budget Presentation The City of Lewisville has received a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 17th straight year from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada in recognition of the city’s outstanding budget policies, planning, operations and communications. According to the GFOA, the award is a significant achievement that “reflects the commitment of the government body and staff to meeting the highest principles of government budgeting.” For the 2007 fiscal year, fewer than 1,200 government entities nationwide received the award. Public Input Sought on Three Old Town Design Districts The city will hold a public Open House on Tuesday, April 28, to introduce three upcoming planning and design projects in Old Town Lewisville and receive public input on the preliminary plans. The meeting will include a 20-minute presentation by DesignWorkshop, the company hired to design the three projects, followed by an open question and answer session. The projects being discussed are: · Old Town Plaza -- design of a public plaza and associated pedestrian improvements · Mill Street -- urban design of streetscape and associated improvements · Transit-Oriented Development -- urban design plan and vision associated with the DCTA rail station Identical presentations will be given at 4, 5 and 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Lewisville City Hall, 151 W. Church Street. For information on the Open House, please call 972.219.3736. Seniors Invited to Free Health Fair on May 1 The Lewisville Senior Activity Center will hold its 2009 Senior Health Fair on Friday, May 1. Visitors will be able to receive free medical, hearing, vision and dental screenings while also enjoying fun and educational activities put on by local businesses. Seniors also will be treated to a free lunch at 11 a.m. All activities will be at the Senior Center and Memorial Park Recreation Center, 1950 S. Valley Parkway, from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Special guest Dale Petroskey will speak at 11:30 a.m. inside the Senior Center. Petroskey is Executive Vice President of Marketing & Community Development for the Texas Rangers Baseball Club and is former president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He also was an assistant press secretary for President Ronald Reagan. For event information, please call 972.219.5050. Dedication Ceremony Scheduled for Library Children’s Wing The Lewisville Public Library will hold a formal dedication of the Cynthia Bennett Children’s Wing on Friday, May 1, starting at 11:30 a.m. The children’s area recently was renamed by the City Council to honor the city’s first and long-time librarian. For more information, call the Youth Services desk at 972.219.3577. Library services also are available on the Internet at http://library.cityoflewisville.com. Citizens Fire Academy On Saturday, April 11th, 16 members of the Citizens Fire Academy went through a three hour vehicle rescue training class at Brad’s Towing. The training included cutting up three cars using the jaws of life, cutters, and other vehicle rescue tools. Wildland Fires Chief Brown, Captain Wardlaw, Captain Sweet, Driver/Engineer’s Darren Murray, Chris Moss, Justyn Fraize, Brandon Thetford, and Firefighter’s Steve Green and H Bassinger responded with the Denton County Task Force to Wise County to assist with the wildland fires. They left on Thursday evening and returned home on Saturday morning at 12:30 a.m. Old Town Lewisville to Celebrate Spring with Three Events on May 2 From music and dancing to food and fun hands-on activities for kids, Old Town Lewisville is offering something for just about everyone to enjoy when the community welcomes spring with a three-part celebration on May 2. The blended event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature the cultural sounds and tastes of the city’s seventh annual Cinco de Mayo fiesta, vendors and environmental displays of the Old Town Farmers Market Kickoff, and special demonstrations and exhibits by the Lewisville police and fire departments at a new event focused on community safety organized by the Lewisville Crime Watch Board. In addition to the three events, the American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appointments are suggested and can be made through the city website (www.cityoflewisville.com) on the Special Events page, or at www.givelife.org, using sponsor code “lewisville.” Appointments also can be made by calling 1-800-GIVE-LIFE. Everyone that donates or attempts to donate will receive a music-inspired T-shirt. Old Town Farmers Market The Old Town Farmers Market will open its fourth season on May 2 and run through Oct. 3, opening each Saturday morning from 8 a.m. until noon at Wayne Ferguson Plaza (Poydras and Main). The kickoff on May 2 will re-introduce the public to market vendors and also will support a “green” message through interactive displays and events. Multiple vendors have signed on to offer quality selections of fresh peaches, apples, plums, eggs, caster bean plants, jalapeno jelly, carrots, herbs, onions, sweet potatoes, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, pasta, herbs and more. Younger market visitors will find plenty to enjoy through children’s activities such as coloring Art Trading Cards, making bird feeders, planting seeds and pony rides. The popular Tailwaggers Ranch also will be on hand, with displays and activities conducted by DFW Pug Rescue, Hickory Creek Animal Services, Lewisville Animal Services, Lone Star Pyrs and Paws and Texas Rustlers Guinea Pig Rescue. Great Dane Rescue of North Texas will offer on-site pet microchipping for $20 per animal. Planned activities include: · Art Trading Card coloring for children with Visual Arts League · Making birdhouses with The Actors Conservatory Theatre · Seed planting for kids, courtesy of Calloways and Lantana Gardens · Children’s photo identification cards through Lewisville Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association · DFW Smart Car Club with cars on display · Denton County Master Gardeners demonstrations · Garden Tour, including visits to the Old Town Community Garden at Christian Community Action, the Upper Trinity Regional Water District demonstration garden, and the city’s Demonstration Garden at the Kealy Operations Center · Willie Water, mascot for the city’s Public Services Department, with water conversation tips · Information booths for DCTA, City of Lewisville Environmental Programs, Dallas Trekkers Walking Club, Plano Walking Club, Elm Fork Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists, Keep Lewisville Beautiful, LLELA and Green Mountain Energy. In addition, members of the Purple Martin Landlords of North Texas will be present to educate visitors about the colorful migratory songbird that is featured in the city’s new branding campaign. For information on Old Town Farmers Market, including vendor applications, please call 972.219.3401 or visit www.cityoflewisville.com. Cinco de Mayo Organized by Dallas Tortilla and Tamale Factory and sponsored by the City of Lewisville, the Cinco de Mayo festival will include live music and dance performances, food, arts and crafts, vehicle displays, children’s activities and more. Vendor and sponsor applications still are being accepted. The Latino Club Dancers from Lewisville High School will perform on stage at noon. Havana NRG, a Latin jazz and salsa band that has drawn large crowds to past performances in Lewisville, will take the stage at 3:30 p.m. and play until the close of the festival. The local event was moved to Main Street last year and drew one of its largest crowds ever, with about 2,000 people coming to Old Town for the event. Admission is free. Visitors are asked to make a donation of $1 to the Cinco De Mayo Scholarship Fund, or bring canned food and household paper goods for Christian Community Action. Festival organizers hope to raise enough money to present at least two $500 college scholarships to graduating Lewisville ISD students of Mexican descent. Eleven scholarships have been awarded during the past six years. Cinco de Mayo is a commemoration of the Battle of Puebla, which was fought on May 5, 1862. On that day, an army of 4,000 Mexican nationalists defeated a French-commanded army of more than 8,000 men. That victory launched a campaign that eventually drove the French out of Mexico and restored Mexican independence (which is celebrated in Mexico on Sept. 16). Many historians also credit the victory in Puebla with keeping the French army in Mexico from joining the Confederate forces in the Civil War. Festival volunteers are needed to help in several areas of the event. For event information, please call 972.436.4333 or visit www.cityoflewisville.com. City Watch Event The city’s new Crime Watch Board, composed of resident volunteers from throughout the community, will hold a new event on May 2 designed to involve the public in reducing crime through educational materials and an expansion of Crime Watch and similar programs. The inaugural event will include displays of vehicles and equipment from the police and fire departments, the Fire Safety House for children, demonstrations of police and fire techniques, and take-home materials on personal and family safety. The Lewisville Crime Watch Board is dedicated to helping law enforcement make Lewisville a safer and more enjoyable place to live. The group is working closely with Lewisville police and elected officials on coordinated efforts existing and new Crime Watch groups to form a citywide net that discourages criminals from operating in Lewisville. For information, call Police Sgt. Gordon Blair at 972.219.5009. KLB Schedules 23rd Annual Spring Cleanup Volunteers are needed for the 23rd annual Keep Lewisville Beautiful citywide cleanup to be held Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to noon. The local event is being held in conjunction with the Keep Texas Beautiful Trash Off and the Keep American Beautiful Great America Clean Up. Volunteers are needed for clean up teams and on-site help. Registration starts at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of Lewisville High School, 1098 W. Main Street. Cleanup teams will then go to their assigned locations around the city to collect litter and other trash, returning at noon for lunch and door prizes. Trash bags, gloves and grabbers will be provided. Last year’s cleanup collected 4.6 tons of trash from medians, roadways and greenbelts. Volunteers of all ages are welcome to sign up as individuals or groups to help make this year’s effort even more successful. Those wanting to participate but unavailable on May 9 are invited to organize their own cleanup or Adopt-A-Spot through KLB. Local businesses also are encouraged to show their support for a cleaner community by having employees clean the grounds outside the business, closing dumpster lids, and having plenty of trash receptacles for customers to use. For volunteer or donation information, please send e-mail to info@keeplewisvillebeautiful.org or call 972.436.5100. Keep Lewisville Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful and Keep Texas Beautiful, is the city’s longest-standing and most successful environmental organization, committed to educating Lewisville residents to take greater responsibility for enhancing their community. Old Town Farmers Market Vendor Applications Being Accepted Vendor applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Old Town Farmers Market, which will run every Saturday morning from May 2 through Oct. 3. The market will open at 8 a.m. each week and remain open until sell-out, about noon, in Wayne Ferguson Plaza (North Poydras at Main). Applications are available on the city’s website, www.cityoflewisville.com, or by calling 972.219.3401. Alley Repair Between Clydesdale Dr. and Clarendon Dr. The City of Lewisville Street Division will be making alley repairs between Clydesdale Dr. and Clarendon Dr. The alley will be closed to through traffic. Homeowner’s can enter from Tiburon Blvd. or Yorkshire Tr. Construction is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, and be completed on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, weather permitting. This will require that trash be placed in front of the residences until the work has been completed. Alley Repair Between Canterbury Ln. and Belltower Dr. The City of Lewisville Street Division will be making alley repairs between Canterbury Ln. and Belltower Dr. The alley will be closed to through traffic. Homeowner’s can enter from Windemere or Belltower Dr. Construction is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, and be completed on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, weather permitting. This will require that trash be placed in front of the residences until the work has been completed. Alley Repair Between College Pkwy. and Grove The City of Lewisville Street Division will be making alley repairs between College Pkwy. and Grove. The alley will be closed to through traffic. Homeowner’s can enter from College Pkwy. or Old Orchard Ln. Construction is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, and be completed on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 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. Street Repairs Continuing street panel and sidewalk repairs on north bound Old Orchard Ln. Making alley repairs on College Pkwy., and Canterbury Making asphalt repairs on Midway Rd. and Manco Rd. Making alley repairs between Clydesdale Dr. and Clarendon Dr. Making alley repairs between Canterbury Ln. and Belltower Dr. Making alley repairs between College Pkwy. and Grove Sanitary Sewer Line and Manhole Repairs Main line cleaning and video inspecting the sewer main on Mill St. from High School to Mesquite St. Video inspecting the service lines on Red River, Fagg St. and Glenhill Upcoming Events April Meetings & Events
April 27 Early Voting Begins May Meetings & Events
May 5 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting May 5 Early Voting Ends May 6 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting May 9 Election Day May 9 Lewisville 2nd Saturday Collection Day May 11 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting May 13 Park Board Meeting May 18 City Council Meeting May 19 CDBG Meeting May 19 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting May 20 Library Board Meeting May 25 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting June Meetings & Events
June 2 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting June 2 “Sounds of Lewisville” Summer Concert June 3 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting June 6 Old Town Farmers Market June 8 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting June 9 “Sounds of Lewisville” Summer Concert June 10 Park Board Meeting June 13 Old Town Farmers Market June 13 Lewisville 2nd Saturday Collection Day June 15 City Council Meeting June 16 CDBG Meeting June 16 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting June 16 “Sounds of Lewisville” Summer Concert June 17 Library Board Meeting June 20 Old Town Farmers Market June 20 Media Bass Fishing Tournament June 22 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting June 23 “Reel Lewisville” Outdoor Movie Series June 23 “Sounds of Lewisville” Summer Concert June 27 Old Town Farmers Market June 28 Media Bass Fishing Tournament June 30 “Reel Lewisville” Outdoor Movie Series |
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