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April 29, 2004 New Restaurants coming to Highland Village - Economic Development Heats Up Big Time in our City!
A proposal has been submitted that would provide a new retail office/professional, restaurant and self-storage complex in the area known as Valley Ridge Center behind United Community Bank. Another project under contract is located at the NE corner of FM407 and Briarhill Blvd, just south of Briarhill Middle School and it will include retail shops and two restaurants. It's about time we had some restaurants and retail shops near Unity Park!
Just approved for construction is the Highland Forest Office Park which consists of two buildings located behind the Goodyear Store and that will feature office/professional space. Dr. Robert Sikes has also been approved to build another new office and professional building on land located behind Walgreen's on FM407.
The 17,000 square foot Tartan Square retail complex is under construction on FM 407 near Tartan Trail, and the Rambling Oaks Assisted Living Center is also under construction near Animal Medical Center just south of Heritage Elementary School.
This brings the total of new Certificates of Occupancy for new commercial development and finish-out projects in our city to 31 permits in the past two years. Our city retail space now is 100% occupied with not a single empty shop in our city. What an amazing turn-around and with our recently completed and award-winning economic development plan, the future looks very promising!
Pilot Knoll Park Features Greyhound Event
Did you know that Pilot Knoll Park is part of Highland Village and that once the FM2499 extension is completed, residents will be able to walk or bike to the park over a new pedestrian bridge to be constructed over the creek to the park?
This Saturday, the Greyhound Adoption League of Texas will celebrate its third anniversary with "Greys at the Lake" event from noon to 4 PM at Pilot Knoll Park. The event will include an opportunity to purchase drawings and portraits, and to trim dog nails. An association obedience trainer and league representative will conduct the Canine Good Citizen Test, the first step toward having any dog certified as a therapy dog. Vendors from local pet establishments will be present and there will be a fenced-in area where the greyhounds can run.
Studio B Presents Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre featuring “Murder at the Ballet” and “Hide and Seek” is May 7 and 8th at 6:30 PM. For reservations, go to www.teencenter.info or call 972-966-ARTS(2787). The performances will be in the Marilyn Nelson Memorial Theatre at 1 Nelson Parkway @2400 Justin Rd., Highland Village, Texas.
5K Race to Benefit Habitat for Humanity
Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church is organizing a 5K Race and One-Mile Fun Run on May 15, 2004 at Unity Park in Highland Village. The race is called “Rev up your Spirit”. 100% of the proceeds of this race will benefit Habitat for Humanity. By sponsoring this race, you will help Habitat build homes in Denton County. All sponsorships are fully deductible. For a sponsor form, visit www.highlandvillage.info and download your form. You can also visit the race website at www.tmumc.org/sports.htm or call TMUMC at 972-539-8547. Email contact is briarhill90@yahoo.com. Volunteers are needed.
Highland Village Election
Early voting starts this coming Wednesday from 8-5 pm at City Hall. Early voting dates and times are April 28th through May 7th from 8-5pm and on May 10th and 11th from 7-7 pm. May 15th is election day.
Thanks to the hard work by our city council and staff, our city is the safest city in North Texas, has the best fire and police protection anywhere, has a capital improvement plan that includes new parks and recreation facilities, a library, community center and soccer fields, has received an improved bond rating for financial excellence, has upgraded its level of citizen communication with 49 public hearings this last year and an upgraded website, has improved city staff morale and reduced city staff turnover to an unbelievable 5%, and has won a prestigious award for a recently completed economic development plan. Our incumbents deserve our appreciation and a chance to continue their leadership into our future.
Tune into station “WLCC” (Watrous, Lawrence, Combs and Costa) for the best reception. Vote for Mayor Bill and the 3D’s (Don, Dianne and David) for continued three-dimensional thinking. Remember that early voting has started.
Citizen Voice Jim Attrell Supporting Parks, Recreation and Economic Development in Highland Village
April 25, 2004 Highland Village Election Early voting starts this coming Wednesday from 8-5 pm at City Hall. Early voting dates and times are April 28th through May 7th from 8-5pm and on May 10th and 11th from 7-7 pm. May 15th is election day. Thanks to the hard work by our city council and staff, our city is the safest city in North Texas, has the best fire and police protection anywhere, has a capital improvement plan that includes new parks and recreation facilities, a library, community center and soccer fields, has received an improved bond rating for financial excellence, has upgraded its level of citizen communication with 49 public hearings this last year and an upgraded website, has improved city staff morale and reduced city staff turnover to an unbelievable 5%, and has won a prestigious award for a recently completed economic development plan. Our incumbents deserve our appreciation and a chance to continue their leadership into our future. Tune into station “WLCC” (Watrous, Lawrence, Combs and Costa) for the best reception. Vote for Mayor Bill and the 3D’s (Don, Dianne and David) for continued three-dimensional thinking. Remember that early voting starts this Wednesday at City Hall. Rebroadcast of Candidates Forum A rebroadcast of the Highland Village Women’s Club Candidates Forum can be seen on channel 15 this Monday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. FM2499 Update TXDOT officials met recently with STOP2499 leaders and made it clear that the City of Highland Village is not in a position to stop the extension of FM 2499 without the support of the other four cities in the area that support the road. "One group can't kill it," said Bill Hale, the Texas Department of Transportation's Dallas district engineer. "We've got too many other entities involved to let one group kill it. It would take the entire region to kill it.” Any effort by our city to stop construction would likely be met with expensive lawsuits by our neighboring cities. Furthermore, the expense of changing the master, thoroughfare and parks plans developed over the last 12 years (cost of lawyers, consultants, public hearings etc) would make the cost very prohibitive and burdensome to our taxpayers. Our City Council and City Manager have done an admirable job of working with TXDOT and residents along the route to minimize any impact on our city and it is expected that (like all Texas cities that have FM roads running through them), the speed limit will be somewhere between 35 and 45 mph. Studio B Presents Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre featuring “Murder at the Ballet” and “Hide and Seek” is May 7 and 8th at 6:30 PM. For reservations, go to www.teencenter.info or call 972-966-ARTS(2787). The performances will be in the Marilyn Nelson Theatre at 1 Nelson Parkway @2400 Justin Rd., Highland Village, Texas. 5K Race to Benefit Habitat for Humanity Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church is organizing a 5K Race and One-Mile Fun Run on May 15, 2004 at Unity Park in Highland Village. The race is called “Rev up your Spirit”. 100% of the proceeds of this race will benefit Habitat for Humanity. By sponsoring this race, you will help Habitat build homes in Denton County. All sponsorships are fully deductible. For a sponsor form, visit www.highlandvillage.info and download your form. You can also visit the race website at www.tmumc.org/sports.htm or call TMUMC at 972-539-8547. Email contact is briarhill90@yahoo.com. Volunteers are needed. Neighborhood Bible Study You’re Invited to a Neighborhood Friendship Bible Coffee @ Paula McWilliams’ home, 2525 Rosedale, Highland Shores 972-317-6085. Join us for a short and interesting study, Life’s New Beginning. Thursdays for 4 weeks, 1 hour beginning at 10AM on June 5, 2003. Study Book and Good News New Testament supplied @ $3 each. Citizen Voice Jim Attrell “www.highlandvillage.info” Supporting Parks, Recreation and Economic Development in Highland Village January 6, 2004 Casino Night to Benefit Library Foundation
The annual Casino Night at Doubletree Ranch on Saturday, January 24
sponsored by Highland Shores Owners Association will benefit the Highland
Village Library Foundation. The Denim and Diamonds Casino Night 2004
tickets are $40 each or $75 per couple and provide a Texas size barbeque
dinner, complimentary cocktail, and $500 in gaming chips. A variety of
casino gaming tables will be available. For tickets drop off your check
with name and address and phone number at the Community Center on Highland
Shores Blvd. or mail to $1 Community Center Drive, Highland Village, TX
75077. For information contact Julie at 972-317-5139 or at
Julie_hawkins@ccmcnet.com.
Tickets at the door will be $45 and $80. Everyone is welcome. You do not
have to be a resident of Highland Shores to attend. Come and enjoy the
fun. Help support the Library Foundation.
Valentines Day Musical Review,
Dinner and Silent Auction to Benefit the Teen Center
The Studio B theatre group is sponsoring a fundraiser at The Teen Center in Highland Village on Saturday, February 14th. Proceeds will help pay for items on The Teen Center and Studio B wish list. The “Valentine Review” will feature professional entertainers, Rita Powers and Mitchell Hall, appearing in a musical review. Rita and Mitch are well known in this community for their outstanding talent. This performance will include dinner and free babysitting for children over 4 years of age. The price of the tickets is only $35 per person or $60 per couple. This is a marvelous way to celebrate Valentine’s, enjoy dinner and top notch entertainment, and share in the community’s gratitude for the arts and family programming. This will be a very popular event, so be sure to call and make your reservations early at www.teencenter.info/reservations.htm. The evening includes a silent auction.
Items donated by
businesses and individuals will be presented to the audience for bids during
the evening prior to the musical review. These donations can be products or
services. The Teen Center is a not for profit 501(c)(3) organization, so
these items are tax deductible for the original retail value.
The Teen Center recently was the recipient of a $1,000.00 donation by United Community Bank of Highland Village and we are most grateful for the continued support of our local businesses!
Auditions for Cinderella
Auditions for the Studio B
Spring Production Workshop of the musical Cinderella will be held at
the
Highland Shores Moms Club
The club is looking for new Moms interested in stimulating their children by creating friendships and social skills to develop their developmental growth. Go to the website at www.hsmomsclub.com for more information.
Soccer Fields Coming to Town?
Our City
Council and City Staff recently rolled out the Capital Improvement Plan
for the next five years and some very exciting "new digs" are planned for
our city, once economic development kicks in the needed revenue. One of
those "new digs" are new lighted soccer (game) fields on the LISD property
near Chinn Chapel Road on Harlington in Highland Village. This location
will generate much interest in new commercial development such as new
restaurants and retail shops near that area. You can read the entire CIP
at the city website at
http://www.highlandvillage.org/highland/finance/Town%20Meeting%20-%20Budget%2010-03_files/frame.htm.
Our city does not have any facilities to support competitive soccer
games for kids over 7 years of
age resulting in our citizens having to travel
to other cities to engage in this very popular
sport.
December 29, 2003
A Senior Center coming to Highland Village?
The directors of The Teen Center (in conjunction
with the YMCA) are developing plans for a Senior Center to start in March of
2004 at the Unity Building. Many of the features of the teen center are not
utilized during the day presenting an opportunity to provide more services to
our community by serving our area Senior Citizens. If you have an interest in
assisting in any way, please contact Jim Sloan at 972-317-1696 or write to
director@teencenter.info.
Community Center and Library
Our City Council
and City Staff recently rolled out the Capital Improvement Plan for the next
five years and some very exciting "new digs" are planned for our city, once
economic development kicks in the needed revenue. This
week we feature a planned development
on the city-owned property on Brazos Blvd adjacent to City Hall. This development
will feature a community center, library,
town lake, outdoor activity area, amphitheater, ceremonial bridge, and
lots of trees. You can read about the Capital
Improvement Plan at
http://www.highlandvillage.org/highland/finance/Town%20Meeting%20-%20Budget%2010-03_files/frame.htm.
Community Theater production of Once Upon a
Mattress
Studio B will produce "Once Upon a Mattress" on February 27, 28, 29 and March 5, 6 and 7th. Auditions will be held at the Unity Building on January 9th from 5-7 pm and January 10th from 2-5 pm. Ray Anderson, a Broadway veteran, will be directing the show. This is a wonderful opportunity for actors to learn from a Broadway professional. Rita Powers will be the assistant director. Actors and actresses 16 and older (especially over the age of 25) are needed. There will also be small parts for actors 11 and older. Call Studio B at 972-966-2787 or write StudioB@teencenter.info. New Year's Eve Party for Adults to Support our Library Foundation
What are you doing New Year's
Eve? The Highland Village owners of the new Celebrations Banquet Facility
have pledged $1000.00 of the proceeds
of their New Year's Eve Gala
to benefit the Highland Village Library Foundation. They just opened their
beautiful facility in November and
have asked that we help get the word out about the New Year's Eve
Gala.
The party starts at 7:00 PM and will feature the Bill Tillman Band and Orchestra (formerly Blood, Sweat and Tears). Tickets are $100 per person and include open bar, buffet dinner catered by Village Grill, Champagne toast at midnight, party favors, entertainment and dancing. Celebrations is located at FM407 and Morris Road, behind the Bank One building and in front of the Unity Building. Information on tickets etc. is available at Celebrations 972-317-3170 or www.celebrations.bz. Remember, this event will benefit the Library Foundation. Tell your friends!
Briarhill Blazers can use Award Cards at New Year's Eve Party
The Teen Center will host a New Year's Eve Party for Middle School Students
from 7:00 PM to 1:00 AM. Briarhill Blazers
can use their Teen Center award cards for a $10.00 discount at the party.
The party package is $15.00 for members of the Teen Center and $25.00
for non-members and includes Movies,
DJ music, Xbox, Pool, Arcade, Ping Pong, Foosball, Air Hockey and a Food
Buffet provided by the Village Grill. Space is limited so book your
reservations, by calling 972-317-1696 or on our website at
www.teencenter.info.
Adult volunteers and YMCA staff will provide supervision at the party.
Pool need Service or
Maintenance work?
Support a local business and call Rick or
Barbara Fountaine at Aquatic Pool Care at 972-342-7595 if you need pool
service or maintenance work.
Have you tried New York Pizza
Bagel?
Located in the old Jack-in-the-Box
building in the Kroger shopping center, Matt Kelly, the owner of this new
Highland Village business serves up a great breakfast on a bagel, freshly
brewed gourmet coffee, salads, deli sandwiches and many Italian entrees.
Call 972-318-0270 for free delivery.
Vacation Watch
If you are going away this holiday
season, make sure to take advantage of our Police Department Vacation
Watch by calling 972-317-6551. Let's keep our #1 rating as the safest
community in the DFW Metroplex!
Happy New Year!
December 22. 2003
Mayor
Bill Lawrence announces his re-election bid
Bill Lawrence plans on seeking
re-election to a third term as Mayor of the City of Highland Village. He
is eager to serve and continue working with Council to further the quality
and growth of the community. His primary focus will remain on improving
Economic Development, Quality of Life, the Public Infrastructure & Safety,
Transportation, and maintaining a balanced City budget without raising
taxes. He believes that these priorities will take on even greater
importance in 2004 as we confront a still uncertain economy.
Mr. Lawrence is the incumbent Mayor of the City of Highland Village, Texas. He was elected to the City Council in May of 1999, and was subsequently elected Mayor in May of 2000, and again in May 2002. Mayor Lawrence is also owner and President of Dakiman Company, primarily a dispute mediation and consulting firm. When he moved to Highland Village in 1984, the city had 5,000 residents. The city has since grown to an estimated 14,000 today. “D” Magazine has twice named the City as one of the top five places in which to live in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex. During the past two consecutive years, the City of Highland Village has also been named the “safest city” in north Texas.Mayor Lawrence’s professional background includes more than 28 years of broad private industry corporate management experience and public administration with the Federal Government. He spent twenty years in private industry as a corporate manager with the former GTE Corporation and Cummins Engine Company. He is also a former tax attorney with the United States Internal Revenue Service and a retired Colonel in the U. S. Air Force Reserves. He received a B.S. from Tuskegee University of Alabama in 1968, a M.S. from St. Mary’s University of San Antonio in 1976, a J.D. from Indiana University Law School at Bloomington in 1979, and the M.M. in Management from the University of Dallas in 1993. Bill’s current and previous community service activities include service on the Highland Village Planning & Zoning Commission, serving as Chairman of the Irving Independent School District Improvement Committee, service on the Texas Education Agency’s State Textbook Review Panel, service on the Denton County precinct 2001 Redistricting Committee, service on the Denton County Advisory Board for the Wells Fargo Bank of Texas, service on the Lewisville Education Foundation Board of Directors, membership in the Lewisville Rotary Club and the Lewisville Chamber of Commerce. Also, Bill is currently serving on the Texas Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, a position to which he was appointed by Governor Rick Perry in 2002. Mayor Lawrence was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on December 15, 1945. He was married in 1984 to Grace, a former GTE Vice President of Strategic and Financial Planning. The couple has three adult children, Kimberly, David, and Antoinette, and a beloved dog, Murphy.
Rolling Hills Park
Our City Council and City Staff
recently rolled out the Capital Improvement Plan for the next five years
and some very exciting "new digs" are planned for our city, once
economic development kicks in the needed revenue. One of
those "new digs" is a new Neighborhood Park in Rolling Hills. This park
will feature a playground, shelter pavilion, picnic units, baseball
backstop, multipurpose court, inland trail connectors, hike and bike
trail, nature trail, fishing pier, aerated pond, and lots of trees.
Location is next to Saddle Brook Drive.
New Year's Eve Party for Adults
to Support our Library Foundation
What are you doing New Year's Eve? The
Highland Village owners of the new Celebrations Banquet Facility have
pledged $1000.00 of the proceeds of their New Year's Eve Gala to benefit the
Highland Village Library Foundation. They just opened their beautiful
facility in November and have asked that we help get the word out about the
New Year's Eve Gala.
The party starts at 7:00 PM and will feature the Bill Tillman Band and Orchestra (formerly Blood, Sweat and Tears). Tickets are $100 per person and include open bar, buffet dinner catered by Village Grill, Champagne toast at midnight, party favors, entertainment and dancing. Celebrations is located at FM407 and Morris Road, behind the Bank One building and in front of the Unity Building. Information on tickets etc. is available at Celebrations 972-317-3170 or www.celebrations.bz. Remember, this event will benefit the Library Foundation. Tell your friends!
New Year's Eve Party for our Middle School Kids
The Teen Center will host a New Year's Eve Party for Middle School Students
from 7:00 PM to 1:00 AM. The party package is $15.00 for members of the Teen
Center and $25.00 for non-members and includes movies, DJ music, Xbox, Pool,
Arcade, Ping Pong, Foosball, Air Hockey and a Food Buffet provided by the
Village Grill. Space is limited so book your
reservations (starting this Sunday), by calling 972-317-1696 or on our
website at www.teencenter.info.
The Dallas Foundation awards
Grant to the Teen Center
The Teen Center is pleased
to announce the receipt of a $3,000.00 grant from The Dallas Foundation. The
grant is designated for operating support. We are very grateful to the
Foundation and its donor advisors. The Teen Center is accepting
year-end, tax-deductible donations. By helping our non-profit organization
with your financial support, you will be benefiting our community in many
ways. There are a number of needs still left to be filled at our new
facility and even the smallest donation will be much appreciated and put to
good use. You can also support the Teen Center by enrolling your teen as a
member(which automatically gets your child a membership in the Greater
Lewisville Family YMCA).
Vacation Watch
If you
are going away this holiday season, make sure to take advantage of our
Police Department Vacation Watch by calling 972-317-6551. Let's keep our
#1 rating as the safest community in the DFW Metroplex!
Have a Merry Christmas!
December 11, 2003 Vacation Watch
If you are
going away this holiday season, make sure to take advantage of our Police
Department Vacation Watch by calling 972-317-6551. Let's keep our #1 rating as
the safest community in the DFW Metroplex!
The Littlest Angel
It's not too late to get your tickets to
this weekend's productions of The Littlest Angel playing at the Marilyn Nelson
Theater in the Unity Building behind Bank One on Morris Road and FM 407.
Produced by Studio B and the Teen Center, this timeless and uplifting one hour
musical is an ideal holiday treat for the entire family. And after the evening
performances on Friday and Saturday night, Dr. Mitch Hall will host "It's Just
Christmas Songs" with music direction by Robert Austin. See the cast of the
show at
http://www.teencenter.info/littlest_angel.htm.
Show times are Friday and Saturday at 7:00 PM and Saturday and Sunday at 2:30
PM. Make your reservations now at
http://www.teencenter.info/reservations.htm.
New Year's Eve Party for our Middle School Kids
The Teen Center will host a New Year's Eve Party for Middle School Students
from 7:00 PM to 1:00 AM. The party package is $15.00 for members of the Teen
Center and $25.00 for non-members and includes movies, DJ music, Xbox, Pool,
Arcade, Ping Pong, Foosball, Air Hockey and a Food Buffet provided by the
Village Grill. Space is limited so book your
reservations (starting this Sunday), by calling 972-317-1696 or on our
website at www.teencenter.info.
The Teen Center is also accepting year-end, tax-deductible donations. By
helping our non-profit organization with your financial support, you will be
benefiting our community in many ways. There are a number of needs still
left to be filled at our new facility and even the smallest donation will be
much appreciated and put to good use. You can also support the Teen
Center by enrolling your teen as a member(which automatically gets your
child a membership in the YMCA.
New Year's Eve Party for Adults to Support our Library Foundation
What are you doing New Year's
Eve? The Highland Village owners of the new Celebrations Banquet Facility
have pledged $1000.00 of the proceeds
of their New Year's Eve Gala
to benefit the Highland Village Library Foundation. They just opened their
beautiful facility in November and
have asked that we help get the word out about the New Year's Eve
Gala.
The party starts at 7:00 PM and will feature the Bill Tillman Band and Orchestra (formerly Blood, Sweat and Tears). Tickets are $100 per person and include open bar, buffet dinner catered by Village Grill, Champagne toast at midnight, party favors, entertainment and dancing. They are located at FM407 and Morris Road, behind the Bank One building and in front of the Unity Building. Information on tickets etc. is available at Celebrations 972-317-3170 or www.celebrations.bz. Remember, this event will benefit the Library Foundation. Tell your friends!
The
City Parks Board will meet on Monday, October 21 at City Hall to discuss a
potential location for a new skate park. Residents and local businesses have
pledged $5,650.00 towards the cost and the Parks Foundation has offered to
receive pledges so that all donations may be tax deductible. In addition,
local architect Ron Stewart has volunteered to provide free design services.
The Skate Park Committee will meet sometime after the Parks Board Meeting to
discuss the next step in the process. At this time, it is felt that the skate
park might be best placed beside the current tennis courts at Performing
Arts To
be successful, a drama program must have lighting, sound, audience
participation, professional instruction, a stage, dressing rooms, production
volunteers and a home for our youth to congregate at will. With the closing of
the Academy, we lost the lighting, sound, dressing rooms, and our home. One at
a time, our youth and their parents are choosing to go to more professional
settings than what we can now offer (some taking their kids to Dallas
Theatres) and this has resulted in a decline from over 50 participants in our
first summer production to just 3 registered so far, for the Littlest Angel.
We hope to secure a home for fine arts in the near future and ask our patrons
and participants to please continue your support. Littlest
Have
fun! Be creative! Put a little
drama in your life! Interviews
for the production of the Littlest Angel are being held. Directed by Pamela
Putnam Whittaker. Call 972-724-3524 for more information. Learn all about
putting together a professional performance.
Work with a director, music director, and choreographer.
Learn how to create a character, participate in a creative group,
design costumes and sets, and meet new friends. Performance
dates: December 6, 7, 8 & 13,
14, 15. Rehearsals on Tuesday and/or Thursday evenings and Saturday
afternoons. $295 Workshop fee. 10% discount to students currently enrolled in
classes. Produced through Library Local
citizen Lois Farness has worked hard for years to bring a library to our city
and recently received the support of our City Council. A new 501(c)3
non-profit organization is in the process of formation. More news to follow as
this develops. As
with anything connected with the government, this is taking more time than any
of us imagined. And the delay is more on the part of the Parks Foundation than
caused by the City. We elected to negotiate with potential purchasers of the
other parts of the property at the same time we are coming to terms with the
City. This has had the effect of dragging out the process. The appraisals are
being done, the survey is in progress, and various necessary legal processes
are in progress. Basically it is just taking more time than we anticipated. I
am still very optimistic the deal will be completed, at this time however, we
are working hard to complete those few stubborn details. As for the auction,
the property owner is still in a hurry to complete the transaction; however he
has been patient with us as long as we are showing progress. Charles Turner,
Parks Foundation. Men’s
Bible Study An
Invitation to all Highland Village Men: In these turbulent times, many of us
are seeking more purpose and direction in our lives. We feel the best
place to look for answers is in the Bible. To help, we would like to
make a structured Bible study program available to all Beginning
on November 5th, we will be offering a monthly Bible study breakfast at The
Village Grill from Our
purpose is three-fold: 1.
To offer a stand-alone, monthly Bible study. The
primary facilitator for our breakfasts will be Rob Budd, with assistance
provided by Dennis Pappenfus. Both are Please
RSVP and/or forward comments to "JimSloan@attbi.com"
or call (972) 318-1003. Friendship
Bible Coffees for Women Take
time for yourself, make new friends, find new direction for living, enrich
your spiritual life, be encouraged, and strengthen family. All this and more
in a small, informal group setting using an easy to read Bible and study
guide. For studies available, location information or other questions, please
contact Jody Curran at 972-317-4995. Boy
Scouts Upcoming
Events - Next Saturday (Oct 19) Score-O Sid Richardson, Oct 28 Pack Meeting -
Theme: Animals. Hope everybody's having fun selling popcorn! Contact
Cub Master Robert Gershenfeld (click here) Girl
Scouts Girl
Scouts are once again invited to participate in Make a Difference Day, This
year, many Make A Difference Day volunteers will be doing their projects in
honor of someone lost on September 11 as part of the Unity in the Spirit of
America Initiative. This may be a
wonderful point of entry if your members have been looking for ways to work
within their communities to commemorate the anniversary of this national
tragedy. In-Line
Hockey Games
start Saturday, October 19 in the morning at Adult
Volleyball More
players are needed! We have four adult teams that play Wednesday evenings at Festival
of Trees Do
you have time to volunteer in a very worthwhile cause benefiting Christian
Community Action? Call Kristy Sawyer at 940-391-3710. Go to our website at http://www.highlandvillage.info/community_service.htm
for more information. Promise
House For
teens and families of Teens who are having problems. Go to our website at ” http://www.highlandvillage.info/community_service.htm”
for more information. A
group of concerned parents are working very hard to bring a community teen
center to our city and they need your help! If you have an interest in teen
programs, please contact us at teens@highlandvillage.info
and let us place you on our list of supporters. Student
Advisory Board United
Community Bank sponsors a student advisory board on Tuesdays from Soccer
Fields Our
City Council and Parks Board voted to turn Victoria Park into a neighborhood
park at such time as the practice soccer fields currently located there can be
replaced elsewhere in our city. Tentatively, this will happen next summer. Our
city is desperately short of game fields (we only have four small fields, for
age six and under) but we are also short on the money needed to build new
fields. There is land in our city that can be developed into more practice
fields, which are also needed, but the main need is for game fields with
lighting, restrooms and parking. Unfortunately, most of the land that is
available is not suitable for the addition of lighting, restrooms and parking
and so it can only be practice fields. Our
City is looking at Woman’s
Club The
Highland Village Women’s Club donates time and money to worthwhile causes in
order to improve community life. The Club is selling poinsettias as its annual
fundraiser. Proceeds from the sale are donated within the City of Highland
Village. You can order your plants by contacting Cathy Kennan at cathy@hvglass.com
or contact Jonie Thompson at 972-317-0263. Orders must be placed by Unity
Tree Do
you ever wonder why the fourth ball field at Local
Candidates Running For Congress Councilman
Fred Busche speaks in favor of the upcoming I
am taking this opportunity to give you all some facts that I would hope that
you would pass on to your neighbors before the November 5 election. As
you no doubt have read, in 2001, the Texas Legislature passed legislation
which allows for the creation of coordinated county transportation authorities
in counties that surround counties with populations of 1,000,000 persons or
more. Free
Websites We
offer free websites to community service organizations at www.highlandvillage.info.
Please send us a note to jim@highlandvillage.info
if you have a need and have material that you would like to post. Cost
of Recreation Our
City spends about $60,000.00 per year on administration costs (personnel,
printing, postage etc) for our recreation programs. City sponsored events such
as Highland Village Days and the Balloon Festival cost about $78,000.00 and
produce about $62,000.00 in revenue. The actual recreation programs (drama,
inline hockey, volleyball, baseball etc) cost about $84,000.00 but generate
$95,000.00 in revenue (a profit). Total net expenditures are therefore about
$65,000.00 per year. Divide this out over 4,000 homes in our city and the cost
per household is just $1.35 per month!
Our City Recreation Dept has the capacity and the experience to
handle more revenue producing programs to help offset costs while improving
the quality of life in our city. Parks
Advisory Board News A
big “thank you” to Scott Richardson, Ryan Gaddy and David Kay for their
contributions to our city during their terms on the Parks Advisory Board. We
also welcome the new members, Emily
Rohne, Ben Casey and Carol Longacre. What
is Citizen Voice? Citizen
Voice is a citizen political action committee formed to support all efforts to
improve the quality of life in our city, to support our City Staff, Boards and
City Council, and to provide a voice for our citizens to these organizations.
It is our goal to connect our citizens electronically by email so that
information of interest can be provided immediately and regularly. Our
database of email addresses grows daily with your continued support. Please
share this message with your friends and invite them to submit their name,
street address and email address to jim@highlandvillage.info.
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us a note. Our website address is http://www.highlandvillage.info. If
you have a community service group that is not included here and would like to
see it included in future issues, please contact us at jim@highlandvillage.info. More
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