Agenda Items: Vandalism and Purchase of Security Camera for Cross Timbers Park; Concept for Kings Gate Park improvements; Ribbon Cutting for the "Trinity Track" at Kings Gate Park.

Reminders for August 2024: Emergency Warning System test first Wednesday (07 August 2024); register for emergency alert notifications via email, text and app; online City Services; current road construction; Willow Park water bill senior discount; City meetings; City events; Willow Park Civics updates.

Update: Friday, August 9, through Sunday, August 11, 2024. * Summary: Birthdays, anniversaries, and Texas Sales Tax Holidays should all be on your annual calendar. Texas offers three (3) sales tax holidays for different items during a calendar year.

Summary: "Los Vaqueros Restaurant has appointed Manuel Vasquez to serve as culinary director and executive chef at Los Vaqueros West in Willow Park. Vasquez, AKA "Chef Manny," will expand the restaurant's acclaimed Tex-Mex menu by introducing Southwestern, Latin, Spanish, and Southern influences in specials on Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday brunch."

Summary: Ted Cruz is one of two senators who represent the state of Texas in the US Senate. Read his latest newsletter. Topics include the following: Standing with Israel; Biden admin. abandoned the borders; Democrat Party's Kamala Harris; holding Big Tech accountable for children's online safety.

Summary: Good news for those in app-overload. This week, Willow Park Civics suggested two ways to contact the City of Willow Park about the City's Parks and Trails and other City services. In response to the WPC Blog, the City announced SeeClickFix, which requires an app, will be retired and replaced with TextMyGov, which only requires a simple text message.

Summary: There are nine big projects that are actively flourishing like the Willow Park Parks themselves. And the new Parks Superintendent Jakob Cooper is busy keeping our Parks clean and maintained.

Summary: "The District at Willow Park will be home to the latest location of Cork & Pig Tavern; it will open in summer 2025, joining a lineup of dining concepts that includes Melt Ice Creams, The District Butcher, Lone Star Dry Goods, and The Lumen Room."

Newsletter from Roger Williams, the US House Rep. for Texas District 25, which includes Willow Park.

Summary: Trinity Track at Kings Gate Park now has 9-1-1 sign posts, which are approximately 5-foot tall, red fiberglass posts, each with a letter of the alphabet noting the location of the marker. The markers have been geo-referenced to digital files that emergency services have in their dispatch systems.

A compendium of Willow Park Civics weekly news summaries, emailed to WPC Blog subscribers. The week in a glance; the year in a list. "Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle, is a species of vice."

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