WPC Weekly News Summary, Friday 20 October 2023

Willow Park CivicsWeekly News SummaryWeek ending Friday, 20 October 2023

Early voting starts 
Monday 23 October and runs though Friday 03 November, 2023, excluding Sunday 29 October. 
Find ballot sample, issues, and research; voting ID required to vote in person; and early voting places and times 
in Willow Park Civics Blogs linked below.

“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote... that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country.” 
Samuel Adams, statesman, political philosopher, 
US Founding Father

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Early voting starts Monday, 23 October. Do it. 07 Nov. 2023 Election.Summary: Early voting starts Monday 23 October and runs though Friday 03 November, 2023, excluding Sunday 29 October. Find ballot sample, issues, and research; voting ID required to vote in person; and early voting places and times.

24 October 2023 Council MeetingAgenda items: official newspaper; changes to Municipal Court, Alcohol Beverage Municipal Fee Ordinances; Broadway Business Parks I and II; Country Hollow; Capital Improvement Advisory report; building inspector backup; Executive Session, Halff & Associates litigation

Parker Co. Ice House Slow Meltdown and ClosingSummary: Willow Park's Parker County Ice House suddenly closed the first week of October 2023 -- along with a sister restaurant in Fort Worth. Residents and patrons speculate why.

Ready to Ride. WP Trail Amendment Master Plan Approved.Summary: See the approved and updated WP Trails Amendment Master Plan, including EPCoT and Willow Park's Kings Gate Park, with mountain hike-and-bike trails, a Kids Mountain Bike Skills Area, sports fields, bathrooms, and more. As part of the WP Parks and Trails Master Plan and Trails Amendment Master Plan, Willow Park is going to be in the very center of East Parker County Trails, EPCoT.

Williams Weekly: 16 October 2023Newsletter from Roger Williams, the US House Rep. for Texas District 25, which includes Willow Park. This week's Williams Weekly includes the following: Standing with Israel; Protecting Our Second Amendment; joined WBAP to discuss... the battle for Speaker of the House, helping our greatest ally overseas, Israel, living in unprecedented times.

Voting, 07 Nov. 2023 Election. Get Ready. It's your citizen right and your civic responsibility.Summary: Early Voting polling places, dates, and times. Election Day polling places, dates, and times. Voter ID necessary to vote in person.

Ballot: 07 Nov. 2023 Election. Get Ready. It's your citizen right and your civic responsibility.Summary: Sample Ballots for Willow Park Precincts with District Ballot Items and State Ballot Items. Ballot Research / For the 07 November election, Willow Park Civics will post and update current information on Election Calendar, Voter Registration, Early and Election Day Voting, Ballot Research and Ballot Samples, Results.

WPC News Summary, 13 October 2023A compendium of Willow Park Civics weekly news summaries, emailed to WPC Blog subscribers. The week in a glance; the year in a list. "We cannot sustain a democratic republic with a citizenry that is completely uninformed about, and basically estranged from, our Constitution and our institutions." Douglas H.

Updated Blogs and Issues
 
16 August  2022, Capital Improvement Advisory Committee* / P&Z Comm.
Added minutes
Ready to Ride. WP Trail Amendment Master Plan Approved. 
Added article "Council approves trail plan amendment," The Community News, 11 October 2023
Willow Park > City Services > Wastewater
Added notice of wastewater rate increase, Willow Park Website, 20 September 2023
10 October 2023 Council Meeting 
Added Willow Park Civics Blog > New Kids Mountain Bike Skills Area and Trails at Kings Gate Park 

Upcoming Events 
on the Willow Park Civics Calendar 
August, September, October, 2023, Parker County Transportation Bond Community Meetings,  PC Transportation Bond 
Willow Park Civics Blog > Parker County Transportation Bond and Willow Park Streets.
23 October through 03 November 2023 Early Voting
Willow Park Civics Blogs > 
Early voting starts Monday, 23 October. Do it.
Voting, 07 Nov. 2023 Election. Get Ready. It’s your citizen right and your civic responsibility.  
24 October, 2023, 6P, City Hall, City Council Meeting
27 October 2023 last day to request a Ballot by Mail. Applications must be received by the early voting clerk in your county — not postmarked — by Oct. 27.
07 November 2023 Election Day

Current Public Notices 
An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Willow Park, Texas, amending development services fee schedule, including fees for building permits and inspections, miscellaneous permits, other inspections or plan reviews, and irrigation permits; onsite sewage facility permits and repair permits; oil and gas well permits; demolition permits; sign permits; health permits; fire permits and services, including fire alarm code review, fire sprinkler code plan review, and additional fire code review and inspections; special event permits; code enforcement, and administrative services. Posted The Community News, 20 October 2023

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