Reminders for October 2024: Emergency Warning System test first Wednesday (02 October 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.

Summary: Walsh Ranch Development is activating its long-term plan for a new shopping center at the corner of FM 3325 and I-20 "with a grocer expected to be announced within the next 90 days." Although officially in the City of Fort Worth, the Shopping Center will be only five (5) miles from Willow Park.

Summary: The City is preparing for TxDOT to start work on rebuilding the Kings Gate Bridge. Two small pieces of property, about an acre total, were purchased in order for TxDOT to have enough land for easement rights to widen the Bridge. TxDOT construction should be started and completed by TxDOT in 2025.

Summary: On 25 September, 1867 Oliver Loving of the Goodnight - Loving Cattle Trail died, although his burial in Weatherford's Greenwood Cemetery was postponed until the Spring of the 1868. Oliver Loving was a Texas pioneer, Texas Ranger, and the basis for the famous character in the 1985 book and the 1989 miniseries "Lonesome Dove," both by Texas author Larry McMurtry.

Newsletter from Roger Williams, the US House Rep. for Texas District 25, which includes Willow Park. This week's Williams Weekly includes the following: Harris' Failures as Border Czar; Fighting Against Harris' America Last Energy Policies; Small Business Committee Hearing - govt. unwilling to produce documents for SBC investigations into various areas of the govt.

Summary: Updates on past Willow Park Civics Blogs. Keep current on today's issues that started yesterday. This week's updates include the following: Worthington Bank new office in Walsh Ranch; updates to last two Council Meetings; updates to WPC Transportation and Water Indices.

Summary: Willow Park City Council Meeting reviewed by the City of Willow Park newspaper of record, The Community News. Topics: * Council moves to obtain land around King's Gate Bridge, Set to start eminent domain proceedings if necessary * FlashVote

A compendium of Willow Park Civics weekly news summaries, emailed to WPC Blog subscribers. The week in a glance; the year in a list. "The contest, for ages, has been to rescue Liberty from the grasp of executive power."