Willow Park CivicsWeekly News SummaryWeek ending Friday, 10 May 2024 |
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”Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is impossible that a nation of infidels or idolaters should be a nation of freemen. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains." Patrick Henry, American Founding Father, and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention (1775), "Give me liberty, or give me death!" |
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14 May 2024 Council MeetingAgenda Items: council oath; elect mayor pro-tem and alternate; 2Q Financial Report; amend City’s ordinance regarding On-Site Sewage Facilities; include Kings Gate Park in City’s Parks Master Plan; adjust City’s operating hours; Executive Session, real property 205 Canyon Ct.; Beall Development Agreement; Police Chief Review; Halff & Associates Litigation. |
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Passing of WP Former Mayor Marvin GlasgowSummary: Former Mayor Marvin Glasgow, 83, of Willow Park, passed away on May 6, 2024. After retirement, Marvin served the City of Willow Park as Chair for the Planning & Zoning committee, then as a City Councilman before becoming mayor for two terms. |
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US Senator Cruz News, Friday, 03 May 2024Summary: 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: protesting on college campuses; traveling safety of the public; Kids Off Social Media Act |
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Prepare to save money during this year's Texas Sales Tax-free Holidays.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. A sales tax holiday is an annual event during which the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts allows certain items to be purchased Texas sales-tax-free. |
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Williams Weekly: Monday, 06 May 2024Newsletter from Roger Williams, the US House Rep. for Texas District 25, which includes Willow Park. This week's Williams Weekly includes the following: Celebrated Small Business (SB) Week; SB Hearing focused on Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act; Financial Services Subcommittee Hearing focusing on slow response from government regulators; joined Fox Business about Biden Administration's use of taxpayer funds SB to register voters. |
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Willow Park Civics News Summary, Friday, 03 May 2024A compendium of Willow Park Civics weekly news summaries, emailed to WPC Blog subscribers. The week in a glance; the year in a list. "Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government." Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US President and Founding Father |
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Upcoming Events 14 May 2024, Tuesday, 6P, Council Meeting 21 May 2024, Tuesday, 6P, P&Z Meeting 25 May 2024, Saturday through 27 May 2024, Monday, Energy Star Products and Water-efficient Products Sales Tax Holiday. 28 May 2024 Party Primary Runoff Election. See election calendar below. 28 May 2024, Tuesday, 6P, Council Meeting 09 August 2024, Friday through 11 August 2024, Sunday. Sales Tax Holiday for clothing, footwear, backpacks and school supplies
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