Agenda items: purchase of new city hall building with debt (CO) of about $8.5M; sale of Public Safety Building Location and Time: El Chico City Hall, 120 El Chico Trail, Suite A, Willow Park, TX 76087, 6PM Meeting Page (agenda packet, minutes, video) / Video Facebook *Minutes approved during the next city council meeting.

Summary: Wednesday, 05 April, 2023, and on the first Wednesday of every month, the Willow Park Fire Department conducts a full test of the Willow Park outdoor siren warning system. At 1 p.m. you may hear about three (3) minutes of siren noise during the test.

Summary: Backed by $2M in campaign contributions and by Abbott and Phelan, the 88th Texas Legislature is considering several bills, which call for a statewide vote on commercial casinos and sports wagering. If approved, gaming companies could apply for licenses to build seven high-end "destination resorts" across Texas, including two in the Dallas-Fort Worth.

Summary: We "didn't have any control or compliance findings... Definitely, your staff is to be commended, we don't see that a lot with cities," was the good report from the City's audit firm during the Annual Audit Report. Although audits may seem as dry as melba toast, with the right amount of butter, audits can have spots of interest.

Summary: This Cruz newsletter addresses open boarders; political FAA leadership; Russian relationship; East Palestine train wreck; "Enhancing Consumer Protections and Connectivity in Air Transportation. / Ted Cruz is one of two senators who represent the state of Texas in the US Senate.

Summary: "... high school graduates aren't ready to take on a career, despite the [TX] state spending $3 billion each year on education." / "One of the most shocking aspects innovators, policymakers, and national security experts gave a poor grade to was the degrading of the domestic talent base, which is needed to procure new technologies and innovations for the defense sector."

Summary: It seems this Thursday, 30 March, the city is buying a new city hall building that is about eight (8) times larger than the old Ranch House Road city hall building. The council will make this decision during executive session, Thursday, 30 March 2023 at 6p.

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Summary: Willow Park offers a 25% Sr. Discount for the water bill portion of the City Utility Bill. (Who knew?) Here is how Willow Park senior citizens claim their water bill discount. Share with all your senior neighbors! Latest Update: Monday, 27 March, 2023 Sr. Discount for WP Water Bill (Who knew?)

Summary: A compendium of Willow Park Civics weekly news summaries, emailed to WPC Blog subscribers. The week in a glance; the year in a list. Latest Update: Friday, 24 March 2023 Archive of Willow Park Civics Weekly News Summary Week of Friday, 24 March 2023 in .pdf and in .html "It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue."

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