Agenda Items: rezoning of Country Hollows for new builder; final plat for Broadway Business Park; replat for Tommy's Boats * Location and Time: El Chico City Hall, 120 El Chico, Suite A, Willow Park, Texas 76087, 6PM

Summary: According to the TWDB, Willow Park is currently in a D2, Severe Drought, but what kind of drought? "Texas finds itself continually stuck between instances of drought and instances of flood. While everyone is familiar with drought... it's important to remember that there are different types of drought."

Summary: While the City is celebrating its proposed real estate property tax rate decrease of $.14, don't get out your party hats, quite yet. The citizens of Willow Park will have a new, additional tax of $.10 levied by the Emergency Service District 1. And there's more buzzkill.

This week's Williams Weekly includes Co-Hosting the North Texas Job Fair; 118th Congress Committee Accomplishments, Small Business, Financial Services; August Outlook back in Texas. / Newsletter from Roger Williams, the US House Rep. for Texas District 25, which includes Willow Park.

Summary: Kings Gate Park, with its playground and trails, is officially a park of the City of Willow Park. And now the City will be able to move forward more quickly to make improvements and additions (like bathrooms).

Update: Ranch House Road traffic switch. August 7 crews switched the traffic flow on Ranch House Road (between Crown Road and Vista/East Lake).The eastbound lane is now OPEN and the westbound lane is closed. The detour route from Crown Road to Live Oak to Vista is still open for westbound travelers.

Summary: "Although we had officers in training and out sick, patrol still managed to get some work in for this short wave period. These shifts were approximately 4hrs long each, and averaged 3.3 stops per hour." Top speed was 118 mph.

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. "Everybody can be great . . . because everybody can serve."

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