Summary: "School Choice" is once again a battle ground in the 88th Texas Legislature, (and even in The Community News). There is plenty of puerile finger pointing and name calling, (aka politics) but you have to read widely and deeply to get to the facts.

Agenda items: ETJ Boundary Agreement with Weatherford; Wastewater Treatment Plant WWTP final plat; final plat for ETJ at 7003 East Bankhead Hwy; Reports: Fort Worth Water Project, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Street Improvement Project, Drainage Project , Planning and Development Q report, Police Q Report, Judicial Q Report; Executive Session, sell Public Safety Building, purchase of 120 El Chico Location and Time: El Chico City Hall, 120 El Chico Trail, Suite A, Willow Park, TX 76087, 6PM Meeti

Summary: Canvas, the new Willow Park North Townhomes, are complete enough to be in full lease mode. With the street names and addresses and new signs at the corner of Kings Gate Road and I20 Service Road, Canvas is ready to bring new neighbors to Willow Park.

Summary: When ESD1 assumed the fire fighting responsibilities, the fire fighters, and the fire fighting equipment of Willow Park, they did not take the responsibilities of the Willow Park Fire Marshal. During the 11 April 2023 Council Meeting, the city established a "new" Willow Park Fire Marshal Department.

Summary: During the 11 April 2023 Council Meeting, Willow Park joined with five (5) neighboring cities -- Aledo, Hudson Oaks and the three Annettas -- to leverage their combined buying power in a Joint Solid Waste Agreement with Republic Waste Services of Texas, Ltd.

This week's Williams Weekly includes extreme emissions standards; flag presentation to Willow Park council; East Parker County Chamber Luncheon; Tarrant County Bankers Association; Dr. Mayfield Naming Ceremony of Tarleton's School of Engineering / Newsletter from Roger Williams, the US House Rep. for Texas District 25, which includes Willow Park.

Summary: The Willow Park Police Academy starts 24 April 2023, "Step into the role of a Willow Park police officer by learning the different aspects of law enforcement to include community policing, criminal investigations, patrol duties, use of force, narcotics, and less lethal weapons."

Summary: Willow Park has its first look at the new Wastewater Treatment Plant. Willow Park is required by law to maintain wasterwater services based on its wastewater service population and service connections. "Willow Park's wastewater system services a population of 1,941 with 482 connections.

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. "When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty."

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