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Week ending Friday, 19 April 2024

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23 April 2024 Council Meeting

Agenda Items: rezoning old Willow Park Baptist Church from residential to commercial; new City mowing schedule; Municipal Court Confidentiality Policy and Agreement; City's updated Drought Contingency and Emergency Water Plan; Quarterly Department Reports; Executive Session, real property 205 Canyon Ct.; Beall Development Agreement; Halff & Associates Litigation.

Travel & Leisure Magazine named the Fort Worth as one of its 50 Best Places to Travel in the World in 2024, the only city in Texas to make the list.

Summary: File under, what happens in Fort Worth does not stay in Fort Worth. Travel & Leisure Magazine named Fort Worth as one of its 50 Best Places to Travel in the World in 2024 -- the only city in Texas to make the list.

"Forever Chemicals" in Willow Park well water and Fort Worth water.

Summary: Since Willow Park uses not only its own City well water but also surface water from Fort Worth, Willow Park Citizens need to pay attention to the quality of both water sources. Willow Park will start testing for PFAS in 2024; Fort Worth has been testing since mid-2023.

New Church and School at old Ranch House Road Willow Park Baptist Church

Summary: From their new campus on Crown Pointe Blvd., the Willow Park Baptist Church is leasing their old Ranch House Road sanctuary and campus to The Journey Church, who is in turn leasing the campus to The Premier Academy of Fine Arts of North Texas.

Change at old Willow Park Baptist Church on Ranch House Road.

Summary: Willow Park Baptist Church is saying goodbye to their old sanctuary and campus on Ranch House Road and E. Bankhead Hwy.

Willow Park Public Notice for Week Ending 05 April 2024

Public Notices: Public Hearing Tuesday, 23 April 2024, City Council Meeting concerning "Zoning Change from "Class II - Residential: `R-1' Single-Family District" to Commercial "Class III - Business: 'C' Commercial District" for 129 South Ranch House Road."

Willow Park Civics News Summary, Friday, 12 April 2024

A compendium of Willow Park Civics weekly news summaries, emailed to WPC Blog subscribers. The week in a glance; the year in a list."Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act."

Updated Blogs and Webpages

  • Foster Care in Parker County

    • Federal judge fines Texas child welfare agency $100K per day for foster care failures, The Texas Tribune 15 April 2024; It is the third time the state has been found in contempt over foster care conditions since 2011.

Upcoming Events

on the Willow Park Civics Calendar 

  • 23 April 2024, Tuesday, 6P, Council Meeting

    • Willow Park Civics Blog

  • 07 May 2024, Tuesday, 6P, Parks Board Meeting

  • 14 May 2024, Tuesday, 6P, Council Meeting

  • 21 May 2024, Tuesday, 6P, P&Z Meeting

  • 28 May 2024, Tuesday, 6P, Council Meeting

Current Public Notices 

Notice of Public Hearing

The City of Willow Park City Council will hold a public hearing on the matters listed below:

Discussion & Action: to consider a request for Zoning Change from "Class II — Residential: `R-1' Single-Family District" to Commercial "Class III — Business: 'C' Commercial District" for 129 South Ranch House Road: 5.686-acre tract of Lot 1, Block 1 of the Willow Park Baptist Church Addition; 0.737-acre tract of Lot PT 1-B, Tract A and 1.463-acre tract Lot PT Tract B, Block 1 of the Eastern Parker County Industrial Park Addition, City of Willow Park, Parker County, Texas.

City Council Meeting: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Willow Park City Hall 120 El Chico Trail, Ste A Willow Park, TX 76087

Any member of the public has the right to appear at the Public Hearing. Please contact the Development Department at 817-441- 7108 x100 or tfisher@willowpark.org with any questions.

The above notice was posted on the bulletin board at the City of Willow Park City Hall, Willow Park, Texas on/before April 5, 2024 by 5:00 p.m

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