WPC Weekly News Summary, Friday 16June2023

Willow Park CivicsWeekly News SummaryWeek ending Friday, 16 June 2023

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Growth from the North, Interesting WP Property for SaleSummary: With all the news of the development of large acres of land and ranches AROUND Willow Park*, this 200+ acres of land for sale is IN Willow Park city limits. Willow Park is just 6.3 square miles or 3,968 acres. (6.2 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it is water.)

Growth from the East, The Community News articleSummary: Growth is coming from the West via Port-to-Plains Highway I27. And growth is coming from the East via the Historic Veale Ranch, with 1500 acres being readied for a business mega-site. The Community News article. Latest Update: 01 June 2023 Growth from the East.

Welcome Police Chief Franklin -- again.Summary: Willow Park welcomed Assistant Chief Daniel Franklin into the Willow Park Police Department on 01 August 2018. And again Willow Park welcomed Assistant Chief Daniel Franklin as Interim Police Chief on 14 March 2023. Residents of Willow Park are looking forward to the "charming" third-time to welcome of Daniel Franklin as the new Willow Park Police Chief.

New City Hall: Debt DoneSummary: The debt deed is done. The City has issued debt of $8.5M to purchase and improve the entire building at 120 El Chico Trail. The funds will be available for the building purchase in June.

Williams Weekly: 12 June 2023This week's Williams Weekly includes Biden Criminalizes Stabilizing Braces Used by Disabled Veterans; death taxes for small businesses; ensuring the U.S. Dollar remains the primary reserve currency./ Newsletter from Roger Williams, the US House Rep. for Texas District 25, which includes Willow Park.

13 June 2023 Council MeetingAgenda items: budget calendar; contract inspection services; Phase 2 Drainage Project; Executive Session, dispute with Halff Associates regarding the Fort Worth Water Project; Chief of Police Position

WPC News Summary, 09 June 2023Summary: A compendium of Willow Park Civics weekly news summaries, emailed to WPC Blog subscribers. The week in a glance; the year in a list. "Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility." Eleanor Roosevelt, American political figure, diplomat, pacifist and activist President Harry S.

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Updated Blogs and Issues
23 May 2023 Council Meeting
added Willow Park Civics Blog > New City Hall: Debt Done
Foster Care in Parker County, 28 April 2023
added two articles, The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has struggled to care for the nearly 20,000 kids in its custody who have been removed from their parents’ homes. The agency can’t find placements with foster families, relative caregivers or residential facilities for all of the kids in its care

Upcoming Events 
on the Willow Park Civics Calendar 
cancelled - 20 June 2023, Tuesday, 6p. P&Z Meeting 
Drink. Drive. Go to Jail Enforcement Wave, 23 June – 09 July, 2023, Willow Park Civics Blog > Drink. Drive. Go To Jail. Enforcement Wave > Independence Day, 23 June to 09 July, 2023
27 June 2023, Tuesday, 6p. Regular Council Meeting and Budget Workshop  

Current Public Notices 
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