"To them we have a solemn obligation - the obligation to insure that their sacrifice will help to make this a better and safer world in which to live." On September 2, 1945, the formal surrender of Japan was conducted on the deck of the Missouri in Tokyo Bay, bringing World War II to an end.

Reminders for September 2024: Emergency Warning System test first Wednesday (04 September 2024); register for emergency alert notifications via email, text and app; online City Services; current road construction; Willow Park water bill senior discount; City meetings; City events; Willow Park Civics updates.

Public Notices (3): * Public Hearing on 2024-2025 proposed Budget for City of Willow Park, 10 Sept. 2024, 6P * Public Hearing on property tax rate increase for City of Willow Park, 10 Sept. 2024, 6P * Increase in water fees and wastewater fees.

Summary: A 20-year operating extension has been granted for the Glen Rose Comanche Peak nuclear power plant. The two Comanche Peak units have a 2,538-megawatt (MW) capacity that can power over 500,000 homes during peak electricity use hours.

Summary: Fifty miles south of Willow Park is Comanche Peak, the two-reactor nuclear plant in Glen Rose that serves as baseload power for the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. This nuclear plant affects Willow Park's electric power and our safety.

Summary:"What are they building behind Olympus Willow Park apartments? Kinda behind the senior living, to the North." As the construction crane grows the new Willow Park Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWPT) -- just where described -- more and more questions are growing with it.

Summary: The City is planning two town hall meetings and a survey to give Willow Park Citizens the opportunities to direct the improvements planned for Kings Gate Park. The first town hall will be this Fall 2024 and will gather considerations to be included in the survey.

Summary: The Community News article offers not only details of the new Kings Gate Park Trinity Trail but also all the other Kings Gate Park amenities -- and the City's plans for new amenities.

Summary: Willow Park City Council Meeting reviewed by the City of Willow Park newspaper of record, The Community News. Topics: * Slight increase mainly funds police * Wastewater fund * Wastewater treatment plant

Summary: In the last several months, the City of Willow Park has added three new employees to our City administration: Mandy McCarley, Director of Parks; Andrea Saylor, Director of Finance/Human Resources; Chelsea Kirkland, Utility Billing Clerk

Newsletter from Roger Williams, the US House Rep. for Texas District 25, which includes Willow Park. This week's Williams Weekly includes the following: Harris Unveils Another Economic Disaster; Visited Texas Health in Stephenville; Met With The Texas Farm Bureau; Joined Newsmax and NewsNation to discuss how the Harris-Walz economic plan will destroy Main Street.

A compendium of Willow Park Civics weekly news summaries, emailed to WPC Blog subscribers. The week in a glance; the year in a list. "Remember, upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all." Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia (356-323 BC)

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