Willow Park Civics

Weekly News Summary

Week ending Friday, 16 August 2024

“I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, commerce… and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture ...” 

John Adams​, Founding Father and 2nd US President

Put WPC@WillowParkCivics.org in your address book to avoid spam capture.

Willow Park Civics blog posts are updated often, so bookmark posts and revisit or bookmark the Blog Index and revisit. 

In addition, What’s Happening, Willow Park Facebook is hosting Willow Park Civics.

20 August 2024 2024 P&Z Meeting

Agenda Items: Special Use Permit for temporary, free-standing, off-premise Canvas townhome sign corner of Kings Gate Road and Frontage Road.

June to August. And just that fast the Willow Park FM 1187 annexation of 232 acres of land has been rescinded.

Summary: In June 2024, the City approved a project by the "Brothers in Christ" to start the annexation of 232 acres of land on FM 1187, for 1+ businesses, and 100+ residential. In August, the City rescinded the annexation. What happened? There were no specific, public details from the developer.

Parker County Brewing Co. gets Chapter 380 financing from City, even though opened 2018.

Summary: The City of Willow Park has granted up to $200,000 in sales tax rebates as City financial incentives to a company already establish in the City. In July, the City Council approved a Chapter 380 agreement with Second Empire Brewery, LLC aka Parker County Brewing Company, who has been a popular restaurant since 2018.

Willow Park Civics Blog Updates for Week Ending Friday, 16 August 2024

Summary: Updates on past Willow Park Civics Blogs. Keep current on today's issues that started yesterday. This week's updates include the following: University of Texas Arlington to build UTA West in Walsh Ranch. Local Fort Worth Report wants your input, added The Community News article; 16 April 2024 P&Z Meeting, added minutes.

New alternative for the DFW to Houston high-speed rail project.

Summary: During July, the Dallas City Council opposed a proposed elevated line through the City's downtown. However by August, Dallas and North Central Texas Council of Governments, who recently added $1.2M to the DFW - Houston high-speed rail project, started considering an alternative route from Fort Worth along Interstate 30 and around downtown Dallas.

Local Scout to construct retired flag box at Willow Park Public Safety Building as an Eagle Scout Project.

Summary: Willow Park is a proud, American flag-flying neighborhood. However, there is a proper way to retire American flags when they become old and tattered. Zachary Taipale of Parker County is going to solve that issue for Willow Park.

Williams Weekly: Monday, 12 August 2024

Newsletter from Roger Williams, the US House Rep. for Texas District 25, which includes Willow Park. This week's Williams Weekly includes the following: Hosted the West TX25 Legislative Summit; Harris Reaffirms Her America Last Agenda; joined Mornings With Maria and Newsmax to discuss the top issues facing our nation from high inflation, interest rates, and labor shortages to the Democrats' continued failures.

Willow Park Public Notices for week ending Friday, 09 August 2024

CORRECTION: Public Notices (1): Public Hearing during the [correction: 27 August 2024 Council Meeting not P&Z Meeting], SUP for freestanding sign

Willow Park Civics News Summary, Friday, 09 August 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. "Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric."

Upcoming Events

  • 20 August 2024, Tuesday, 6P, P&Z Meeting

    • 20 August 2024 2024 P&Z Meeting Willow Park Civics Blog with agenda and research

  • 27 August 2024, Tuesday, 6P, Council Meeting

  • 10 September 2024, Tuesday, 6P, Council Meeting

  • 17 September 2024, Tuesday, 6P, P&Z Meeting

 

Blog Subscription | Willow Park Civics

Subscribe to the Willow Park Civics Blog and whenever new information about a Willow Park Civics issue is posted, you will be among the first to know. Our posts contain information about city meetings, city news, neighborhood issues, and voter support -- in other words, the information Willow Park residents need to be responsible citizens.

Visit the Willow Park Civics Website