Posted on: December 3, 2019
In recent years, The Colony City Council has sought to create and foster closer working relationships between the City and a variety of stakeholders in the community, such as The Colony Chamber of Commerce and Lewisville ISD.
As a direct result of those efforts, an urgent need at Camey Elementary School was brought to the attention of the leadership among the groups.
Camey is among a handful of Title 1 schools in The Colony, defined as campuses that have a sizable percentage of...
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Posted on: December 5, 2019
City offices, facilities, and the library will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 24, and Wednesday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday. Also, there will be no trash/recycling collection on Dec. 25.
Service will resume on Thursday, Dec. 26, and be delayed one day the remainder of the week. For more information, contact Environmental Services at 972-624-3131.
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Posted on: December 5, 2019
Effective next Monday, Dec, 9, Stewart Creek Park winter operating hours will change to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
These hours will be effective annually each November through February. Normal parks hours (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.) will resume March through October.
For more information contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 972-625-1106.
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Posted on: December 3, 2019
Per guidance from the City Council, city crews have been installing reflector strips at the ends of the medians on thoroughfares to better assist visibility of the roadway at night.
As of now, the strips are completed on Paige between SH 121 and North Colony, and on North Colony between Paige and Main. Installation on South Colony between Paige and Main is underway.
Unlike traditional reflective paint, the strips are a new safety prod...
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Posted on: November 19, 2019
In August, the City Council approved funding for a new pedestrian crosswalk on Paige Road at Yager Drive that will primarily facilitate safer crossing of the roadway for students attending nearby schools or walking to the skate park and Recreation Center.
Following work to prepare the infrastructure, contractors will be installing a solar-powered hybrid beacon that will be much the same as the pedestrian-activated crosswalk at North Colony and Pruitt Drive. The new beacon is scheduled to be completed in th...
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Posted on: November 15, 2019
UPDATE: Motorists are advised that Miller Drive between Yager and Nash will be closed to thru traffic starting the morning of Monday, Nov. 18, and lasting until approximately Dec. 20 to facilitate construction of a sewer line under the roadway.
Nearby residents who normally utilize Miller to access Nash will have to first detour eastbound to Paige Road during the construction period.
We appreciate your patience. Please drive safe, drive slow and be mindful of workers around construction zones.
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Posted on: November 15, 2019
Although the firehouse is not yet fully staffed and operational, motorists are advised that the emergency light on Destination Drive outside Fire Station No. 4 in Grandscape has been activated.
The light will be green the majority of the time. However, The Colony Fire Department personnel are conducting periodic training at the new station and the emergency light will be triggered as TCFD apparatus come and go.
As always, please drive safe and mo...
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Posted on: October 3, 2019
Alongside completion of the FY 2019-20 budget during public deliberations in August and September, The Colony City Council approved mechanisms for funding important upgrades to the Stewart Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
The upgrades represent the next phases of a years-long process already underway to ensure the facility is operating at a level in line with continued growth and economic development, as well as to meet mandated guidelines set by the Texas Commission on En...
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Posted on: October 3, 2019
During its annual budget deliberations, The Colony City Council routinely seeks ways in which it can save money for its residents. As such, the Council recently authorized an ordinance enacting a homestead exemption for elderly and disabled homeowners.
This is in addition to the 1/4-cent reduction to the tax rate approved in September as part of the FY 2019-20 budget.
Essentially identical to Denton County’s existing homestead exemption, the City of The Colony’s new exemption is for d...
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Posted on: November 11, 2019
On Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, The Colony Police Department received an anonymous tip regarding a group conversation of high school students that took place on Snapchat.
The tip did not identify any person from the group but stated one student made threats towards another indicating a violent act.
Officers responded to The Colony High School & began investigating the threat along with SRO’s, who were already ...
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Posted on: January 3, 2019
The Customer Service counters at City Hall will be closed for staff training from 1 to 2 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in 2019.
As such, the closures will occur on the following dates:
- Jan. 8;
- Feb. 12;
- March 12;
- April 9;
- May 14;
- June 11;
- July 9;
- Aug. 13;
- Sept. 10;
- Oct. 8;
- Nov. 12; and,
- Dec. 10.
Residents wishing to make a utility payment during those dates and times may do so by accessing thei...
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Posted on: October 3, 2019
The Colony Aquatic Park wishes to recognize Austin Galvan as its 2019 Employee of the Year, and Samantha Aguirre as its 2019 Volunteen of the Year.
Galvan is homegrown at many levels. Not only did he learn to swim at The Colony Aquatic Park, as a child he spent almost every Tuesday and Thursday summer afternoons at Public Swim. For a future lifeguard, it was an excellent start to learning ru...
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Posted on: July 10, 2019
The City of The Colony purchases the majority of its water from Dallas Water Utilities (DWU), which has been undergoing changes to its treatment facilities in recent years intended to enhance the performance of disinfectants.
As a result, water produced by the new system has a higher mineral content, or hardness, namely calcium.
The Colony is served by DWU's Elm Fork treatment facility, which is scheduled to begin the change-over on July 22, and continue through 2024. While mos...
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Posted on: January 18, 2019
The North Texas Tollway Authority has kicked off 2019 with the early stages of a project to widen the Sam Rayburn Tollway (SRT). Motorists likely have noticed the recent lane closures, including the underpasses at both Main Street & Standridge.
Current closures include the following, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly, May 28-31:
- two westbound left lanes of the Sam Rayburn Tollway between Legacy Drive and Business 121 (near Old Denton Road).
Current closures include the following, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m...
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Sam Rayburn Tollway Fourth Lane Project
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