City of The Colony Electronic Newsletter • Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020

The Colony City Council Runoff Elections set for Tuesday, Dec. 8

The unofficial results from the Nov. 3, 2020, City Council Election are as follows. The official report will be provided on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, after canvassing the returns and declaring the results of a runoff election to be held on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.

Place 3: Brian Wade, 47.54% 2,239 votes; Megan Stoner, 46.73%, 2,201 votes; Robert Michelson, 5.73%, 270 votes. TOTAL VOTES: 4,710.
Place 4: Lauren Gunn, 37.47%, 1,934 votes; David Terre, 47.52%, 2,453 votes; Chris Song, 15.01%, 775 votes. TOTAL VOTES: 5,162.
Place 5: A.B. Martin, 31.39%, 1,138 votes; Perry Schrag, 40.91%, 1,483 votes; Rolando Reyes, 27.70%, 1,004 votes. TOTAL VOTES: 3,625.

A total of 13,497 votes were cast in the 2020 City Council Election, the most ever recorded in the city. For more information, contact The Colony City Secretary's Office or visit the Denton County Elections Administration website.

American Heroes fireworks show this Saturday!

Tickets for the music performance are sold-out but everyone is invited to our annual "American Heroes: A Salute to Veterans" fireworks show at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in the vicinity of The Colony Five-Star Complex. Please be advised, there will be NO parking available at Five Star for the fireworks show. For more information, contact The Colony Parks & Recreation Department at 972-625-1106.

Republic Services to begin change-out process for old trash carts

Starting the week of Nov. 9, the city’s solid-waste contractor, Republic Services, will begin a process of changing out damaged or old trash carts for residential customers in the city.

The cart-replacement process will begin with Tuesday’s routes. Replacement will continue on a weekly basis for a given day’s route until completed, at which time Republic will begin the next day’s route, and so on, until completed citywide. Two trucks will be on the streets during the replacement, with the first truck collecting items from the carts, and the second truck following behind to change out damaged or old Allied Waste carts.

In an effort to educate residents on recycling best practices and to reduce contamination in recycling contents, a recycling sticker will be placed on the recycle cart lids during the same timeframe. This replacement only covers trash carts, not recycling. Recycle carts will be assessed and placed on an exchange list for replacement in the first quarter of 2021. For more information, call the Environmental Services Department at 972-624-3131.

New service alert from TCPL!

The Colony Public Library is now offering Drive-Through pickup service. You can pick up your holds, prints, and craft kits via our BRAND NEW holds pickup window! The holds pickup window is located on the North Colony side of the building just before our drive-through book drop and is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Holds may be placed through our online catalog at www.TheColonyPL.org or by calling Circulation at 972-625-1900, ext. 2. Up to 15 items may be placed on hold at a time. Library staff will notify you once your items are ready for pickup. Once notified, bring your library card to the library and pull up to the drive-through window and wait for library staff to assist you. Holds placed after 4 p.m. will be fulfilled the next business day. Holds will be released/canceled after 3 business days if they are not picked up. Take advantage of this new service today!

VOA Classic coming soon!

In celebration of the upcoming Volunteers of America Classic LPGA tournament, The Colony Convention & Visitors Bureau is highlighting the world’s best female golfers! Check out some of the top eight players slated to play at the Golf Clubs at The Tribute for the only LPGA Tour event in Texas by following the CVB on Facebook and Twitter, @TCCVB. Catch all the action Dec. 3-6 on the Golf Channel. More info at www.VOAClassic.com.

What else is In THE News?

Congratulations to the winners of The Colony Parks and Recreation Department's Fall Family Selfie Scavenger Hunt contest, presented by SCHEELS! Check out the photos on our social media. Thanks to everyone for participating!
The Colony Parks and Recreation Department and The Colony Roadrunners Club present the 19th annual Coach Cox’s Kids Chase! This year we are going VIRTUAL. Join us in a 1/2-mile, 1-mile and/or 5K race at one of our three course locations, or you can create your own course to run. Send in your name, age, race distance and time to Lindsey@tcpard.com no later than noon Tuesday, Dec. 1, to be recorded in the race results. Register online or call 972-625-1106 for more information.
Residents wishing to conveniently dispose of bulk documents may take advantage of a “Shred Day” scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 7, in the parking lot of Hawaiian Falls Waterpark, 4400 Paige Road. For more info, call 972-624-3130.
NOTICE: Scammers have spoofed the Police Department's non-emergency number, 972-625-1887, and are calling residents to say they have a warrant and then demanding payment. Hang up! Spoofing is when the scammer uses a legitimate number to show up on caller ID to fool the victim. Always double check and verify suspicious calls or emails. If you have any questions about possible warrants, please call and speak with a dispatcher.
City offices, facilities, and the library will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day.