Recap of City Issues - August 29, 2008

The delivery of the new recycling carts to our citizens has been completed.  The City received the 35 gallon carts at 3:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. With the help of streets, utilities, drainage and maintenance staff the 200 - 35 gallon carts were assembled in 30 minutes and delivery began at 4:00 p.m. to the individual residents that requested the smaller cart.  As the residents received the 35 gallon cart they were instructed to have their larger cart at curbside by 7:00 a.m. Friday for collection by staff, which was completed before noon.  The use of the carts is a real plus for Highland Village's recycling program and anticipate increased recycling participation by our citizens.

On Wednesday the fire department responded to a 6" natural gas leak at FM 407 and FM 2499.  The fire department remained on scene for seven hours until Atmos Energy could repair the leak.  A special thanks goes to the Lewisville fire department Rehab unit for providing water for all the construction workers, police and fire department.  Also, Lake Cities Fire Department filled in at our fire station to provide protection to our community. While here, they answered four calls in Highland Village.  Once again the great teamwork between the neighboring fire departments helped the citizen of Highland Village.

On Thursday Chief Collier and Chief Tatum attended the North Region Meeting of the Texas Fire Chief's Association.  Over 60 North Texas Fire Chiefs attended.   The president of the Texas Fire Chief's Association provided information on pending Sunset Legislation affecting fire and emergency services.  This information sharing session held quarterly provides a great deal of information to area Chiefs concerning issues important to public safety throughout the State.                                       

On Monday, the Senior All-Stars enjoyed Game Day at the Highland Shores Community Center.

On Wednesday, the Senior All-Stars enjoyed a fun-filled trip to the Choctaw Casino.

On Thursday, the Senior All-Stars enjoyed Game Day at the Highland Shores Community Center.

HVA & GLASA begin games next week at Unity Park.

Animal Care Officer Michelle Burke and Animal Care Assistant Mary Chandler (along with help from Auxiliary Noble Chandler) participated in the first "Dog Days" at Highland Shores.  They handed out numerous flyers and registrations and made contact with a number of citizens that attended.

There was a great turnout for "Meet the Teacher" night attended by Corporal April Roppolo and Corporal David Harney.  They were also assisted by the Police Auxiliary and Corporal Christie Perry.  Over 650 packets were passed out containing information on Taking the Bus, School Safety, Bus Safety, the Walking School Bus and the new No Cell Phones in School Zones ordinance.

The Police Department, assisted by the Police Auxiliary, conducted deployments on the first and second day of school. 

The Police Department, assisted by the Police Auxiliary, conducted a deployment at the Shops of Highland Village for the first "Rock N Shop" event.

All Parks Crews are involved in mowing and regular Parks maintenance.

The Parks South Crew did repairs to the Baseball Fields at Unity Park.

The Pilot Knoll Crew, Parks North and Parks South Crews are all involved in completing mowing schedules.

Wes Neinhuser has been involved in weed control maintenance.

Tony Palesano has been repairing and adjusting irrigation systems.

The Street Crew assisted in the delivery of new recycle carts throughout the City of Highland Village.

The Street Division has completed the repairs to the street stamp area located at Highland Village Road and Highland Shores Boulevard.

The Street Crew repaired a sidewalk at 850 Silverthorne Trail where the sidewalk had settled, causing a tripping hazard at that location.

The Street Division made some asphalt street repairs to base failures at 115 Hickory Ridge Drive, 2178 Ferndale Drive and 654 Meadowcrest Drive.

The Street Crew assisted Highland Village Police Department in a emergency gas leak on Justin Road and  Village Parkway by barricading off area and detouring traffic around the gas leak emergency repair.

The Highland Village Fire Department had 30 calls for service the week of Aug 12-28.  This included: 5 public services, 17 medical emergencies, 4 odor investigations, 1 motor vehicle accident, 1 vehicle lock out, 1 residential fire alarm call and 1 gas leak.  We completed eight inspections for fire alarm, sprinkler & hydro testing and final fire inspections for new businesses in Highland Village.

This week, the police department responded to 180 calls for service, made 64 traffic contacts, made 3 arrests, responded to 13 traffic accidents and performed 492 community policing activities.

Captain Tim Moehlman and Captain Vince Jones attended the Customer Service Series - Managing Employee Performance that was held in Keller on Wednesday.

On Monday, Terry Golden joined the Parks Department.  Welcome Terry!

Police Department representatives (Chief O'Bara, Captain Stewart, Captain Blount, and Lieutenant Schlichter) made a visit to the Keller Police Department to assess the CRIMES CAD/RMS system that they are currently using.

Terrell Police Department sent two of their Captains and one of their Police Officers to visit with us this week.  They wanted to obtain information on our Value Based Policing model.

Sachse Police Department sent one of their Lieutenants and one of their Police Officers to visit with us this week.  They wanted to obtain information on our Value Based Policing model.

The Police Chief from Dublin Police Department met with Chief O'Bara and Captain Stewart to talk about our Value Based Policing model and our Police Auxiliary program.

Captain Stewart attended Policy and Procedures course held at the Grand Prairie Police Department.

Corporal Steve Rodriguez conducted Police Auxiliary training at the Police Storefront.