The City of Highland Village News

Recap of City Issues - February 29, 2008

On Wednesday, the Parks and Recreation department held their bi-weekly staff meeting.  On Friday, Rhoda Savage met with a resident regarding an easement.On Friday, Rhoda Savage met with a representative from BW2 Engineers and a representative from Pipeworks for a Pre-Award meeting. On Friday,… Read More »

First Read Approved Prohibiting Residency of Sex Offenders Within Certain Areas of the City

At the February 26 meeting, Council approved the first read of an ordinance prohibiting residency of sex offenders within certain areas of the city. Currently all neighboring cities have an ordinance in place restricting residency of sex offenders within the city. This ordinance restricts registered… Read More »

Recap of City Issues - February 22, 2008

The Fire Station is coming together! Looking from Cannon Lane the trail is going in.Sue Thompson and I met with the real estate agent for the property owners of the tract in the Barnett subdivision north of the Capt. D's site to discuss the possibility of bringing the public access through to… Read More »

Recap of City Issues - February 15, 2008

On Friday Dottie Palumbo, Sue Thompson & I met with Claude King, City Manager for the City of Lewisville about the redevelopment opportunities at the future DCTA Train Station.  On Feb. 18th the Lewisville City Council will consider a professional service agreement for a development plan… Read More »

Highland Village Receives Bond Rating Increase From A+ to AA-

The city of Highland Village receives bond rating increase from A+ to AA-. Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services raised the city’s rating by one notch based on the city’s property tax base diversification and reduced dependence on property tax revenues as its largest revenue… Read More »

Council Approved the Site Plan for Phase I of the District of Highland Village

At the February 12 meeting, Council approved the site plan for Phase I of the District of Highland Village. The District, located at the northwest corner of FM 407 and Briarhill Boulevard, will include town homes, retail, office and restaurants when completed. Phase I includes one retail building… Read More »

Recap of City Issues - February 8, 2008

It's official! We are very pleased to inform everyone that Standard & Poor's Rating Service has raised our underlying rating for Highland Village up one notch from "A+" to "AA-".  The City's new rate is based on the stable outlook that reflects our expectation that the… Read More »

Recap of City Issues - February 1, 2008

Laurie Mullens, Mayor Costa, other staff members and myself took part in a video shoot for the Mayor's state of the city presentation in February. As we've done the last several years, the Flower Mound and Lewisville Chambers and the HVBA are joining together for a regional state of the city… Read More »