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Student Athletes Among Those Recognized at City Council Meeting
Travis Mayfield and Courtney Okolo were honored as the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation's Male and Female Athlete of the Year. Click on the headline above for additional details from the Nov. 3, 2009 City Council Meeting.
11/04/2009
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Performance
Come see a live radio drama performance of Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" Hebron & Josey Library
10/26/2009
Council Briefed on Proposed Revisions to Property Maintenance Codes
October 20 City Council worksession and meeting.
10/21/2009
Teen Read Week
“Read Beyond Reality @ Your Library” is the theme for this year’s Teen Read Week, October 18 – 24.
10/13/2009
Council Receives H1N1 Briefing
Fire Chief John Murphy kicked off the October 6 City Council worksession with a briefing on the H1N1 flu. October 4-10 was also declared fire prevention week.
10/08/2009 5:00 PM
H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Prevention
Links to important site with regularly updated flu information, as well as a list of eight ways to stay healthy at work. 2-1-1 dialing code is established at the access point for H1N1 information.
10/05/2009
Global Road Warrior - Country Information for Travel or Homework
Get country information for both travelers planning a trip and students doing homework from the library's new database, Global Road Warrior.
10/01/2009 7:00 AM
TumbleBook Library for Kids
Try these online animated, talking books with your child.
10/01/2009
City Council Adopts Budget for FY 09-10; Tax Rate Stays the Same
City Council gave final approval and formally adopted a new budget for the upcoming fiscal year at the regular City Council Meeting on Sept. 15.
09/17/2009
Council To Approve Proposed Budget on Sept. 15; Property Tax Rate to Stay the Same
At the Sept. 1 City Council meeting, Councilmembers received public input and stated their intention to keep Thomas Pool open, and to keep the property tax rate the same.
09/02/2009
Labor Day: Hours and Trash Schedule
City facilities closed, last day of swim and trash collection delayed one day.
09/02/2009
September: Library Card Sign-up Month 2009
September is Library Card Sign-up Month and the Carrollton Public Library wants to make sure that all children in Carrollton have the smartest card of all – a library card.
09/02/2009
School Zone Testing
Traffic Operations will be testing the School Zone flasher system on Thursday, August 20 and Friday, August 21.
08/19/2009
City Council Makes Decisions on Preliminary City Budget
City Council continues to deliberate and vote on the proposed 2009/2010 City budget and tax rate during meetings in September. All meetings are open to the public. See story to view Proposed Budget.
08/19/2009
Job Hunting Computer Classes at the Library
The library is offering three related classes about using computers in a job search: Resume Writing, Job Hunting, and Online Netwlorking.
08/19/2009
Animal Services Joins RecycleBank as Non-Profit Partner
Animal Services can now receive donations through RecycleBank’s Reward Points as a new non-profit partner.
08/18/2009
Carrollton in The New York Times
Carrollton's light rail plans mentioned in The New York Times.
08/14/2009
Neighborhood Involvement Forum Aug. 29
Join the Neighborhood Advisory Commission and the City of Carrollton Community Services from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 29 at Josey Ranch Lake Library.
08/07/2009
Citizen Police Academy 2009
The next Citizen Police Academy will begin on Thursday, August 13 and will end November 19. The classes are every Thursday night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Carrollton Police Department.
08/07/2009
City Begins Annual Budget Approval Process
The Carrollton City Council will deliberate and vote on the proposed 2009/2010 City budget and tax rate during meetings in August and September. See story to view Proposed Budget.
08/03/2009