Fireworks
Prohibited
The City of Watauga
prohibits the possession,
manufacture, storage, sale,
handling, and use of fireworks
within City limits. This
includes firecrackers and sparklers.
The current fine for violating this
mandate is up to $200.00, not
including court costs. Keep
yourself and your family safe by
attending a professionally managed
and organized fireworks display.
Click here for a list of 4th
of July celebrations in our area.
Union Pacific Railroad
Crossing Closures
The Union Pacific Railroad will be
closing the following crossings
beginning June 13, 2009. Each
crossing will be totally blocked and
traffic will be detoured around
these work zones by RoadSafe Traffic
Systems, who will provide off-duty
police officers to work the crossing
closures during this process.
Only one crossing will be closed at
a time to give the public and
emergency vehicles access around
these intersections. The affected
intersections are:
World Health Organization (WHO)
Declares Flu Pandemic
World health
authorities have declared the swine
flu to be a pandemic - the first
global epidemic in 41 years - as
the number of infections has risen in the United
States, Europe, Australia and South
America. As a result, WHO has
raised the pandemic alert status to
Level 6, the highest possible.
The long-awaited decision is
scientific confirmation that a new
flu virus has emerged and is quickly
circling the globe. To date,
74 countries have reported nearly
27,737 cases, including 141 deaths.
The last pandemic - the Hong Kong
flu of 1968 - killed about 1 million
people.
Garbage
Collection Rates Decrease
The contract between
Community Waste Disposal (CWD) and
the City of Watauga provides for an
annual rate adjustment. The
rate adjustment is composed of two
factors: changes between the prior
year and the current year in the
Consumer Price Index (CPI), and the
13-week average price of diesel fuel
for the first quarter of the
calendar year. This year, the
CPI impact was an increase of 0.62%,
while the fuel component was a
decrease of 4.69%. The net
impact on the total residential
rates was a decrease of $0.39 or
4.07% from the prior year.
These new rates went into effect
on July 1, 2009.
|
New Residential
Collection Rates |
|
Waste |
$7.66 |
|
Recycle |
$1.52 |
|
Standard Rate Total |
$9.18 |
|
Senior
Citizen Discount |
$1.50 |
|
Senior
Citizen Rate |
$7.68 |
|
Additional Cart |
$2.10
each monthly |
Residents who are
65 years of age or older can
qualify for a Senior Citizen
Discount upon presentation of
proof of age, such as a driver's
license or birth certificate.
Any utility customer that is
physically disabled and can
provide the necessary forms from
a physician stating a
disability, can request solid
waste collections and recycling
services from the front garage
area of the residence. For
more information, please contact
the Utility Billing Office at
(817) 514-5705.
Click here to view a
breakdown of utility rates for
residential and commercial
customers.
Tarrant
County Debuts New Property Fraud
Alert Service
According to the FBI, property and
mortgage fraud is the fastest
growing white-collar crime.
The Tarrant County Clerk's Office
now offers a free on-line automated
service in which Tarrant County
property owners (residential and
business) can sign up to have their
name monitored for possible
fraudulent activity. A
common property fraud scenario
involves falsifying documents in
order to obtain a fraudulent
mortgage in someone else's name.
It
takes less than 60 seconds to sign
up, and participants will be
notified only when the exact name
they have provided is listed as a
"Granter" or "Grantee" on any of 90
different document types recorded in
the Clerk's Office. The alert
system is customizable in that
alerts can be generated by e-mail or
telephone call. Tarrant is the
first county in Texas to offer the
Property Fraud Alert Service to its
property owners.
Click here to learn more
about this service and to sign up or
call (817) 884-1111.
Important
Information for Oncor Customers
Regarding Trees & Power Lines
Every year in Texas, people are injured
or even killed when they climb or prune
trees near power lines.
High-voltage lines are not insulated,
and direct contact usually results in
death by electrocution. A tree
contacting a power line can also become
energized, injuring someone touching the
tree. Children should never climb
or play in trees near power lines.
By Texas law (Health & Safety Code,
Chapter 752) only professionals who are
authorized by the wires company are
allowed to prune or remove trees closer
than ten (10) feet to high voltage power
lines. In the upcoming weeks, Oncor will trim
trees in the City of Watauga.
Should you have any questions or
would like more information, please
visit
www.oncor.com or call
1-888-313-4747.