City Connections - July Edition

July 1, 2009 - City Purchases Doubletree RanchOn Tuesday, June 16 the City of Highland Village purchased Doubletree Ranch from the Trust for Public Land (TPL). The Trust purchased the Doubletree Ranch at an auction held at Denton County Courthouse on June 2. The TPL purchased the Ranch for $2,866,659.04, which was one cent over the opening bid price. The City contracted with TPL to purchase the 37 acres known as Doubletree Ranch. The City purchased Doubletree Ranch from the Trust for $2,943,248.03 which included the closing costs, professional services fees to TPL and the 2009 taxes. The City used 4B sales tax funds to purchase the property for a soccer facility, trail system, which is part of our trail master plan, along with a conservation area. Although the City has now taken possession of the … Read More»

Recap of City Issues - June 26, 2009

June 26, 2009 - The weekly TXDOT FM 2499 project meeting was canceled this week.  The project status is as follows:  The contractor continues to perform  concrete pours of the bridge spans on the north side of the lake water level for the Poindexter bridge.  … Read More»

Council Receives CIP Budget

June 24, 2009 - At the June 23 meeting, Council received the FY 2010 Capital Improvement Program. With the city nearing build-out, there are limited capital programs in relation to primary city infrastructure. Capital improvements related to basic infrastructure are widely … Read More»

Congressman Burgess to Hold Town Hall Meeting in Highland Village

June 23, 2009 - Please join U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess for a Town Hall Meeting in Highland Village, Saturday, June 27, 2009 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Highland Village Municipal Complex City Council Chambers1000 Highland Village RoadHighland Village, … Read More»