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Open in new tab ROAD CLOSURE & Detour – East Jefferson St
TxDOT will detour traffic beginning Wednesday, August 2nd from FM 121 (East Jefferson ST) to work on the concrete pavement next to the City Hall. The detour route will be N John Douglas Rd to East Van Alstyne Pkwy to FM 121 (East Jefferson St). TxDOT estimates the detour will be in place for approximately 3 days.
Van Alstyne Ranks Among Communities with the Best Credit Scores
LendEDU just released a report that recognized the 250 communities in all of the Southwest with the best average credit scores, and Van Alstyne made the list!
Congratulations to you on the recognition! Out of the thousands of towns in the Southwest, Van Alstyne has one of the highest average credit scores, thus some of the most fiscally secure and responsible citizens.
Using Experian’s licensed dataset, LendEDU was able to analyze the average credit score of each town and city in the Southwest.
Van Alstyne came in at #116!
The full report and methodology can be found here: https://lendedu.com/blog/best-credit-scores-southwest-united-states
Notice of Zoning Public Hearing – 120 E Marshall
The Van Alstyne Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at the Van Alstyne Community Center located at 262 N Preston Ave on July 20, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. and the Van Alstyne City Council will hold a Public Hearing at the Van Alstyne Community Center located at 262 N Preston Ave on August 1, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. to consider a request by the owner/agent of the property being described as OTP VAN ALSTYNE ADDN, BLOCK 26, LOT11 & 12 more commonly known as 120 East Marshall Drive (formerly known as 101 East Marshall Drive) to change the zoning from a Central Business District (CBD) zoning to Planned Development (PD) with a base zoning of CBD with special events center with overnight guests, entire home rental to guests with no special event as allowed additional uses. Also, a waiver to any fire code requirement, such as installation of a fire sprinkler system, to maintain the current historical integrity.
You may attend the meeting(s) and make comments for or against the zone change. You may also send written comments before the date of the meeting to the Van Alstyne City Manager, P.O. Box 247, Van Alstyne, Texas 75495.
4th of July FIREWORKS
Join us for the annual fireworks display behind Van Alstyne High School located at 1722 N Waco St. approximately 30 minutes after dark on Tuesday, July 4, 2017.
Kona Ice will be on site selling refreshments. Non-alcoholic refreshments are welcome. Please be prepared to take trash with you as the City and ISD are not providing receptacles. Restroom facilities will not be open for use. We appreciate the ISD allowing us to use their venue. Let’s keep it clean!
Notice of Public Hearings on Annexation
The City Council of the City of Van Alstyne, Texas, will hold two (2) public hearings on June 27, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. and on June 27, 2017, at 6:35 p.m. at the Van Alstyne Community Center, 262 N. Preston Ave, Van Alstyne, Texas, giving all interested persons the right to appear and be heard on one (1) proposed voluntary annexation by the City of Van Alstyne, Texas. Maps and full legal descriptions are available at Van Alstyne City Hall.
The City of Van Alstyne, Texas, proposes to institute annexation proceedings to enlarge and extend the boundary limits of said city to include the following separate territories:
16.27 acre tract being part of the James McKinney Survey, Abstract No. 770, Grayson County, Texas and being a part of Greywood Heights, an addition to Grayson County, Texas, as recorded in Volume 7, Page 87, Plat Records, Grayson County, Texas, and being a part of the tract of land described in a deed to KERATEX , L.P. 11s recorded in County Clerk File Number 2010-21778, Real Property Records, Grayson County , Texas.
By order of the City Council of the City of Van Alstyne, Texas, on the 13th day of June 2017.
2016 Drinking Water Quality Report
The Public Works Department has issued the 2016 Drinking Water Quality Report also referred to as the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). The report is including as an insert with the June 2017 utility bills along with Mayor Cooper’s monthly newsletter. A public hearing will be held at the June 13th City Council meeting for those with questions or comments about the report. To view the 2016 Drinking Water Quality Report please visit the designated page on this site!
Municipal Space Needs Study
In June of 2016 City Council commissioned Dewberry, a national architecture and engineering firm specializing in the planning and design of public safety facilities, to perform a space needs and feasibility study to evaluate options for addressing the current and future needs of the Police Department, EMS/Fire Department, Library, City Hall and others over the next several years. Staff and elected officials worked with Dewberry beginning in August of 2016 to study current facilities, and in consideration of projected growth, worked to develop a plan to propose facilities capable of serving the city, citizens and businesses for a minimum of 15 years.
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