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October Westlake News - Keeping you informed with our town's fall happenings!
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Westlake Classic Car Show
Don't forget, the Westlake Classic Car Show is this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot at Larry North Fitness at Solana!
Benefiting the Westlake Historical Preservation Society, this annual event is deemed one of the BEST car shows in north Texas with original (or restored to near original) classic automobiles, trucks and pickups from 1900 to 1959, the Golden Era of the automobile. This year is extra special, as it marks the 5th anniversary of this affair and will be the biggest show yet!
There is ample green belt area surrounding the show site for canopies and lawn chairs, plus onsite restaurants for lunch or dinner.
Awards are given in 18 classes including Best of Show, People's Choice, Sponsor's Choice, and Mayor's Choice. For more info, click here. THANK YOU to event chairs Bert & Karen Schultz, along with the WHPS Board, for their incredible work in bringing an event of this caliber to our community. We look forward to seeing everyone out there on a beautiful fall Saturday in Westlake!
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Town Council to vote on Smoking Ordinance Tuesday evening
In an effort to promote a safer, healthier community, the October 20 Town Council agenda includes a proposed smoking ordinance. If approved, smoking will be prohibited in parks, along our trails (including medians), and within 25 feet of a building entrance. The ordinance is set to go into effect Jan. 1.
Besides the medians and right of ways on Town streets, smoking will be prohibited at or under the trails’s shade structures along F.M. 1938 and all trails in Westlake. Information will soon be posted on the
Town’s website,
which will include a FAQ section addressing questions about the proposed ordinance. To review the agenda memo and proposed ordinance, please click here.
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Will you be joining us to "Baja" on Monday? Sponsor, donate, play or just party - but don't miss the fun at our annual Westlake Baja!
This one-of-a-kind wildly fun event hosted by the Westlake Academy Foundation (a 501(c)(3) org) will be held M
onday, October 19 from 5 to 11 p.m. on the award-winning V
aquero course. And Baja Tennis, a unique King & Queen of the Cross Court format, is a blast for all levels of play. Ladies' divisions are offered for both golf and tennis. Great tournaments and challenges, a fabulous cocktail party with live entertainment plus an auction of premium offerings. Benefiting WA, last year's Baja raised over $150,000! Net proceeds from this wild and crazy golf and tennis outing and live auction are used to recruit, retain, and develop high-quality teachers.
New for the Baja Ladies Tennis - first serve will be at 11 a.m. Please click here for more information.
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Miracle Mile event raises awareness and $10,000!
A HUGE thank you is in order to Westlake's own Alyssa Phillips and all who volunteered, donated, and/or participated in the Miracle Mile, held Oct. 3 at Westlake Academy! The 1K Family Fun Run & Walk generated $10,000 for the Alyssa V. Phillips Foundation, to further its mission in support of those impacted by Cerebral Palsy (CP). Alyssa organized this event not only to raise money and awareness for the cause, but to educate people about CP. About 30 volunteers helped Alyssa during the event, held at Westlake Academy, with 110 people participating in the walk. Along the walk on our beautiful trails, there were educational signs about CP and posters with stories about others around the world living with disabilities and accomplishing great things. You may also read more about this event from today's press release.
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Thank you Westlake residents! Read more to find out what this year's bi-annual DirectionFinders "survey says..."
Every other year Westlake sends out a survey to all residents and we want you to know how much we appreciate the time to complete and the feedback received- whether positive or negative! Council Members and Town Staff look to these results to help in planning future projects, where to focus attention on areas of improvement, guidance in decisions during the budget process, and ways to better educate, provide for, and engage our residents. The 2015 survey report was presented to Council at the end of September and you may read the highlights in this recent
press release
or you may view the entire report, found on our Resident Survey
webpage
. Should you have any questions or concerns about the report, please contact Assistant Town Manager Amanda DeGan via
email
or phone at (817)490-5715 for assistance.
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November Election Information
The November General Election, h
eld on Nov. 3, includes a Constitutional Amendment with 7 propositions, with several regarding ad valorem (property) taxation.
(Click for a Sample Ballot -
Constitutional Amendment Election
).
Early Voting by personal appearance will be held Oct. 19 through Oct. 30. D
uring Early Voting you may vote at any polling location in your county. Closest polling locations for Tarrant County residents will be Southlake Town Hall, Keller Town or the REC of Grapevine. Closest polling location for Denton County residents is the Svore Municipal Building, Trophy Club.
On election day however, you are required to vote at your designated polling location. Most residents will vote at Fellowship Church on Florence Road.
Important Note: Westlake does not have a local race on this ballot.
More information can be found per each county website:
Tarrant County Voter Information and
Denton County Voter Information. Information also can be found on the Town's website here.
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Upcoming Meetings & Events
Sat, Oct 24 - Monster Mash - open to all Westlake families; 3 pm - 9:30 pm; WA Campus
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Town of Westlake 3 Village Circle, Suite 202 Westlake, TX 76262 (817) 430-0941
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