MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY
Monday, May 27, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
War Memorial Park, 101 N. Main Street
(Corner of W. Center Street and Main Street)
The American Legion Ronald L. McElroy Post 81 will host a Memorial Day Ceremony to remember our fallen soldiers & first responders.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott; a graduate of Duncanville High School will serve as the Keynote Speaker.
Duncanville raised Tim Urban, finalist on the 9th season of American Idol is scheduled to perform.
Have you ever heard of Super Tacaso? If you have, then you have most likely partaken in one of the finest examples of “Mexican Street Tacos” offered in the D/FW Metroplex. If you haven’t, don’t worry, you soon will.
Super Tacaso is located inside of the Fuel City that sits on the corner of I-35 and Riverside Drive. You might not know the name, but if you have traveled to or from downtown Dallas, you have seen the giant gas station with the 5 Longhorn’s in the backyard and the occasional air blown gorilla sitting on top of the building watching traffic go by.
If you look closely towards the front door at any given time of the day, you will see a line stacked with patrons waiting to place their taco order.
Soon, Duncanville residents will not have to make the trip across the river to enjoy the goodness that awaits behind that small window.
City View Tacos (new name) will soon be occupying the old Sonic-Drive In® on Main Street. (Ironically located next to the new Sonic)
Duncanvillevoice.com does not have an official open date at this time, but a request has been sent and will be posted soon.
Interestingly while doing research for this story, it was discovered that the owners of City View Tacos also purchased the old “A” frame Lincoln Locksmith building further North on Main Street (next to the car wash). The real estate transaction was processed thru Options Real Estate. It’s refreashing to see another new business that has been brought to the area.
All images were taken from fuelcity-tacos.com
Agenda & Packet for the upcoming Duncanville City Council Meeting.
May 21, 2013 Revised Agenda (PDF)
The following “Briefing Session” item stuck out like sore thumb. Any ideas of what this is about or who it is that may be concerned about the seating arrangements?
The Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence (CLIDE) Awards Program was created in 2003 to encourage innovative development projects and practices that will help accommodate this expected growth and ensure a Sustainable North Texas for generations to come. CLIDE does this by recognizing private and public development programs and projects that exemplify the region’s Principles of Development Excellence.
The Center of Development Excellence has announced the sixth cycle of the biennial CLIDE Awards program. The Center looks for projects and programs from our region that exemplify the Principles of Development Excellence. Applications for the 2013 CLIDE Awards were accepted online from January 31- March 15, 2013. Awards will be presented to the recipients at the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ General Assembly on June 14, 2013
It has been announced by the North Central Texas Council Of Governments (NCTCOG) that Monte Anderson (Options Real Estate), Scott Polikov (Gateway Planning) and Jeff Jones (Bike Friendly Duncanville) will be recognized as a 2013 CLIDE Award recipient for work relating to the redevelopment of Main Street and promoting a sustainable culture.
Monte Anderson is also a 2011 CLIDE Award winner. Click Here to view the award for Mid-Towne in Midlothian.
The number of people living in North Central Texas has grown by more than 26 percent in the last 10 years and experts predict that growth will continue to be significant. Today’s population of about 6.7 million people in the Dallas/Fort Worth region is expected to grow to more than 10.8 million by 2040. This is an exciting time as growth brings new economic and cultural opportunities, but it is also a time in which we must plan for new and unique challenges.
To prepare for the road ahead, the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Strategic Plan for 1999-2003 called for the creation of the Center of Development Excellence. The Center is envisioned as a comprehensive effort to bring together public- and private-sector experts in the environmental, transportation, development, and information analysis fields to address the regional issues and infrastructure concerns of the future.
The Center of Development Excellence developed the Principles of Development Excellence along with a mission statement to guide the initiative. These principles are designed to address the many issues that impact the region as population grows, including, but not limited to, transportation, air quality, water supply, and the environment.
The mission of the Center of Development Excellence is to promote quality growth in North Central Texas that enhances the built environment, reduces vehicle miles of travel, uses water & energy resources effectively and efficiently, and helps advance environmental stewardship in order to ensure continued economic vitality and provide the highest attainable quality of life for all residents.
All residents are invited to attend a free movie in the park, sponsored by Duncanville Parks & Recreation. Bring your blankets, chairs and coolers for a enjoyable evening outdoors with the entire family.
Please share this with others that may live in Duncanville and feel free to post on your Facebook page.
The event is located across from the Duncanville Public Library in the parking lots of the Senior Center located at 201 James Collins Blvd. Bring all your trash and bulky items such as construction materials and debris, furniture, appliances, lumber, and any other junk that you need to get rid of. A electronics recycler and a paper shredder will be on-site. Please limit the paper shredding to 3 file boxes of paper. Tired of waiting for your brush to get picked up? Please bring it, we will unload it for you and have it recycled.
The above information was provided on duncanville.com
The citizens of Duncanville have spoken; The results are in.
Duncanville United backed Patrick Harvey has defeated his three opponents in the race for the At Large position and avoided a run-off by gaining 52.33% of the vote.
Incumbent Don Freeman did not turn out the high number of voters that were reportedly promised to his constituents and Cliff Boyd has removed Freeman as the District 1 representative.
Stan Smith has unseated incumbent, Leslie Thomas with over 63% of the vote.
35 votes was all that separated newcomer Ron White against incumbent Johnette Jameson. Jameson remains as the Representative for District 5.
Congratulations to the winners of your respective races. It’s now time to move forward with city business.
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