City of Lampasas Newsletter
 
February 2013
  
GET CONNECTED TO CITY SERVICES

 

Tune In To KACQ:
Wednesdays/ 101.9 FM 8:00 a.m. to listen to City Manager Finley deGraffenried    

                      

 

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www.cityoflampasas.com

E-mail Us At:
info@cityoflampasas.com

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(View agendas/minutes, employment, utility rates and ordinances)


FREQUENTLY CALLED NUMBERS

 

City Hall  556-6831


Police Dept. 556-6235

Fire Dept. 556-3446

Library  556-3251

Municipal Court 556-4909

Golf Course  556-3202

Public Utilities 556-3641

Public Works 556-8315

Parks Dept. 556-6812

Cemetery 556-8520

Animal Shelter 556-8586

 

Water Plant 556-3393


HannaPool  556-4048

Streets Dept. 556-2086

Elect. Dept. 556-3988

 

 

CITY COUNCIL
Mayor:
Jerry Grayson
 
Mayor Pro Tem:
Bradley Neely
 
Members:
Robert McCauley
T.J. Roberts
TJ Monroe
Chris Harrison
Wesley Alexander
 
Greetings!

 

The City of Lampasas E-Newsletter is filled with information about your local government, events and activities in the community.

 
FIRE DEPARTMENT REMINDER

  

 In May 2011, The Texas legislature passed House Bill 1168 (HB 1168), updating the Texas Property Code to require the installation of smoke alarms in all bedrooms of rental properties throughout the state. The new law requires that bedrooms of rental properties not already equipped with a smoke alarm be retrofitted not later than January 1, 2013. If you live in rental property that is not equipped with smoke alarms please contact the Lampasas Fire Department 556-3446.

 

2013 CITY COUNCIL ELECTION
 

The City of Lampasas is holding a General Election on May 11, 2013 for the purpose of electing Mayor and City Council members.

 

Mayor: Jerry Grayson

Place 1: Wesley Alexander

Place 2: Bradley Neely

Place 6: Chris Harrison

 

January 30: First day for filing application for place on ballot.

 

March 1: Deadline to file application for place on ballot.

 

LIBRARY LOVERS' MONTH
  
February is Library Lovers' Month! All month there will be a candy counting contest; also write a book review and be entered to win a Libary Lovers' gift basket!
  
For more information, please contact Library 556-3251.
  
FEBRUARY MEETINGS

 

February   7   Planning & Zoning      6:00 p.m. (tentative)

 

February  11  Workshop & Council   5:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. 

 

February  13  Airport Board              6:00 p.m. (tentative)

 
February  15  Parks                         6:00 p.m. (tentative)

February  19  ZBA                           7:00 p.m.(tentative)

February  20  LEDC                         5:30 p.m. 

 

February  25  Workshop & Council    5:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

  

EVENTS

 

McCoy Tree Trimming: Will start tree trimming at the end of December for the City of Lampasas and will be here for about 9 weeks. Areas will be door tagged before trimming is done in the area.

 

Tap Dance Classes: (Tuesdays) Intermediate Class at 5:30pm and Beginner Class at 6:00pm. Contact Beverly Jones 556-8405.

 

February 6: "Valentine's Day" Story Time at the Library at 10am with Ms. Emily. Contact Library 556-3251. 

 

February 11-16: Library Bake Sale! Contact Library 556-3251.

 

February 18: President's Day. City Offices & Library Closed. Waste Management will run it's normal schedule.

 

February 20: Story time at the Library at 10am. Contact Library 556-3251.

 
CITY NEWS

 

Animals For Adoption: You may view our animals for adoption by visisting the City of Lampasas website www.cityoflampasas.com  or by visiting www.petango.com/lampasasanimalshelter.com .

 

Free Public Wi-Fi: Available at the Lampasas Public Library. Contact Library 556-3251.

 

Library Online Catalog: Check out the Library online catalog. When you log in, you can access your account,place reserves, and renew materials... all online, from the comfort of your home. Go to www.cityoflampasas.com/library and navigate to the online catalog. To log in, you will need your library card number and phone number. Questions? Contact Library 556-3251.

 

Photo-of-the-Month Contest: Enter our photo-of-the-month contest by visiting www.cityoflampasas.com for contest rules and emailing your photo to photocontest@cityoflampasas.com . The City Council will announce the monthly winning photo at the first regular City Council meeting. Winners will receive a City of Lampasas insulated tumbler w/straw and posting of their photo on the web site.

 

First Call Emergency Notification System: In an effort to improve communication with the public, during emergency situations, the City of Lampasas is implementing the FirstCall Emergency Notification System. In the event of an emergency FirstCall will send alerts to you via phone, email, or text notifications.To be sure that all affected citizens of the city and county can be contacted, we are encouraging everyone to sign up for the FirstCall system by filling out the registration form found at http://alertregistration.com/LampasasTX/ .