city of allen logoCOA E-Access
May 17, 2013
Public Works Week
On Saturday morning, the City of Allen will celebrate National Public Works Week (NPWW) with an Open House and Truck Rodeo at the Allen Municipal Service Center, 900 S. Greenville Avenue. The event runs from 9 a.m. to Noon and includes a tour of the service center, department displays and exhibits, and an equipment rodeo. The equipment rodeo will showcase all types of city vehicles including a dump truck, industrial mower, recycling truck, fire engine, police mobile command center and more.
 
Jeepers! Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang are in Allen!
Scooby Doo at Allen Event CenterThis Saturday at Allen Event Center, there's an epic mystery when a trouble-making ghost haunts the arena and Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, Velma and Scooby-Doo will be there in the Mystery Machine to help solve it! Scooby-Doo LIVE! Musical Mysteries, presented by Warner Bros. and Life Like Touring, brings everyone's favorite animated series to life with wacky new characters, fantastic songs and outrageous antics. Get Tickets.

It's Time to Grab Your Picnic Blanket and Enjoy Some Outdoor Music
Summer Sounds
There can be nothing more fun after a long Monday than to grab your picnic blanket, some munchies and your family and friends and head over to the Joe Farmer Recreation Center Amphitheatre for live music from some of the best bands in music today.

The 16th Annual Summer Sounds Concert Series begins Monday, May 20 with The Killdares - one of the hottest, cutting-edge Celtic rock bands around anywhere! There will be a different concert every Monday until through June 24. Find out more at AllenParks.org.
Traffic Advisory - SH 5 Extended Road Closure
State Highway 5 will be closed at the DART railroad crossing in Fairview beginning May 21. The closure is planned to be at least six months. The limits of the actual closure will be from just north of Sloan Creek Drive (on the south side of the railroad) to about 1500 feet north of the railroad track. The rest of SH 5 on either side will be open to local traffic, but thru traffic will have to detour around. Learn more...
 
Public Meeting to Discuss Artificial Turf Sports Fields at Allen Station Park
Artificial Turf Sports Fields Subject of Public Meeting
Wednesday, May 22 from 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Curtis Middle School Field Bleachers
1530 Rivercrest Boulevard
Allen, TX 75002
(In the event of rain, the meeting will alternately be held at the Community Room at 301 Century Parkway, Municipal Courts/Park Administration Bldg.)
 
Online Access
Watch ACTV
Allen Event Center
      allen event center dot com      Parks newsletter signup     visit allen texas dot com
May Opinion Poll
water stage 2 restrictions