Sunday, August 6, 2023

*Taxes Edition* The Week of August 7 - 11, 2023 in the City of Waxahachie


 

 Hey Y'all!  

    It's been a minute since I've posted here, but I hope all are well and staying as cool as possible in this summer heat! 
 
    There's been a lot said about taxes and for the purposes of this newsletter, will be referring to the City of Waxahachie taxes and link you to the information regarding this week's city meetings.

    The best way to lower your taxes is to GET INVOLVED.  You can do that by going to your City Council meetings, budget hearings and tax rate hearings.  You can also do this by voting!!  Waxahachie Council elections are held in May every year. (You don't vote directly for the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, but the Council reorganizes after the election every year and they decide who serves which role amongst themselves. Changing this involves a Charter change and most importantly, a Council who is even willing to let residents vote on this issue.  So far, Council hasn't been willing.)
 
    The taxes we pay are based upon the tax rate (set by different taxing authorities such as the City Council, County Commissioners and School Board Trustees).  In the presence of rising appraisals (since they are prescribed by law to reflect market value), tax rates should come down.  The elected officials mentioned above (council, commissioners and trustees) know how much the appraisals are BEFORE setting tax rates. 
 
BEFORE
 
    This means that when they set the tax rate, they know whether it is truly a reduction in your tax bill or not.  Please keep in mind that Council has nothing to do with SETTING your appraisals.  Only the Ellis County Appraisal District does that, but the Council will know what numbers ECAD has already set before they adopt their tax rate.
 
This is not going to surprise anyone, but your tax bill this year will most likely be higher, if what Waxahachie proposes is what Council approves.  Will anyone who was mad about their taxes actually contact their City Council members or attend the hearings?  That remains to be seen, but here are the numbers. Rates are given in the amount per $100 of valuation.
 
Current Tax Rate: 0.630000

Proposed Tax Rate: 0.610000 (2 cent decrease is good right?  You can decide for yourself.)
 
Max Rate they can charge without an Election: 0.610229 

NNR (or amount they could charge to get the same revenue on same properties last year (not including new growth): 0.538795
 
The source of my numbers is the agenda packet for Monday's meeting, number 18.  Here's the link to that information:  https://storage.googleapis.com/document-uploads-001/uploads/video/agenda_file/268434/8-7-23_City_Council_Agenda_Packet.pdf
 
Wouldn't it be great if the city could get things done for the NNR and only use new growth to pay for growing expenses? Shouldn't new growth be paying for itself?  I think it should, BUT, there are some things that need to be done like updated salaries for some of Waxahachie's hardest workers and that may take more, but it doesn't take 7 cents OVER the NNR to get that done. How about cutting the difference in half at the very least, if you can't make it down to the NNR?! 
 
For me, as long as the City of Waxahachie continues to tax people at the MAXIMUM TAX RATE ALLOWED BY LAW WITHOUT AN ELECTION, I WILL continue to speak out against that, because that's not right.
 
PROPOSED Public Hearing on the tax rate is August 29 at 5:30 PM in the City Hall Chambers at 401 S. Rogers St. (if approved on the 08/07/23 meeting). 

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Monday, August 7, 2023
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6:15 PM - City Council Briefing Session
Council Conference Room, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.


Public are allowed and welcome to come listen and even live-stream the briefing session that will not be live-streamed by the city.
 
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7:00 PM - City Council Regular Meeting
Council Chamber, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.
 

There are lots of interesting items in this meeting, so I highly encourage you to read through the entire Agenda Packet or at least look at the 1st and 2nd pages to see if there are any topics that are particularly interesting to you.
 
** Public comments are held in the beginning of the meeting and this is one of the only times you may have the opportunity to address certain items in the meeting such as item number 14.

14 - Council will be voting on $40,000,000 worth of debt to pay for infrastructure items but also will include "the construction, installation and equipment of park and recreational improvements in the City".  At least WISD takes items to the public for voting on.  Council will decide on whether to take on debt, BACKED BY OUR TAXES, without letting us vote on it.  Please make no mistake, I've asked for these items to be brought to residents for voting, but they just don't want to do that.  Maybe this Council will listen if more people ask for that.

15 - Consider proposed Resolution approving assignment of private activity bond authority to Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA)

18 - Consider setting Proposed Tax Rate and Dates for Public Hearing.  


If unable to attend the meeting in person, you may watch online at https://www.waxahachie.com/government/city_council/city_council_meeting_live_stream.php

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
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3:00 PM - WCDC - Special Meeting
Council Chamber, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.

Agenda Packet: https://storage.googleapis.com/document-uploads-001/uploads/video/agenda_file/268345/8-8-23_WCDC_Agenda.pdf

2 - Public Comments

3 - Hear Update on Mural project

4 - Board discussion of other future projects and initiatives

This is interesting not just because of all the projects and things going on, but because it's a special meeting.  In other words, there was something important enough that they had to call this meeting instead of waiting for the next one.

Residents are welcome to attend, but it will not be live-streamed.

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Thursday, August 10, 2023
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5:30 PM - Heritage Preservation Commission Regular Meeting
Council Chamber / Conference Room, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.

Agenda Packet: https://storage.googleapis.com/document-uploads-001/uploads/video/agenda_file/268344/8-10-23_HPC_Agenda_Packet.pdf

2 - Public Comments

6 - Workshop on proposed expansion of the Downtown Overlay District - **Workshops don't occur every day at these meetings, so this would be a very good one to attend.

Residents are welcome to attend.  This meeting won't be live-streamed.
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6:00 PM - Mid-Way Regional Airport Joint Airport Board Regular Meeting
Upstairs Common Area
Mid-Way Regional Airport
131 Airport Dr., Midlothian

Agenda: https://storage.googleapis.com/document-uploads-001/uploads/video/agenda_file/268356/8-10-23_Airport_Agenda.pdf

Holy Cow! This meeting is jam-packed with REALLY important business pertaining to the Mid-Way Regional Airport.  Please review the agenda, linked above.  Residents are welcome to attend.  This meeting will not be live-streamed.

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    In additional to all of the above, there's back-to-school and everything!  It's a busy time of year for sure, but please don't forget to be involved.  If you can't make it to any of the meetings, be sure to get in touch with your elected officials. Contact information for Waxahachie City Council members can be found on the city's website here: https://www.waxahachie.com/government/city_council/index.php

Hope everyone has an amazing rest of your weekend and a wonderful week ahead!

Your Friendly Neighbor,

Melissa Olson
olsonfortexas@gmail.com
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Saturday, January 21, 2023

The Week of January 23, 2023 in the City of Waxahachie * IMPORTANT *

 


  Hey Y'all!

    This won't be long, but as promised, I would keep y'all updated when there is something really important going down in the city.  Why is this one important?  Because the topics discussed on Wednesday are the topics RESIDENTS care about and you can find out where the City Council Members sit on each of these issues.
 
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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8:30 AM - City Council Work Session
** Waxahachie Civic Center **
Crape Myrtle Room
2000 Civic Center Lane
Waxahachie, Texas 

 
* Please note that due to it being a work session, there are NO Public Comments at that time *

I find each item on this agenda to be important, so please refer to the agenda packet above; but here are some of the really "hot" topics I've been hearing about:

3. Discuss interest in pursuing Package Liquor election

6. Discuss Briefing Sessions (one council member does not attend them so that the discussion is held in the main meeting, but why can't discussion be held in both?  I found the briefings to be very helpful AND are open to the public.  I've also been assured when the renovations are completed at City Hall, that streaming equipment will be put in the conference room so the briefings can be streamed as well.)

7. Discuss property tax exemptions

11. Discuss Quiet Zones

15. Discuss potential of expanding seats and terms for City Council

16. Discuss naming of city/state facilities

All other work session that I've been aware of that were held in the Civic Center were NOT live-streamed, so I'm going to go out on a limb and say these probably will not either. 
 
I WISH I could be there, but I cannot due to medical reasons.  While no decisions should be taken at this work session, a lot of very important discussion will be held and usually directions to the City Manager are given on how to proceed on the various topics.

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There is a P&Z Briefing Session and Meeting on Tuesday.  The Briefing starts at 6:30 PM and the Meeting starts at 7:00 PM.  There is only one case being presented and it's not even a public hearing, so this meeting is not a biggie; however, here is a link to the agenda packet should you wish to review it: https://storage.googleapis.com/document-uploads-001/uploads/video/agenda_file/206087/1-24-23_P_Z_Agenda_Packet_-_Scanned.pdf
 
Applications for City Council Places 4 and 5 are currently being taken for the May 6th General Election.  So far, no applications for City Council have been submitted. You still have time to get yours in if you wish.  Also, you can check that information on the city's link here:  https://www.waxahachie.com/departments/city_secretary/elections_eleccion/may_6,_2023_general_election.php
 
Y'all take care and have a great week!
 
Your Friendly Neighbor,
 
Melissa Olson
olsonfortexas@gmail.com
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Sunday, December 11, 2022

The Week of December 12, 2022 in the City of Waxahachie

 

Hey Y'all!

   ** UPDATED: You can see the details below, but there was an error on WISD's website which showed an LRPC meeting taking place tomorrow, Monday, 12/12/22, but I have been told this was just an error and is being corrected on their end as well. **

    Because there are a couple of monumental meetings this week, I'm going to try and skim over some of the other meetings that I'd normally give details on; however, I will (as always) link you to the information provided by the city for said meetings.

    Here is the city's calendar, so you can check back and see if any new meetings are added after this newsletter goes out. https://www.waxahachie.com/calendar.php

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Monday, December 12, 2022
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5:45 PM - WISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
WISD Administration Building
411 N. Gibson St.

Agenda Packet (They call it a Board Book): https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/765?meeting=557645

    First thing I'd like to point out is that I put 5:45 as the time the meeting starts because the public information officers for the district stated the procedure for residents to speak at the meeting: "There is a form to fill out (on a table just outside the board room) and it must be filled out by 5:45 p.m. and turned in to me. [Jenny Bridges] That's it -- super easy!" 

    School Board Trustees routinely start their meeting at 5:00 PM, but immediately convene into "Closed Session" where they can discuss private matters like meeting with their attorney.  No public is allowed in at that time.

    Another distinction I would like to make is this: WISD ≠ City of Waxahachie.  They are two entirely separate entities, each one setting their own tax rate. WISD is comprised of a larger geographic area than the city as well.  Some who live outside Waxahachie city limits are still within the boundaries of WISD.  The WISD is also the largest part of your tax bill.* 
 
            *Side note about the WISD being the largest part of the tax bill.  This is just a fact.  What I don't condone however, are city council members (I'm not pointing to anyone in particular) using this fact as a reason to not lower the city's tax rate.  I guess (because I don't think this way) the thought is: 'Don't complain to me about taxes when we're only this % of your total tax bill'.  The reason I don't like electeds saying this is because when you're on City Council, you ONLY determine the tax bill for the city.  It's irrelevant what other entities are doing. If you CAN lower the rate without large, negative impacts to citizens, then you should lower it.  Just because another entity may have a larger effect on the tax bill than the city, that is no justification for the city to tax residents like crazy because they're still taxing less than other jurisdictions.*

    On the agenda, item V. OPEN FORUM: Hearing of individuals or committees**.  I'm not sure what the double asterisk is for because I couldn't find any notation of that on their BoardBook's web page.  At any rate, I believe this is the time you would be able to address the school board on any issues you may have, as long as you signed up to speak and filled out the form and submitted it by 5:45pm that evening.
       
  ****  VI.B. Informational report of the work on the WISD Long Range Planning Committee's  (LRPC)  plan as well as the recommendation for a bond proposal for Spring 2023.  ****  This item is why I am putting this meeting on here at all, since I normally stick with strictly city items.  I have asked for information regarding the bonds that the LRPC are going to recommend and have been told not until after this meeting.
 
    Why are important to both know about bonds and to provide feedback to school board trustees?  Because bonds WILL IMPACT YOUR WALLET.  No two ways about it.  Even IF any bonds that are approve won't raise the CURRENT tax rate, as soon as the market changes and house appraisals start to fall, they will HAVE to raise their tax rate in order to pay off the debt they've accrued. (That was another question I asked that wasn't answered - about how much debt the WISD already has outstanding.) The approval of a bond gives them the authority to raise however much they may need "without limit as to rate or amount" in order to pay the bond debt back.   These bonds are there for many years and our kids and grandkids will be paying on this debt.  Voting yes/no on their propositions is a really big decision.

    If you're unable to be present for the meeting, WISD will live-stream their meeting here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVvEsRL6vJJkztSx8SdveA/live

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** UPDATE **  It was brought to my attention that the LRPC meeting is not actually happening, so I'm
reflecting that here.  I had originally posted due to information received on WISD's website (as seen from a screen shot I took earlier today, 12/11/22), but have been told that WISD personnel and web folks are taking care of the error.

6:00 PM - Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) Meeting      
Global High School Cafeteria
275 Indian Drive
 
Dinner at 5:30 - LRPC members only (I'm assuming)
 
- Not sure if this is an open meeting or not, so residents not on the LRPC may/may not be allowed to attend. Please ask the district directly. -
 
There's no agenda for the meeting that I could find; however, I will link you to the LRPC website: It provides the slideshows for the previous meetings and is full of information: https://www.wisd.org/LRPC
 
I went ahead and added this to my newsletter so that y'all would know that the meeting is going on and to link the information to their specific website. 

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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5:15 PM - IFCIAC - Impact Fee Capital Improvements Advisory Committee Regular Meeting
Council Conference Room, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.


3 - Public Comments

4 - Reorganize the Committee

6 - Presentation to accept Impact Fee revenue and expenditure activity from April 1 2022 - September 30, 2022 and consider proposed increase to Impact Fee collection rates.:  This is actually really important because the city is allowed by law to collect what are called "impact fees" from developers to help pay for infrastructure!  Currently, we have a discount on some of these fees, which I was not happy about; however, staff is recommending that the IFCIAC raise some of these rates so that they are at or near the maximum allowed.  I would absolutely love for that to happen because we all know that our infrastructure needs tons of money and I don't know one person who says - 'Welcome to Waxahachie, developers! We're going to pay out of our pockets to help you make money!'... We definitely don't think like that in this household.

At any rate, the members of this committee are the P&Z Commission and a City Council Liaison.  If you aren't able to make it to this meeting but still want to reach out to the committee, you could email the City Secretary at avillarreal@waxahachie.com and ask her to forward your email to the IFCIAC.

This meeting will NOT be live-streamed.
 
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6:30 PM - Planning & Zoning Commission Briefing
Council Conference Room, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.


In this briefing session, staff and commissioners will discuss items for the 7:00 PM regular meeting.

This briefing session IS open to the public to attend, but will NOT be live-streamed.
 
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7:00 PM - Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting
Council Chamber, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.


3 - Public Comments

5 - Public Hearing for a private club (The Flop Social Poker Lounge) - I mention this because it has been WITHDRAWN.  When an item is withdrawn, the Commission won't hear testimony regarding it or anything because they will literally have no information on the case whatsoever. 

18 & 19 - Public Hearing on a request for a Tavern located at 109 W. Franklin St., Suite 115 (the previous home to Bistro 115).  Staff is recommending approval.

There are other interesting cases on the agenda, so I highly recommend going through those by using the agenda packet link I pasted above.

This meeting IS open to the public and IS live-streamed at the following link: https://www.waxahachie.com/government/city_council/city_council_meeting_live_stream.php
 
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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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6:00 PM - Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) FINAL Meeting Before Adoption
Council Chamber, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.
 
 
 
Here is a link to the FINAL DRAFT of what will become our city's new comprehensive plan: https://files4.1.revize.com/waxahachietx/12-07-2022%20Comprehensive%20Plan%20DRAFT%20(with%20watermark).pdf
 
Key Takeaway:  Speak now or forever hold your peace. (Meaning contact Council, P&Z members or ask that your email be forwarded to all CPAC members since there are no Public Comments at this meeting. Also, being the last meeting before adoption means that this may be your last chance to provide input because the next time we residents see it, it will most likely be on the Council agenda for adoption.)

This Comprehensive Plan will be a blueprint for the future of our city and will be used to shape it in the ways this manual dictates.  I think everyone has a vision for how they see our town in the future.  Does your vision align with the plan?  Will the implementation of the plan's recommendations have an impact on your wallet or your quality of life?  It is pretty darn long and admittedly I haven't finished going through it as of yet, but it's really worth the time to give it a look.

I could go on and on about the importance of the plan and what all it does, but most of that information is in the link to the FINAL DRAFT that I posted above.

This IS an open meeting and residents are welcome to attend, but I DO NOT KNOW if it will be live-streamed or not.
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I hope everyone is ready for the cold snap that should FINALLY be coming.  (The A/C being on in December is just wrong. lol)  I hope y'all take care and have a wonderful weekend ahead!

Your Friendly Neighbor,

Melissa Olson
(email) olsonfortexas@gmail.com
(text) 817-507-5162
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Sunday, November 27, 2022

The Week of November 28, 2022 in the City of Waxahachie!



Hey Y'all!
 
    I hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving and a long weekend!  This week's newsletter will ACTUALLY be short... For real this time...  I hope... lol
 
    #1 The Annual Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting on Tuesday, November 29th in downtown Waxahachie is my ALL TIME FAVORITE event each year. (The picture at the top is one I took when our family went in 2018.) It brings everyone together and is really magical.  All the details are in this link from Waxahachie's CVB (including parade route map):  https://www.waxahachiecvb.com/events/2022/christmas-parade--community-tree-lighting2
 
    #2 There are SO MANY wonderful events going on in these next few weeks!  Please be sure to check back on the CVB's website for all the info.  https://www.waxahachiecvb.com/
 
     #3 As of late Sunday afternoon, 11/27/22, there are currently no meetings posted on the City's calendar for next week; however, this could change on Monday, so please feel free to check that link to see if any are added after this newsletter goes out: https://www.waxahachie.com/calendar.php
** Just be sure to click "next month" for the latter part of the week, since we are beginning December!  I can't believe it's here!

    #4 The CPAC meeting previously-scheduled for Wednesday, November 30th at 6PM has been postponed due to a meeting conflict with the WISD Townhall meeting.  There is a link at the bottom of this page that you can use to sign up for updates and notifications.  It also gives contact information to the appropriate staff at City Hall who can assist you with any questions regarding this process.  https://www.waxahachie.com/departments/planning_department/comprehensive_plan_update.php

    #5  - WISD - There is a very important informational townhall meeting on Wednesday, November 30th from 6 PM - 7 PM at the Fine Arts Center (Coleman).  From their website: "Join us to hear from Dr. Hollingsworth about the district's growth and future plans.  Attendees will have an opportunity to submit questions."  This is a really important meeting to attend and to ask questions, as WISD is gearing up to order another school bond.  To see some of the information that has been presented to the LRPC (Long Range Planning Committee) leading up to this, please visit the following: https://www.wisd.org/LRPC  The LRPC is the group who will be recommending whether or not the school board of Trustees should order a bond election for voters who reside within WISD's boundaries will then vote on.  Lots of slides full of information at the LRPC link above.  I highly encourage all to read those before the Wednesday meeting.

    And... that's a wrap! Please take a minute to check out the links I've provided for everyone.  There's a ton of information - as long as you know where to look!  

I hope that everyone has WONDERFUL WEEK AHEAD!

Your Friendly Neighbor,

Melissa Olson
(text) 817-507-5162
olsonfortexas@gmail.com
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Sunday, November 6, 2022

The Week of November 7, 2022 in the City of Waxahachie


 
Hello Friends!
 
    We've got a lot to cover, so let's dive right on in! 

First off, Friday, November 11th is Veteran's Day.  Thank you to everyone who is serving or who has served our country!!  There will be an Ellis County Veterans Celebration on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at the Waxahachie Civic Center from 10 AM - 12:30 PM.  It is recommended to be there around 9:30 AM.

This is a WONDERFUL program that really does honor our veterans.  (Might want to bring a few tissues as well.)  They have a website for more information and also a way to donate and/or help sponsor this event.  https://elliscountyveterans.com/  For those who are on Facebook, please like and follow their page to stay in the loop.  https://www.facebook.com/EllisCountyVeteransCelebration
 
Thank you to the organizers of this great event.  You make sure that it is a program truly worthy of our veterans and you are appreciated! 
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Next up, there's an organization that many of us have heard of before, but may not know how to get involved.  I hadn't heard anything about toy collections for our local Toys for Tots this year and thought that maybe y'all hadn't either, so that's why I got some information to share with everyone.
 
Toys for Tots Ellis County helps a ton of local kids.  In 2021, they supported 4,973 children and distributed 12,603 toys IN ELLIS COUNTY.  A lot of times, there are great organizations, but their efforts don't directly impact those around you.  This one does.  There are so many ways to get involved.  You can become a toy drop off site, volunteer, donate funds and of course, donate toys and books.  Please check out their website:  https://ennis-tx.toysfortots.org/  Also, if you find yourself doing some shopping on Amazon, they even have a wish list that you can buy from and have those items shipped directly to the coordinator.  The link to do that is here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/JKVUSIRP9RK1?fbclid=IwAR0BWuvNV6l0Qv9nqbkrILo4L8_hHRzCoTcmPNcVj_BSS-GvmcTNsTSrdz0
 
Our thanks to Mr. Bell, the Toys for Tots Coordinator in Ellis County, and to everyone who helps kids all over Ellis County by donating time, money and/or toys!

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022:  ELECTION DAY
Polls will be open from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
 
You can find all of the links I provided below and even more on the Ellis County Elections website for this current election: http://www.co.ellis.tx.us/629/Upcoming-Elections
 
You may vote at ANY voting center in Ellis County.  Here is a full listing of them:  http://www.co.ellis.tx.us/DocumentCenter/View/16428/221108-EDLocations-2022-?bidId=  

In Waxahachie, the main voting location is the Cowboy Church, but other Waxahachie voting  centers include (please view the link above for a full listing):
 
Ellis County Womens Building on Jefferson
First United Methodist Church on Marvin
Salvation Army 
The Avenue Church
 
For a Google map of Election Day polling locations, please visit: 
 
So far, 34.54% of registered voters in Ellis County have cast their votes.  http://www.co.ellis.tx.us/DocumentCenter/View/16680/General-Election_EVDaily-Report
 
 
Thank you to those who have served and defended our right to vote!  Please go out and exercise that right!
 
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On to city business!  There are several meetings this week.  Here is a link to the city's online calendar so you can see if any meetings are added after this newsletter goes out:  https://www.waxahachie.com/calendar.php 

I will be doing a pretty brief highlight of these meetings, so I highly encourage everyone to at least read each meeting's agenda to see if there is any item that you are particularly interested in.

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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6:30 PM - City Council Briefing Session
Council Conference Room, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.


This short, but usually very informational briefing allows the Council to get prepped for the meeting and ask staff questions before the actual meeting.  This briefing IS open to the public and I always recommend attending when possible.

Can residents attend?  Yes
Live-streamed?  No
 
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7:00 PM - City Council Regular Meeting
Council Chamber, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.


Most items seemed pretty routine; however, I'll just point out a couple that I think folks would probably benefit from reading more about in the agenda packet linked just above.

4 - Public Comments
 
5i - Letter of Support for a Traffic Signal 2022 SMART Grant Program - lots of info in the memo, so please do look it over for this one, but I will point out one thing.  "Even though all traffic signals are owned and maintained by TXDOT...  Also, the City will be responsible for maintaining the traffic signals when our population reaches 50,000 (per Census)."  Again, please review the memo for the full text.

5k - Supplemental appropriation of $308,809 from the WCDC for the land purchase of 55.965 acres adjacent to Lions Park - Again, there is a bit of good info in the memo, but it doesn't say what the land will be used for.  My best guess would be for expansion of the Waste Water Treatment Plant.

13 - Consider bid award to Excel 4 Construction, LLC. for the 2021 Sidewalk Program in the amount of $418,212.00.  I thought this must be a typo, and was for 2022, but the memo notes "Delays to this project were due to coordination with property owners and obtaining easements." The memo also tells you where they are planning to do this.

Can residents attend?  Yes
Live-streamed? Yes

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
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3:00 PM - Waxahachie Community Development Corporation (WCDC) Regular Meeting
Council Chamber, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St. 


2 - Public Comments

3 - Reorganize the Board

4 - Approve minutes of 09/13/22 meeting and 10/18/22 work session

5 - Consider contract with Sports Fields, Inc. for Synthetic Turf Improvements Project Phase III - Not sure where exactly the turf would go for this phase, as I didn't see it noted in the memo.

Can residents attend?  Yes
Live-streamed?  No

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
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12:00 PM - Civil Service Commission Regular Meeting
Council Conference Room, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.
 

3 - Public Comments

This meeting is full of action items for both Fire and Police Departments.  Please refer to agenda packet link above for more information
 
Can residents attend?  Yes
Live-streamed?  No
 
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Thursday, November 10, 2022
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4:00 PM - Mid-Way Regional Airport Board Regular Meeting 
Upstairs Common Area, Mid-Way Regional Airport
131 Airport Dr., Midlothian

 
3 - Public Comments

6 - Presentation on surrounding airport fuel prices

7 - Consider establishing meeting rules for the Mid-Way Regional Airport Board meetings - I find this item to be very interesting.  In fact, any time rules, laws, procedures, ordinances, etc. are being discussed and considered, I try to pay attention because those may very well have an impact on your life; your children's lives; or your neighbors' lives.
 
Can residents attend?  Yes
Live-streamed?  No
 
** Their agenda says "The Airport Board packet is available for viewing by going to the Airport's website: https://www.mid-wayregional.com/" however, as of 4 PM on Sunday, November 6th, there was no packet on their site that I could find.  **
 



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5:30 PM - Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting
Council Chamber/Council Conference Room, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.


2 - Public Comments

4 - Consider Certificate of Appropriateness for 101 S. College

Can residents attend?  Yes
Live-streamed?  No
 
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Thank you to those who were able to hang in there 'til the end of this rather lengthy newsletter.  I wish you all a great evening and a wonderful week ahead!
 
Your Friendly Neighbor,
 
Melissa Olson
(text) 817-507-5162
olsonfortexas@gmail.com
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