Planning & Zoning Board to Meet 11/24

The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Wilmer will meet on Tuesday, November 24 at 6:30PM in the Wilmer Community Center. Public Hearing on amending the Zoning Ordinance regarding annexation of land designated "SF1".


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Wilmer PD Sponsors Toy Drive

For some children the Christmas tree looks pretty lonely on that magical Christmas morning, but the community of Wilmer has a chance to change that.



The Wilmer Police Department is leading a Toy Drive and volunteers are more desperate for donations this year because so many struggle in these tough economic times. But the department knows the generosity of those who are able to make a difference and are calling on all to do a little or a lot by donating an unwrapped toy. While we prefer toys and food to be donated cash gifts will be welcomed as well. Boys and girls bikes are always great gifts to make children smile on Christmas morning.

Those who can help are encouraged to do so as soon as possible by dropping donations off at the Wilmer Police Department, City Hall or the Library. The deadline for donations will be 5pm on Monday December 22nd. Anyone who wishes to volunteer their time to wrap toys and put baskets together are encouraged to call Chief Kemp at (972)441-6565 or by email at wilmerpolice@cityofwilmer.com to get more information as this will be a great help.

For families who are in need of help this holiday season please sign up at the Police Department or City Hall as soon as possible.

For more information call (972)441-6373 or (972)441-6565.

(Ed. Note: Article Contributed By Wilmer Police Department.)

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City Council Meeting 11/19 7:30PM

The Wilmer City Council will meet Thursday November 19 at 7:30PM in the Wilmer Community Center to discuss special use permits, library hours, expense funding and tax abatement proposals.


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Special Council Meerting Thursday 7:30PM

The Wilmer City Council will meet in a Special Called Session on Thursday, November 12 at 7:30PM in the Wilmer Community Center. The single agenda item is an Executive (closed) Session meeting to discuss the Thom Lauer lawsuit, with action as appropriate in public session. No other business is listed on the agenda.


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First Responder to Receive Award

At tonight's City Council Meeting, Mr. Jim Schwartz, President of CareFlite will present Mr. John Mueller with a First Responder award.


Mr. Mueller was nominated by his peers on the Wilmer Fire Department to recognize his unselfish contributions to the safety and welfare of the citizens of Wilmer.He is a part time firefighter/EMT that contributes both in a paid and volunteer capacity when needed. Mr. Mueller is a full time medical school student and still contributes his spare time to assist the Wilmer Fire Department when requested.

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City Council Meets Thursday 11/5

The Wilmer City Council will meet Thursday night, November 5, at 7:30PM in the Wilmer Community Center. The ambitious agenda includes a public hearing on special use permits for a rodeo, several interlocal agreements and existing contract changes, infrastructure repairs, and Parks Board items.


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Town Hall Meeting Thursday 7PM

Mayor Jeff Steele will host a Town Hall Meeting at 7PM on Thursday October 29 at the Wilmer Community Center.



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Halloween Night

Halloween night (October 31) from 7pm - 9pm dispatchers from the Wilmer Police Department are going to be passing out candy in the front lobby area of the Wilmer PD - Halloween bags that will contain candy, a Frisbee, some safety informational items and a few other small gift items for kids and adults alike.


Wilmer Public Citizen is pleased to present this message from the Wilmer Police Department about Halloween Night as a public service.

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Parks Board Meets Tuesday October 27

The City of Wilmer Parks Board will meet Tuesday, October 27 at 7:00PM at the Wilmer Community Center.

The Parks Board will consider topics concerning the frisbee golf course, lite-the-tree event for Christmas, interlocal agreement with Lancaster for summer pool use, other winter programs and filling a vacancy on the board.

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P&Z Commission Meets October 26

The Wilmer Planning and Zoning Commission will meet MONDAY, October 26 at 7:30PM in the Wilmer Community Center to consider the conditional use permit for the Wilmer Academy on South Dallas Avenue.


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City of Wilmer Employment Opportunities

The City of Wilmer is hiring full time positions for the Fire Department and the Water Department. If interested, please view the position announcements below.


The City of Wilmer is seeking a Firefighter/Paramedic (2 positions)


Seeking Certified TCFP Firefighter with TDSHS Paramedic Certification. Applicants must be 21 years or older with a high school diploma or GED. Applicant must possess a Class “B” drivers license. Selected candidates must pass pre-employment tests.

For applications and job description, please visit Wilmer City Hall, 128 North Dallas Ave, Wilmer, TX 75172.

The City of Wilmer is an equal opportunity employer and all positions will remain open until filled.

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The City of Wilmer is seeking a Water & Sewer Maintenance Worker.

Applicant must possess a valid Class “C” Drivers license, High School Diploma or G.E.D. Class “D” or “C” Water license preferred, but not necessary. Selected candidate must pass pre-employment tests.

For applications and job description, please visit Wilmer City Hall, 128 North Dallas Ave, Wilmer, TX 75172.

The City of Wilmer is an equal opportunity employer and all positions will remain open until filled.

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Little Street Reconstruction Project

The Little Street reconstruction project began Monday, October 19 with the City of Wilmer Water Department's replacement of water lines.




Dallas County is scheduled to begin road reconstruction on November 2, 2009. Hopefully all of the water main improvements will be completed before the actual road reconstruction begins. Little Street is closed at the intersection with Dallas Avenue. Residents are asked to enter Little Street from Belt Line Road or First Street at the present time.

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P&Z Commission To Meet October 20

The Wilmer Planning & Zoning Commission will meet Tuesday, October 20 at 7:30PM in the Wilmer Community Center to consider conditional use permits for 211 South Dallas Avenue and 801 Mars Road.

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National Night Out a Success!

The Wilmer community center was ablaze with flashing light and smiling faces as the Wilmer Police Department hosted its first “National Night Out”.


Wilmer citizens gathered in support of our Police Department to meet our Officers and learn first hand about crime control and prevention. With plenty of hot dogs, nachos, popcorn and sodas it was obvious that everyone was having a great time. As parents signed up for neighborhood watch programs, the kids were provided goodie bags containing plenty of activity and coloring books on bike safety, crime prevention and drug free environments.

When asked about the turnout, Chief Kemp said, “"It appears approximately 150 people were our guest throughout the evening despite the bad weather. Young and old alike enjoyed the food, gifts, information and activities. The most important thing I witnessed was the spirit of family and community as folks visited with one another. I could not be more encouraged by the support our community and citizens showed the members of the Wilmer Police Department. And through hard work and diligence by law enforcement and the good citizens of Wilmer, we will gain more support which in turn will make our jobs more effective and Wilmer a safer place to live and work. I want to extend a heartfelt thanks to each guest and volunteer who made this first annual National Night Out a huge success."





Chief Kemp Gets an Ear Full from Ms. Isabelle
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Mayor's Town Hall Meeting Thursday

Mayor Jeff Steele will host a Town Hall Meeting at 7:00PM, Thursday September 24, at the Wilmer Community Center.


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Parks Board & City Council Meet Tuesday

The Wilmer Parks Board will meet at 6:30PM and the Wilmer City Council will meet at 7:30PM on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at the Wilmer Community Center. The Parks Board will consider a number initiatives. The City Council will hold another public hearing on the proposed budget and vote on the proposed new tax rate and revenue increase.


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City Council to Consider Nusiance Housing

The Wilmer City Council will meet in regular session on Thursday, September 17 at 7:30PM in the Wilmer Community Center. Five pieces of real property are being considered as nuisance properties in public hearings during the session.


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Hope Community Garden Auto Show Benefit

The First Annual Dale Graham Car Show benefiting the Wilmer Hope Community Garden is on for Saturday, Septemnber 12, 2009 from 10AM to 4PM sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Eagles 3108 of Dallas at their location 8500 Arturo. The $10 admission covers free BBQ and keg beer (while it lasts) and a live band from 1PM to 3PM.




If you are interested in entering your car in tghe show, the entry is $20. Call Pamela McQueen at 214-586-4658. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Several rafles are also planned for the event. Come out and help us make the Hope Garden a reality!

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Sunridge Business Park Gets New Tenant

Sunridge Business Park is getting a new tenant for about half of the 520,00 square foot cross dock facility at 101 Sunridge Drive. Build-out construction is currently underway. Although the new tenant isn't identified in the attached press release, the Dallas Business Journal announced last month that Arch Chemicals Inc. (NYSE:ARJ) would be consolidating two distribution centers in Wilmer. Congratulations!


Wilmer, TX - September 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — US Industrial REIT II, an affiliate of USAA Real Estate Company, recently leased 286,000 square feet within its I-45 Tradeport 1 distribution facility, located at 101 Sunridge Blvd. in Southeastern Dallas County, to an undisclosed tenant. Gary Collett, Dan Cook, Mark Becker and Ashley Pope of global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, are providing brokerage services for the remaining 234,000 square feet – divisible to 94,500 square feet – of industrial space.
“This prime real estate offers a unique opportunity with its location adjacent to the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area and two international intermodal transportation hubs,” Collett says. “The facility stands in the heart of what is considered the next frontier of industrial development.”
The 520,000-square foot cross dock warehouse is competitively situated just off the access road to Interstate 45 near the UP Dallas Intermodal Terminal and is also part of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport’s North Foreign Trade Zone 39. Other amenities of the Tradeport 1 property include 47 dock doors, ESFR sprinkler system, 44 trailer positions with expansion room, 140 foot truck courts and the ability to add perimeter security fencing for CT-PAT compliance.
The US Industrial REIT II portfolio, totaling $1 billion, consists of large scale bulk industrial properties across the continental United States. USAA Real Estate Company, with approximately $5 billion assets under management, provides co-investment, acquisition, build-to-suit and development services for corporate and institutional investors. USAA Real Estate is a subsidiary of USAA, a leading financial services company, serving military families since 1922. For more information, visit www.usrealco.com.
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City of Wilmer Notices

While publication was suspended due to staff vacation, the City of Wilmer issued a number of notices for tax rates, meetings, public hearings and workshops over the next few weeks.
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2009-2010 BUDGET WORKSHOP Wednesday September 9 6:00PM Wilmer Community Center

P&Z COMMISSION MEETING Thursday September 10 6:30PM Wilmer Community Center

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Thursday September 10 7:30PM Wilmer Community Center

2009-10 TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARING & ADOPOTION Thursday September 22 7:30PM Wilmer Community Center

Several other tax related notices and disclosures are also included.

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Wilmer Academy Classes Begin August 24

SCHOOL OPENS AUGUST 24
Wilmer Academy (211 S. Dallas Avenue) opens the doors for fall classes on Monday, August 24. Read More for the Drop off and Pick Up times, dress code requirements, and school supplies lists.


Wilmer Academy
Location 211. S. Dallas Avenue Wilmer, TX 75172

STUDENT SCHEDULES

DROP OFF 8:00am

8:00 - 8:30 Breakfast (for those who qualify)

8:30 - 3:30 School Hours


PICK UP
Students and Teachers lined up outside for parental pick-up

3:00 Kindergarten through 2nd grade
3:10 3rd and 4th grade
3:20 5th and 6th grade
3:30 7th and 8th grade

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Uniforms:

Kindergarten through 4th grade

TOPS
Polo Collar
Red or Navy Blue

BOTTOMS
Pants, Shorts, Skirts or dresses


5th Through 8th Grade

TOPS
Polo Collar
White or Black

BOTTOMS
pants, skirts or dresses
Khaki or black
If pants have belt loop, must wear belt black or brown

SHOES FOR ALL
Closed Toe - no sandals

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City Council Meets Thursday 7:30PM

The Wilmer City Council will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 7:30PM at the Wilmer Community Center. A public hearing on amending the zoning ordinance is planned for discussion, as well as a developer agreement (postponed from last meeting), a school zone ordinance update, and a new hire for the Wilmer Water Works.


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Council Called Meeting Thursday August 13

The Wilmer City Council will hold a special called meeting on Thursday, August 132, 2009 at 7:30PM at the Wilmer Community Center. The sole agenda topic is the tax rate for 2009 property taxes.


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August 6 City Council Highlights

The City Council meeting of August 6 was conducted efficiently and quickly with all agenda items prior to the Executive Session passing unanimously. Council member Tiny Lange was not present for the meeting and readers keeping score may note this is the fourth consecutive meeting that Lange has missed.


Consent items were passed quickly and without discussion. La Tonya Wright was appointed to the Parks board to replace a resigning member. The Parks Board was authorized to pursue grant funding for the Frisbee golf course in Cottonwood Valley Preserve. Consideration of a developer agreement with the City and FR-CAL Wilmer LLC was postponed until the August 20 meeting at the request of the developer. Mayor Steele was authorized to draft a letter to Commissioner John Wiley Price requesting reallocation of certain county project funds to create a parking facility at Cottonwood Valley Preserve.

Within twelve minutes of starting the session, the council recessed into Executive Session for the next 48 minutes.

Upon reconvening the open session meeting at 8:30PM, Victor Kemp was confirmed as the new Chief of Police (Congratulations Chief Kemp). No action was taken on any settlement agreement with former police dispatcher Teri Cohen.

The City Attorney was authorized to prepare a new school zone ordinance prior to the opening of the new Wilmer Academy by the next (Aug. 20) council meeting.

The final item, purchase of body armor cooling for the police department was approved along with tinting of the patrol vehicle windows (at Chief Kemp's request) to be implemented prior to March 2010.

Meeting adjourned fifteen minutes after reconvening at 8:45PM.

For our sports fan readers, here's a breakdown of the motions, seconds and votes by agenda topic:

Consent Items (A & B) moved by Vandygriff, second by Leal, unanimous approval.
Park Board appointment (C) moved by Dyess, second by Vandygriff, unanimous approval.
Frisbee Golf Grant (D), moved by Vandygriff, second by Dyess, unanimous approval.
Table Developer Agreement until August 20 (E), moved by Dyess, second by Leal, unanimous approval.
Letter to County on fund reallocation (F), moved by Vandygriff, second by Leal, unanimous approval.
Ratify Chief Kemp appointment (H), moved by Dyess, second by Leal, unanimous approval.
Draft School zone ordinance (I), moved by Leal, second by Dyess, unanimous approval.
Police armor cooling & tint for patrol cars (J), moved by Vandygriff, second by Leal, unanimous approval.

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August Chautauqua Series

The Chautauqua series continues on August 11 and 18 at 7:00PM at the Wilmer Community Center. Ms. Mary Phinney will present information about migration and immigration to Texas from 1820-1872 "Where Did All These Foreigners Come From?" on August 11. The August 18 session will cover "European, African & Asian Influences from 1872 Through the 21st Century.

Come join us for this interesting and educational event.

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