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December Fireworks Prohibited Within City Limits of Plano TX DOT DWI GRANT Plano Christens New Fire Station 2007 COLLECTION SERVICE CALENDAR DELAYED City Holiday Closing Schedule KEEP PLANO BEAUTIFUL ANNOUNCES T-SHIRT DESIGN WINNER Dedicated Driver achieves 25 Year Milestone – Clarence Boyd Engineering Touts First Departmental LEED AP – Paul Glenn PARR LIBRARY PLANS SCHOOL HOLIDAY EVENT Plano Court Computer System Restored Saturday Plano Court Computer System Outage November MEDIA ADVISORY:  Photo Opportunity/Town Hall Reminder Collin County Judge Elect Keith Self, November 29, 2006 Streets Closed Saturday for Plano Parade Literacy Program Offers Tutoring Information Session Plano Prepares for Saturday Morning Christmas Parade Plano Fire Station 11 Begins Operation City Thanksgiving Holiday Closing Schedule The City of Plano adopts new Drought Contingency Plan Plano Fuels the Metroplex with Turkey Oil Residents Invited to Dialogue With County Judge Elect Self Plano Seeks Volunteer to Serve on DART Board Plano Initiates City Service Prioritization Study Date Set for Plano Parks and Recreation Christmas Crafts Fair A New Jacket for Every Student on Texas Recycles Day at Mendenhall Elementary in Plano Veterans Day Celebration for Seniors Plano Libraries Feature Activities Celebrating Children’s Book Week PLANO RECOGNIZES EVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE Plano Party Animals Celebrate Shelter Appreciation Week October NEWS RELEASE: ROBBERY OCTOBER 31, 2006 Arbor Day Observance Scheduled for November 4 In Plano International Film Festival Rolls Through Plano’s Davis Library Recycle Nature’s Way: Become a Master Composter Classes Begin November 2 Keep Plano Beautiful Partners With Other Agencies to Provide Yard Spruce-Ups for Twenty Area Seniors Second Lone Star Emmy Goes to PTN KCS Railway Improvements Close Crossing of Frontage Road Plano Television Network Earns 6 Aurora Awards District 2 Citizens Bring New Ideas to Roundtable Discussion Plano’s City Fleet Leads Nation Tails Are Wagging about Plano’s Fun Dog Park Forum Plano Takes A Stand On National Electronic Recycling Debate PTN Re-Airs Planning and Zoning Worksession and Meeting GYM CLASS DROPOUTS BAND “GETS ACTIVE @ YOUR LIBRARY” DURING TEEN READ WEEK Plano International Festival Represents Over 30 Cultures Mendenhall Elementary Students Recycle Bottles for Jackets MULT-JURISDICTIONS REPORT SUCCESS OF REGIONAL WARRANT ROUND-UP September Four City of Plano Employees Earn LEED Accreditation Christie Elementary Named “Recycle to Read” Contest Winner An Array of Plano Groups Come Together At the 2nd Annual Plano International Festival REMINDER: Watering Variances not Granted for Establishing Winter Ryegrass Plano Television Network Receives Honors for Programming Plano Fire Stations to Receive “Safe Baby Site” Signage Children Enjoy Plano Library’s Book Launch Program Hubach Hired as Plano Downtown Planner Children's Puppet Shows Offered at Plano Libraries PLANO LIBRARY LITERACY PROGRAM NEEDS VOLUNTEER TUTORS Plano DHS Develops Web Section for Scout Badge Plano Libraries Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month Library System Prepares Fun Fall Children’s Programs Plano Fire Department Receives CFAI Accreditation CITY MANAGER APPOINTS NEW FIRE CHIEF Important PUBLIC FORUMS Set – Plano Plans for the Future CITY MANAGER APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR OF HOMELAND SECURITY Plano Encourages Citizens to Take Action During National Preparedness Month August City of Plano Labor Day Closings 2007 GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP™ T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST “CLEANER IS GREENER – DON’T LITTER” Variances Not Granted for Establishing Winter Rye Grass Henry Delafield Honored as Plano Volunteer of the Month Plano District 4 Neighbors Invited to Roundtable Discussion Thompson Named Chairman of the Texas Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus Preparations Underway for 2nd Annual Plano International Festival ALL PLANO LIBRARIES CLOSED FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT Second Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported in Plano KELLY WRIGHT NAMED BOOKING AND EVENTS COORDINATOR FOR THE PLANO CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported in Plano July City Announces Finalists for Fire Chief and Director of Homeland Security Douglass Community Center: TEMPORARY CLOSING Two Plano Officials Rule Rotaries REVISED Plano Watering Citations Top 3,000 Mark Outdoor Water Restriction Compliance Urged Annual Algal Bloom Creates No Health Hazards in Water Supply Taste and Odor May be Affected Plano Parks and Recreation Watering Variance Granted Adverse Affects on City’s Public Areas Cited New Saturday Volleyball League at Liberty Recreation Center Carpenter Park Recreation Center Closed July 8 & 9 June FRIENDS OF THE PLANO PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCE DATES FOR UPCOMING BOOK SALE Plano Addresses Burn Ban Concerns REVISED Summer Bargains Found at Plano’s Pecan Hollow Golf Course Burglary Media Alert Plano City Offices Close Tuesday, July 4 Mosquito Pool Tests Positive for West Nile Virus Plano Police Assist with S.H. 121 Traffic Transitioning May Libraries Receive Grants from Texas Book Festival New Winter Quarter Average Billing Program Multi-Jurisdictions Report Success of Warrant Roundup Plano Hosts FREE Senior Wellness and Information Fair Plano Honors Mabrie Jackson as May Volunteer of the Month Paws on the Patio Supports Plano Animal Shelter BOOKS & BARKS ON MEMORIAL DAY KPB Landscapes “Women Build Habitat for Humanity” Home LOCAL AUTHORS AT BOOKS & BARKS Plano City Offices Close in Honor of Memorial Day MEDIA ALERT: Books & Barks Plano Water Use Prohibitions Go into Effect June 19, 2006 Plano Library Hosts World War II Veterans’ Discussion Plano Begins Heritage Preservation Grant Application Process NEW SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE ESTABLISHED PUBLIC MEETING SET FOR PARK ART PROJECT COMMUNITY CELEBRATES DEDICATION OF ART WALL June is the Kick-off for Plano’s Picnic in the Park April Pre-prom Car Crash Curbs Alcohol-Related Accidents City of Plano and Junior League Inaugurate Community Garden Plano's 250,000th Resident To Be Honored Meeting with Artist Is Planned for Plano’s Veterans’ Memorial Listing of Plano City Facilities Closed for Easter Holiday “Connections to Asia” – Asian American Heritage Art Exhibit Trails at Legacy Sculpture Dedication Scheduled April 27 Tony Han Announced as 2006 City of Plano Employee of the Year Free Parent and Child World War II Diorama Workshops It’s A Natural – It’s Plano’s Annual Earth Day Celebration Sculpture Dedication To Feature Sculptor Robert Summers Plano City Council Meets with District 3 Neighbors Laura Bush Designates Plano a Preserve America Community Plano Celebrates National Preservation Month March FEMA Is Coming Again Plano Television Network Receives 7 Telly Awards Plano Recognizes Municipal Volunteers Schimelpfenig Library to Host Local Mystery Reviewer Spring Recreation Registration Scheduled March 18 Plano Launches Rental Registration & Inspection Pilot Program Plano Honors Angel Villaruel as March Volunteer of the Month Burn Ban Lifted for Plano Parks The Derailers Open Plano's Amphitheater February YardWise Workshops Offer Jump-Start for Spring Landscape City of Plano Flags Lowered In Memory of Coretta Scott King Plano Responds to Burn Ban Questions Teens Travel to San Antonio to Discuss Best Teen Books Plano Municipal Court Clerk’s Office Closed Feb. 20-21 Plano Animal Services Offers Cats Nickel Neutering Plano Compost Products Unveil New Name Status of Irrigation System at Dog Park in Jack Carter Park Public Works Department Receives National Accreditation FEMA Comes to Plano to Help Evacuees Grand Opening of Cox Building January Plano Forester Encourages Citizens to Be Cautious with Firewood Banning Use of Outside Combustibles Senior Center Presents 4th Annual MLK Birthday Celebration The Great Backyard Bird Count Plano City Offices Close in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Plano Fire Chief Accepts Presidential Appointment City Offers Computer Recycling KPB Provides Landscaping For Latest Habitat Homes Workshop to Promote School Environmental Clubs APWA Awards Accreditation to Texas Public Works Agency City of Plano Water Use Prohibitions in Effect City of Plano Creates Online Forum for Citizen Questions Keep Plano Beautiful Litter Index Evaluation Red Light Camera Activation Press Conference Charges Filed for Dec. 9 Structure Fire Plano Flips the Switch For Red Light Camera Enforcement Keylon Retires; Isrealson Takes Her Place