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Congratulations Plano! Texas City Management Association 2007 City Council of the Year.… FULL STORY (PDF) West Nile Virus Detected in Plano Mosquito Samplings. Click here for information. Click here for information on Summertime Taste and Odor of Tap Water. The City of Plano has terminated watering restrictions. Click here for the press release (PDF) The City of Plano's Smokefree Ordinance went into effect June 1, 2007. Get more information at www.smokefreeplano.org Citizen Service Prioritization Assessment (1.7Mb pdf) (6/29/06) EPA Releases Excessive Heat Guidebook Heat is the #1 weather-related killer in the United States. Cities are increasingly starting programs to minimize the public health threat of excessive heat by coordinating intervention strategies among local agencies and sounding the alarm to residents. To assist these efforts, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has produced the Excessive Heat Events Guidebook. The Guidebook is designed to help officials plan for and respond to excessive heat events. It highlights best practices that have been employed to save lives during excessive heat events in different urban areas and provides a menu of options that officials can use to respond to these events in their communities. The Guidebook was developed collaboratively with assistance from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Municipal officials in both the United States and Canada provided useful information that can be used to help the public cope with excessive heat. As a quick reference resource, the Excessive Heat Events Guidebook in Brief offers summary information and tips that can be used when preparing for and responding to excessive heat. The guidebook and "in-brief" companion piece can both be downloaded at: http://epa.gov/heatisland/about/heatguidebook.html For additional information about the links between heat, health, and the environment, visit http://epa.gov/heatisland/about/healthenv.html What Do You Know About Solicitation? **The number to call for Solicitor Permits is 972-941-2158. These permits are issued by Police Department.