Last week at the Rockwall County Transportation Consortium meeting, TxDOT reported to the member city representatives that paving for the FM 740 South widening project would begin in August 2014. The original start date was May 2014 with an anticipated 24-month construction schedule. This second phase of the FM 740 project spans from FM 740/1140 […]
More than 300 hundred participants enjoyed picture-perfect weather for the Heart of Heath 5k Run/Walk on Easter Saturday, April 19. Taking first place in the run for the third consecutive year was Justin Tokus with a 17.32 time. Placing second was Casey Allison, 20.00; and third was Timothy Boseman, 20.32. The Top Overall Female was […]
The City of Heath has begun its 2014 Mosquito Surveillance and Abatement Program. While the West Nile Virus was not found in Heath last year, the City wants to be pro-active heading into the prime mosquito breeding season of spring and summer. The first step of the program involves the weekly placement of traps by […]
Easter Saturday is almost here, which means a good time in the Heath community starting with the Heart of Heath at 8:30 a.m. If you haven’t registered yet, you can still do so online. Bunny Dash for Easter Eggs Following the Heart of Heath, the City will host its first-ever Easter Egg Hunt with filled […]
Recycle your E-Waste by dropping your items at the Free Electronic Waste Collection Event co-sponsored by the City of Heath on Saturday, May 17, 9 a.m. to noon at the RHHS parking lot. E-waste is any electronic equipment that has reached end-of-life or end-of-usage in your home or office. Items accepted free of charge include: […]
The City of Heath received a very positive review and rating upgrade from Standard and Poor’s, one of the nation’s leading bond rating agencies. Standard & Poor’s raised its long-term and underlying ratings on the City’s existing General Obligation (GO) debt to “AA+” from “AA”. At the same time, Standard & Poor’s assigned its “AA+” […]
Stage 3 water restrictions allowing landscape watering once every two weeks to continue in April with month-to-month extensions based on any changes to drought conditions. Current schedule for Heath customers to continue in April. The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) Board of Directors have approved continuation of Stage 3 landscape watering of once every […]
“Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt Below are the highlights of the upcoming elections this spring. For more information or to register to vote, go to the Elections Administrator’s […]
With spring right around the corner that means MOSQUITO season is also right around the corner. Don’t be fooled into thinking that because we had a significant number of freezes this winter that the mosquito were killed off. That is not the case. The freezes that we had will have no effect on the mosquito […]
PROJECT SCOPE: Reconstruction of Country Club Drive from Rachael Drive, east, approximately 400 feet; and the reconstruction of a section of pavement and a storm sewer inlet at the Country Club Drive and Horizon Road intersection (click map for larger view). The construction is scheduled to begin March 10, 2014. The construction is allowed between […]
The City of Heath will join the City of Rockwall to host the 14th Annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day rain or shine on April 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rockwall’s Service Center at 1600 Airport Road in Rockwall. The event is open to City of Heath residents, who must obtain a […]
Notice is hereby given of a drawing to determine the order in which the names of candidates are to be printed on the ballot for the City of Heath, Texas General Election to be held on Saturday, May 10, 2014. The drawing will be conducted at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 3, 2014, at Heath […]
