CITY & COUNTY
News from Colleyville, Southlake, Grapevine, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD & Tarrant County
HIGHLIGHTS GRAPEVINE The Grapevine Public Library received a proclamation for its 100th anniversary during the Feb. 7 council meeting. The library opened on March 3, 1923, and in 1977 moved to a 4,000-square- foot location on Dallas Road. Voters approved a $825,000 bond for a 15,000-square-foot building at 1201 Municipal Way— the current location—in 1983. Colleyville City Council will meet at 7 p.m. March 7 and 21. www.colleyville.com Grapevine City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. March 7 and 21. www.grapevinetexas.gov Southlake City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. March 7 and 21. www.cityofsouthlake.com Tarrant County Commissioners Court will meet at 10 a.m. March 7 and 21. www.tarrantcounty.com Carroll ISD MEETINGS WE COVER
Lindamood gives State of City speech
Armored vehicle purchased for Tarrant County sheri
School, police o cers receiving 26 bullet- resistant shields
Schnautz hired as new superintendent
BY HANNAH JOHNSON
BY HANNAH JOHNSON
for trusting me and your con dence in me to be the next leader,” Schnautz said. Schnautz earned his
“WE ARE BLESSED BY OUR AMAZING CITIZENS AND STRONG LEADERSHIPS"
COLLEYVILLE Increasing quality of life and keeping residents safe were two topics highlighted by Colleyville Mayor Bobby Lindamood in the State of the City. Colleyville held its State of the City on Feb. 9 at the Colleyville Center. A presentation was shown at the Colleyville Chamber of Commerce luncheon, with a public presen- tation later that night. Taking Colleyville to the “next level” was a main theme in Lindamood’s speech. He also spoke on the city’s improvements with development projects, public safety, quality of life and community. “We are blessed by our amazing citizens and strong leaderships,” he said. Colleyville is entering a new phase in the city’s life cycle as it nears being built out and goes through redevelopment in some areas, Lindamood said. Several development projects were high- lighted by Lindamood, including the senior center renovation, purchasing Covenant Church to create a recreation center and installing four new pickleball courts at City Park.
GRAPEVINE COLLEYVILLE ISD Brad Schnautz was selected as the lone nalist for the superintendent position in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD during a Feb. 27 meeting. The board of trustees unani- mously approved Schnautz as the nalist for the position. He has served as deputy superintendent for the district since 2017 and was approved as interim superinten- dent at the Oct. 24, 2022, board meeting. “I’m grateful for this opportu- nity, and I want to thank the board
BY KARLY LAMM
and invited to participate in the bid process. Two bids were made from Terradyne Armored Vehicles Inc. and Lenco Industries Inc., but the former did not meet the speci cations on required wheelbase length, according to documents. The Lenco BearCat G3 will be purchased for $345,245. This is the rst tactical vehicle for the sheri ’s o ce.
TARRANT COUNTY The county sheri ’s o ce will be receiving a tactical armored vehicle and a renewed ammunition contract after the Commis- sioners Court approved both purchases—a little more than $484,00—during the Feb. 7 meeting. There were 128 vendors contacted in regard to the tactical armored vehicle
BY KARLY LAMM
SOUTHLAKE The school resource o cer, or SRO, program will receive 26 bullet-resistant shields after Southlake City Council members unanimously approved the purchase during the Feb. 7 meeting. The shields cost $154,726 and will be purchased from Rules of Engage- ment Tactical using the 2023 Bul- let-Resistant Shield Grant approved by the o ce of the governor.
Brad Schnautz
BOBBY LINDAMOOD, COLLEYVILLE MAYOR
master’s in education adminis- tration from Sam Houston State University, according to a press release. He later earned a Ph.D. in education from Texas A&M Univer- sity. He has more than 20 years of experience in various educational roles.
Through projects such as these, he said the city’s sta is continuously looking for ways to improve the quality of life for residents. Colleyville’s gift card program and its no-new-revenue tax rate are ways the city is helping its residents, Lindamood said. He said the gift card program put dollars directly into the city’s local businesses. Each household received a $35 gift card in the summer and around the holidays to be spent at participating restaurants and retail businesses in the city. Council adopted a no-new-revenue tax rate for the fth year in a row. As of Oct. 1, Lindamood said Colleyville has the lowest property tax rate in the area.
AIDING LAW ENFORCEMENT The Tarrant County Commission approved the purchase of an armored vehicle for the sheri ’s o ce for a Lenco BearCat.
O’Hare starts task force that will monitor election integrity in Tarrant County
BY HANNAH JOHNSON
Cost: $345,245
O cers that can be transported: 12
and newly elected District Attorney Phil Sorrells during a Feb. 8 press conference in Fort Worth. The task force, made up of inves- tigators and deputies, will look into complaints of election fraud. Existing
resources will be used for the task force, including current county personnel, he said. Waybourn said there have been complaints led for election miscon- duct over the last several years.
will meet at 5 p.m. March 27. www.southlakecarroll.edu Grapevine-Colleyville ISD will meet at 7 p.m. March 27. www.gcisd.net
TARRANT COUNTY The Election Integrity Task Force was announced by longtime Tarrant County Sheri Bill E. Waybourn, newly elected Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare
The purchase was approved by a 3-2 vote.
SOURCES: TARRANT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, TARRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT COMMUNITY IMPACT
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