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information about you, your city and
your neighborhood on the 1st and 15th of
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Lake Arlington Golf Course
Prepares for Grand Reopening
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The Lake Arlington Golf
Course reopens to the public
on Saturday, Oct. 18. The City
of Arlington will celebrate with
a ceremony on Friday. At 12:30
p.m., City Council Members
Kathryn Wilemon and Jimmy
Bennett will have the honor of
taking the first drive. The
18-hole par 71 facility is back
after six months of renovation.
All regulation green fairways,
the practice putting greens, and
the Numbers 1, 2 and 10 tee
boxes have been brought up to
industry standards at the golf
course that first opened in
1963.
Friday's ceremony includes a
four-person scramble tournament
and unveiling of the new Lake
Arlington Golf Course logo. The
Lake Arlington Golf Course sits
on 185 acres and features a Club
House and pro shop. It is
located at 1516 Green Oaks
Blvd. For more information,
call 817-451-6101 or arlingtongolf.com.
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Early Voting Begins
Monday, Oct. 20
Voters to Decide $140.8 Million in Bonds
for Improvements
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In addition to the presidential election,
Arlington voters are being asked to
authorize $140.8 million in improvements for
parks, streets, traffic, drainage, libraries
and fire services on Nov. 4. There are five
propositions on the ballot. Early voting
begins at 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 20, and ends
Oct. 30. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4. A
summary of Bond Project descriptions is
available on the City of Arlington web site
at
www.arlingtontx.gov/citysecretary. A
Voter Information Guide to the 2008 Bond
Program is also available in English,
Spanish and Vietnamese. Download it from the
City's web site or visit any Arlington
Public Library. For Early Voting dates,
times and locations, visit the
City's web site and click on Election or
call the City Secretary's Office at
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A Big Night
National Night Out Sets Record with 99
Neighborhood Events
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Arlingtonites gathered in such large
numbers for National Night Out last week
that a city record was set. According to
the Police Department's Community
Services Division, Arlington registered
99 events, more than any other year.
One of the largest gatherings occurred
at California Lane Park. "We don't have
neighborhoods like we used to," said
Dolan Maner, who has lived in Arlington
since 1931. "Events like this get
families out. It gets people out to talk
with their neighbors, police and city
officials." Police Chief Theron Bowman
said National Night Out is another
opportunity to "build stronger
partnerships between the police and the
communities we serve."
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A "Grand" Opening
Music Under the Stars Draws Thousands to
Downtown
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 Under
the stars, more than 1,800 people
gathered for Opening Night of the Levitt
Pavilion for the Performing Arts in
downtown Arlington. The night included a
dedication and official ribbon cutting.
Special guest Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch
who serves as vice president of
the Mortimer Levitt Foundation was
applauded for helping to make
the pavilion possible
with a capital investment of $250,000
for construction 
plus $100,000 a year for the first five
years of concert operations.
Arlingtonites lounged in lawn chairs and
on picnic blankets and danced under the
stars to two-time grammy award-winning
band Brave Combo. Children's performer
Eddie Coker and Peruvian artists Wayanay
Inka on Saturday and the jazzy sounds of
Crawfish on Sunday drew more than 5,000
people to downtown over the Oct. 10-12
opening weekend. The Levitt Pavilion is
the fifth and newest member of the
family of Levitt Pavilions across the
country. It is the only one in Texas.
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LOOKING AHEAD |
 Planning
& Zoning meets Wednesday, Oct. 15. Click
here for agenda.
 City
Council Member Sheri Capehart
hosts District 2 Town Hall Meeting at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16, at Carol
Holt Elementary School, 7321 Ledbetter
Road. Topic: update on natural gas well
drilling activity in District 2.
City Council Member Robert
Rivera hosts District 3 Town
Hall Meeting at 7 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 20, at Southeast
Branch Library at 900 SE Green Oaks
Blvd. Agenda Topic: 2008 Bond Election.
Annual
Fall Festival is 6 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 25, at Elzie
Odom Recreation Center, 1601 NE Green
Oaks Blvd.
Click here.
The
Tarrant County Buddy Walk is 10 a.m. Saturday,
Oct. 25 at River Legacy Park
and benefits children with Down
Syndrome. Learn
more.
Daylight
Saving Time ends 2 a.m. Sunday,
Nov. 2.
Arlington
City Council meets Tuesday, Nov.
4.
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TOP BANNER PHOTO |
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The plush greenery of the newly
renovated 17th Hole at the Lake
Arlington Golf Course in southwest
Arlington. It reopens to the public on Oct.
18.
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ARLINGTON TRAFFIC |
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Anticipate
more detours in southwest Arlington.
Rush Creek Drive is closed for
about three months as $7.5 million in
roadway construction on Pleasant Ridge Road
from Kelly Elliott Road to Bowen Road
continues. |
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NEW ON THE WEB ... |
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New
Traffic Update pages on the
City's Web site can help you navigate the
streets of Arlington during construction.
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The
Texas Department of Health and Human
Services is making federal funds
available to help Arlington residents with
energy bills. The Comprehensive Energy
Assistance Program can help low income
households meet immediate energy needs. The
program also encourages all consumers to
control future energy use. Learn more at