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COMMUNITY SERVICES
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  		Look!!! We now go to the Train Stations
Handitran now provides service to 2 Trinity Railway Train Stations: Centreport and Hurst/Bell
Call the Scheduling Office at 817-275-3704 to schedule a trip
    
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  		Improved Transfers to Fort Worth
Handitran now provides improved transfers to the Fort Worth “T” transit system for medical and social service trips only.
Handitran will now drop off curb-to-curb at 2 bus stops on Eastchase Pkwy north of Anderson and east of E. Lancaster and Loop 820.
arrowVisit the "T" website for bus route information
    
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  		Duplex Inspection Program
Effective September 1, 2008, the Community Services Department begins an annual duplex inspection program to help reinvigorate neighborhoods and encourage responsible property ownership and maintenance.
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  		Beginning Tuesday, January 15, 2008, a new fee schedule becomes effective for various health, animal, transportation and code enforcement services provided in the City of Arlington.
Many of the additions and adjustments provide incentives for increasing the standards in Arlington to help make neighborhoods more safe and attractive.
arrowView the resolution (pdf) 
      
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  		Community Tax Center assists Low Income Individuals & Families with their Tax Returns
 arrowVisit the EITC web page
arrowAARP Income Tax Assistance web page 
 
    
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  		Multi-Family Inspection Scores Now Available Online
The Community Services Department will post annual property inspections (API) scores for apartment communities, extended stay hotel/motels and triplex/quadplex properties online. A score of 70 or higher is passing.
arrowView results of recent inspections (pdf)
arrowView the API Checklist (pdf)
    


  		Love Your Kids, Keep Them - Safe Swimming Pool Safety Tips
 Every year over 300 children less than five years of age die in swimming pools. Childhood drowning is almost always a silent death. A drowning child does not splash or scream for help. The following tips could save your child’s life.
arrowRead the Pool Safety Tips 
arrowLea las Extremidades de la Seguridad de la Piscina  EN ESPANOL
      
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  		Momentum is Gaining in the Community Services Department
Code Enforcement and Environmental Health within the Community Services department is moving closer towards the goal of safer, more attractive neighborhoods.
arrowView the "Momentum Matters" presentation (pdf)
    

 
 

A Big Thank You to All Volunteers at "The Big Event"
Hats off to the volunteers of the recent "Big Event"! University of Texas at Arlington students, administrators, faculty and staff, and City of Arlington employees donated their time and energy during UT Arlington's annual day of community service and outreach in this initiative called "The Big Event."
arrowView the slide show
  


 
 		 Beautify Arlington Report
 Beautify Arlington is a community effort to clean up graffiti held on June 29, 2006. For more information about upcoming volunteer events:
Call the Action Center at 817-459-6777
arrowRead the brochure (pdf)
 arrowEn Espanol (pdf)
 arrowEn Vietnamese (pdf)
 arrowView the photos (pdf)
 arrowView the slide show
      
 

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