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Mayor Tom Pidcock

February 2012

GOLF TOURNAMENT FUND-RAISER FOR DOUBLE OAK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

It's Tuesday January 31st and the temperature here in Double Oak is somewhere around 70 degrees.  The sun has been shining and I just finished mowing my grass---in January!  The temperature is at least 15 degrees warmer than normal, and with luck I won't have to mow again for a few more months.  While mowing my mind was thinking of spring, and how I would rather be playing golf.  I'm looking forward to the "DOVFD 4th FIRST ANNUAL Golf Tournament” scheduled for Monday April 16th at the Lantana Golf Club.  This now annual tournament benefits the DOUBLE OAK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.  The DOVFD is one of the only remaining all volunteer fire departments in Denton County.  Proceeds from this tournament go a long way towards helping to sustain our fire department.  Please visit DOVFDgolf.com or Facebook: Double Oak Volunteer Fire Department Golf Tournament, for more information on this year’s event.  SPONSORSHIP and registration information is also available by calling Double Oak Town Hall 972-539-9464.  Mark your calendar for April 16th, send in your team's registration, and I'll see you on the links.

HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD MATERIAL PICK-UP INFORMATION

The Council is always looking for opportunities to GO GREEN.  Through our representative at Waste Management we have learned of an enhancement named the “At Your Door” program that is only available to their customers with town-wide recycling. This is an important service that makes it easy to dispose of and recycle home generated and household hazardous waste safely, easily and responsibly.  They are able to recycle as much as 75% of this hazardous waste.

This program provides residents with front porch service to remove difficult and sometimes hazardous and hard to recycle items almost every household accumulates.  Waste Management will collect items that, if not handled properly, can be hazardous to people, pets and the environment.

Items Waste Management will collect “At Your Door” are pesticides, household chemicals, sharps, electronics, batteries, fluorescent lamps, automotive waste products including oil, paints, thinners, and other items that don’t belong with other recyclables or regular trash.  Items that will not be collected are ammunition, medicine, explosives, asbestos, materials in leaking containers, commercial chemicals or hazardous materials in containers larger than 5 gallons in size.

Double Oak is not eligible for this program at the present time.  Perhaps in the future we will be able to safely dispose of those old paint cans plus take steps toward becoming greener.

UPDATE STATUS REPORT ON SIMMONS ROAD PROJECT

It’s finally finished! The “punch list” has been completed and we couldn’t be more pleased. We want to say thank you to Quality Excavation, Denton County, Double Oak Residents and Halff and Associates for all of their hard work during this project. Special thanks to Brian, James, Jimmy, Justin, Guillermo, Osa, and everybody else that would stop what they were doing to hear our many concerns and comments.

The road looks great and the drainage improvements are unbelievable.  We even managed to save over forty trees that we originally scheduled to be cut down. There may be small drainage concerns that were not in the scope of this county project that need to be addressed by individual home owners.  If you feel that you need assistance please contact our Public Works Director Charlie Wright or share your comments with us at a regularly scheduled council meeting.

MUNICIPAL ELECTION INFORMATION

As we all know, there is an election of some type every year.  Before we get to the Presidential in November, there will be the primaries and municipal elections.  Our local election will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2012.  In Double Oak there will be 3 Council seats on the ballot.  Incumbents whose terms expire this year are John Dondrea, Gary Garrett and Tracy Scott Miller.  Candidate packets are available at Town Hall during regular working hours and include applications for place on the ballot.  If you are interested in serving but want more information, please contact Town Secretary Charlotte Allen at 972.539.9464 and she will be glad to help you.

                                                     PRESIDENT’S DAY

Monday, February 20th is President’s Day and Town Hall administrative offices will be closed.  The Council meeting will be moved to Tuesday, February 21st.  Please join us in recognition of this holiday and proudly fly your flags.