Posted on: November 15, 2018
FBTX ~ The City of Farmers Branch has announced its schedule for the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22
~ All offices and facilities closed for Thanksgiving Day.
~ No garbage or recycling collection.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Most City offices and...
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Posted on: November 15, 2018
FBTX ~ The Farmers Branch Library Board is inviting the public to provide insight on the prospect of voting on a bond in 2019 to fund construction of a new public Library.
Everyone is invited to "help define the next Library"...
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City News
Posted on: November 15, 2018
FBTX ~ After 25 years of a driving tour, the Farmers Branch Christmas celebrations have evolved into a series of new traditions designed to give everyone a more personal and interactive holiday experience.
The all-new “Christmas in the...
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Posted on: October 18, 2018
FBTX ~ Following extensive discussion on proposed changes to trash collection, residents should note that there will not be an action item on the agenda, pertaining to trash collection, on November 6.
The Mayor and City Council will co...
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Posted on: October 29, 2018
FBTX ~ With flu season fast approaching, the Farmers Branch Sustainability and Public Health Department says now is the time to get vaccinated.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the single best way to protect ...
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Posted on: September 28, 2018
FBTX ~ In order to draw a more inclusive audience of senior adults, the Farmers Branch Senior Center is now known as The Branch Connection.
In addition, as a means of ensuring quality programming and in an effort to offset a portion of...
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Posted on: September 28, 2018
FBTX ~ An ongoing effort for the City to "go green" means free towels will be offered during the month of October as the traditional towel service at both facilities is discontinued.
Aquatics Center and Recreation Center Fitn...
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Posted on: August 2, 2018
FBTX ~ Following approximately six weeks of study, meetings, workshops and a public hearing, Mayor Robert Dye and the members of the City Council unanimously approved the City Manager’s proposed $132 million Fiscal Year 2018-19 Budget Tuesday ni...
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2018-19 Approved Budget
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Posted on: September 24, 2018
FBTX ~ Expected to help recover costs involved in fire prevention and protection, the Farmers Branch Fire Department will begin implementing an annual inspection fee for commercial structures, starting October 1.
The City Council appro...
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Posted on: September 24, 2018
FBTX ~ The Farmers Branch Police Department is asking residents to be aware that scams are on the increase, and are being perpetrated on social media, via email, and by telephone.
Scammers will prey on a person’s fear, desire...
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Posted on: July 31, 2018
FBTX ~ Farmers Branch Fire Chief Steve Parker has announced that the Texas State Fire Marshal's Office has informed him that the City of Farmers Branch will be moved to an ISO Class 1 Public Protection Classification, effective December 1.
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Posted on: August 24, 2018
FBTX~ On behalf of Farmers Branch Power Switch, energy broker iChoosr has announced the results of a reverse auction held between electricity providers in an effort to lower rates for local residents using group buying power.
The winni...
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Posted on: September 13, 2018
FBTX ~ Longtime Farmers Branch Communications Director Tom Bryson was elected national president of the 850-member City-County Communications & Marketing Association at the organization's annual conference held last week in Milwaukee.
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Posted on: September 19, 2018
FBTX ~ The Farmers Branch Police Department is asking residents to be aware that scams are on the increase, and are being perpetrated on social media, via email, and by telephone.
Scammers will prey on a person’s fear, desire to make easy money, compassion...
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City News
Posted on: August 30, 2018
FBTX~ The Farmers Branch Emergency Management Office is encouraging local residents to participate in STEAR, the State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry that lets local responders know the location of individuals that may need assistance during an em...
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City News
Posted on: July 13, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC ~ The International City/County Management Association, or ICMA, has announced that the City of Farmers Branch has been recognized for its data-driven management and reporting efforts with a Certificate of Distinction.
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Posted on: July 13, 2018
FBTX ~ Realizing the value of relationships and hard work were the lessons learned by Farmers Branch Economic Development Director Allison Cook on her first job, at age 15, working for her father's Houston roofing company.
Ms. Cook's perspective was detail...
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Posted on: June 5, 2018
FBTX ~ The advent of Dallas County Promise being added to Turner and Smith High Schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, combined with the recent series of agreements between the City of Farmers Branch and the District, are setting the stage...
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Posted on: June 5, 2018
FBTX ~ The National Endowment for the Arts has announced that the Farmers Branch Manske Library has been named as a recipient of a $15,000 grant to host the NEA Big Read in Farmers Branch this fall.
A national initiative of the Nationa...
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City News
Posted on: May 30, 2018
FBTX ~ After nearly five years of work and partnership from the City of Farmers Branch, and eight months of construction, the new Farmers Branch Primary Care medical clinic is now open to the community at 13000 Josey Lane.
The clinic s...
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Posted on: May 30, 2018
FBTX ~ With attention to its placement on a portion of an existing park, Farmers Branch Fire Chief Steve Parker recently unveiled the conceptual design for the soon-to-be-relocated Fire Station No. 2.
The $5.5 million project will plac...
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City News
Posted on: May 9, 2018
FBTX ~ A futuristic-looking smart pole, the KitstiK™, has 'landed' in The Grove @ Mustang Crossing, in conjunction with the 2018 Farmers Branch Twilight Market kickoff.
The City of Farmers Branch, Texas is staking a claim for progressi...
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Posted on: April 26, 2018
DALLAS ~ Differentiating itself from other master planned communities, the Mercer Crossing mixed-use development on the west side of Farmers Branch was recently recognized by the Dallas Business Journal as the Best Single-Family or Planned Community Real ...
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City News
Posted on: March 12, 2018
FBTX ~ Since its inception in 2009, the Farmers Branch Demolition/Rebuild program has been responsible for more than 40 homes being demolished and replaced with newer houses in many different neighborhoods of the city.
Now, after several different iteratio...
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Posted on: April 4, 2018
FBTX ~ More than 450,000 smoke detectors from a North Carolina-based company have been recalled because of a manufacturer defect that could prevent them from actually detecting smoke.
Kidde issued a recall for models PI2010 and PI9010....
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Posted on: April 10, 2018
FBTX ~ The Farmers Branch City Council will contest the Town of Addison's request before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to legitimize their permit violations concerning use of water on Farmers Branch Creek where it briefly flows through Add...
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Posted on: February 26, 2018
FBTX ~ Farmers Branch Municipal Court has brought traffic tickets back to the future, keying on a new trend in technology to offer a virtual courtroom, affording the opportunity for most Class C misdemeanor cases to be handled online.
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Posted on: May 8, 2017
FBTX ~ After a great deal of negotiation, the Farmers Branch Economic Development Office has announced a new mixed use project for the corner of Alpha and Inwood Roads.
The new project on the 14-acre tract will include retai...
Posted on: June 23, 2017
FBTX ~ Nine out of 10 residents participating in the 2017 Resident Satisfaction Survey rated the quality of life in Farmers Branch as excellent or good according to a report on the survey issued by National Service Research and presented to the City Counc...
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Posted on: March 31, 2017
FBTX ~ The Farmers Branch Police Department is reminding residents that anyone selling any product or service door-to-door must have a permit issued by the Police Department.
Information has been received that residents in the area of...
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Posted on: March 7, 2017
FBTX ~ Employing technology that can notify residents of anything from severe weather to community updates, via voice or text, the City of Farmers Branch is announcing the launch of the Branch Alert system. Anyone wishing to receive thi...
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Posted on: March 30, 2017
FBTX ~ Manske Mobile, the new Library app is ready to start serving the patrons of the Farmers Branch Manske Library with access to manage accounts, connect to eBooks and more, search the catalog and place holds on popular books.
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Posted on: February 15, 2017
AUSTIN ~ In what is being described by homeowners along Farmers Branch Creek as a major victory, the three-member Texas Commission on Environmental Quality unanimously remanded a water rights dispute between Farmers Branch and Addison back to their staff ...
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Posted on: February 14, 2017
FBTX ~ With participation from 85 percent of single family homes in Farmers Branch, the new curbside recycling program has easily eclipsed totals from the old drop-off program in less than a year's time since kickoff.
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Posted on: February 15, 2017
FBTX ~ Thanks to a $102,375 grant from the Metrocrest Hospital Authority, the Farmers Branch Fire Department will soon be equipped with four new LUCAS Chest Compression Systems.
Providing consistent chest compressions when administeri...
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Posted on: February 15, 2017
FBTX~ The United States Water Fitness Association has named Farmers Branch Senior Center staffer Rotha Crump one of the Top 25 Water Fitness Pioneers in the country.
A local instructor, Rotha has been teaching water fitness for more th...
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Posted on: December 12, 2016
FBTX ~ Streamlining the process of public information requests like never before, Farmers Branch City Secretary Amy Piukana said her office is preparing to launch an online public information request process.
The City recently purchas...
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Public Information Request Portal
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Posted on: October 19, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ The Denco Area 9-1-1 District has announced that it has implemented text-to-911 service for all of Denton County and the City of Carrollton, including the North Texas Emergency Communications Center, serving public safety dispatch for Far...Read on...
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Posted on: November 30, 2016
FBTX ~ Ushering in a new degree of transparency like never before, the City of Farmers Branch has launched an online City Records Archive that allows anyone to access packets, minutes of public meetings, ordinances, resolutions and more.
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Posted on: October 19, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ Atmos Energy will be working in Farmers Branch in October to replace existing natural gas lines that connect to residential gas meters generally between the area of Rosser Road to Kerr Trail.
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Posted on: October 19, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ Believe it or not, there's a squirrel scam that has come to light in the past few days from a Farmers Branch church.
Scammers are targeting the elderly by telling them they saw a squirrel scamper into their attic and for a couple of hu...Read on...
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Posted on: September 20, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ With more than 12 years experience in public accounting, most recently as CFO for Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, Sherrelle Evans-Jones has been named as the new Director of Finance for the City of Farmers Branch by City Manager Charles Cox....Read on...
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Posted on: September 2, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ Poised for a seamless transition, 22-year FBPD veteran David Hale has been appointed Farmers Branch Chief of Police by City Manager Charles Cox.
Succeeding the retired Sid Fuller, Chief Hale brings a wealth of law enforcement traini...Read on...
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Posted on: August 24, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ With confidence in her leadership as well as her proven aptitude for business development, expansion and retention, Farmers Branch City Manager Charles S. Cox has promoted Allison Cook to the post of Director of Economic Development &...Read on...
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Posted on: July 21, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ The ongoing reconstruction of Valley View Lane, between Josey Lane and Webb Chapel Road, will feature periodic changes of open lanes in the next few weeks as the project continues.
The initial phase of the project involved the repla...Read on...
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Posted on: July 27, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ The artwork appearing on roadways in Farmers Branch is a precursor of more pedal power to come as new "sharrows" signify the most visible signs, to date, of the implementation of the Trail Master Plan.
Crews started putt...Read on...
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Posted on: July 27, 2016
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FARMERS BRANCH ~ Recognizing his leadership capabilities along with his intricate knowledge of city government, City Manager Charles S. Cox has promoted Managing Director John Land to the position of Deputy City Manager.
"I can think of no one ...Read on...
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Posted on: July 27, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ As the weather continues to warm up, coupled with periodic and uncharacteristic rainfall this summer, Farmers Branch staff is working hard to protect residents from mosquito-borne diseases such as Zika and West Nile Virus.
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Posted on: July 27, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ The International Institute of Municipal Clerks had conferred the designation of 'Certified Municipal Clerk' (CMC) upon Farmers Branch City Secretary Amy Piukana.
The IIMC grants the CMC designation only tho those municipal clerks w...Read on...
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Posted on: June 20, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ Years of planning and coordination have given way to the moving of dirt as construction has begun on the state-of-the-art Fire Training Tower that will be shared by Farmers Branch, Carrollton and Coppell's departments.
Soon to ri...Read on...
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Posted on: April 13, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ As one of its newest crime prevention and investigation tools, the Farmers Branch Police Department is asking local residents and businesses to register their surveillance cameras for the SafeCam initiative.
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Posted on: April 13, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ With eight valid alarm calls last year, out of 3,059 responded to by the Police Department, the Farmers Branch City Council has approved changes to the local alarm ordinance, designed to keep officers on the street and away from false ala...Read on...
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Posted on: March 2, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ After an absence of 15 years, the new curbside recycling program in Farmers Branch has begun.
When rolled out for pickup, recycling containers should be placed near the same location as garbage collection (curb or alley) behind the ...Read on...
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Posted on: February 24, 2016
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CARROLLTON ~ After years of planning, preparation, testing and checking, the North Texas Emergency Communications Center, or NTECC, is now fully implemented with public safety dispatch for its four member cities - Farmers Branch, Carrollton,?Coppell and A...Read on...
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Posted on: April 6, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ Now fully back online after a fire last year, the Wicker Pump Station, at the ground storage facility near Denton Drive and Wicker Avenue, is greatly enhancing the already vast capacity of Public Works infrastructure on the West Side of F...Read on...
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Posted on: February 19, 2016
FBTX ~ Under the new solid waste plan that begins this spring and reintroduces curbside recycling to Farmers Branch residents, citizens must provide their own trash sacks or bags.
Residential trash collection will remain two days a week and from the sa...Read on...
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Posted on: February 5, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ Responding to a recommendation from a citizen committee as well as repeated requests through the years, a new residential recycling program will begin in Farmers Branch this spring at no additional cost to residents.
A calendar for...Read on...
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Posted on: February 5, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ Home decor superstore At Home has announced the company will expand its reach in the North Texas market with a new store opening in Farmers Branch this May.
The 137,000 square foot store will be in the building formerly occupied by Walmar...
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Posted on: February 1, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ The effort to expand the Farmers Branch-owned Camelot Landfill in Lewisville took a couple of major steps forward this month with the finalizing of negotiated agreements with the Cities of Lewisville and Carrollton.
Fulfillment of the ...Read on...
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Posted on: January 12, 2016
FARMERS BRANCH ~ Bringing a wealth of law enforcement experience to Farmers Branch, three City Marshals have been sworn into service, establishing the first Marshals Office to serve all processes for the Municipal Court.
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Posted on: November 12, 2015
JUSTICE CENTER ~ Farmers Branch residents are invited to show their support for the Farmers Branch Police Department by picking up a "Standing with Farmers Branch Police" blue rubber bracelet at City Hall or at the Justice Center.
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Posted on: July 10, 2015
FARMERS BRANCH ~ The record rainfall of 2015 in addition to a legal battle over the source for local drinking water is combining for a perfect storm the will likely result in higher water and sewer rates for the new fiscal year.
Most costs associate...Read on...
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Posted on: September 28, 2015
FARMERS BRANCH ~ In a continuing effort to improve pedestrian safety at strategic spots, the Farmers Branch Public Works Department has installed solar-powered rapid flash crosswalk signs at three locations.
The rapid flashing of beacons is activated...Read on...
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Posted on: August 5, 2015
FARMERS BRANCH ~ In an effort to further the safety of the community, the Farmers Branch Police Department has initiated a “Safe Exchange Zone” program for the exchange of items that have been bought, sold or traded or for child custody exchanges.
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Posted on: April 21, 2015
FARMERS BRANCH ~ Helping to put City of Farmers Branch information and resources at the fingertips of citizens, the Farmers Branch Mobile App for smartphones and tablets has debuted in Apple’s App Store and on the Android Marketplace.
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Posted on: April 21, 2015
FARMERS BRANCH ~ In what was previously a once or twice a year event, dropping off old prescription medications for proper disposal is now a permanent service offered by the Farmers Branch Police Department.
Sergeant Terry Eoff said the new receptac...Read on...
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Posted on: April 6, 2015
FARMERS BRANCH ~ Growing a City of roses requires commitment, skill and sometimes information, in order to promote healthy plants that showcase our streets and neighborhoods.
Farmers Branch Parks Landscape Manager Pam Smith said local rose gardeners s...Read on...
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Posted on: May 26, 2015
FARMERS BRANCH ~ After an on-site damage assessment, officials from the National Weather Service have confirmed the storm that hit Farmers Branch at about 2:35 a.m. May 24 included an EF-1 tornado.
The large storm cell swept across the Metroplex fr...Read on...
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Posted on: January 2, 2015
FARMERS BRANCH ~ Not all college students graduate in the originally intended four years. Some take five, some take six.
Don Ross was on the 50-year plan. A part-time Farmers Branch Fire Inspector for the past five years, Don is fondly looking bac...Read on...
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Posted on: April 6, 2015
FARMERS BRANCH ~ On an unusually warm Tuesday in January, a crew of specialized craftsmen carefully helped place a 100-plus-year-old bell back into the belfry where its service began in the 1890s.
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Posted on: July 1, 2014
FARMERS BRANCH ~ In anticipation of a bond sale to fund the new joint public safety dispatch system and the voter-approved 10-year street improvement project, bond rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Standard and Poors have both assigned Farmers Branch the ...Read on...
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Posted on: March 20, 2014
AUSTIN ~ The Texas State Comptroller's office has named Farmers Branch as one of only 36 local governments in Texas to achieve their new Platinum award for financial transparency.
The Comptroller's Leadership Circle Program has recognized Farmers Branc...Read on...
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Posted on: March 13, 2014
FARMERS BRANCH ~ Now that the EarthKind Rose trial is over, the rose garden at Gussie Field Watterworth Park in Farmers Branch is becoming a trial garden for England's David Austin Roses.
Volunteers from local rose societies along with Farmers Branch ...Read on...
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Posted on: February 11, 2014
FARMERS BRANCH ~ City of Farmers Branch Animal Services has begun a program to trap, neuter and return feral cats to their environments in an effort to reduce the population.
Studies have shown that this method, sterilization rather than euthanasia, e...Read on...
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Posted on: September 14, 2014
FARMERS BRANCH ~ New "Demo/Rebuild" rules give homebuyers even more incentive to replace older homes with newer ones.
The availability of quality housing stock in the City of Farmers Branch encourages the retention of businesses, attracts new...Read on...
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Posted on: April 4, 2013
FARMERS BRANCH ~ Although there has not been a substantial increase in reported scams, Farmers Branch Police want to be sure citizens are educated on the work done by con artists, in hopes of avoiding victimization.
Farmers Branch Police Lieutenant Jay...More >>
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Posted on: April 15, 2013
FARMERS BRANCH ~ In an effort to protect local residents against less qualified practitioners in the multi-billion dollar, unregulated Texas foundation repair industry, the Farmers Branch City Council passed an ordinance requiring a permit for foundation ...More >>
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