JOIN THE AHNA CLEAN UP TEAM
Shanna Cisneros is serious about neighborhood litter. Join the AHNA team for a morning of picking up trash in our neighborhood
If you’re looking for inspiration to get off the couch, sign up to be part of the AHNA team for the annual Cowtown Great American Cleanup event on Saturday March 26. It’s from 8:00am until 11am. You get a free t-shirt and gloves out of the deal if you sign up by Friday March 18. Email Shanna at shafw@aol.com and send the number of people in your group and t-shirt sizes (Youth M or L: Adult S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, or 4XL) and glove sizes (S, M, L, XL).
I-30 CORRIDOR STUDY MEETINGS
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is preparing a study to determine proposed improvements to Interstate 30 between I-820 and Chisholm Trail Parkway, including potential express lanes and improvements to the frontage roads, ramps and cross streets. The proposed improvements would, subject to final design considerations, require additional right of way and could potentially displace non-residential and residential structures.
Public meetings will be held to present designs and receive public comment.
VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING – Beginning Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 3 p.m. until April 25, 2022
Go to www.TxDOT.gov. KEYWORDS: I-30 West Corridor Study. (Nothing will be posted until March 22 at 3pm.) Staff will give a pre-recorded video presentation that includes audio and visual components. The virtual meeting will be available to view until Monday, April 25, 2022. If you do not have internet access, you may call (817) 370-6533 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday, for further information.
IN PERSON PUBLIC MEETINGS
Attendance at the in-person meetings are by appointment. You must sign up at www.signupgenius.com/go/I30westcorridorstudyPM or call (833) 933-0431 and leave a voicemail with your contact information. A team member will contact you to confirm your appointment. If you attend without an appointment, you may be asked to wait outside to ensure appropriate occupancy within the meeting space is maintaine
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Education Service Center Region 11
1451 S. Cherry Lane
White Settlement, TX 76108Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Fort Worth Botanic Garden – Oak Hall/Rose Room
3220 Botanic Garden Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX 76107
All comments must be postmarked or received on or before Monday, April 25, 2022 to be included as part of the official record for this public meeting and considered by TxDOT. Responses to comments received will be available online at www.TxDOT.gov KEYWORDS: I-30 West Corridor Study.
Comments from the public may be submitted by mail to:
Charles Cox, P.E., Project Manager
TxDOT Fort Worth District Office
501 SW Loop 820
Fort Worth, Texas 76133Or e-mail: FTW_I_30_West@txdot.gov
Or by calling (833) 933-0431 to record a verbal comment.
For more information contact Charles Cox @ 817-370-6533 or FTW_I_30_West@txdot.gov.
CONSTRUCTION AT THOMAS PLACE COMMUNITY CENTER
If you’ve seen the public notice sign in front of Thomas Place Community Center, here is what it’s about. Construction is underway to replace and re-route an underground sanitary sewer at the southern end of the campus. During construction, the southern pedestrian path into the park will be temporarily closed. All the work is being done underground. Completion of the project is slated for the second week of June 2022. Once completed, there will be no visible change whatsoever above ground, except for the removal of a Chinaberry tree in the alley.
A public hearing for the project is scheduled for March 29, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the City Council Chamber, second floor, City Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, 76102. at the regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
For additional information, please contact David Jodray, City of Fort Worth – Park Planner at (817) 392-5764 or david.jodray2@fortworthtexas.gov.
MEETINGS ON 2022 BOND ELECTION
On Saturday May 7, residents will vote on two initiatives that address issues facing Fort Worth. Thirteen proposed amendments to the City Charter will be on the ballot. Voters may vote for or against each of the propositions individually. Among the propositions is increasing the mayor and council members’ annual pay, as well as other propositions designed to delete outdated language and to reflect the current organization of Fort Worth’s municipal government
Learn about projects in the 2022 bond program and about the charter amendments at the following public meetings:
Monday March 21 – 6:00 – 8:00pm
City Hall Council Chamber & virtualMonday March 28 – 6:00 – 8:00pm
Golden Triangle Library
4264 Golden Triangle Blvd.Thursday April 7 – 6:00 – 8:00pm
Northwest Library
6228 Crystal Lake Drive
Residents can submit questions and comments at www.fwconnection@fortworthtexas.gov.
For more information about the bond package, go to www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/planning-data-analytics/budget/2022bond.
The $560 million bond package includes propositions funding capital projects in Fort Worth neighborhoods and business districts. If the bond propositions pass, it will have no direct impact on the tax rate and the city’s tax rate should not need to increase in order to repay the bonds.
The bond program is broken down into five propositions. Voters can vote separately for or against each proposition on the ballot.
Proposition A: $360,218,300 for streets and mobility-related projects.
Proposition B: $123,955,500 for park and recreation projects, including a new aquatics center in the Stop Six neighborhood and a rebuilt Forest Park Pool.
Proposition C: $12,505,200 for a new library in far northwest Fort Worth.
Proposition D: $39,321,000 for police and fire public safety facilities. Included is a proposed headquarters for the Northwest Patrol Division.
Proposition E: $15,000,000 for the city’s Open Space program, which focuses on acquiring natural areas.
BOWIE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Good news for Watonga St. and Tulsa Way residents: it looks like the Bowie House’s heavy construction truck traffic through our residential neighborhood is coming to an end. It’s been a nightmare for those neighbors who have had to live with more than 100 trucks a day, some overflowing with large rocks, starting at 7:00am. The truck route was approved by city staff despite opposition from impacted residential property owners.
Bowie House has launched a website to keep everyone informed on their upcoming construction schedule: www.bowieplaceinfo.com.
TUESDAY MARCH 15 AHNA MEETING
Please join us for the monthly AHNA membership meeting
Everyone is welcome to attend
Tuesday March 15
6:30pm
Fort Worth Firefighters Hall
3755 Tulsa Way @ Crestline Rd.
Guest speaker: Steve Huddleston, horticulturalist supremo. If you’re looking to be inspired about plants, Steve’s your guy. He was the senior horticulturalist at Fort Worth Botanic Garden for 22 years and a frequent guest on Neil Sperry’s radio program on WBAP. Today, he works at BRIT. He is the co-author of the authoritative book Easy Gardens for North Central Texas. Bring Steve your questions about your plant problems.