Commemorative Tree Planting Program

from cityofterrell.org

Making A Lasting Contribution…The Terrell Parks Department, in its desire to enhance public property and encourage an aesthetically pleasing environment, has established a tree donation program.

This program enables citizens to have a tree planted and maintained by the City of Terrell within public right-of-ways, parks or other City controlled areas to celebrate a special [...]

Water and Wastewater Rate Increase

From cityofterrell.org

Effective October 1, 2009, all customers of the City’s water and wastewater utility will see an increase in their water and wastewater bills. The key issues driving this increase include:

* A 9% increase in the cost of treated water from the North Texas Municipal Water District
* Increases in regulatory fees charged by the Texas [...]

Ben Gill Fireworks

Looked like another first-rate fireworks show at Ben Gill Park on Saturday night. We took it in from a distance, which explains the car noise and the barking dog on this video.

If you didn’t make it, or would like to see a little bit of it again, here’s a short clip taken near the end.

New Traffic Light at Brookshire’s?

Good article by Tricia Scruggs in Friday’s Tribune about the possibility of adding a new traffic light at the shopping center anchored by Brookshire’s.

Plenty of arguments on both sides, particularly from businesses sure to be negatively impacted by a new median. But anyone who has tried to navigate that stretch of Highway 80 on a [...]

Welcome to terrelltex.com

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Welcome to terrelltex.com.

We’re creating a one-stop Web presence to showcase the best of Terrell, Texas. That means aggregating news sources, keeping up with trends, offering shopping tips, spotlighting locals schools and teams, and more.

It’s an ambitious task, but hopefully a rewarding one as well.

Since we’re just starting, we hope you’ll be patient. We also hope [...]