Friday Update 7-3-2025

FRIDAY UPDATE

JULY 3, 2025

Community Happenings

Nacogdoches Parks & Recreation is pleased to announce that the newly rebuilt portion of Maroney Park playground is now open to the public!

This section of the playground was damaged in a 2023 fire and has been carefully restored to fit the remainder of the older structure. Come out and enjoy the new playground area today!

Upcoming Meetings Planning & Zoning Commission Monday, July 14, 2025 - 5:00 p.m. - City Hall Monday, August 11, 2025 - 5:00 p.m. - City Hall Zoning Board of Adjustment Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 4:00 p.m. - City Hall Thursday, August 21, 2025 - 4:00 p.m. - City Hall City Council Tuesday, July 15, 2025 - 5:30 p.m. - City Hall Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - 5:30 p.m. - City Hall

City Council The Mayor received a positive report from a citizen recognizing Kenny Ferguson, Damien Pleasant, William Whitaker, Tucker Brown, and Christina Ervin for their professionalism in addressing a leak problem. This group made the customer very happy.

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Friday Update Convention & Visitor’s Bureau This week the Visitor Center will be open with limited hours on Friday, July 4th from 10am-4pm.

Normal hours will resume on Saturday (10am4pm) and Sunday (1pm-4pm.)

Freedom Fest is this Friday, July 4th in Festival Park at 5:30pm! Fireworks will begin at dusk.

Nacogdoches is featured in Travel Taste & Tour Magazine's Summer 2025 issue. Read the story here: https://traveltasteandtour.com/2025/06/nacogdo ches-adventure-awaits/ Check out the What's Happening for weekend events, and get more information at visitnacogdoches.org/events

Staff contact: Ashley Morgan CVB Director 936-564-7351

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Staff contact: Ashley Morgan CVB Director 936-564-7351

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Friday Update Human Resources Current Open Positions Historic Sites- PT Museum Assistant Information Technology- Jr. Systems Administrator Parks- Parks Supervisor Streets- Laborer

To apply, visit https://nactx.applicantpro.com/jobs/ The City of Nacogdoches is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and promotes a drug and alcohol free workplace.

Staff contact: Lane Semien HR Manager 936-559-2527

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Friday Update Nacogdoches Historic Sites Behind-the-scenes work going on at Nacogdoches Historic Sites Throughout the month of July, the Nacogdoches Historic Sites staff are hard at work on several important behind-thescenes projects. We’re preparing portions of our collections for an upcoming storage move, tackling building maintenance tasks, and designing new interpretive signs for our sites. And as always, we’re busy planning engaging events and programs for the fall season.

While July may be a quieter month for public events, this time allows our team to focus on all the essential work that preserves and shares Nacogdoches history for our community and visitors alike.

Special guests at Junior Engineer Days in the coming weeks.

We will have some special guests joining us for Junior Engineer Days in the coming weeks. On Thursday, July 7th, Nacogdoches Fire & Rescue will bring a fire truck for the kids to explore, on July 17th our friends at the Texas Forestry Museum will be here to share how railroads impacted the lumber industry, and on July 24th we will have a representative from Operation Livesaver to share information about train safety.

Make sure to join us at the Nacogdoches Railroad Depot every Thursday from 10am to 12pm.

Staff contact: Veronica Amoe Historic Sites Manager 936-560-4441

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Friday Update Nacogdoches Public Library The Nacogdoches Public Library was one of 50 Texas public libraries to receive a Collection Enhancement grant from Texas Book Festival, a foundation established by former first lady Laura Bush, to promote literacy and support public libraries. The library will purchase juvenile and teen graphic novels, large print books, and nonfiction books with the $2500 grant award.

Assistant library manager Danny Gonzalez recently spoke to the Nacogdoches Newcomers group about the various library programs and services the library offers.

Danny promoted the summer programs that are open to everyone.

Local author Myrna Johnson will present in this month’s Dinner Conversation series, The Alzheimer’s Experience.

Johnson will focus on the writing process and her personal experience with caregiving for a loved one with Alzheimer’s. The event to be held on July 8th at 5:30pm is free. Visit eventbrite.com to register or call library staff at 936-559-2970.

The Nacogdoches County Humane Society will begin its Remarkable Creatures series on July 11th with a presentation about the colorful flowers and bees that are essential for plant production. The series is every Friday in July from 10am to 11am. All ages are welcome and no registration is required.

Staff contact: Mercedes Franks Public Library Manager 936-560-4441

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Friday Update Public Works Public Works crews are currently clearing the leaf route in zone 20 and the brush route in zone 6.

Citizens can still haul their brush and bagged lawn debris for unlimited free dumps to the City Landfill located at 4602 N.W. Stallings Dr., with their City of Nacogdoches issued water bill and ID/DL showing proof of residence.

Brush & Yard Waste Pickup • Tree limbs and brush shall be stacked on street right-of-ways, or within 3 to 6 feet of the curb or street. o Stacks shall not exceed 6'L X 4'W X 4'H and be limited to three piles. o The maximum diameter of the largest limb shall not exceed 12 inches in diameter. o Brush must be stacked in front of the residence that generated the brush. o Brush placed on vacant lots or in the streets will not be picked up. o Limbs should not extend into the roadway.

Bagged yard waste o Bagged yard waste collection is "ONLY" available for residential addresses. o Bagged yard waste shall be placed within ten feet of the edge of the roadway for collection.

Yard waste must be properly bagged. o The city will only collect 20 bags per residence per week. o Bagged Yard Waste may also be disposed of at the City landfill, for no charge, provided that the: -Resident provide current copy of water bill & drivers license as proof of residence.

Staff contact: Kim Garner-Rodgers Services Coordinator 936-559-2583

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Friday Update Public Information To receive the timeliest updates on severe weather situations affecting Nacogdoches, residents are encouraged to sign up for the NacWise alert system by navigating to nacwise.com and following the prompts online. Residents may also register by phone by calling 936-715-3322.

City of Nacogdoches Introduces Chatbot The City of Nacogdoches is proud to offer a new and proactive way to get the information they need about city offices, programs and services via a Chatbot on the city’s main page, www.nactx.us. Simply click the little robot icon in the bottom right corner of the page and ask it anything. Our chatbot will comb the website and find you an answer within seconds, provide you with an answer and be ready for follow up questions. It’s a great way to get information in real time and at your leisure without needing to make a phone call. We encourage our residents to give the Chatbot a try and see if it can be of service to you!

Staff contact: Kevin Meyer Public Information Officer 936-559-2937

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Engineering/Public Works

Planning & Zoning

Engineering staff have been working on final preparations of two applications for the TxDOT Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside program, one for a sidewalk on South Street and one for an Active Transportation Plan on North Street, and those were submitted today. A special thank you to Jason Vickery for doing the leg work to get these compiled and submitted, saving the City on consultant fees which would have been needed if the work had been outsourced. Staff is hopeful that these projects will be competitive and ultimately successful in receiving these grants.

Upcoming Meetings: To view public hearing details, please visit the planning page at https://nactx.us/754/Planning-Zoning for detailed information.

Planning & Zoning Commission ● Monday, July 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. ● Monday, August 11, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. ● Monday, September 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment ● Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. (if needed) ● Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. (if needed) Zoning Ordinance Subcommittee The meeting agenda will be posted 72 hours prior to the meeting and can be viewed here.

There are no meetings scheduled at this time.

Building Standards Commission The meeting agenda will be posted 72 hours prior to the meeting and can be viewed here.

No meetings scheduled at this time.

Downtown Technical Advisory Committee The meeting agenda will be posted 72 hours prior to the meeting and can be viewed here.

No meetings scheduled at this time.

The Planning Department is currently working with an appointed subcommittee, comprised of City Council members, Planning & Zoning Commissioners, and Zoning Board of Adjustment members, to update the city’s current zoning ordinance. To stay informed on the latest proposed changes related to development services, please visit our webpage here.

Staff contact: Case Opperman Dir. of Public Works/ City Engineer

936-559-2937

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Recreation Department

Parks Department

July is Parks and Recreation Month. This July marks National Recreation and Park Association’s 40th annual Park and Recreation Month! We will be sharing the many reasons why our park and recreation agency is truly the place to build and play together. Follow Nacogdoches Parks and Recreation Facebook page for more information.

Maroney Park Playground reopened at the end of June. Lots of families attended the park reopening and children were enjoying all of the new elements such as the rope climb and crawl tube.

Freedom fest will be held at Festival Park on July 4th at 5:30pm.

Staff contact: Tommy Stanley Parks Manager 936-559-2960

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Staff contact: Joy Palmer Recreation Supervisor 936-559-2936

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Staff contact: Tommy Stanley Parks Manager 936-559-2960

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Staff contact: Joy Palmer Recreation Supervisor 936-559-2936