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B WEEK RECYCLING
January 2016
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City Offices Closed
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4 Educators Appreciation Breakfast
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11 City Council Meeting
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14 15 Mayor State of the City Address
16 MLK Parade
18 MLK Day
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City Offices Closed
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“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Reservations for this event can be made by contacting Lauren Johnson at 972-227-2579. For more information regarding the State of the City Address, please visit www.lancastertexas.org
Line up to begin promptly at 9 a.m. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Lancaster Elise Robertson Middle School – 822 Pleasant Run Rd. Immediately following the parade there will be a short program that will include guest speaker Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, a band competition, and more!
Contact Roosevelt Nichols, Chairperson – 469-358-8722 or nick0420@sbcglobal.net FREE ENTRY TO PARTICIPATE IN PARADE. Complete application at www.lancastermlk.org pg. 1
62nd Annual Christmas Parade and Festival On Saturday, December 12, 2015 the City of Lancaster hosted its 62nd Annual Christmas Parade and festival. With the theme: “A Storybook Christmas”, the parade was full of creative floats and entries. The parade was followed by the Christmas Festival held at the Lancaster Recreation Center where In-n-Out Burgers provided FREE burgers, chips, and drinks. Activities included: live performances from local schools, churches and community groups, adopt-a-pet opportunities, pictures with Santa, a puppet show, arts and crafts, Hayrides through the park, family-friendly holiday movies and much more! Make sure to join us again next year as this event gets better every year!
• Best Holiday Theme
Boys & Girls Club of West Main
• Best Performance Group Pressure Dance Group • Best Business Entry D & J Development • Best Organization Entry Unique Car Club of DFW
Special Thanks to: Volunteers Cedar Valley Community College LHS JROTC Lancaster ISD Mac Haik Ford Lancaster Lions Club Lancaster Fire Department Lancaster Police Department City of Lancaster staff pg. 2
January/February Jan 1 -New Year’s Day, City offices closed Jan 4 – Educators Appreciation Breakfast Jan 11 - City Council Meeting Jan 14 - Mayor State of the City Address Jan 16 - MLK Parade Jan 18 - MLK Day, City offices closed Jan 25 - City Council Meeting Jan 30- Spring Athletic Registration Event Feb 8 - City Council Meeting Feb 13 - Parent-Child Valentine’s Dance Feb 22 - City Council Meeting
The City of Lancaster approved a new waste contract with Community Waste Disposal (CWD) effective February 1, 2016. Starting January 11, 2016 new trash and recycling carts will be delivered to your residence with instructions from CWD on proper placement and other changes. The new trash cart will be GRAY and the new recycling cart will be BLUE. If you have any questions, please contact the City of Lancaster at 972-218-1300.
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Animal Services
972-218-1210
Building Inspections/Code Compliance
972-218-1200
City Career Opportunities
972-218-1794
City Hall
972-218-1300
Country View Golf course
972-227-0995
County Health Dept (Immunizations)
214-819-1800
County Tax Office
214-653-7811
Development Services
972-218-1200
Driver’s License Office
469-272-9301
Economic Development
972-218-1314
Facility Rentals
972-218-3706
Fire (Non-Emergency)
972-218-2600
Lancaster Regional Airport
972-227-5721
Library
972-227-1080
LISD Administration
972-218-1400
Municipal Court
972-218-1334
Outreach Center
972-227-0138
Parks Division
972-218-3709
Planning & Zoning
972-218-1209
Police (Non-Emergency)
972-218-2700
Public Works
972-275-1752
Recreation Center
972-218-3700
Senior Life Center
972-218-3780
Texas State Auxiliary Museum
972-218-3790
Volunteer Opportunities
972-218-3706
Water/Sewer Repair
972-218-2324
Water/Utility Billing
972-218-1328
Mayor Marcus E. Knight For more information contact: Community Relations, 972-218-1303, communtiyrelations@lancaster-tx.com
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