Lunch Bunch

Come enjoy a free lunch and entertainment at the Richland Hills Lunch Bunch.

The Link - Event and Recreation Center

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Staff at the Link in Richland Hills hopes that you are enjoying your Holiday season. If you are like us, maybe you have enjoyed it too much. No problem, the Link will have your resolutions covered in 2017 for weight loss, health promotion, being more active and more. Invest in your wellness! The Link is selling Charter Memberships that are 20% lower than the regular price starting January 3rd. Visit our website (www.thelinkrec.com) for details, and we will see you soon!

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Santa Visit & Christmas Tree Lighting

Come help us celebrate the Christmas season with musical entertainment by Richland Elementary, Jack Binion Elementary, and Richland Middle School choirs. We will have a countdown to light the City's Christmas tree, and then a special visit from Santa Claus in the Fire Station bays for visits and refreshments. 3200 Diana Drive (in front of the Fire Station and Post Office) Don't forget your cameras!

MONDAY, 11/14/16 WATER MAIN REPAIR ON VIVIAN DR. WATER SERVICE WILL BE OFF. CITY CREWS WILL BE MAKING A WATER MAIN REPAIR ON VIVIAN DR. ON MONDAY, 11/14/16. RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ON VIVIAN, WILLMAN & IN THE 7300 & 7400 BLOCKS OF BLVD. 26 WILL EXPERIENCE WATER SERVICE INTERRUPTION AT VARIOUS TIMES BETWEEN 8AM - 5PM. PLEASE PREPARE ENOUGH WATER TO MEET YOUR DAILY NEEDS DURING THE TIME THE WATER WILL BE OFF.

richlandhills.com

Transportation Update – November 9th, 2016 On November 8th, 2016, residents of Richland Hills voted to withdraw from the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (the FWTA). This election was called by the City Council after they received a petition from residents which required them to call the election. The City Council has made it clear that if residents elected to withdraw from the FWTA, they would replace the Mobility Impaired Transportation Service with an equivalent service. We have been notified by the FWTA that they will cease bus service in Richland Hills on November 23rd, 2016. Train service will continue on its normal schedule. Once bus service ceases, a new service will be put in place by Richland Hills. Over the next several days, we will be notifying all current registered users of MITS on how to utilize the new service. If you are not currently registered for MITS but have mobility impairments, please fill out the form below and return it to the City Secretary’s office at City Hall. We will then contact you and provide you additional information on utilizing the new transportation system. http://richlandhills.com/home/showdocument?id=6622

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Who's ready to play? Come on out this Saturday at 10am to Kate Baker Park for the ribbon cutting.

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Kate Baker Park update: As most of you are aware, Kate Baker Park has a new look. While the playground equipment has appeared installed and ready to go for over a month now, many other safety aspects had to be met prior to the City being allowed to open it. The contractor has made a few final corrections to the site that should allow us to open the park by next week. You will all see an invitation coming soon for a ribbon cutting on October 29th, at 10am. The playground will likely be open prior to that date but we cannot take the fence down until the playground safety inspector gives us the green light.

MATTHEWS DRIVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT Construction for Storm Sewer installation is scheduled to begin along Matthews Drive on Monday Oct. 3, 2016 and is anticipated to be completed in February 2017. The construction zone will be from Baker Blvd. to Pecan Park Drive. Street Closures & Detours will be in effect throughout the construction project.

EMERGENCY WATER LINE REPAIR RICHLAND RD; VANCE; POPPLEWELL AREAS CITY CREWS ARE MAKING AN EMERGENCY WATER LINE REPAIR DUE TO A RE-BREAK OF THE LINE THAT WAS REPAIRED YESTERDAY. RESIDENTS ON RICHLAND RD.; POPPLEWELL AND VANCE WILL EXPERIENCE WATER OUTAGE WHILE REPAIR IS BEING MADE.

Street Funding Survey

The City was recently notified that the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) has decided they are permanently discontinuing the 15% street improvement refund that has historically been provided to Richland Hills. This refund has represented 100% of our street reconstruction budget. This year, the amount that would have been refunded was approximately $210,000. In the 24 years of membership, more than two million dollars has been refunded to the city to fix streets. When residents voted to join the The T in 1992, ½ cent of local sales tax began being directed to The T. Since that time, The T has refunded 15% of their collections from Richland Hills back to the City for street repairs. This was done in part because The T buses have a significant impact on the degradation of our streets due to their weight and traffic patterns. Unfortunately, the City has no say in this matter. The T has the sole discretion to decide whether or not to continue this program, or any other service or program offered by The T within the City. This leaves the City Council in a position of trying to determine how to fund street reconstruction in Richland Hills going forward. Below, please find a link to a survey that we are asking residents to fill out in order to provide feedback to the City Council. Please note the City will not be monitoring comments on social media regarding this issue. We are posting it here to provide awareness. Any comments directed to the City should be posted in the survey below. Information is also available on the City website. Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/richlandhillssurvey More Information: http://www.richlandhills.com/home/showdocument?id=6240