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Early voting for the Nov. 6, 2007 Special Election begins Monday, Oct. 22, and runs through Friday, Nov. 2. View the sample ballots, find an early voting location, find your election day polling location, or search for your voter registration online... more

Volunteers completed fall clean-up this week. Our flower beds are cleared, the shrubs are trimmed, and new pansies are planted to keep our entrance beautiful for the fall and winter months. If you are interested in volunteering to help with our Fall and Spring Clean-up please send us an e-mail. Just click on I Want To Volunteer.

We want to thank our local Cub Scout Den 8 again for retiring the American flag flying behind our corner this past week. The cub scouts provided a community service by honorably disposing of the worn United Stages Flag and raising a new flag in its place. The new "Old Glory" flies proudly over our entrance at the northeast corner of Red River and Legacy.

Boys everywhere need a helping hand, a lift up, and your purchase of popcorn gives them the boost they need. More than 70% of your purchase goes to help boys in your local Scout Council. It pays for the activities they do, the camps they attend, and for necessary equipment. Each Scout is responsible, along with his family, for raising money for his Pack or Troop. Your assistance through your popcorn purchase is appreciated very much. In addition to buying Trail's End from a Scout, you may purchase popcorn directly from the OrderPopcorn.com website and your favorite Scout and his Pack or Troop will receive credit. He must give you his Order Key number so you can use it when you order Trail's End Popcorn. Thank you for your continued support of Scouting.

If you are interested in puchasing popcorn from a neighborhood Cub Scout just click on Pack 1220 Popcorn and include your name, address telephone number, email and the best time for a Cub Scout and Adult Volunteer to contact you. Or, click on this link www.orderpopcorn.com to find out more information or purchase popcorn directly from the OrderPopCorn.com website.

September 21, 22, 23

Oak Point Park - 2801 E. Spring Creek Parkway

See it ...as thousands of smiling faces are awestruck by the vision of 75 hot air balloons filling the sky.

Fesitival information. www.planoballoonfest.org

Plano Schools Begin Monday, August 27, 2007. Plano Police Officers will be heavily enforcing school zones, crosswalks and speed limits to assure a safe commute to school. Remember, the children walking to school in our neighborhood are our friends' children, our neighbors' children and our own children. Please drive safely througout the neighborhood.

The Plano Police Department offers the following reminders for safe motoring throughout the school year:

• Drive 20mph in designated zones
• Commute around areas of school traffic to get to work.
• Never "wave" a child across the street from your vehicle
• Don't drop your children out at random spots along the road to school.
• Watch for clearly marked pedetrian crossings at locations where Crossing Guards are not on duty.
• Use carpool lanes correctly and don't unload except at the school entrance.
• Observe and obey the Cross Guard directions.

For a map of Plano School Zones and Speeding Fines Schedule, click here.

As of July 3, 2007, all water use restrictions have been terminated for Plano.

• No watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
• No excessive watering such that a constant stream of water overflows from the lawn onto driveways, sidewalks or streets.
• Remember, only one inch of water is needed weekly for your lawns and shrubs.
• No watering during rain or any precipitation events.

Volunteers trimmed the bradford pear trees at the entrance to our community this week. The removal of lower limbs enhances the appearance of the corner and allows additional sunlight to reach our newly planted spring blooms.

We want to thank our local Cub Scout Den 8 for retiring the American flag flying behind our corner this past week. The cub scouts provided a community service by honorably disposing of the worn United Stages Flag and raising a new flag in its place. The new "Old Glory" flies proudly over our entrance at the northeast corner of Red River and Legacy.

Check out the new spring flowers at our corner on Red River and Legacy. Our volunteers have completed planting new yellow Marigolds and new yellow Coreopsis "Nana". The Aquatic Lillies that we planted last week and the Nanas are perennials that bloom each year from mid Spring through mid Autumn. We plan on introducing additional perennials each year. This will help us reduce our annual expenses while still providing a beautiful entrance to our neighborhood.

Many thanks to the volunteers for installing our new low-voltage outdoor lighting this week. After five years several of our lights were no longer working and most were looking very battered. The new lights look great, and so does our entrance at the northeast corner of Legacy and Red River. Check it out at night this week and see for yourself.

We moved the location of the sprinkler heads in from the street to prevent damage from large vehicles jumping the curb when making turns at the inter-section. This has been a major cause of repair expenses each year. The new location should prevent future damage and reduce repair costs in the future. We also added a water faucet at the corner. The faucet is located in a below ground valve box to prevent vandalism. This will make it more convenient to hand water our flowers when needed.

We completed our annual Spring Clean-Up this week. The flower beds are cleared, shrubs are trimmed and new yellow Aquatic Lillies have been planted to keep our entrance beautiful throughout the spring and summer. Thankyou volunteers for your time and the hard work.

City Of Plano Website

All Plano residents are eligible for free water conservation items such as high quality, low-flow shower heads, shower timers, kitchen and bath aerators, toilet leak detection tablets, adjustable toilet flappers and rain guages. Stop by the Customer and Utility Service (CUS) counters from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday to pick up any of these items. There are two convenient locations:

• Muncipal Center 1520 Ave "K" (between 15th & 18th St.)
• Joint Use Facility at 7501 N. Independence (adjacent to Davis Library)

City Of Plano Website

Water customers will now be allowed to water their landscape twice per week. Each address will be able to water in the morning on one day (2 am - 10:00 am) and about 3 days later will have the opportunity to water again in the evening (6 pm - 10 pm). Watering is prohibited between the hours of 10:00 am and 6:00 pm as well as 10:00 pm - 2:00 am. Detailed information is being sent to each Plano water customer during the next 30 days. Please be advised there is NO landscape watering on Sundays.Click here for the complete news release.