FriscoFirst Newsletter

Are you the president of your Homeowners Association? Are you aware that the Presidents of all the HOA’s in Frisco meet quarterly with City Representatives? Are you on that e-mail list? If you are the President of an HOA, please contact Amy Gill at agill@friscotexas.gov. Please let other board members in your HOA know about these meetings. If you cannot attend, please send one of them in your place!

City of Frisco Jobs

Interested in working for the City? Click Here!

Arts of Collin County

Have you heard about the 118 acre tri-city arts park? Learn about it here!

Frisco Association for the Arts

Want to be involved with local art groups or attend a black-tie gala? Click Here!

Great Steak of Texas

The Great Steak of Texas Festival is Saturday October 1st at Central Park with great musical entertainment, children’s area, arts and crafts, food, chuck wagons, cattle drive and the ever so much fun “bed race”! Festival Entry- $3.00 per person Children 5 years and under free

The Great Steak Gala steak dinner and entertainment (Kelly Willis, Bruce Robison and the Symphony) is Friday night, Sept. 30^th Tickets available at $85.00 per person or $750.00 for a table of ten! Visit www.greatsteakoftexas.com for additional information.

CERT TRAINING

CERT TRAINING OFFERED BY FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT

The Frisco Fire Department has announced that applications for Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training are now being accepted.

The FFD sponsors and provides teachers for the courses. Classes are scheduled for Monday evenings from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. beginning Sept. 12 and continuing through Nov. 14.

The CERT program is an all-risk, all-hazard training program which instructs citizens about disaster preparedness and how to respond to a disaster on a large-scale basis, according to the Frisco Fire Department.

Once trained, CERT members are able to give immediate assistance to victims, organize spontaneous volunteers at an emergency site, and provide critical support, including collecting disaster intelligence to professional first responders.

Fire fighters and paramedics lead the training classes and the citizens who receive this training can then be integrated into the fire department’s response capability in the event of a disaster.

For information contact the Frisco Fire Department at 972-335-5525 or visit the website at www.friscofire.com.

Frisco Fridays

Frisco Fridays on Main Street is sponsored by the Downtown Merchants Association on the last Friday of every month. Please join us from 6-9 PM this Friday for our Back-To-School Beach Party!

The Main Stage for this Frisco Fridays will be 6842 Main Street (directly across Main Street from City Hall). Many of the merchants will be open as well, so make sure you stop in, visit and shop!! There will also be drawings for 5- $20 gift certificates for the Downtown Merchants Association. Pick up a form at the Main Stage or at any of the participating merchants.

Beach Party Back-To-School
Come hear Beach Boy's music theme and attire for fun in the sun! Who knows? There may be a blow up pool to splash in, water cannons to squirt you with and more...

Jimmy Harris of Magic by Jimmy will be offering Air Brush Tattoos and giving away balloon creations for the kids. Jimmy entertains for:

Birthday Parties, Promotions, Festivals, Parties of all Kinds, Fundraisers and Corporate Events (www.magicbyjimmy.com).

Jimmy Harris is a professional magician with over 8 yrs. experience performing for groups. He has successfully created and presented educational programs for children.

Raising the Barre Performing Arts and Dance Studio
The Raising the Barre Performing Arts and Dance Studio will be setting up a stage in the parking lot, directly across from the City of Frisco on Main Street between Third and Fourth Streets for awesome singers and dancing performances.

The new Del's Lemonade will be handing out sample lemonade from their street cart.

Frisco Family Services Center
We would like to encourage people to bring school supplies to donate to the Frisco Family Services Center. We will have a donation can at the Gazebo.

Traffic Updates

TRAFFIC SIGNAL REMOVED AT INTERSECTION OF PRESTON-STONECREST/MALL ROAD A

(August 22, 2005) The traffic signal at Preston and Stonecrest/Mall Rd A has been removed permanently as part of the SH 121 and Preston interchange construction. Motorists will no longer be able to access Stonecrest from Southbound Preston. Motorists traveling northbound on Preston will no longer be able to access Mall Rd A.

Youth Leadership Frisco

Youth Leadership Frisco is currently accepting applications for its Fall 2005 and Spring 2006 leadership training programs. To be eligible to participate in Youth Leadership Frisco, students must be in the 10th grade for the 2005-2006 school year, reside in Frisco or the area served by the Frisco Independent School District and have at least a "B" average.

Applications must be submitted to Youth Leadership Frisco by Wednesday, September 14, 2005.

Applications can be downloaded from the Youth Leadership Frisco website at www.youthleadershipfrisco.org. For questions and additional information, please visit the website or contact Youth Leadership Frisco directly by telephone (972.381.5950) or email (jcrutcher@youthleadershipfrisco.org or emcqueen@youthleadershipfrisco.org).

Youth Leadership Frisco is a Texas non-profit corporation which encourages Frisco youth to become involved in their community and helps Frisco youth develop their leadership skills through interactive leadership programs involving leaders from local government, business, and volunteer organizations.

Frisco Fast Facts

Frisco Population as of:

August 1, 2005 78,855

July 1, 2005: 78,140

June 1, 2005: 77,318

May 1, 2005: 76,760

May 1, 2004: 65,479

Frisco Weather

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Mayor/Council E-mails

Mayor Mike Simpson

mmsimpson@friscotexas.gov

Council Members

Maher Maso

mmaso@friscotexas.gov

Joy West

jwest@friscotexas.gov

Matt Lafata

mlafata@friscotexas.gov

Dr. Jim Joyner

jjoyner@friscotexas.gov

Bob Allen

ballen@friscotexas.gov

Tony Felker

tfelker@friscotexas.gov

City Manager

George Purefoy

gpurefoy@friscotexas.gov

Freedom Meadow

Dedication of Freedom Meadow: The Frisco Garden Club and the City of Frisco invites everyone to attend the dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony of Freedom Meadow.

Many of you have read about the progress over the last two years and on Thursday, September 8th at 7 PM, you'll be able to see the garden and meadow dedicated. The Frisco Police and Fire Departments will participate with activities only seen at events such as this.

Every parent will want to bring their children - you will not want to miss the pageantry. It will be a time for all to reflect on the freedoms we have and remember the families and victims of terrorism. Freedom Meadow is located at the Warren Sports Complex near the volleyball courts. The Garden Club asks you to enter Warren Park through the Eldorado entrance. Plan to arrive 15 minutes early to walk under the 100 foot American Flag and get a good spot to enjoy the 45 minute ceremony.

Children will be invited to help plant freedom by tossing new wildflower seeds immediately following the ceremony. The Frisco Fire Department will then spray the meadow down to start the seeds on their new life. You might also want to bring your cameras!

If you have any questions, please contact Lesa Truax at 469-733-2298 or lesatruax@gmail.com.

March of Champions

The Frisco March of Champions (hosted by the Centennial HS Band and Frisco HS Band) proudly presents the United States Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps! Please join us for this very special event on Saturday, October 8th.

This is a wonderful event for the entire family. Come out for the day, or just for the main event, the Finals - where the top 10 bands in the area will compete for the title of Grand Champion - and a performance by the United States Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps.

Special pricing is available for church, school and group tickets. Contact Tiffany:

TiffanyPowell1968@sbcglobal.net.

(214) 549-6496

http://www.FriscoMarchofChampions.com

MISC

Next City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 6 at 5:30PM.

Next P&Z Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 13 at 6:30PM.

Do you have friends coming to Ikea? Pizza Hut Park? Try this LINK for maps and information on the best way to get there!

Proposed Fiscal Year 2006 Budget can be found by clicking HERE.