2009 Welcome to Wise.indd - Wise County Messenger
2009 Welcome to Wise.indd - Wise County Messenger
2009 Welcome to Wise.indd - Wise County Messenger
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12<br />
Boyd<br />
MESSENGER PHOTO BY JOE DUTY<br />
WHAT’S NEW<br />
• A bond package that passed in<br />
November 2007 includes a new high<br />
school, additions <strong>to</strong> the elementary<br />
school and renovations <strong>to</strong> the middle<br />
school.<br />
• The James Snodgrass Park was<br />
opened in 2008.<br />
• 1,200<br />
POPULATION<br />
LOCATION<br />
• In south <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong>, at the intersection<br />
of Farm Road 730 and Texas 114<br />
• 35 miles northwest of Fort Worth<br />
CITY HALL<br />
100 E. Rock Island Ave.<br />
(940) 433-5166<br />
CITY STAFF<br />
• City Administra<strong>to</strong>r: John Hamil<strong>to</strong>n<br />
• City Secretary: Joy Patterson<br />
WEB SITE<br />
• www.cityofboyd.com<br />
TAX RATE<br />
•$0.4560 per $100 valuation<br />
MEETINGS<br />
• City council — 7 p.m. first and third<br />
Tuesdays of each month at the Boyd<br />
Community Center<br />
The council also serves as the planning<br />
and zoning commission<br />
• Boyd Cemetery – annual meeting<br />
held the first Sunday in May<br />
COUNCIL MEMBERS<br />
• Mayor: Brent Wilson<br />
• Mayor Pro-tem: Lenard Reynolds<br />
• Council members: Harry Towler,<br />
Jeanette Harmon, Rodney Scroggins<br />
POLICE<br />
731 E. Rock Island Ave.<br />
(940) 433-8400<br />
Police Chief Harry Lamance<br />
• four full-time officers and one parttime<br />
officer<br />
FIRE DEPARTMENT<br />
135 N. Wilson<br />
(940) 433-5755<br />
Fire Chief Robert Waters<br />
AMENITIES/NOTEWORTHY<br />
• Boyd Community Center<br />
420 E. Mor<strong>to</strong>n<br />
(940) 433-5580 or (940) 433-5166<br />
• The Raymond Jordan Boyd<br />
Public Library<br />
101 W. Rock Island Ave.<br />
(940) 433-5580<br />
• Boyd Senior Citizens Center<br />
407 E. Boyd Ave.<br />
(940) 433-3072<br />
• Boyd Raceway<br />
376 Raceway Lane, (940) 433-5587<br />
• International Exotic Feline Sanctuary<br />
Texas 114, (940) 433-5091<br />
PARKS<br />
• Yellowjacket Park (basketball court,<br />
play fort, playground)<br />
corner of West Dunlap and North<br />
Evans<br />
• James Snodgrass Park (playground,<br />
soccer fields, tennis courts, beach<br />
volleyball, a walking trail and a pavilion)<br />
on Hobbs Street<br />
SCHOOLS<br />
The class 2A school district has four<br />
campuses — an elementary, intermediate,<br />
middle and high school<br />
• Administration Building<br />
500 W. Knox Ave.<br />
(940) 433-2327<br />
Superintendent: Greg S<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
• Member of the South <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
Chamber of Commerce<br />
(817) 636-2783, ext. 5<br />
EVENTS<br />
• (MAY) Boyd Chili Cookoff
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