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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34<br />
Newark<br />
POPULATION<br />
• 1,100<br />
LOCATION<br />
• 19.2 miles southeast<br />
of Decatur<br />
• 24 miles northwest of<br />
Fort Worth<br />
• 1 mile from Eagle<br />
Mountain Lake<br />
CITY HALL<br />
310 FM 718<br />
(817) 489-2201<br />
CITY STAFF<br />
• City secretary: Sherry<br />
Edgemon<br />
• Court clerk: Amy<br />
Cromer<br />
• Direc<strong>to</strong>r of public<br />
works: Chris Cromer<br />
• Municipal court<br />
judge: Manuel T. Valdez<br />
• City engineer: Gary<br />
Bur<strong>to</strong>n<br />
• Librarian: Megan<br />
Suffling<br />
WEB SITE<br />
• www.newarktexas.<br />
com<br />
TAX RATE<br />
•$0.5270 per $100<br />
valuation<br />
MEETINGS<br />
• City Council — 7 p.m.<br />
first and third Thursday<br />
of the month at the<br />
Community Center<br />
COUNCIL MEMBERS<br />
• Mayor: Matt Newby<br />
• Mayor Pro-tem: Lucille<br />
Drain<br />
• Council members:<br />
Robert Wells, Jerry<br />
Davidson, Laura Pixler<br />
and Chana Massey<br />
POLICE<br />
310 FM 718<br />
Police Chief Edmund<br />
Terry Fiene<br />
FIRE DEPARTMENT<br />
406 Hudson St.<br />
(817) 489-2331<br />
Fire Chief James<br />
Edgemon<br />
AMENITIES/<br />
NOTEWORTHY<br />
• Newark Public Library<br />
209 Hudson St.<br />
(817) 489-2224<br />
• Newark Community<br />
Center<br />
404 Hudson St.<br />
(817) 489-3056<br />
PARKS<br />
• Delora Doughty Royal<br />
City Park<br />
corner of Hudson and<br />
McCanne, directly<br />
across from the Newark<br />
Fire Hall<br />
• South <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
Park (public boat ramp,<br />
picnic tables)<br />
west of Newark on<br />
<strong>County</strong> Road 4873<br />
SCHOOLS<br />
Newark is in<br />
Northwest’s 5A school<br />
district. Residents of<br />
Newark attend one<br />
of two elementary<br />
schools:<br />
• Seven Hills<br />
Elementary, Newark<br />
654 FM 3433<br />
(817) 215-0700<br />
• Prairie View<br />
Elementary<br />
609 FM 3433, Rhome<br />
(817) 215-0550<br />
MESSENGER PHOTO BY JOE DUTY<br />
CRUISIN’ DAYS, ONE OF NEWARK’S BIGGEST EVENTS, IS HELD THE THIRD SATURDAY OF OCTOBER<br />
Middle school students<br />
attend:<br />
• Chisholm Trail Middle<br />
School, Rhome<br />
583 FM 3433<br />
(817) 215-0600<br />
High school students<br />
attend:<br />
• Northwest High<br />
School<br />
2301 Texan Dr., Justin<br />
(817) 215-0200<br />
•Administration<br />
Building<br />
2001 Texan Dr., Justin<br />
(817) 215-6473<br />
CHAMBER OF<br />
COMMERCE<br />
Newark is a member<br />
of the South <strong>Wise</strong><br />
Chamber of Commerce<br />
(817) 636-2783, ext. 5<br />
EVENTS<br />
(MARCH)<br />
• first Saturday: Chili<br />
Supper<br />
(OCTOBER)<br />
• third Saturday:<br />
Cruisin’ Days<br />
(DECEMBER)<br />
• first Saturday: Santa<br />
in the Park
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