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As I mentioned before, I want to bring the community together. What gets
people more excited than a holiday event? I plan for Weston to host similar
community events every quarter. These events will complement the Weston
4th of July Parade, which is already an institution here. And what a great
response we’ve received from everyone about the Light Up Weston initiative!
How do you see Weston responding to the challenges brought forth by
growth in Collin County?
I believe the current growth is a bit premature considering the status of the
infrastructure in place north of McKinney. It could be 20 years before the
roads in northern Collin County can handle the growth. Needless to say, it’s
coming anyway. The current developers building out Weston Trails already
have contracts in place that Weston will honor. However, we can manage
future growth by revising our Land Use Plan and zoning restrictions. I cannot
do this alone. It will take all of us to get this done this year.
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The Weston
Women’s Group
Imagine walking down Main Street, past Kenneth’s antiques store, past the
Old Weston Post Office museum situated in a lively landscaped park flanked
by several 1890s vintage restaurants and novelty stores. Imagine walking
past a small entertainment area for community gatherings and meeting your
neighbors there for some small talk. No, this is not The Twilight Zone. It can
happen with your help.
What are your immediate and long-term goals for Weston?
I am currently working on my 2020 goals for Weston and will publish them
later in the month. But, here is a sneak preview.
We will build a communications database of all Weston residents and prop-
erty owners to include their email and/or physical address to allow the city
to publish the first Weston bulletin and hold our first quarter town hall in
February.
We will form the Weston Beautification & Historical Designation Team and
ask them to create quarterly community events, submit two buildings for
historical designation, and develop a beautification strategy for Weston.
We will create a team to redefine our Land Use Plan and define a new zoning
strategy for Weston. We’ll also put together a team to develop five- and
20-year thoroughfare plans for Weston and provide them to Collin County.
We will create a team to redefine the Weston ordinances, fees, and penalties
based on new zoning designations. Associated with this, we will streamline
and capture the top level processes (building permits, waivers, etc.) online
to make it easier for everyone to know and follow the rules.
To better understand our needs as we grow, I will create a Weston Infra-
structure Advisory Team, to include the fire chief, Weston Water Supply
Board, local churches, business owners, and developers. As part of the
infrastructure plan, we’ll create a multiyear pavement maintenance plan for
the city.
Finally, I will create a “Join Weston" thrust to encourage all living in our ETJ
[extraterritorial jurisdiction] to become part of our city.
Describe the Light Up Weston initiative and why that was important to
do.
The mission of the Weston
Women’s Group, a service
organization founded in 2000,
has been to promote community
events in Weston; to furnish
and update the interior, and
to refurbish the exterior of the
community center; to provide
assistance to local and area
residents in need; and to share
monies with area charities from
fundraisers such as our bake
sales at the annual 4th of July
parades. The Samaritan Inn in
McKinney, McKinney Food Bank,
and Grace Bridge in Celina, have
been recipients of goods and
monetary donations from our
treasury for many years.
Members of our group have
planted and maintained the
garden areas at the community
center and City Hall. In addition,
three of our artist members
completed the four barn quilts
on the community center’s
exterior. Intended as a public
art project for the city, they have
expanded Weston’s Barn Quilt
Trail to City Hall, the Baptist and
Calvary Chapel Honey Creek
churches, and several private
residences. Most recently our
board approved the purchase
of a pole banner for City Hall to
recognize Weston’s settlement
in 1842 as the earliest town in
Collin County. We also donated
a second banner for the holiday
season and funded Christmas
lights for City Hall. Our latest
assistance was a donation to the
Four Corners Outreach Alliance,
a food pantry in Blue Ridge.
For more information about our
group, please contact President
Debbie Reyno at (972) 382-2447.
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