Every week the City Council receives a Weekly Information Memo from the City Administrator. Going forward I will be reposting…
Read MoreThe Cynic
Cynicism is especially active on social media. Despite the harm negative rhetoric causes cynics see theirselves as the protagonist. Below…
Read MoreCCM 8/19/2024
Unofficial brief of New Fairview City Council meeting of August 19, 2024. Council Member Harvey Burger absent. Agenda item 7A…
Read More2024 Mineral Valuation Down
Wise County mineral valuations dropped 55% compared to last year’s certified values, representing a one billion dollar ($1,000,000,000) decrease to…
Read MoreCCM 8/5/2024
Unofficial brief of New Fairview City Council meeting of August 5, 2024. All Council Members present. Agenda items 7A and…
Read MoreCCM 7/15/2024
This post is an unofficial brief of New Fairview City Council Meeting on July 15, 2024. All council members were…
Read MoreCCM 6/17
The Council appointed Deborah Green and Christine Waldie to the Parks & Recreation Board and the Keep New Fairview Beautiful…
Read MoreCCM 6/3
Unofficial brief for the June 3, 2024 New Fairview City Council Meeting. On May 24 Brooke Boller tendered her resignation…
Read MoreCCM 5/20
Unofficial brief of New Fairview City Council meeting of May 20, 2024. WORK SESSION Regular Session/New Business/Action Items 7A. Council…
Read MoreQuorum Busting 101
“This post is intended to share information without judgement or disrespect.”The New Fairview City Council meeting on May 6, 2024…
Read MoreFire Rescue and EMS
“East Wise Fire Rescue” is a nonprofit that does business as (DBA) “New Fairview Fire Rescue” (NFFR). By contract it…
Read MoreConstellation Lake
The Constellation Lake (CL) Developer Agreement between New Fairview and Bloomfield Homes was approved March 9, 2020. (Bloomfield Homes is…
Read MoreOliver Creek (Shoop Ranch)
Shoop Ranch was the original development name. It has been reassigned a temporary name of Oliver Creek, until a permanent…
Read MoreSettlers Glen
The Settlers Glen Developers Agreement between New Fairview and Beaten Path Development, LLC was approved on January 10, 2022 (annexation…
Read MoreCity Council, Part 2
The City Council Members are the elected representatives of the residents to serve as legislators and stewards of the city.…
Read MoreFairview Meadows: Pioneer Road and the Park?
Question from a resident of Fairview Meadows inquiring why the building permit portion of the developer agreement is enforced but…
Read MoreCity Council, part 1
These past few posts I have been providing an information base towards the next post, “City Council, part 2”. In…
Read MoreWhat is TLGC
The “Texas Local Government Code” (TLGC) is the legal Texas State codified document that governs Texas Cities. New Fairview operates…
Read MoreWhat is TML
The Texas Municipal League is a great asset and resource to Texas Cities. It has no power nor legal authority…
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