A survey will be sent to parents of children attending Brown Primary, Smithville Elementary, and Smithville Senior High schools this week -- estimated arrival date, October 8. It is linked to a grant through the Texas Department of Transportation's Safe Routes to School program, which provides funds only for Kindergarten through 8th Grade, so high schoolers won't be bringing them home -- this time. We are interested in everyone's opinion, however, whether you have children in these schools or your very young children will attend them in a few years, or if your children are older or you don't have children at all but have strong opinions about what we need to do to make the roads safer for students to walk and ride bikes to schools. If you do not receive a paper copy, please do not feel excluded from this survey effort. You can log on to the city's website for the Smithville's Safe Routes to School information and take the survey on line, or you can call me to get a paper copy sent to you. We will collect your surveys from now until we've stopped receiving them, but we will send the results to TXDOT by the end of October -- give us your feedback by October 25 to be part of that documentation. This survey will be reprised once changes have been made to measure our progress, so you will have many opportunities to have your voice heard through this process. Thanks to everyone who has participated in this project already and many many thanks to those of you about to take the survey. Please contact me for more information. Jill Strube 512 237 3282 x 2109
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FEMA has released more information about threats of wildfires in Texas. Please remember that Smithville is hosting a "firewise" workshop on Saturday, February 11 from 9AM-11AM at the Recreation Center to give you the information and tools you need to reduce the threat of wildfires near your home.
If you have a child in school in Smithville, please take our survey to let us know about how you feel about allowing students in your care to walk or bike to school. This is required through the grant we received for Safe Routes to School, and your answers will help us measure how well the program is working. Thank you for your participation in this important survey!
If you haven't seen it yet, watch the Day Tripper Episode 303 on Smithville. It features Zimmerhanzels, Tom Tierney, Main Street, Buescher State Park, and many other familiar places.
Please check out our local historian David Herrington's website about Smithville History. He and Carol Snyder literally wrote the book ("Images of America: Smithville") so he knows what he's talking about!
We always knew it, but Smithville is now officially a member of "Communities of Character" through the International Character First program. The character traits emphasized include: Loyalty, Justice, Self-Reliance, Self-Discipline, Integrity, Honor, Patriotism, Respect, Honesty, Responsibility, Compassion, and Perseverance. Smithville’s participation in this program is a natural extension of its strong tradition of service. Citizens take great pride in the many programs and projects that have been accomplished as a result of tenacious and committed volunteers.
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