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Burn Ban in Effect for Orange County as of July 28, 2023

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Due to current conditions, County Judge John Gothia has issued an Outdoor Burn Ban effective immediately beginning July 28, 202,, for Orange County until further notice.

As of July 28, all outdoor burning is prohibited. This ban is due to drought conditions in the area in an effort to protect the lives and properties of the residents in Orange County.

Officials will continue to monitor these conditions, and the Orange County Office of Emergency Management will update as conditions warrant.

For updates, please visit the Orange County Office of Emergency Management’s Facebook page.

Cove Playground Plans Announced

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City of Orange Grants Planner Rita Monson presented the information on the Cove Recreational Area, which is being developed on the land where the Cove School once was.

This new park is funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Dow Chemical Plant, and Chevron Phillips.CDBG provides grants in order to serve low-income areas around the city.

The entire project costs about $426,264, of which all but $17,234 will be paid by grants or donations.

The playground will include a children’s village, playscape, pavilion, informational kiosk, and a quarter-mile walking trail, according to the release.

The Dow Chemical Plant provided grants that helped fund the kiosk, sidewalks, and butterfly benches. There is a walking trail that is also being considered.

Chevron Phillips helped provide the five benches that are made out of recycled material.

Monson says Saxon Bechnel & Sons also plan on donating four orange trees to put on the property.

State-Owned Roadway Improvements Schedule Explained

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Golden Triangle Polymers Company and TXDOT have an agreement that will allow certain improvements to be made to state-owned roadways from March 2023 to October 2023.

The purpose of the road work is to ensure safe passage for oversized, heavy equipment related to the project and to improve the flow of traffic during construction along State Highway 87 from Cow Bayou to the project site. Improvements include the addition of driveways and turn lanes, surface and median improvements, intersection reconfigurations, bridgework, and traffic signal modification.

View a comprehensive overview of road work here.

View a map showing all the road construction happening around the project site here.

To learn more, visit the GTP FAQ website here.

West Orange City Councilors Introduced

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Pictured L to R Mike Shugart, Lanie Brown, Randy Branch ( Mayor), Meritta Kennedy ( Mayor-Pro-Tem), Jay Odom, and Brent Dearing

The City of West Orange is proud to introduce the new and returning members of the West Orange City Council.

They include Mike Shugart, Lanie Brown, Randy Branch ( Mayor), Meritta Kennedy ( Mayor-Pro-Tem), Jay Odom, and Brent Dearing.

Unless special circumstances warrant a change, the West Orange City Council meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 5:00 pm in the Council Chambers inside City Hall (Austin Street entrance).

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