Eye on SPI - August 21-27, 2012

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City of South Padre Island

August 21-27, 2012

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Eye on SPI

At a Glance

Weedy Lots
The Environmental Health Services Department conducted a survey for weedy lots for all lots west of Padre Boulevard and 35 letters were sent to the property owners. The owners will have 10 days to comply.









Mosquito Control
Due to recent reports about West Nile Virus in Dallas, the Environmental Health Services Department will begin to perform surveillance and trapping of mosquitoes. They will send those trapped mosquitoes to the Department of State Health Services in Austin for identification and testing. The most current information on West Nile Virus from the Texas Department of State Health Services can be found at www.TxWestNile.org.









Palm Tree Trimming
The contractor has trimmed all of the palm trees at the entrance and Padre Boulevard medians. He is currently trimming the palm trees at the intersections of Padre Boulevard. The City will finish trimming the remainder of the City owned palm trees in October once the 2012-2013 budget is approved.









Maintenance
The Public Works crews painted the City Logo sign at the entrance median. They are also accepting bids from area contractors to restripe Laguna Boulevard, East and West Amberjack, E. Morningside and E. Sunset.









The WAVE
Ridership for the month of July is 61,935, which is up by 6,633 riders from July of 2011. The monthly total hours The WAVE buses operated for July is 1,731 for total travel miles of 29,549.




Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board


Recycling
Recyclable items can be taken to Island Baptist Church every Saturday from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM.

Items that can be recycled are:
  • Newspaper
  • Cardboard
  • Office Paper
  • Aluminum
  • Tin
  • Plastic
To offer a better recycling service please:
  • Compact, crush or break down plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, aluminum cans or any other items that may be reduced in size. This helps us use the most amount of space in the bins.
  • Remove any food, liquid, metal fasteners, adhesive materials or other items that may contaminate the whole load.
Recycle






Toastmasters Wanted
The Islanders Toastmasters International Club is now open to the public and invites all to participate and develop valuable communication and leadership skills. "The Islanders" meet every Thursday at 12:00pm at the City Hall Board Room. For more information call Vice President of Membership, Cynthia Jezek at (956) 761-1358 or by e-mail at Cynthia@JezekLaw.com. Come and check out the Toastmasters' experience.

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Animal Control
Lost or found an animal on the Island? The South Padre Island's Animal Control is working together with the Friends of Animals Rescue Group. Their foster based recovery center helps to reunite lost and found pets with their families. Friends of Animal Rescue will make every effort to reunite lost animals with their families. Animals that are not reunited will be vetted by Friends of Animal Rescue and placed with new families. Lost or found a pet please call (956) 761-PETS.




Pet of the Week
Pet of the Week

Snow



This great dog was found Friday, August 17 on East Esperanza. He has a red collar on and knows commands. If you have any information regarding who he belongs to please cal Friends of Animal Rescue at (956) 772-1171.

Rumors
Current Rumors

If you would like to report a rumor or misinformation being spread in the community please vist the City's Rumor Watch service.

Calendar
Calendar of Events

Date
Event
Location
Time
August 21
Children's Reading Hour
Paragraphs Bookstore
1:00 PM
August 23
Islanders Toastmasters Club
City Hall Meeting Room
12:00 PM
August 24
Friday Night Fireworks
Laguna Madre Bay
9:15 PM
August 25
Fishing for Hope
Louie's Backyard
6:00 AM
August 25
Author Mercado
Paragraphs Bookstore
1:00 PM
August 25-26
Parrot Eyes Fishing Tournament
Parrot Eyes

August 26
Farmers Market
The Shores
11:00 AM

To view event details and for a complete calendar of events please visit www.myspi.org/events.

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4601 Padre Blvd
South South Padre Island, TX 78597
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