TCA incoming senior making NASCAR rounds page 7 June 18, 2021 · www.community-news.com · 75 cents THE COMMUNITY NEWS Serving Aledo · the Annettas · Hudson Oaks · Willow Park, Texas Mayor to Mayor Price, Marshall shake hands on land deal By Randy Keck The Community News The City of Aledo is inching closer to a significant expansion of POLITICS its extraterritorial jurisdiction as it awaits a vote by the Fort Worth City Donald Council to finalize the arrangement. In one of her last acts in office, Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price host- Trump Jr to ed Aledo Mayor Kit Marshall on Tuesday to shake hands on the deal. visit county That night, Mattie Parker was sworn in as the new Fort Worth mayor, and for book Price has announced her intention to run for Tarrant County Judge. signing “We’re thrilled to make this hap- Staff Reports pen,” Price said. “Mayor Marshall The Community News and I have been working for some time … and city staff came along and The Parker County said, ‘well, I don’t see any reason we Republican Party will host can’t.’ The infrastructure is different, Donald Trump, Jr. from 11 and there’s a lot of moving pieces on a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, this and a lot of development going July 16 at Film Alley in on.” Weatherford. Price turned to Marshall to say General admission to the “you pushed on your end and we event is $50, which includes pushed on our end, and we were able a copy of the book, Liberal to get the landowners to agree that Privilege. this was the best way to do it.” Proceeds benefit the Price said she and Marshall had Parker County Republican been in discussion about Aledo’s Party. “front door” for about four years, For more information, call but the pace accelerated when the Scott Utley at 817-304-0144. landowner contacted Marshall in RANDY KECK/THE COMMUNITY NEWS To register, visit https://secure. early 2020 to let her know they were Aledo Mayor Kit Marshall (left) and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price (right) met on Tuesday, June 15, to commemo- anedot.com/parkergop/ Turn to LAND, page 3 rate the land deal that will add about 320 acres on the east side of FM 1187 into Aledo’s jurisdiction. don_jr_book_signing. WILLOW PARK Fort Worth water supply connected Cleaning, testing still to go By Rosealee Kertok City of Willow Park The City of Willow Park officially connected to the City of Fort Worth water supply at the northeast corner of FM 1187 and I-20 on Tuesday, June 15. The connection, three years in the making, is the first step in supplying both Willow Park and Hudson Oaks with surface water from Fort Worth. The connection will eventually add an additional 3.5 million gallons per day supply for Willow Park, as com- pared to the current 1.6 million the current system can produce. For this summer, the additional supply will be 500,000 gallons per day. The pipes still need to be cleaned of construc- tion debris and testing completed, so it will be about a month before the supply is in place, just in time for the SPECIAL TO THE COMMUNITY NEWS hottest part of the summer. The final connection of the water line from Fort Worth to Willow Park is in place. The red and blue bands are where the two segments were joined. The Turn to WATER, page 3 section with the red circular structure at the top is the valve. On the dotted line Home Prices Summer Camps Business seeking signatures to sell liquor in Parker County among highest home prices Season kicks off with softball, soccer Willow Park. in the state. camps. Volume 31, Number 25 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGES 8 AND 10 Published Weekly Copyright 2021, The Community News 2 June 18, 2021 THE COMMUNITY NEWS WILLOW PARK Business seeks signers for liquor petition FastRun Beer and Wine they have a wide range of craft beers, but that doesn’t keep customers from needs about 900 leaving when they learn the store signatures total doesn’t offer liquor. “When they come in, they want By Brandi Addison The Community News to be able to buy everything under one roof, so they go to Hudson Oaks Willow Park retail residents could instead,” Bachoo added. soon purchase liquor in town. The business is still fairly new, she FastRun Beer and Wine is in its said, and has already faced obstacles second attempt to sell retail liquor in because of the pandemic. Willow Park, beginning the process last year. In addition to being parents to twin As required by state law, the city has toddlers, she said the process is really issued a liquor petition to the business difficult, expensive and time-consum- — which must signed by 30% of the city ing. Last year, they had only obtained residents who voted in the most recent about 600 signatures. gubernatorial election — before it can “It ended up being a waste of time,” be placed on the May 2022 ballot. she said. The business must receive about The business began to obtain signa- 865 residents’ signatures, as described, tures for the current petition on June 7, before Aug. 7. If enough signatures are and so far, have received a little more obtained, the business would have to than 100. She said it feels impossible file for the election by the Feb 8 city to obtain another 750 by mid-July, but council meeting, and the item would they will remain dedicated to the task. RANDY KECK/THE COMMUNITY NEWS then be placed for vote during the May The business is still fairly new, she Cap Mooney tries out goggles that are designed to simulate drunk driving at the ribbon cutting of 7 election. said, and has already faced obstacles Maverick Driving Academy on Bankhead Road on June 9. Also shown re Bearcat football teammates Jack Mitchell, Jack Tregellas, and Garrett Key. If the entire process is completed, because of the pandemic. and the item passes, retail liquor could be purchased in Willow Park by any In addition to being parents to twin business allowed to sell it. toddlers, she said the process is really difficult, expensive and time-consum- WC teen theatre camp presents Moana Jr. Salima Bachoo — who co-owns the Weatherford College Summer bringing the adventures of Moana group of teens whose dedication store with her husband, Mohammed ing. Last year, they had only obtained about 600 signatures. Stage presents Disney’s “Moana and her village of Motunui to life inspires us daily,” Brownlee said. — said they get between 10 to 15 cus- Jr.” June 18 and 19 at the Alkek onstage and is the culmination “We can’t wait to share this beau- “It ended up being a waste of time,” tomers each day requesting liquor Fine Arts Center. Showtimes are of a two-week teen theatre camp. tiful production with the public.” she said. options. at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. each day. 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