Leander ISD Schools Delay Start by 2 Hours

LISD Schools will start 2 hours later than normal today due to weather.

From the LISD Insider:

Classes Will Dismiss at Usual Time

The adverse weather conditions in Central Texas forced some changes in Leander ISD School schedules today, Wednesday, January 28, 2009.

All LISD classes are beginning two hours later than normal. Leander ISD buses are running two hours late this morning.

Morning PreK has been cancelled, but afternoon PreK will be conducted as normally scheduled.

And all Leander ISD schools will dismiss at their usual time.

Be sure to check the Leander ISD website for the latest information.

For information about other local closings and postponements, see the Statesment website here.

Name New LISD Stadium

Leander ISD is looking for suggested names for the new regional stadium set to open in 2009-10 on the south side of Park Street. It will be located between Vista Ridge High School and LISD’s new Ronald Reagan Elementary, which opens in the fall of 2009.

Click here for more information.

Way Off Broadway Production - Steel Magnolias

If you're looking for a night at the theater this weekend, there's a production of Steel Magnolias underway in the Cedar Park/Leander area.

Way Off Broadway Community Players opened its current production January 16th. It will run through January 31st, Saturdays and Sundays at 8:00 PM.

Way Off Broadway Community Players
10960 E. Crystal Falls Pkwy
Leander, TX
Visit http://www.wobcp.org/ for more information.

MLK Holiday Monday

City of Cedar Park offices will be closed on Monday, January 19th, in observance of the Martin Luther King Holiday.

For information about celebrations that day, visit the Impact News or Statesman websites.

City Offers Christmas Tree Recycling

You can receive a free seedling this Saturday (while they last) for recycling your holiday tree, compliments of the City of Cedar Park.

Please remove all decorations, ornaments and stands from your tree.

City of Cedar Park Tree Recycling [Note: this post is from 2009. Click here for January 2011 info]
9:00 AM – noon
City Hall
600 N. Bell Blvd.

Trash Pick-ups Delayed 1 Day

Red River Waste Solutions was closed yesterday for New Year’s Day, which will delay trash pick up by one day.

According to the city's website, if your normal pick up is Thursday, it will be moved to Friday. Friday pick up will be moved to Saturday.

See the city website for more information:
http://www.cedarparktx.us/cp/ub_services.aspx

New Quiet Zone for Cedar Park Trains

Starting January 1st, trains traveling through Cedar Park will no longer be required to sound horns as they approach crossings at Block House Drive, New Hope Drive, RM 1431, Discovery Boulevard, Park Street, and Brushy Creek Road.

From Impact News:

Capital Metro has installed quad gate technology, which prevents vehicles from driving around safety gates, at many railroad crossings along the 32-mile MetroRail line between Leander and central Austin. Red Line service along that route is scheduled to begin March 30.

Trains will still sound horns in Quiet Zones any time they accelerate from a stopped position and in emergency situations such as when a pedestrian or vehicle is on the tracks.

Read the full article: New Year Brings Quiet Zone.