Entries by City Hall

February 2021

Headline Story CITY CELEBRATES OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES OF 2020 In a year of online meetings and re-imagined celebrations and events, it was only fitting that IT Director Carter Smith was named the 2020 Citywide Employee of the Year during the virtual staff Christmas party on December 18.

Rockwall County Long-Term Care Facilities Receive First Round of Vaccine

PRESS RELEASE FROM ROCKWALL COUNTY Rockwall County Judge David Sweet is happy to announce that all 12 long-term care facilities have now received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. All residents, staff, and caregivers who wanted to participate had the opportunity to receive the vaccine. From the beginning of the pandemic, a high local […]

Rockwall County Vaccination Update

PRESS RELEASE FROM ROCKWALL COUNTY Governor Greg Abbott announced a change in the state’s strategy to make the COVID-19 vaccine available to Texans. This new strategy now being implemented by the state involves shifting available vaccines to hub locations, focused on larger metro areas including Collin County, Dallas County, Denton County, Tarrant County, and others […]

ZONING NOTIFICATION: St. Anne Court, Providence – BA-2021-06

Conduct a Public Hearing and act on a Variance request from Wendell and Karla Smith to allow a detached garage to encroach three feet (3′) into the required fifteen-foot (15′) side yard building setback for property located at 904 St. Anne Court, being Lot 8, Block A of Providence Addition. The property is zoned Planned […]

ZONING NOTIFICATION: Drew Lane, Club Estates #1 – Case BA-2021-05

Conduct a Public Hearing and act on a Variance request from Drew Hannan to allow the extension of an existing balcony to encroach five feet (5′) into the required twenty-five foot (25′) rear yard building setback of property located at 109 Drew Lane, being Lot 9 of Club Estates #1. The property is zoned Single-Family […]

ZONING NOTIFICATION: Johnson Court, HGYC – Case BA-2021-03

Conduct a Public Hearing and act on a Variance request from Stan and Nicole Long to allow a proposed accessory structure (open pavilion) to encroach six feet (6′) into the required ten-foot (10′) rear yard building setback on property located at 2648 Johnson Court, being Lot 39, Block 8 of Heath Golf and Yacht Club. […]

ZONING NOTIFICATION: Peninsula Court, The Peninsula – Case BA-2021-01

Conduct a Public Hearing and act on a Variance request from Carl Becker of CFB Enterprises, Inc. to allow a proposed accessory structure (pergola to cover existing outdoor kitchen) to encroach twelve feet (12′) into the required fifteen-foot (15′) side yard building setback for property located at 1 Peninsula Court, being Lot 5 of The […]

Coyote Sightings in Heath

The City of Heath and Heath DPS are aware of coyote sightings in various Heath neighborhoods and have consulted the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Rockwall County Animal Control. Representatives with both entities note that the combination of Heath being a semi-rural community with cold weather and construction such as the new White Road […]