Community Kicks Off Easter at 2019 Fun & Fit in the Park

The sun was shining and the skies were bright blue for one of the first Saturdays in weeks when the Heath community gathered for Fun & Fit in the Park, featuring the annual Heart of Heath 5k and One-Mile Family Run. The fabulous weather helped draw 366 runners and walkers, including Tanner Townsend of Royce […]

TxDOT Construction Notice and Traffic Alert: Saturday, April 27 **** UPDATED (04/24/19) ****

**** NOTE THESE CLOSURES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED – 04/24/19 **** Three separate locations on FM 740 and Smirl will be closed for short periods of time for the installation of overhead cables on Saturday morning (April 27) between 8:30 a.m. and Noon. Please plan ahead for brief delays. Locations and Times: Old Fm 740 and […]

SouthRidge/Standard Service Update

Tremendous progress is being made at the premier dining and entertainment venue of SouthRidge, which will be anchored by a 4,500-square-foot Standard Service restaurant offering a full dinner menu and take home family meals. SouthRidge will also feature an outdoor stage for live music and entertainment, two large green turf areas for fun and games,  […]

CONSTRUCTION NOTICE: TXDOT FM-1140 (Smirl) OVERLAY PROJECT

PROJECT SCOPE: The TXDOT roadway improvement project includes the addition of 2-foot shoulders and the removal of the existing asphalt pavement and the installation of a new asphalt surface. The project is from FM-740 (CVS) to the FM-1140/Hubbard Drive/FM-740 intersection. FM-1140 (Smirl) Beginning Thursday, April 11, Old FM-740 will be closed, between FM-740 and FM-1140 […]

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: TXDOT FM-1140 (Smirl) and FM-550 OVERLAY PROJECTS

PROJECT SCOPE: The TXDOT roadway improvement projects includes the addition of 2-foot shoulders on FM-1140 (Smirl) and FM-550 and the removal of the existing asphalt pavement and the installation of a new asphalt surface. The FM-1140 portion of the project is from FM-740 (CVS) to the FM-1140/Hubbard Drive/FM-740 intersection. The FM-550 portion of the project […]

ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE: TERRY LANE

Terry Lane, between Larry Drive and Meadowview Road, will be closed to through traffic for wastewater and storm water pipe installation across Terry, from Thursday morning, April 11 until Friday evening, April 12. It is recommended that you use Darr Road and Meadowview Road as an alternate route for access to Terry Road from Smirl […]

Smoke Testing of the Wastewater Collection System

Inspection crews will be conducting a physical survey of a portion of the City of Heath sanitary sewer system. This survey involves the opening and inspecting of manholes and sewer lines in the streets and easements. An important task of the survey will be the smoke testing of the sewer lines to locate breaks and […]

April is National Safe Digging Month…

Call 811 to Protect Underground Utilities! What You Need to Know about Natural Gas Pipelines Pipelines carry natural gas around the clock to more than 74 million homes and businesses in the United States. Because they are underground, you seldom notice these energy superhighways. In fact, pipelines are one of the safest forms of transportation. […]

The City of Heath is 12th Safest City in Texas

Heath Mayor Kelson Elam and Councilmembers honored the Heath Department of Public Safety at the March 26 City Council meeting for all the officers do for the community, including helping to make Heath the 12th Safest City in Texas in 2019. “We are grateful to Chief Terry Garrett and his officers for their dedication in […]

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: Myers Road and Crisp Lane

PROJECT SCOPE: The City project includes reconstruction of Crisp Lane from Hubbard Drive to Myers Road and Myers Road from Crisp Lane to Terry Lane.  The new roadways will be 20-foot wide concrete streets. The roadways will not have curb and gutters.  The contractor has scheduled to construct another portion of the culvert at the […]

Make Your Gardening Monarch-Friendly this Spring!

The Texas State Insect is the iconic Monarch Butterfly, but the population has dropped dramatically from over 1 billion migrating through Texas 20 years ago, to only 60 million in 2014. The City of Heath has joined others throughout the state to encourage resident to help protect and preserve the Monarch. Things you can do […]

What You Need to Know about Backflow Device Testing

Texas municipalities, including the City of Heath, are responsible for the enforcement and regulation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) rules addressing the testing of backflow prevention assemblies on private property. Backflow devices are typically attached to a landscape irrigation system, a fire sprinkler system installed in the home, a whole-house water treatment […]