CITY OF LAREDO UPDATES
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Tuesday, October 6 is the 26th anniversary of National Night Out (in Texas only), designed to heighten crime prevention awareness; generate support for local anti-crime programs; strengthen neighborhood spirit and police community partnerships; and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. Hoping to reinforce
Author recounts amazing recreation of immigrants’ journey Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Last week’s stunning culmination of One City, One Book had almost 1,000 individuals who flocked to the Laredo Civic Center to hear Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Sonia Nazario, recount the tell of “Enrique’s Journey,” a journey she also replicated in order to better understand
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, The 1100 block of Tilden Avenue will be closed, due to maintenance repairs by CenterPoint Energy in the area. The closure will be for several hours Tuesday, September 29, 2009, from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Courtesy Jesse Mendoza, Volunteers throughout the City of Laredo were cleaning up in their respective communities as part of the Keep Laredo Beautiful Campagin this picture was submitted by the volunteers at Farias Elementarty. Citizens from all walks of life participated in the event including children.
City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas today expressed his respectful regrets to Vice-President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, for their invitation to a reception at their home next week to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Week. “I am sending a letter to Vice-President Biden to make it clear that while I was honored
Installing speed cushions along Rancho Viejo Drive The City of Laredo Traffic Safety Division crew will be installing speed hump cushions, weather permitting, on Rancho Viejo Drive between River Bank Drive and Rienda Drive on Saturday, September 26, 2009 from 6:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. This portion of Rancho Viejo Drive will be closed
Changes affect lawn-clippings, branches and recycling only Laredo, TX—Sept. 23, 2009— In an effort to help keep operating costs low, the City of Laredo Solid Waste Services Division will be making a change to the lawn-clippings and recycling pick-up schedules. Effective Monday, October 5, both lawn-clippings and recycling will each be collected only twice a
Earlier this week, City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas, along with members of the local AARP Chapter 965, proclaimed the week Fall Prevention Week in Laredo, to bring awareness to the issue of falls among the elderly and their impact on society, in terms of cost due to injuries, or even worse, loss of
Courtesy Raul Leal, Mayor Raul Salinas proclaimed National Child Passenger Safety Month and September 26th as National Seat Check Saturday on September 22 at the Laredo City Council Chambers. Mayor Salinas stressed the importance of the parent’s role to model seat belt usage to children. He also stated that safety for all vehicle passengers is
District I Representatives will hold a public meeting to give citizens an opportunity to express their comments and suggestions in regards to issues pertaining to the community. City Staff recommends that the public attend the scheduled public meeting to provide input and public commentary. Special services will be made available upon timely request for
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