The City's New Budget Just Became Official. Plus, DCTA Ridership Is Climbing Across Denton County.

Wednesday, September 30th.

Thursday, October 1st.

Friday, October 2nd.

Saturday, October 3rd.

Saturday, October 24th.

Lewisville's City Council closed out its budget season on September 16, voting 6 to 0 to adopt the operating budget for the fiscal year that started October 1. The vote came after weeks of public hearings on the city's spending plan and the property tax rate that funds it.

As part of the budget, the council authorized seven temporary overfill positions, three firefighters, two police officers, one detention officer and one public safety dispatcher, meant to bridge the gap while the city recruits and trains new hires. Staff said the extra positions should help cut down on overtime costs and staffing shortfalls during that transition.

The budget does carry a modest tax impact. For the average Lewisville home, the city portion of the property tax bill is expected to rise from $1,676.04 to $1,745.52 under the adopted rate, or to $1,702.38 under the no new revenue rate that would have kept the city's tax take roughly flat.

Source: Citizen Portal

Denton County's transit agency posted its fifth straight year of ridership growth on the A-train, and Lewisville is a big part of that story. DCTA's ridership across its member cities, Lewisville, Highland Village and Denton, plus its regional vanpool program, grew 8% year over year this past fiscal year, with the train itself up 4%.

Lewisville's growth is coming largely from GoZone, the agency's on-demand shuttle service. Ridership on Lewisville's GoZone has nearly tripled since the service launched in September 2021, and it grew almost 40% in just the last fiscal year alone. Highland Village's version of the same service has doubled since January 2023.

DCTA CEO Paul Cristina credited the growth to service that fits how people actually move around the county. "This growth reflects the increasing need for public transportation in Denton County as the region expands," he said, adding that DCTA has fully recovered from pandemic era ridership drops while many transit systems nationally have not.

Source: Cross Timbers Gazette

Lewisville's fall day of service, For the Love of Lewisville, returns Saturday, October 24, and the city is looking for two different kinds of sign-ups: volunteers willing to spend the morning doing yard work and small repairs, and homeowners who could use that kind of help.

The event pairs volunteer groups with residents who need a hand keeping up their property, from mowing and trimming to minor fixes around the house. It is part of the city's broader push to keep neighborhoods looking cared for, block by block.

Both volunteers and homeowners can sign up through the city's volunteer portal. Questions go to Bryan McBreen in Neighborhood Services at [email protected].

Event Details

📅 Date: Saturday, October 24

🕐 Time: Volunteers gather at 6:30 AM

📍 Location: Bill Weaver Arena

Source: City of Lewisville

Lewisville's Stage 1 outdoor watering restrictions, in effect every year from May 1 through September 30, wrap up this Wednesday. Until then, automatic irrigation and sprinklers are still off limits between 10 AM and 6 PM.

The schedule splits by address and property type: even numbered addresses water Tuesdays and Saturdays, odd numbered addresses water Wednesdays and Sundays, and commercial, multifamily and HOA properties water Mondays and Thursdays, all outside that 10 AM to 6 PM window.

Once September ends, those tighter daytime hours go away for the season, though the city continues to encourage year round conservation regardless of the calendar.

Source: City of Lewisville

Lewisville's First National Bank got its start in 1904, and by 1917 it had moved into a white-columned building at Main and Poydras that became a downtown landmark. That is the same bank a member of the Barrow Gang, the outfit associated with Bonnie and Clyde, held up in 1934.

The bank did not make it past the 1950s. It closed in 1955, and the FDIC auctioned off its remaining assets the following year.

Source: City of Lewisville Historic Sites

Lewisville Lake sits at 82.9% full as of today, September 27, the most current reading available.

The water is at 518.27 feet, about 3.7 feet under the 522-foot conservation pool. That is down slightly from 84.4% a week ago, a gentle, steady dip typical for this time of year.

No advisories are in effect. Boat ramps, swim areas, and Party Cove all still have plenty of room to work with, though shallow launches keep getting a touch trickier as the level eases down.

Source: Water Data for Texas

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