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WHAT’S NEW?
- A bond package that passed in November 2007 includes a new high school, additions to the elementary school and renovations to the middle school.
- The James Snodgrass Park was opened in 2008.
POPULATION
LOCATION
- In south Wise County, at the intersection of Farm Road 730 and Texas 114
- 35 miles northwest of Fort Worth
CITY HALL
- 100 E. Rock Island Ave.
(940) 433-5166
CITY STAFF
- City Administrator: John Hamilton
- City Secretary: Joy Patterson
WEB SITE
TAX RATE
- $0.4560 per $100 valuation
MEETINGS
- City council — 7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays of each month at the Boyd Community Center
- The council also serves as the planning and zoning commission
- Boyd Cemetery – annual meeting held the first Sunday in May
Council Members
- Mayor: Brent Wilson
- Mayor Pro-tem: Lenard Reynolds
- Council members: Harry Towler, Jeanette Harmon, Rodney Scroggins
POLICE
- 731 E. Rock Island Ave.
(940) 433-8400
- Police Chief Harry Lamance
- four full-time officers and one part-time officer
FIRE DEPARTMENT
- 135 N. Wilson
(940) 433-5755
Fire Chief Robert Waters
AMENITIES/NOTEWORTHY
- Boyd Community Center
420 E. Morton
(940) 433-5580 or (940) 433-5166
- The Raymond Jordan Boyd
Public Library
101 W. Rock Island Ave.
(940) 433-5580
- Boyd Senior Citizens Center
407 E. Boyd Ave.
(940) 433-3072
- Boyd Raceway
376 Raceway Lane, (940) 433-5587
- International Exotic Feline Sanctuary
Texas 114, (940) 433-5091
PARKS
- Yellowjacket Park (basketball court, play fort, playground)
corner of West Dunlap and North Evans
- James Snodgrass Park (playground, soccer fields, tennis courts, beach volleyball, a walking trail and a pavilion) on Hobbs Street
SCHOOLS
- The class 2A school district has four campuses — an elementary, intermediate, middle and high school
- Administration Building
500 W. Knox Ave.
(940) 433-2327
Superintendent: Greg Stone
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- Member of the South Wise County Chamber of Commerce
(817) 636-2783, ext. 5
EVENTS
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