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POPULATION

  • 1,200

LOCATION

  • On the southern shoreline of Lake Bridgeport
  • 56 miles north of Fort Worth
  • 44 miles west of Denton

CITY HALL

  • 101 Runaway Bay Dr.
    (940) 575-4745

CITY STAFF

  • City secretary: Liz Penny
  • City administrator: Mike Jump

WEB SITE

TAX RATE

  • $0.57616 per $100 valuation

MEETINGS

  • City council: 7 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month at city hall

COUNCIL MEMBERS

  • Mayor: A.L. Jowitt
  • Mayor Pro-tem: Robert Ryan
  • Council members: Jerry St. John, Gary Miller, Dan Ticer and Tom Rhea

POLICE

  • 580 U.S. 380
    (940) 575-2200
    Police Chief Drew Paschall

FIRE DEPARTMENT

  • 410 Runaway Bay Dr.
    (940) 575-2222
  • Fire Marshal Brian Bernardo
  • Fire Chief Jimmy White

AMENITIES/NOTEWORTHY

  • The Norma Coble Civic Center
    51 Runaway Bay Drive
    (940) 575-4745
  • The Club at Runaway Bay (18-hole golf course and driving range, banquet facility)
    400 Half Moon Way
    (940) 575-2225
  • Municipal Swimming Pool
    Blue Bird Lane, off of exit 8
  • Ratliff Drive public beach
  • Modern marina – 128 lighted boat slips in a wind-shielding cove
    (940) 575-4745
  • Bay Landing
    W. U.S. 380
    (800) 374-1915
  • Thousand Trails/NACO Preserves
    2305 W. U.S. 380
    (940) 683-3019
  • Sid Richardson Boy Scout Reservation
    2282 Longhorn Dr.
    (940) 575-4243

PARKS

  • Cricket Ridge Park
    Runaway Bay Drive, next to the Norma Coble Civic Center
  • West Side Park
    Runaway Bay Drive, near Elm Court
  • The Park at Runaway Bay (walking trail, playground, picnic areas)
    Blue Bird Lane

SCHOOLS

  • Runaway Bay is part of Bridgeport’s Class 3A school district that has five campuses — an elementary, intermediate, middle and high school and an alternative high school (A.C.E.).
  • Administration Building
    2107 15th St., Bridgeport
    (940) 683-5124
    Superintendent: Eddie Bland

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

EVENTS

  • Coordinated by the Greater Runaway Bay Alliance
  • (APRIL)
    Easter Sunday: SpringFest
  • (JULY)
    4: FourthFest
  • (AUGUST)
    Farewell to Summer Barbecue at the pool
  • (DECEMBER)
    Christmas dinner and Festival of Lights

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