Christmas light grant program to be offered for businesses along SH 26 in Colleyville

Colleyville City Council approved a Christmas light grant program for businesses along SH 26 at the Sept. 3 meeting.

The Christmas grant program offers businesses along SH 26 a reimbursement of up to $5,000 to add Christmas lights to roofs and building outlines, Assistant City Manager Adrienne Lothery said.

The overview

Individual businesses can receive up to $2,000, and shopping centers can receive up to $5,000, she said.

Businesses must use the same warm white lights that Colleyville Boulevard had in years prior, Lothery said. The preference will also be for businesses to use large bulbs and keep the lights from changing colors or flashing.

Christmas lights around trees, landscape and sidewalks may be eligible if visible from Colleyville Boulevard and combined with roof and building outlines, Lothery said.

City officials are allocating $50,000 to this program annually using Tax Increment Financing funds, per city documents. The businesses who receive the grant will be chosen by the Colleyville beautification committee, Lothery said.

City officials are also planning to wrap more trees with Christmas lights along the Colleyville Boulevard median this year, Lothery said. Council members approved a contract for utility lines to be installed along SH 26 from Glade Road to Centerpark Drive to bring electricity to more trees along the boulevard, according to previous Community Impact reporting.

What else?

Colleyville council approved adding tree artwork to the Colleyville sign at the northern gateway on SH 26 at the Sept. 3 meeting.

The artwork will cost $65,000 for the designs, lighting and installation, Assistant City Manager Mark Wood said. The custom artwork is expected to take eight to 10 weeks to design before being installed in the span of two days, he said.

In other news

Colleyville council approved a construction services agreement with 2R Construction Services LLC for sewer repairs along Windsor Court in an amount not to exceed $63,400, with contingency funds not to exceed $6,000, according to city documents.

The project will be completed Sept. 9, with the site being cleaned and restored as quickly as possible, Lothery said.

The project included removing and replacing approximately 60-feet of 6-inch wastewater lines and three residential lateral lines along Windsor Court due to structural issues, according to city documents. The project will also include excavation of the street.