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Be a visionary, a strong communicator and an inspiration to your team!
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Aquatic Center Dedication |
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The City of Taylor Parks and Recreation Department will host a dedication Ceremony for the Doris Roznovak Aquatic Center at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 28, at the pool.
Roznovak, who passed away in March 2021, managed and worked at the Taylor swimming pool for 39 years. She was known in Taylor as “Mother of the Pool” and was a Taylor High School graduate in the class of 1945.
Everyone in the Taylor community is welcome to attend the ceremony and celebrate the official opening of the pool for the summer. Hamburgers and hotdogs will be provided following the ceremony and the entrance fee to the pool will be waived for the day.
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Our community has begun the second phase of building a roadmap to protect the character of the city in the face of an onslaught of growth that is on our horizon.
Click HERE for the link to the plan process.
If the Envision Taylor Comprehensive plan is the guiding philosophy, then the ordinances we write to complement that plan is how we will put that philosophy into practice.
Those ordinances may well impact how you are able to conduct and grow your business.
The ordinances will be written over the next few months. The consulting group the city hired to write that new slate of rules, which will govern everything from the kinds of signs businesses can install to how we develop infill property, has already held two workshops. It is clear that there remains a great deal of “wiggle room,” and...
the people who attend the final workshop, on Wednesday, July 13, and speak up, could have a great deal of impact on the final outcome.
The consultants have pledged to write the rules in plain language that anyone can understand. They’ve also pledged to follow the lead of those who participate, on how those ordinances impact our community, within the scope of the comprehensive plan.
These new ordinances are critical to protecting you community, you business, and the character of this town. If not written carefully, with a full understanding of what we want for our town, all the work on the comprehensive plan will be wasted and some of our worst fears about this impending growth could be realized.
Whether or not you’ve followed the process closely or agree with everything in the comprehensive plan, this effort is where the rubber meets the road.
It's vital that you participate in the process to protect your interests. Please make every effort attend the workshop and let your voice be heard.
The final input meeting will be July 13. Details are below.
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Code Rodeo
Determine what changes to Taylor's code would ensure that Taylor's future reflects our Envision Taylor plans.
Wednesday, July 13 at the Taylor Public Library, 801 Vance St.
1-4 pm Come-Anytime Coding Workshop
- Evaluate draft neighborhood sketches
- Review draft zoning maps and districts
6-8 pm Open House Draft Review
- Introductory presentation of code
- Feedback, input, and conversation
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Chamber News and Community Calendar |
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Some ducks from the Chamber Ambassadors flew over to Hutto on Thursday to welcome Melissa Guana and her Edward Jones office into the Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting. Her office is at 208 N. FM 1660. You can reach her by phone at 737-327-4157 or learn more at the Edward Jones website.
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You don't want to miss this Business Networking Social! This special event hosted by Holiday Inn Express in Taylor (located at 180 Carlos G. Parker Blvd NW) will be full of fun and prizes, with drinks and eats. So bring the office, bring your friends...and bring your business cards!
Thursday, June 2 from 4-6 p.m.
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Calendar
Chamber events are bolded.
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- Saturday, May 28, 11 a.m. -- Dedication Ceremony of the Doris Roznovak Aquatic Ceremony
- Saturday, May 28 -- City Pools and Splash Pad open
- Monday, May 30, 10 a.m. -- Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony in the Liberty Gardens at Murphy Park
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Thursday, June 2, 4-6 p.m. -- After Hour Networking Social hosted by Holiday Inn Express
- Tuesday, June 7, noon -- East Wilco Commercial Real Estate Property Information Exchange at The Loose Screw @ Old Taylor High
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Wednesday, June 8, 8 a.m. -- Ambassador Meeting @ Holiday Inn Express
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Thursday, June 9, 8 a.m. -- Finance Committee Meeting via ZOOM
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Thursday, June 9, 4 p.m. -- Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting @ Lotus Construction Group located in Old Taylor High
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Monday, June 13, 5:15 p.m. -- Chamber board training on ethics and legal matters at Holiday Inn Express.
- Friday & Saturday, June 17-18, Juneteenth Parade and Celebration, Main Street and Fannie Robinson Park
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Monday, June 20, 11:45 a.m. -- Monthly Chamber Business Luncheon about the local labor force with Workforce Solutions RCA CEO Paul Fletcher. ADMISSION TICKET
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We hope that you will register and join the Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce for our Business Luncheon Monday, June 20, at 11:45 a.m. at Taylor ISD Main Street Events Center, 3101 N. Main St.
The presentation this month will be from Paul Fletcher, CEO of Workforce Solution Rural Capital Area. He will be addressing the current state of the area workforce including the challenges businesses are facing hiring and keeping employees.
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Lunch will be catered by
Krazy Eagles Wings & Things
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Please Welcome our New Members... |
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Bluebonnet Trails Community Services
1009 N. Georgetown St
Round Rock, TX 78681
(844) 309-6385
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Christina Lewis, Attorney
904 Davis Street
Taylor, TX 76574
(512) 413-2540
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Bard Construction
388 Exchange Blvd #60
Hutto, TX 78634
(512) 553-6503
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Construction at the Taylor site is moving along with site grading almost complete and interior roads and parking lot paving is now underway.
Crews are currently installing site perimeter security fencing along with the first stage of temporary construction office trailers.
Underground utilities and building foundations are expected to start in June.
The website for the Taylor plant officially went live last week. The website has information on the new location as well as how contractors can work with us if they're interested in providing construction-related services.
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Join the FBC Women's Ministry for a beginner stretch class where we incorporate movement and posture to the sounds of worship music. If you aren’t comfortable getting up and down off the floor we will have chairs available and the instructor will give you modified movements.
Tuesday, June 7 @ 6:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
2500 Mallard Lane
Also, want to just relax and listen to music? That's cool too! Bring a mat and a bottle of water. We will have extra mats if needed. Childcare will be available.
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Entertainment calendar
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WilCo EXPO: Click here to see what's going on at the Expo Center.
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SPJST Lodge 29: Check out their activities for JUNE and JULY here.
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Texas Beer Company: To keep up with everything going on at TBC, click here.
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Red Cap Cigar Lounge: See their schedule here
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Loose Screw: Find out what's going on here.
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