1. Mayor’s
Notebook
Plan Ahead
Keller Connect
www.cityofkeller.com
Summer 2011
The summer
heat is upon us
and the sound
of children en-
joying their
time off from
school fills the
air. Keller truly
is a community of families and
there is an assortment of ac-
tivities for everyone to enjoy in
our City during the next several
months. At The Keller Pointe,
the outdoor pool is open and
numerous classes, programs
and summer camps are being
offered. The Library’s Sum-
mer Reading Club for children,
teens and adults is also in full
swing. It’s not too late to join
and the Summer Reading
Club is a great way to have
fun, earn prizes and stay up to
date on your summer reading.
The ever popular Concerts in
the Park music series contin-
ues on Saturday, July 16 and
August 20, at Bear Creek Park
and coming this fall is a brand
new special event called “Rock
the Park.” You won’t believe
the fun things being planned
for this festival; so, stay tuned
to the City’s website for more
information about “Rock the
Park” and all of the many other
programs and activities our
community has to offer. These
are just a few of the amenities
that have contributed to mak-
ing the City of Keller the “7th
Best Place to Live in America”
(CNN/Money Magazine).
Traffic is never a pleasant
topic of discussion and we
here in Keller are beginning to
See MAYOR on Page 4
July
• Yard Waste Drop-Off, July 2
and 16 (New Summer hours 8
a.m. to noon)
• City offices closed, July 4
• Fourth of July Spectacular at
The Keller Pointe, July 4
• Mother/Son "I Scream" Social,
July 10
• Concerts in the Park, July 16
• KSAC PastaPalooza, July 21
• KPL Saturday Matinee, July 23
• Pack The Pool at The Keller
Pointe, July 13 and 27
• MasterWorks Series, July 27
August
• Public Arts Show, Aug. 1-31
• Yard Waste Drop-Off, Aug. 6
and 20 (New Summer hours 8
a.m. to noon)
• Concerts in the Park, Aug. 20
• KSAC Pie Off Luncheon, Aug. 26
• KPL Saturday Matinee, Aug. 27
September
• Public Arts Show, Sept. 1-30
• Yard Waste Drop-Off, Sept. 3
and 17 (Regular hours 9 a.m. to
1 p.m.)
• City offices closed, Sept. 5
• Labor Day Fun at The Keller
Pointe, Sept. 5
• Fall Trash Bash, Sept. 10
• Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Day, Sept. 17
• Rock the Park, Sept. 24
• KPL Saturday Matinee, Sept. 24
Visit www.cityofkeller.com/calendar
for information
Fiscal Year 2011-12 Budget
Officials expect to hold the line
The City has begun the
early stages of developing
its draft fiscal year 2011-12
budget. The new budget year
begins October 1 and runs
through September 30. As in
previous years, a conservative
approach will be utilized
during the process as the City
continues to engage in a value
driven system that provides
a high level of service while
keeping expenditures at a
reasonable amount. Unlike the
past several years, projected
revenues are showing slight
increases and property values
are beginning to stabilize
or, in some cases, improve
somewhat. Further, through
reductions in spending during
the previous two fiscal years
the City was able to enhance
its General Fund balance.
The projected revenues and
increase in fund balance will
be important going into to
next year’s budget as the City
previously delayed funding for
many capital items such as the
replacement of older vehicles
and equipment.
Per our City Charter, the
City Manager must submit to
the City Council the proposed
fiscal year 2011-12 budget
no later than August 15. The
proposed budget document
is a public record and will
be made available to any
interested parties through the
City’s website and in hardcopy
format at the Keller Public
Library and Office of the City
Secretary in Keller Town
Hall. Leading up to the public
hearing for the adoption of the
budget in September, there
will also be opportunity for
community participation during
budget review workshops with
the City Council.
Should you have any
questions or like additional
information regarding the
budget calendar and process
leading up to the adoption of
the City’s fiscal year 2011-12
budget, please contact the City
at 817-743-4000 or visit the
website at www.cityofkeller.
com/financereports.
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2. During the summer, Keller
residents use more water than
at any other time of the year.
Whether water is used to
irrigate lawns and landscaping
or to fill up the backyard pool,
it's up to all of us to use water
responsibly.
Keller, along with other area
communities, purchases its
water from the City of Fort
Worth. To maintain the long-
range integrity of our region's
water supply, the City has imple-
mented Fort Worth's mandatory
water conservation measures:
No watering between 10
a.m. and 6 p.m. unless by
hand or soaker hose.
Lawn and landscape watering
is prohibited between 10 a.m.
and 6 p.m. with the exception of
watering by hand or with soaker
hoses. All sprinkler systems
should be set to operate in the
early morning or late evening,
when the sun and temperatures
are less likely to cause evapora-
tion.
Prevent water runoff.
Do not allow substantial
amounts of water to fall on
impervious areas instead of a
lawn or landscape, such that a
constant stream overflows to the
street or other drainage area.
Position sprinklers to avoid water
runoff. When cleaning your
driveway, patio or deck, use a
broom instead of a water hose.
While washing the car or truck,
use a sponge and bucket. Place
a nozzle on the hose to stop the
flow of water between rinsing.
Properly maintain sprin-
klers.
All water customers are
required to properly set and
maintain sprinklers in a manner
that prevents the waste of
water. Inspect sprinkler heads
regularly to make sure none
are missing, broken, leaking,
clogged, pushed too far into
the ground, or spraying in the
wrong direction.
Rain and freeze sensors
required on new irrigation
systems.
The use of irrigation systems
or other lawn or landscape
watering devices during any
form of precipitation is prohibit-
ed. Rain and freeze sensors are
required on all new irrigation
systems. The use of rain and
freeze sensors will prevent over
watering and costly water line
breaks.
For information on water con-
servation, contact Keller
Environmental Services at
817-743-4092 or visit www.
cityofkeller.com.
Page 2 City of Keller CONNECT­ Summer 2011
The City of Keller is
committed to protect-
ing our creeks from
pollution and you can
help us by reporting
any problems you see.
Please notify the
City whenever sani-
tary sewer wastewater
overflows from septic
tanks, sanitary sewer
cleanouts or sewer
manholes.
If the problem is not correct-
ed, sanitary sewer wastewater
could enter the
stormwater drain-
age system and
flow into one of
Keller's creeks.
Sanitary sewer
wastewater can
harm aquatic life
and may result in
a costly cleanup.
If there is an
overflow of sani-
tary sewer waste-
water at your home or if you
see an overflow anywhere,
call the City immediately.
You can report sanitary
sewer wastewater overflows
24 hours a day to Keller
Public Works at 817-743-
4200.
A city service crew will
check the City's main lines to
identify the problem and
begin any clean-up that may
be required.
For information, contact
Keller Environmental
Services at 817-743-4092 or
visit www.cityofkeller.com.
Did You Know? Sanitary sewer wastewater overflows
Mayor & City Council
Regular Council Meetings: 7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays, Keller Town Hall • E-mail: mayorandcouncil@cityofkeller.com
Water Conservation
Yard Waste Drop-Off Site
Summer Hours
8 a.m. to noon
Saturday, July 2 and 16
Saturday, Aug. 6 and 20
Looking for a place to drop off
"green" yard waste?
Keller residents or their lawn ser-
vice (with a City permit) can use
the free Yard Waste Drop-Off site
located at 1792 Ottinger Road.
Proof of residency is required so
bring a current driver's license or
water bill.
Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Place 2 Place 3 Place 4 Place 5 Place 6
Pat McGrail Ray Brown Gary Reaves Tom Cawthra Jim Thompson Mitch Holmes Vacant
Place 6 had not
yet been
determined by the
June 18, 2011
Runoff Election at
time of print.

3. Summer 2011 City of Keller CONNECT ­Page 3
Public Works Projects
The following is an update of
current projects being planned,
conducted or coordinated by
Keller Public Works:
Street Projects
• FM 1709 dual left turn
lanes at US 377: City
staff is working to comply
with all State and Federal
requirements prior to con-
tracting for the engineering
services. An engineer con-
sultant should be retained
by the City within the next
couple of months.
• Safe Routes to School:
This project consists of side-
walk installations around
local schools. City staff is
working to comply with all
State and Federal require-
ments prior to contracting
for the engineering servic-
es within the next couple of
months.
• North Tarrant Parkway:
The remainder of the pro-
posed concrete paving and
the Willis Lane intersection
will be complete this sum-
mer. New traffic signals will
replace the existing signals
at Whitley Road and new
signals will be installed at
the Willis Lane and High-
land Oaks Drive intersec-
tions. Once the paving is
complete, the contractor
will start installing irrigation
systems in the medians.
• FM 1938 extension,
Phase 1: Utility adjust-
ments and drainage im-
provements have been
completed. Road construc-
tion is underway which
includes the portion from
Randol Mill Avenue at
Fawkes Lane, north up
Precinct Line Road to SH
114.
• Rufe Snow Drive: Con-
struction is underway. The
contractor is working on
the box culvert extension
on the north end of the
project and new sanitary
sewer line installations on
the south end of the proj-
ect. New water lines, sani-
tary sewer lines and storm
drains are to be installed
as part of the construction.
• Bourland Road exten-
sion and Mt. Gilead Road
Intersection Improve-
ments: Construction is
underway. The contractor
is installing the new water
line, sanitary sewer line,
and storm drains. Daily
lane closures will be a part
of this project. Clearly
marked detours will guide
traffic through the con-
struction zone.
Drainage Projects
• Highland Oaks Crossing
Channel Improvements,
Phase 2: Construction is
complete.
Sanitary Sewer Projects
• Dana Lane Sanitary Sew-
er Extension: City crews
will extend a new sanitary
sewer line from 801 Dana
Lane north to 905 Dana
Lane. Construction began
in June and should be
complete this summer.
• Northwest Keller 12-Inch
Water Line Improve-
ments: The water line
will be installed across
the Overton Ridge Park
to connect the Roanoke
Road existing 20-inch wa-
ter main with the existing
12-inch water main in Mar-
shall Point Addition. Con-
struction is being done by
City crews and should be
completed in July.
For information on these
and other improvement proj-
ects, contact Keller Public
Works at 817-743-4080.
Chief Gaumont has been
active in the fire service for
over 40 years. He began his
career as a call fire-
fighter with the Ames-
bury, Massachusetts
Fire Department while
still in high school. He
enlisted in the U.S.
Air Force as a fire-
fighter and completed
a 20-plus year career
before his retirement
as an E-8 Senior Master Ser-
geant, Fire Protection Manag-
er. After leaving the Air Force,
Chief Gaumont and his family
moved to Portage, Mi where
he took a position as a Deputy
Fire Chief. He again moved
as part of his career progres-
sion to Ipswich, MA where he
became the Fire Chief of a
48 person combination Fire
Department. Chief Gaumont
later assumed the
role of Fire Chief for
the City of Watertown,
NY, Fire Department
comprised of 82 full-
time firefighters prior
to his arrival to the
City of Keller as the
Fire Chief on March
30, 2009.
Chief Gaumont and his wife
Shannon reside in Keller.
They have two children Daniel
Patrick and Heidi. Daniel and
his family live in Chesapeake,
Virginia, and Heidi and her
family live in Ringgold, TX.
Chief Dan and Shannon have
four grandchildren.
Meet A Staff Member
Keller Parks and Recreation is proud to announce a new
special event, Rock the Park, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat-
urday, September 24, at Bear Creek Park. Free admission
and parking.
Rock the Park's mission is to promote quality family ex-
periences and to encourage healthy and active lifestyles.
There will be plenty of entertainment for all ages including
a petting zoo, pony rides, bounce houses, vendor booths,
children's activities, live entertainment, dance groups, fit-
ness demonstrations and more. For information, contact
Keller Parks and Recreation at 817-743-4050 or visit www.
kellerrockthepark.com.

4. Page 4 City of Keller CONNECT­ Summer 2011
feel the effects of area growth
on a more regular basis. To
address our mobility woes the
City is involved in a number
of road and intersection im-
provement projects that, once
completed, will enhance the
flow of traffic throughout the
majority of our community. In
order to minimize the impact to
residents and businesses, our
goal on some of the smaller
projects, such as the Whitley
Road overlay or intersection
improvements at Mt. Gilead
and Bourland Road, is to un-
dertake them during the sum-
mer months when school is
not in session. Larger projects
such as North Tarrant Parkway
and Rufe Snow Drive both re-
quire more than a year to com-
plete. One bit of good news
is that North Tarrant Parkway,
from Whitley Road to Davis
Boulevard, continues to prog-
ress at a good pace and should
be completed by the fall of this
year. Having just begun, the
Rufe Snow Drive expansion,
from Bear Creek Parkway to
Rapp Road, which also in-
cludes a new trail section, is
still a year away from comple-
tion; however, when finished
this and all of the other road-
way improvements will have a
significant impact on enhanc-
ing our transportation system
and reducing congestion. In
the meantime, we apologize
for the inconvenience and ap-
preciate your patience. For
more information on these and
other infrastructure improve-
ments please visit the “Public
Works Projects” section of this
newsletter.
As always, I encourage you
to be involved in our commu-
nity and stay informed on City
news and events by subscrib-
ing to e-mail updates for cate-
gories you are most interested
in through Keller Connect at
www.cityofkeller.com/keller-
connect.
You can also follow City
news, events and activities on
Twitter and Facebook. I hope
you have a safe and enjoyable
summer. Please continue to
support our local businesses
and most importantly don’t for-
get to enjoy all that your com-
munity has to offer.
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It appears every street in the
Keller area is being worked
on recently. North Tarrant
Parkway, from Whitley Road
to Davis Boulevard, is being
widened and improved by both
the City of North Richland Hills
and Keller. Rufe Snow Drive is
being widened and improved
between Rapp Road to Bear
Creek Parkway. Whitley Road
is being reconstructed by Tar-
rant County crews between
Rapp Road and Stallion Drive.
Recently, Keller Parkway had
medians installed by the State.
And, as you may have no-
ticed, the Golden Triangle
Boulevard construction be-
tween US Highway 377 and I-
35W is starting to kick into high
gear. Golden Triangle Boule-
vard is a City of Fort Worth
project and is being inspected
by the Texas Department of
Transportation since federal
funds are involved. The road is
to be reconstructed as a four
lane concrete divided road-
way. Currently, the contrac-
tor is working on the second
of four phases on the project
which entails working on in-
stalling the roadway pavement
on the north side of Golden Tri-
angle from Old Denton Road
to US Highway 377. Also, as
part of Phase 2, the south
side of Golden Triangle from
I-35W to Old Denton Road
will be paved. The bottleneck
at the railroad track near U.S.
Highway 377 is due to Katy
Road being closed as part of
the construction. Phase 2 is
to be completed by the end of
September and all four phases
should be complete by the end
of September 2012.
In the meantime, pick your
routes carefully and be courte-
ous to your fellow drivers.
Mayor from Page 1
Transportation Update
PastaPalooza
Tickets available at KSAC or Town Hall
July 21 • 6:00 PM
live music by Just in Tyme
817.743.4370 | kellerparksandrec.org
$6•silent auction
Keller Senior Activities Center, 660 Johnson Rd
Senior Activities Center
Pack the Pool at The Keller Pointe
Wednesday, July 13 and 27 • Free admission after 5 p.m.
Concerts in the Park at Bear Creek Park
Featuring "Me and My Monkey"
8 to 10 p.m., Saturday, July 16 • Free admission and parking
PastaPalooza at the Keller Senior Activities Center
Annual Fundraising Dinner and Silent Auction
6 p.m., Thursday, July 21 • $6 per plate