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City of Kyle
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September 2, 2016
The 2016 General Election takes place Nov. 8.  To be eligible to vote in an upcoming election, your application must be received at least 30 days prior to the posted election date to be entitled to vote in that particular election.

Have questions? Here are links to the Hays County Elections Office:

How do I register to vote?

What about the new voter ID laws?

FAQs from Hays County Elections Office
National Night Out is only about a month away. This is a great way to get to know your neighbors and celebrate your community. NNO is a public safety program that fosters crime prevention by fostering communication and partnerships among neighbors and public safety officials.
This annual event takes place Oct. 4 from 6 p.m.-dark.
Has your neighborhood planned its party? Need some help? Kyle Police Officer James Plant can assist.
Learn more on our
website.
We all know Kyle is a beautiful place. Our new volunteer program, Adopt-a-Street, aims to keep it that way. Students can even earn community service or National Honor Society volunteer hours. So how can you get involved? Just follow these easy steps:
 
1. Gather a team. Family, friends, colleagues, sports team, church group...you get the idea.
2. Decide who's good at what. Talk to your team about which task y'all want. Choices include landscaping and litter clean-up.
3. Fill out the Adopt-a-Street application form. This is the part where you get to pick the mile of street to keep looking great. Find the application here.
4. Host a quarterly clean-up event. All supplies for the street clean-up and beautification (e.g., vests, gloves), as well as roadway signage, will be provided by the City of Kyle. 
Come one, Come all! Calling all BBQ Lovers to the Kyle Hogwash Barbecue Cook-off
Time to fire up the grill, Kyle’s Hogwash's Barbecue Cook-off sign up is HERE! Are you the designated pit master of every block party and family barbecue? Got a barbecue recipe that’s finger-lickin’-good? Anyone from a seasoned chef to an at-home cook can show off their BBQ chops at Kyle’s inaugural Hogwash Festival. The Lonestar Barbecue Society sanctioned BBQ cook-off takes place during the weekend long festival full of live music, carnival rides, and family fun. With cooking categories like chicken, brisket, ribs and wild boar, it’s going to be smokin’ over at Gregg-Clarke Park on
Oct. 21-22. To register your team for the cook-off, visit our
website.

Let’s get cookin’, Kyle!
PicOfTheWeek
Kyle is a growing city, but this is still a common sight, at least on Post Road. Thanks to Maricela Koopman for sharing!
Send your best pics of life in Kyle to
khilsenbeck@cityofkyle.com.
Get clicking and get creative!
Send your pics by Fridays at 11 a.m.

Kyle Animal Control will be
at the following events
:

Hands and Paws for a Cause: 2016 Pet Parade and Fair

Benefitting: Hays-Caldwell Women's Center
When: September 24, 2016
Parade at 10 a.m., with the fair following immediately after.
Where: Gregg-Clarke Park in Kyle, Texas

Includes a costumed pets contest. Winners will be chosen for “Best Dressed”, “Best Owner and Pet Combo” and “Most Unusual Pet”. 

Plum Creek Hootenanny on the Hill
When: October 8, 2016
Event runs from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Includes 10k and other runs, BBQ Contest, music, bouncy houses, petting zoo, pony rides, local vendors and pumpkin decorating contest
Where: Haupt Park and Fairway Fields in Plum Creek 

Come out and learn more about pet registration.

Want to learn more about Kyle's Animal Control Department? Read the story in "This is Our Town."
Make plans to attend this family-friendly program. The Kyle Public Library Lego Club meets the first Thursday of each month. Different themes each month! Stop by and let your imagination explore and have some good old fashioned fun in the process.
Get connected with your city!

Find out  What’s Happening at
City Hall


Kyle City Council Meetings

At its meeting on Tuesday
Sept. 6 at 7 p.m.,
Kyle City Council will hear the second readings of the ordinances for the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 budget
 and ad valorem tax rate. Council members will then vote whether or not to approve the ordinances.

Watch live or later.

Cool off at
Kyle Pool even after Labor Day!

Extended season: 
open weekends 
through September 

The pool will be open Saturdays, September 10, 17 & 24 (opens at 12 noon and closes at 8 p.m.)

Sundays, September 11, 18 & 25 (opens at 12 noon and closes at 6 p.m.) 

Find out more on our website.

Come join your friends and neighbors at Kyle Market Days. Enjoy local vendors, arts & crafts, farm to market items and live music!
The fun begins at 9 a.m. in Kyle’s City Square Park.
 
2016 Market Days Schedule:

September 10 - Fiesta Time
 
Encore Event:
October 15 following
the annual
Kyle Founders’ Parade!
Founders Parade Float Entries
This year's Kyle Founders Parade theme is,
"United We Stand."
Get your group, neighborhood, individual, business or team float entry together and sign up! This annual tradition in Kyle celebrates our community, which was founded in 1880. 

Click here for the Founders' Parade Application for float entries.
It's Budget Season in Kyle
Kyle City Council has started budget discussions. A draft of the proposed 2016-2017 budget for the City of Kyle can now be found on our website — use this link to view it. As noted in the meeting schedule, Kyle City Council will hold several more special meetings to discuss the budget.
Kyle Road Bond Updates

What is happening on the 2013 road bond projects? Lots! Marketplace is open. Goforth is under construction - thanks to Council Member Travis Mitchell for the above photo of the work.
Visit:
www.cityofkyle.com for more information and
to see the schedule.
Did you know your city offers a series of fitnesses classes? With drop-in or monthly rates, these classes will fit into your lifestyle, schedule and budget. Check out the class offerings and sign up! Even better, grab a friend of two and make it a regular thing! Learn more on our website.
 

Preserving the Harvest at KPL
Celebrate the bounty of fall! Kyle Public Library will host Preserving the Harvest by Marilyn McCray. 

This class is an illustrated overview of canning and preserving techniques. Topics include water bath and pressure canning for vegetables, pickling, jams and jellies, and freezing. 

Marilyn is a Master Gardener and self-confessed foodie who is the co-author of Canning, Pickling, and Freezing. 

Preserving the Harvest takes place at 6:30 p.m. November 8 at KPL.

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