Friday Communication from Town Hall (02-10-2023)

It is Super Bowl weekend. Whether your favorite team made it or not, hope you have a great weekend watching the game.

May 6, 2023 General Election

The next Town General Election will be held Saturday May 6, 2023 from 7 am - 7 pm, to elect two Council members and the Mayor for two year terms.

First day to file for place on the ballot - January 18, 2023.
Deadline for filing for candidacy is February 17, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.

Notice of Deadline to File Application for Place on Ballot 

Town of Double Oak Elections Page 

Candidate packets may be picked up at Town Hall during business hours or may be found online on our Candidate Information page.  

Town Council Receives Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Audit

The town auditor presented the fy 2021-2022 final audit at the Monday, February 6, 2023 council meeting. Here is the link to the audit which is posted on the town website. https://www.doubleoak.texas.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif3036/f/uploads/2021-2022_audit_report_corrected.pdf

Braum’s Store in Double Oak Update

A representative for Braum’s attended the Monday, February 6, 2023 council meeting to provide the town with an update. Braum’s plans to have their Double Oak location operational in February 2024. Here is a link from the Cross Timbers Gazette https://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/2023/02/07/braums-restaurant-delayed-but-still-coming-to-fm-407/   

Double Oak Police Department Welcomes New Officers

The Double Oak Police Department has some new additions to its sworn staff. The department recently filled the Detective/Sgt. position and two Officer vacancies. The DOPD has one Officer position still open. 

https://www.doubleoak.texas.gov/police-department 

The town appreciates and thanks Police Chief Rivas, Assistant Chief Gaines and all of our Police Officers for the great job they do protecting & serving our town. 

Double Oak Volunteer Fire Department News

The DOVFD provided the town with department stats thru 2022.

The department had 234 total calls for service. 91 of the calls were fire related. Medical calls were 143. The firefighters training hours totaled 3,021 hours. The volunteer hours for the DOVFD, excluding the call and training hours, were a total of 5,581.75 hours. Wow!

Thank you to all of our DOVFD Members for the effort and time you volunteer to serve & protect Double Oak.

https://www.doubleoak.texas.gov/fire-department  

Town Hall Administration

The town is fortunate to have a great team in the administration offices. Eileen, Lynn, Brian and Randall capably handle all the day to day activities and projects for the town. They work with residents, contractors and others who contact town hall daily for various reasons. https://www.doubleoak.texas.gov/administration 

Thanks to our Town Council members Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Johnson, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Connie Schoenrade, Council member Casey Parsons, Council member Scott Whisenhunt, Council member Jean Hillyer and residents for continued support of town employees and town operations.

Have a wonderful weekend in our friendly and safe Double Oak community.