City of La Feria, TX » Featured http://www.cityoflaferia.com Official Website of La Feria, Texas Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:48:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Little Lighthouse Children’s Rehab Center http://www.cityoflaferia.com/2011/10/28/little-lighthouse-childrens-rehab-center/ http://www.cityoflaferia.com/2011/10/28/little-lighthouse-childrens-rehab-center/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:20:07 +0000 ooberwetter http://www.cityoflaferia.com/?p=1754

The City of La Feria, the La Feria Industrial Development Corporation, the La Feria Economic Development Corporation and the Little Lighthouse Children’s Rehab Center celebrated the Little Lighthouse Rehab Center Grand Opening and ribbon cutting on October 7, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.  The business is located at 313 W. Business 83 in La Feria.  Business hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.  City officials joined business owners Mr. & Mrs. Rick Perez and employees for the celebration. 

]]> http://www.cityoflaferia.com/2011/10/28/little-lighthouse-childrens-rehab-center/feed/ 0 Ground Breaking Ceremony Held for La Feria Indoor Recreation Center http://www.cityoflaferia.com/2011/09/30/ground-breaking-ceremony-held-for-la-feria-indoor-recreation-center/ http://www.cityoflaferia.com/2011/09/30/ground-breaking-ceremony-held-for-la-feria-indoor-recreation-center/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:59:11 +0000 ooberwetter http://www.cityoflaferia.com/?p=1701 The City of La Feria held a Ground Breaking Ceremony on August 30, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. at the site of the new La Feria Indoor Recreation Center in conjunction with the La Feria Independent School District.  The center will be located at 901 Pancho Maples Drive across from the Veterans Memorial Park/Sports Complex.  The project is funded through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the La Feria Economic Development Corporation (LFEDC).  The contract was awarded to HighMark Construction, a contractor from McAllen, Texas.  Total project costs are estimated at $1,718,673.00.  State Representative J.M. Lozano was present and spoke to the children of the various La Feria schools that were present, with the majority of the children being sixth graders from Dominguez Elementary School.  See photos, courtesy of La Feria News.

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Congressman Ruben Hinojosa was present at the Bailey H. Dunlap Memorial Public Library, 400 South Main Street, La Feria on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 to make grant and loan funding announcements to the City of La Feria for the expansion of the library.  Congressman Hinojosa was joined by Jake Sheeran, Area Director and several staff members of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development for the announcement that La Feria received a grant in the amount of $464,431.00 and a loan in the amount of $379,000.00 from funds made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and administered through the USDA for Rural Development.

Funding for the library expansion is from various sources.  In addition to the funds from USDA, the library received a grant in the amount of $50,000.00 from the Rockwell Fund, a grant in the amount of $2,500.00 from the Trull Foundation, and a donation from the George and Grace Dunlap estate in the amount of $277,090.90 from which $200,000.00 was earmarked for the construction of the expansion to the library.  The library board has also held various fundraisers to add to the construction fund an amount of $54,000.00.  The total project cost is expected to be $1,150,000.00.

The expansion to the library will be towards the south side of the existing building, and will be a two story addition of 4,963 sq. ft.  This will provide additional space for new computer stations, research capability, tutoring, and increasing children and youth services, as well as provide a community meeting room.  When complete the expansion will provide for the needs of La Feria for the next five to ten years.  Construction of this project is expected to be complete by the end of 2011.

A group of students from David Sanchez Elementary School and City and School officials were present to welcome Congressman Hinojosa and Mr. Sheeran.  See photos.

]]> http://www.cityoflaferia.com/2010/10/22/library-expansion/feed/ 0 Fourth of July Rescheduled http://www.cityoflaferia.com/2010/07/20/fourth-of-july-rescheduled/ http://www.cityoflaferia.com/2010/07/20/fourth-of-july-rescheduled/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:49:58 +0000 ooberwetter http://www.cityoflaferia.com/?p=586 The City of La Feria has rescheduled it’s 4th of July Celebration to July 24, 2010.  The event will start at 5:00 p.m. with a Parade beginning at Tiny Town Park in front of the Bailey H. Dunlap Memorial Public Library on FM 506 (Main Street).  The parade will end at the Veterans Memorial Sports Complex on Pancho Maples Drive.  All veterans are invited to attend and register for the Veteran’s Only raffle which will be drawn at 7:00 p.m.  The winner must be present to win.

There will be music, food, face painting, and children’s carnival rides for a small fee.  Bring the family and enjoy the outdoors, and then stay for the fabulous fireworks display that will end the festivities.  Fireworks will start at 9:00 p.m.  It may be a bit after the 4th of July, but it will still be special!

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