Tuesday, October 9, 2007

FFA Pumpkin Patch

Saturday, Oct. 13 and Sunday Oct. 14
Pumpkin Patch
The Friends & Family of Plano FFA is sponsoring a pumpkin patch from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13 and Sunday, Oct. 14 in the south parking lot of the PISD Transportation Center (buses) on Alma Drive between Legacy and Spring Creek, across from the water towers.
They will be selling large-sized jack-o-lantern pumpkins to support PISD FFA students at the Collin County Junior Livestock Show in January 2008.
For more information visit their website at www.planoffa.org or contact Maryann Ullrich at maryann.ullrich@verizon.net.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Town Hall Meeting called

At the Monday City Council meeting, it was announced that a town hall meeting has been scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10 at City Hall. The topic is the proposed movie theatre at the corner of FM 544 and North Maxwell Creek Road. The developer will give a presentation about the project and answer questions from residents.

Following the town hall meeting is a special Planning & Zoning Commission meeting. It is a kickoff for the updated Comprehensive Plan for the city of Murphy.

Saturday, August 4, 2007

Chamber Ribbon Cutting

Join the Murphy Chamber of Commerce in welcoming its newest member
Murphy Family Eye Care, Dr. Richard Ison
Catered by Love and War in Texas
Located in Murphy Crossing, Suite 24 (The Albertsons shopping center, near Niki's)
Wednesday, Aug 8 at 5 p.m.

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Crime Alert - Beware of police impersonator in Murphy

CRIME ALERT!

REF: POLICE IMPERSONATOR IN MURPHY

A 19-year old female was stopped earlier this morning at around 12:46 a.m. in the 200 block of Betsy Lane by a white male driving an unmarked white police sedan possibly a Ford Crown Victoria or Taurus. The suspect was described as a white male wearing a police type uniform. The suspect approached the female and stated, “step out of the car." The female told the suspect that she was calling 9-1-1. The suspect walked back to his car and sped westbound on Betsy Lane towards Plano. The female was unable to provide any other information.

The Murphy Police Department asks that all residents be aware of this incident. If you are ever stopped by an “unmarked” police vehicle proceed to a well-lit area, possibly a convenience store or a populated area, and call 9-1-1.


Sgt. Kyle Kucauskas, CCPS
Public Information Officer (PIO)
Media Relations Unit
Murphy Police Department
(972) 468-4200

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Sherwood, Council agree to part ways

City Manager Craig Sherwood and the Murphy City Council have agreed to part ways. Look for full details on the Murphy Monitor web site later this morning (Thursday morning).

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Election Results

City Council Election Results:

Out of 6926 registered voters in Murphy, 1199 voted.

Place 1:
Colleen Halbert - 712
Eddy Mullins - 338
Charles Callender - 78

Place 2:
Roxanne Bogdan - 728
Michelle Long - 448

Place 4:
Scott Bradley - 756
Michael Jones - 338
Jon Clark - 35

Place 6:
Eric Barna - 748
Bob Russell - 408

Plano ISD:
Duncan Webb - 4028
Robert Canright - 2057

Wylie ISD:
Stacie Gooch - 502
David Tillery - 240
Lance Goff - 189

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Election Day Voting

On Election Day:
Voters in Precincts 25 who live in the Plano ISD vote at the Murphy Municipal Complex (206 N. Murphy Rd.) for both the city and PISD elections, including the constitutional amendment.

Voters in Precinct 144 who live in the Plano ISD will vote at Miller Elementary School (5651 Coventry Drive, Richardson) for both the city and PISD elections, including the constitutional amendment.

Voters living in the Wylie ISD will vote at Murphy Municipal Complex for the city election and at Sourthfork Mobile Home Park (216 Southfork Blvd) for the WISD election.

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Keep Murphy Beautiful

Each year, Murphy residents come together to clean up areas within the City. This year, efforts will focus on Maxwell Creek North Park, The Aviary Park and City Park.

The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28. Contact David Bottlinger at 972-468-4000 to sign up or if you have any questions.

Come join your neighbors for a day of community clean up and help Keep Murphy Beautiful!

Friday, April 20, 2007

Plano ISD Board of Trustee Forum

The Plano ISD Key Communicators and Plano ISD Council of PTAs are sponsoring a Plano ISD School Board Candidates Forum at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, in the First Floor Board Room at the Plano ISD Administration Building, 2700 W. 15th Street, Plano.

This forum will provide the opportunity for parents, staff, students and other citizens to address questions to candidates who
are running for positions on the Board of Trustees. Sharon Goldblatt, chairman of the Key Communicators, will serve as moderator. PTA representatives will serve as greeters.

The forum, which is open to the public, will conclude by 8:30 p.m.

For more information about the school board election, visit
http://www.pisd.edu/about.us/board.of.trustees/board.election.shtml

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Candidate Web Sites

Candidate Web sites

Check out the candidate Web sites for information about their platforms and vision for the city.

Place 1
Charles Callender
www.callenderforcouncil.com
(under construction)

Colleen Halbert
www.colleenhalbert.com

Eddy Mullins
www.eddymullins.net

Place 2

Roxanne Bogdan
www.roxannebogdan.com

Michelle Long
www.michellelong.org

Place 4

Scott Bradley
www.electbradley.com

Michael Jones
www.michaelrjones.org

Place 6

Eric Barna
http://www.ericbarna.org

Bob Russell
www.bobrussell.org

Monday, April 9, 2007

Murphy Candidate Forum this Saturday

The Murphy Monitor is sponsoring a candidate forum at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 at the Murphy Road Baptist Church (411 S. Murphy Road).

The public and all Murphy city council candidates are invited to attend.

The League of Women Voters will be facilitating the forum, using questions provided by the audience. Each candidate will give opening remarks, answer questions, and give final remarks.

Questions about the forum may be sent to the Monitor at news@murphymonitor.com, or call the office at 972-442-5515.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Events This Week

Here are some upcoming events:

* Murphy Chamber of Commerce is holding their first 2007 After Hour Mixer from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 29 at Wells Fargo on FM 544. Panda Express is providing the food; Wells Fargo is providing the drinks.

* There is a Neighborhood Crime Watch meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 29 in the police department training room.

* Join the Miller Elementary Dad's Club for a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser. It will be from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 31 in the Miller cafeteria.

* On Wednesday, March 28, mention Hunt Elementary when you order from DoubleDave's Pizzaworks. Hunt will get a portion of the evening's receipts.

* On Thursday, March 29, mention Cox Elementary when you order from Papa John's in Sachse. Cox will get a portion of the evening's receipts.

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Sprouts Farmers Market named as Marketplace anchor

Sprouts Farmers Market has been named as the anchor store for Murphy Marketplace. Sprouts is an Arizona-based company specializing in fresh produce and seafood, and assorted natural, organic and health foods. They currently have stores in Plano (Coit & Legacy), Dallas (Forest and Marsh) and Flower Mound (Cross Timbers Road).

Also mentioned is the plan to add townhomes adjacent to the Marketplace property.

Monday, March 5, 2007

LA Fitness is in town...

If you drove down Murphy Road or FM 544 today, you might have seen the LA Fitness tent set up on the southeast corner. They're taking pre-construction memberships, which are good at all Texas LA Fitness centers. Dustin and Troy said once the "Coming Soon" signs go up, the center should be open in six months.

Look for more details in this week's Murphy Monitor, on the streets Wednesday.

Monday, February 26, 2007

One Step Closer to Retail

At the P&Z meeting tonight, site plan and construction plats were approved for Murphy Marketplace (northeast corner of FM 544 & Murphy Road) and the Murphy 7-11 (southwest corner of Betsy Lane and North Murphy Road).

There should be an announcement soon about which stores have signed up for Murphy Marketplace. It's said to be an upscale retail development, with several restaurant pads.

What stores and restaurants would you like to see in Murphy Marketplace?

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Internet Predator Sting, Four Months Later

This past Tuesday, Dateline NBC aired the second of two "To Catch a Predator" stories filmed in Murphy.

When the sting was in progress in November, 2006, it set off an intense debate in the community. Among the issues brought out in the town hall meeting: Citizens said they didn't feel safe because the Internet predators were being lured to their town. Some said the Murphy Police Department shouldn't work with Perverted Justice. On the flip side, many citizens fully supported the operation, with several residents offering their houses for the next sting. They said it was important for the police to do everything they could to take the Internet predators off the screen, so to speak.

In November, Murphy was a town divided.

What about now, four months later? Now that more details of the operation have been released (Murphy Monitor, 11/23/06), have those against the sting changed their opinion? Have those who supported the operation changed their mind, or do they still back the blue?

Please post your thoughts.