Marshall Creek NewsLocal news for Marshall Creek, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.This could be the end - and a new beginning- October 28, 2007 "We've got developable land on the northern boundary of that area" As city notices in this area go, the one posted on the front door of the Marshall Creek Town Hall is rare.'Marshall Creek Town Hall will be closed INDEFINITELY,' the notice says before giving phone numbers to call for water emergencies and advising residents to drop water bills in the door's mail slot.On Nov. 6, Roanoke residents will decide whether 'indefinitely' should be 'forever.' They'll vote on whether their city should...http://www.topix.net/city/marshall-creek-tx/2007/10/this-could-be-the-end-and-a-new-beginn... Former town secretary indicted on theft charge- October 26, 2007 MARSHALL CREEK -- A former town secretary was indicted Thursday by a Denton County grand jury on a second-degree felony charge of theft by a public servant.Diana Lynn Underwood was arrested in July on accusations that she was stealing money from residents' water bills and municipal court fines. She was released on $2,500 bail.Mayor James F. Macy-Simpson could not be reached for comment Thursday.At the time of her arrest, authorities said that they believed Underwood had stolen about $40,000....http://www.topix.net/city/marshall-creek-tx/2007/10/former-town-secretary-indicted-on-thef... Errand of mercy- October 26, 2007 If Roanoke voters are feeling neighborly, they'll put Marshall Creek out of its misery.A proposition on the Nov. 6 ballot calls for a vote on absorbing the tiny Denton County town, its dirt roads and about 430 residents into Roanoke. Voters should approve this consolidation.Marshall Creek incorporated in 1983 when the people who lived there feared being annexed (and thus having to pay taxes) to one of their neighboring cities. Eventually, the costs of running their own town overcame them. Read.http://www.topix.net/city/marshall-creek-tx/2007/10/errand-of-mercy?fromrss=1 Tax bill up on average home- October 1, 2007 "The previous administration never did do that." Higher property and mineral valuations contributed to the county's largest tax roll ever, but the tax bill on the average city home will still cost about $57 more in city and county taxes this year. via Denton Record-Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/marshall-creek-tx/2007/10/tax-bill-up-on-average-home?fromrss=1 |