🌱 Rowlett family fights to keep home in Chiesa Road expansion's path

Good morning Rowlett! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Rowlett family fights to keep home in Chiesa Road expansion's path
• Meet Cecil Marson, Rowlett's next city manager
• Why a Rowlett gardener's Savannah hollies are struggling

Also on today's calendar: Storytime – Wednesdays and Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 77, low: 50.
• Friday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 73 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. North Texas family fights Rowlett's eminent domain effort to acquire six-decade-old property (newsbreak.com) — A Rowlett family is challenging the city's $295,000 offer for their longtime home, which stands in the path of the Chiesa Road expansion. Tim Willis, who lives there and has a disability, says that would not cover replacing it. The city could pursue an eminent domain lawsuit if negotiations fail.
   

2. Marson leaving Bluefield for position in Texas (bdtonline.com) — Cecil Marson will become Rowlett's city manager on Jan. 4, bringing five years leading Bluefield, West Virginia, and a career in Army leadership. The retired colonel previously oversaw West Point's garrison operations. He says the move will also bring his wife closer to her family in the Dallas area.
   

3. Q&A – Ask Neil: November 12, 2026 (neilsperry.com) — A Rowlett gardener's declining Savannah hollies highlight a problem Neil Sperry says is common in North Texas: the plants struggle in alkaline clay soils. In his latest gardening Q&A, Sperry recommends iron, soil acidifier and consistent moisture, and suggests easing up on repeated shearing to preserve new growth.
   

4. Sen. Cruz Announces Completion of Annual Service Academy Board Review of Texas Applicants (texasgopvote.com) — Rowlett’s Tim Lee served on the 25-member board that has finished reviewing Texas applicants for military service academy nominations through Sen. Ted Cruz’s office. The board recommends candidates for nomination, while the academies make their own admissions decisions, expected in early 2027.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rowlett

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 12

• Storytime →
  Rowlett Public Library, 3900 Main Street, Rowlett
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• Storytime – Wednesdays and Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. →
  Rowlett Public Library, 3900 Main Street, Rowlett
  11:00 am
• LEGO® Robotics →
  Rowlett Public Library, 3900 Main Street, Rowlett
  6:00 pm
• Library Advisory Board →
  Rowlett Public Library, 3900 Main Street, Rowlett
  6:30 pm

Friday November 13

• Pink Steps to Business Success →
  4418 Main Street, Rowlett
  9:30 am

Saturday November 14

• Kokedama Workshop →
  5518 President George Bush Highway, Rowlett
  1:00 pm
• Second Saturday Book Club →
  Rowlett Public Library, 3900 Main Street, Rowlett
  2:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Senior Advisory Board →
  City Hall, 4000 Main Street, Rowlett
  10:00 am
• Medicare 101 →
  Rowlett Public Library, 3900 Main Street, Rowlett
  5:30 pm
• City Council Work Session →
  City Hall, 4000 Main Street, Rowlett
  6:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Economic Development Advisory Board Special Meeting →
  City Hall, 4000 Main Street, Rowlett
  8:30 am
• Friends of the Library Meeting →
  Rowlett Public Library, 3900 Main Street, Rowlett
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Gas is $3.
  19 a gallon at QT in Rowlett! Can someone beat that price? (Nextdoor Ridgecrest)
• Found in Bay bird estates.
  972983-8464. Dawn Jones he is in our back yard 7406 Westhaven Drive Rowlett Tx (Nextdoor Bayview Estates)

• Sonic posted a job opening for Crew Member in Rowlett. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Rowlett. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rowlett here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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