🌱 What a split Smith County vote means for planning around Tyler.

What's up Tyler! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What a split Smith County vote means for planning around Tyler.
• How a $300,000 grant will reshape trails at a Tyler park
• Why North Tyler neighbors fought off a new metal recycling plant

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 73.
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 73 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. 391 Commission motion fails as Smith County commissioners split on decision; county corrects location of federal 287 (g) funds (tylerpaper.com) — Smith County commissioners meeting in downtown Tyler narrowly rejected forming a new 391 regional planning commission with Van Zandt County after a 2-2 split vote, while leaving future coordination to ETCOG. The court also fixed a $1.68 million federal 287(g) deposit error and approved several Tyler-related items, including Salvation Army ESG support and local precinct security upgrades.
   

2. Two East Texas parks awarded $300,000 to improve trails (ktbb.com) — Tyler’s Park of East Texas is getting a $300,000 state grant to build a new mile‑long motorized trail loop with signs, furniture, a trailhead, parking and an entry gate. The funding comes from Texas Parks and Wildlife’s recreational trails program, which is investing millions statewide in both motorized and non‑motorized trail improvements.
   

3. North Tyler residents block metal recycling business plan (ketk.com) — North Tyler residents successfully pushed back against a proposed metal recycling business when the North Tyler Planning and Zoning Board unanimously denied a requested zoning change. Neighbors packed the public hearing, citing worries about truck traffic, noise, environmental risks, and potential hits to property values near Loop 323 and West 34th Street.
   

4. Proposed Toll 49 extension aims to reduce travel times in Tyler (ketk.com) — Tyler drivers could eventually see shorter commutes if a proposed Toll 49 extension from SH 110 to US 271 moves forward, with construction projected around 2033. After a public meeting in Tyler, another session is set for Thursday, June 9 in Longview so residents can review layouts, data, and potential traffic impacts.
   

5. Vets warn of rising summer risks as Texas leads nation in pet heat deaths (ketk.com) — Veterinarians in Tyler are warning pet owners that Texas’ extreme summer heat is putting local dogs at serious risk of heat stroke, burned paw pads and even death, especially for older or overweight pets. A Tyler vet and a Bossart Park dog owner share firsthand experiences and stress keeping pets off hot pavement, out of cars, and in shade with plenty of water.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone know anything about a beautiful less than year German Shepard that ran away scared from azárela district??
  9036173353 due to construction sounds #Askyourneighbors (Nextdoor Azalea District)
• Does anyone know the best place in E.
  Texas for the cheapest surgery to remove or drain cysts or a tumor on my Chihuahua? I just moved here and don’t have pet insurance, so I’m looking… (Nextdoor East Tyler)

• Brookshire Grocery Company posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Tyler. Apply here.
• Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. posted a job opening for Cylinder Handler Loader - Tyler, TX in Tyler. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tyler here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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