WEST LAFAYETTE -- West Lafayette mayor John Dennis will cut the ribbon to mark the completion and official opening of the citys Village Fitness Trail at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 11.
WEST LAFAYETTE -- U-Haul, West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis and Purdue entomologist Tom Turpin announced the release of 1,200 new U-Haul moving vans showcasing a Firefly and touting insect research behind the glow.
WEST LAFAYETTE -- Grilling demonstrations, fire and childrens safety programs and a pet food pantry are all scheduled for Sagamore West Farmers Market in West Lafayette, now in its sixth year. The market is open every Wednesday from 3 to 6:30 p.m. in Cumberland Park off Salisbury Street.
WEST LAFAYETTE -- Tonight, Monday, March 1, the West Lafayette City Council will vote on whether to pass an ordinance that will change the billing system of trash pickup for city residents that receive the service.
WEST LAFAYETTE -- The West Lafayette Go Greener Commission is seeking ideas for its 2010 initiatives and will host a public planning session Jan. 19, 7:15 p.m. at West Lafayette City Hall, 609 Navajo Street.
The public is invited to help plan low-cost, volunteer-driven events and initiatives that promote a healthy, sustainable environment in the West Lafayette region. Membership in the commission is open to all, including residents from outside the city's boundaries.
For more information, contact Diane Damico, Chair at dianedamico@mac.com.
WEST LAFAYETTE -- The West Lafayette Board of Public Works and Safety will meet in council chambers on the first floor of City Hall for its meetings in 2010. The agenda and documents for the Monday, Jan. 11, West Lafayette Board of Works meeting at 8:30 a.m.
WEST LAFAYETTE -- The city of West Lafayette is hosting one more online meeting to get public input on revising its strategic plan. Those who live or work in West Lafayette are encouraged to log on to http://westlafayetteplan.com at 7 p.m., Thursday, January 14, to participate.
WEST LAFAYETTE -- City of West Lafayette engineers Elizabeth Cook and Michael Thompson each passed testing in October to earn their Professional Engineer licenses.
WEST LAFAYETTE -- The last of three moderated online meetings discussing changes to the City of West Lafayette s strategic plan is set for 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 18. Those living or working in the city are invited to participate by going to the website, http://westlafayetteplan.com.
WEST LAFAYETTE -- West Lafayette students will be participating in International Walk to School Day. Events will be held at each public school to encourage students to walk and bicycle to school, and to teach them how to do so safely.
WEST LAFAYETTE -- The West Lafayette Go Greener Commission, with support from the West Lafayette Police Department, will hold a Drug Collection at the Sagamore West Farmers Market on Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 3-6:30 pm.
WEST LAFAYETTE -- The City of West Lafayette and the West Lafayette Community School Corporation are in the process of developing a plan to make walking and bicycling to school safer for children and to increase the number of children who choose to walk and bicycle.
The West Lafayette Go Greener Commission will add to its weekly collection service at the Farmers Market by accepting used eyeglasses (including prescription and non-prescription sunglasses), glasses cases and hearing aids on behalf of the Lions Clubs International, Health and Children's Services Department in Oak Brook, Ill.
WL Go Greener Commissioner Curt
Ashendel along with Bill Arthur and Chip Blatchley will help West Lafayette celebrate
Bike Month and Bike-To-Work Week by presenting a panel discussion on using
active transportation for getting to work, school, and other places to which
people must go.
The West Lafayette Traffic Commission
will present a forum on roundabouts at their May Traffic Commission meeting. This forum is open to the public and will include a
presentation and discussion on modern roundabouts.
West Lafayette residents are being asked to paint the town red this spring and summer by planting annuals that bloom with red flowers, such as impatiens, petunias, geraniums, salvia plants, begonias and others. The campaign is being launched by the West Lafayette in Bloom Committee.
In 1888, West Lafayette was created when the two towns of Kingston and Chauncey combined. The Lutz and Chauncey families, prominent landowners in the new town, became namesakes for two of the city's streets which have remained near the heart of the city's oldest neighborhood for over 120 years.
