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Code enforcement is responsible for both of those items as well as many other important enforcement duties. You can contact them by phone at (940) 761-8841 or make your report using the City’s resider response module tabbed AccessMunicipalityHall. This is a self-ruling service for all citizens and is an spanking-new way to report problems, offer suggestions, request information or pass withal a compliment.[Click here for AccessMunicipalityHall] ▼ Home Page Show All Answers 1. What is there to do in Wichita Falls? Plenty. Not a week or weekend goes by when something heady isn't happening in the City. Wichita Falls is home to museums, concerts, live theater, the symphony, festivals, fairs, sporting events, parks, a 20 mile trail system, nightlife, shopping, movies, wheels racing, fishing, hunting, voyage and more. You can trammels several websites for events and activities by going to theMunicipalityCalendar on this website, MPEC at wfmpec.com, CVB at wichitafalls.org and choosewichitafalls.com. If you have an event that you would like posted you can contact the Public Information Office at 940-761-7401 or by email at info@wichitafallstx.gov. 2. How do I sign up for municipality services? To establish a new water worth customers are asked to come to the Utility Collections Office in Municipal Auditorium, located at 1300 Seventh Street, (940) 761-7414, and make a deposit. Identification is required on new deposits to protect customers from someone else establishing an worth in his/her name. Please go to the Utility Billing and Collection Division page on this site, by clicking onMunicipalityServices then Utility Services, for well-constructed details. New customers needing municipality trash pickup will need to consult the trash pickup schedule on this site by clicking onMunicipalityServices then Refuse Collection and Disposal or calling (940) 761-7977 and proceed accordingly. 3. How do I purchase tickets for events at MPEC or Municipal Auditorium? Tickets may be purchased for events held at the Multi-Purpose Events Center by calling (940) 716-5555, some tickets can be purchased on-line at www.wfmpec.com or you can purchase them in person at the ticket office at the Kay Yeager coliseum located 1000 5th Street. 4. Can I speak with theMunicipalityCouncil? Yes, in several ways. The Council meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 8:30 am. You may shepherd these meetings and sign up to speak surpassing the Council. You may moreover phone or e-mail your Council Representative 5. How do I find theMunicipalitytrail system? TheMunicipalityof Wichita Falls Parks and Recreation Department has created a 10 mile long trail system that winds through various areas of the city. The trails are a wonderfully popular witchery used for a myriad of recreation activities including: biking, jogging, roller blading and walking. You can obtain a map of the trail system by going to the Parks and Recreation map section on this web site. 6. Is the shrivel ban still in effect? The municipality of Wichita Falls prohibits all outdoor urgent inside the municipality limits. A county shrivel ban is enacted by the Wichita County Commissioners Court when deemed necessary. For information on the county shrivel ban, please contact the Wichita County Judge's office at 766-8101. 7. Does the municipality recycle? TheMunicipalityof Wichita Falls Sanitation Department recycles paper products and glass with the assistance of zone citizens. There are waif off locations at allMunicipalityfire stations, theMunicipalityTransfer Station and United Supermarkets. TheMunicipalityalso offers weekly yard waste disposal. Grass clippings, tree limbs, leaves and other yard material is picked up by the Sanitation Department and used to produce some of the finest compost in the state. For increasingly information on these programs please go to the Sanitation pages of this web site. More... 8. How do I get on theMunicipalityCouncil agenda? The Wichita FallsMunicipalityCouncil meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. atMunicipalityHall, 1300 7th Street. If you wish to speak to the Council please victorious at least fifteen minutes surpassing the start of the meeting to sign up on public scuttlebutt list. You may moreover download a CouncilScuttlebuttCard shown under Government-Mayor &MunicipalityCouncil and mail it or bring it in to theMunicipalityClerk orMunicipalityManager's office. This is not necessary if you wish to speak on an item once on the agenda. [CouncilScuttlebuttCard] 9. What is the population of Wichita Falls? According to the U.S. Census Bureau'sYearlyPopulation Estimates wringer theMunicipalityof Wichita Falls was unscientific to have a population of 104,724 residents as of July 1, 2016. The Census Bureau releases municipality and county population estimates annually. The official U.S. Census Bureau decennial census population count taken in 2010 was 104,553.The Texas Demographic Center (University of Texas at San Antonio) moreover prepares yearly population estimates for cities and counties within the state. According to their methodologies, theMunicipalityof Wichita Falls had an unscientific population of 105,033 as of January 1, 2016.Comparison of U.S. Census Bureau and Texas Demographic Center Population Estimates:The estimates presented by the Texas Demographic Center differ from those from other sources, such as those periodically produced by the U.S. Census Bureau, for several reasons. The Texas Demographic Center estimates have been made using techniques that are variegated than those used by the Bureau. The Census Bureau uses only the distributive housing unit method to estimate place populations and the legalistic records method to estimate county populations. Because the legalistic records method uses income tax data that are not misogynist to analysts outside the Census Bureau, this technique cannot be used by other agencies. In addition, the estimates from the Texas Demographic Center utilize increasingly recent data than those used by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The Census Bureau's county estimates utilize 2014 lineage and death data, whereas 2015 values were employed in the Texas Demographic Center estimates. Also, the Census Bureau utilizes lineage and death data only in their county level estimates while the Texas Demographic Center includes current births and deaths in both county and place level estimates. Finally, the Census Bureau estimates include legal purlieus updates reported surpassing January 1, 2015 but do not include increasingly recent information for places, whereas information on theft and purlieus changes through the 2015 timetable year were included in the estimates completed by the Texas program. Because of these differences, the population estimates from the Texas Demographic Center and those from the U.S. Bureau of the Census are not directly comparable. 10. Are there any restrictions to hand watering? The only restriction is that the hose or other watering device must have a shut off valve or attachment. 11. Do I need a permit for a garage sale? No, there is no permit required for garage sales but you can only hold one for only 3 subsequent days and no increasingly than 4 times per year. 12. Who do I undeniability well-nigh dilapidated structures or overgrown lawns? Code enforcement is responsible for both of those items as well as many other important enforcement duties. You can contact them by phone at (940) 761-8841 or make your report using the City’s resider response module tabbed AccessMunicipalityHall. This is a self-ruling service for all citizens and is an spanking-new way to report problems, offer suggestions, request information or pass withal a compliment. [Click here for AccessMunicipalityHall] 13. How do I report a faulty streetlight, pothole or damaged street sign? TheMunicipalityhas a resider response module tabbed AccessMunicipalityHall. This is a self-ruling service for all citizens and is an spanking-new way to report problems, offer suggestions, request information or pass withal a compliment. You may moreover contact the department directly that you finger may be most responsible for the item you are reporting by going to their page on this site and using the contact information for their office. [Click here for AccessMunicipalityHall] 14. How do I find out if a contractor is licensed or bonded? TheTowersInspector's office can wordplay your questions concerning this issue. Please contact them at (940) 761-7459. 15. Who do I talk to concerning municipality owned property? Property Management can wordplay your questions concerning municipality owned property. Please contact them at (940)761-8881 16. What do I do if I have a dispute with my landlord? This is a legal matter between tenant and landlord. TheMunicipalitycannot provide legal assistance regarding this or any other personal legal matter. You can contact the Texas State Bar Association for a pamphlet on Texas law and tenant's rights. 1-800-204-2222, ext. 2610. If you are under a unrepealable income level, you may qualify for legal assistance through Legal Aid of Northwest Texas, 723-5542. [State Attorney General-Landlord Tenant Statutes] 17. How do I register my children for school? TheMunicipalityof Wichita Falls is very proud of the tremendous schools in our community; however, theMunicipalitydoes not oversee the function of the Wichita Falls Independent School District or any other public or private educational institutions. The WFISD is a state agency. You may contact them by calling (940) 235-1000 or going to www.wfisd.net 18. What do I do if I have a problem with my child's school? TheMunicipalityof Wichita Falls is very proud of the tremendous schools in our community; however, theMunicipalitydoes not oversee the function of the Wichita Falls Independent School District or any other public or private educational institutions. The WFISD is a state agency. You may contact them by calling (940) 235-1000 or going to www.wfisd.net 19. Where can I get my child immunized? The Wichita Falls/Wichita County Health District can squire you with your child’s immunization needs by calling (940) 761-7841. 20. Where do I go to get a marrige license? You can purchase a marriage license, mazuma only, from the Wichita County Clerk's Office, (940) 766-8175. 21. How do I request wangle toMunicipalityof Wichita Falls records? To request information from this governmental body, please contact:By Mail: Eric Crosslin, Office of Public Information, P.O. Box 1431, Wichita Falls, Texas 76307By e-mail to : info@wichitafallstx.govIn person at: Office of Public Information, Memorial Auditorium building, 1300 7th Street, Suite 109, Wichita Falls Texas. To download the Public Information Act, click Here... Live EditClose Search Home MyWorthPrinter Friendly Email Page Contact Us RSS Site Map Translate Page Notifications Documents Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Delicious Stumble Upon Blogger LinkedIn Mission Statement Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee Proposed Full Service Hotel and Conference Center Water Meter Replacement Code|RED Registration PAY MY COURT FINE PAY MY BILL MEETINGS/AGENDAS/ MINUTES CITY YouTube PAGE HOW DO I...? 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