The City of Corsicana Turns Down Trash Deal

Sept. 16, 2008 - By Janet Jacobs

Move would have cost citizens $4 per month more

A proposal from Allied Waste to put all residential trash service on the once weekly automated pickup didn’t receive a warm reception at a work session Tuesday before the regular council meeting, and will be studied for the next three months by city staff.

Currently, about a fourth of the city is already on once-weekly pickup service, the continuation of a pilot program the council approved over the summer.


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Richland Chambers Lake

Unlike many Texas Lake Properties, it is possible to purchase land that reaches to the shoreline at Richland Chambers Lake. It is possible to find a beautiful home with a lake view in a country setting, as well as custom homes in new subdivisions. There are roughly 50 areas for building a home around the lake. Most of the Texas Lake Home communities have deed restrictions, home owners associations, and architectural control commitees. Very few areas allow mobile homes. You can find lots on which to build your retirement home, vacation home, or any dream home. Richland Chambers Lake Homes are typically priced from $100,000 to $800,000. At this stage, you can still find breath-taking water-front lots with lake shore vistas for under $100,000!

Richland Chambers Lake

Restored Victorian home in Corsicana gets profiled in 'This Old House' magazine

The Dallas Morning News reports: If Jim and Sharon Wade hadn't taken the scenic route to their home in Southlake from Fredericksburg, they might never have spied their dream house. Full Story