Commissioner Precinct 3

Shady Shores Road (ILCA)

The county will be working on surface road improvements for Shady Shores Road from Main Street to just south of Swisher road in coordination with the city of Lake Dallas. Construction will close the road to North Bound traffic through the project. If you have any questions about the project please call Lake Dallas Public Works at 940-497-4484. The project is currently expected to be substantially complete by early-August 2018.

View the Traffic Control Pictorial Summary (PDF).

Commissioners Court Duties

Among other responsibilities, the commissioner’s court:

  • Sets the yearly property tax rate and approves the budget and employment level for the county
  • Sets commissioners and justice of the peace precinct boundaries
  • Calls, conducts and certifies elections, including bond elections
  • Sets employment and benefit policy
  • Establishes long-range thoroughfare, open space, land use, financial and law enforcement/jail needs plans
  • Acquires property for rights-of-way or other uses determined to be in the public’s best interest
  • Reviews and approve subdivision platting and wastewater treatment for rural areas
  • Provides rural ambulance services and subsidizes rural fire protection
  • Oversees the construction, maintenance and improvement of county roads and bridges
  • Appoints non-elected department heads and standing committees
  • Supervises and controls the county courthouse, county buildings and facilities
  • Adopts a county budget
  • Determines county tax rates
  • Fills vacancies in elective and appointive positions
  • Has exclusive authority to authorize contracts in the name of the county

Cities

Precinct 3 represents the cities of:

City of Carrollton

City of Carrollton

Town of Flower Mound

Town of Flower Mound

City of Lake Dallas

City of Lake Dallas

City of Coppell

City of Coppell

City of Grapevine

City of Grapevine

City of Lewisville

City of Lewisville

Town of Copper Canyon

Town of Copper Canyon

Town of Hickory Creek

Town of Hickory Creek

City of The Colony

City of The Colony

City of Corinth

City of Corinth

City of Highland Village

City of Highland Village