The Town of Fairview was incorporated in 1958 with a population of 50. Since that time, it has grown steadily to today's population of a little more than 10,000. The community is marked by large houses on large lots, expansive open spaces, numerous horse farms, excellent schools, rolling hills, vast hardwoods, beautiful creeks, and the extensive Fairview Town Center shopping area and mixed-use center.
The Fairview Fire Department will mark its 50th anniversary in June, and the public is invited to join us as at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 29, at Fire Station 1, 510 S. State Highway 5, as we celebrate and honor our firefighters and unveil tributes to those who have helped build the department and serve our community.
Parking will be available in the field on the north side of the fire station. Enter the field from Lakeridge Drive. Disabled parking will be available in front of the Public Works building (500 S. State Highway 5), south of the fire station. Click the image directly below to see detailed location of available parking.
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Mark your calendars for these events brought to you by Ranchers for the Cure, one of the top 50 fundraising teams nationwide for the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's.
The Longest Day Cornhole Tournament: June 29 at Fairview Town Center, 351 Town Place. To reserve your spot, contact Eric Hoyle at 972-886-4700, ext. 101.
Chip-in-Fore Charity Golf Tournament: July 15 at Heritage Ranch. Call the Heritage Ranch Golf Shop at 972-886-4700, ext. 106.
Heritage Ranch Guest Speaker discussing "The Challenges Facing Caregivers": 7 p.m. July 17 at Heritage Ranch.
Shop & Fashion Show Luncheon: Sept. 10 at Heritage Ranch. For tickets, call Eric Hoyle at 972-886-4700, ext. 101.
Heritage Ranch Walk & Raffle: 7:45 a.m. Sept. 14 at Heritage Ranch.
Third Annual Glitz & Glam Gala: 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at Heritage Ranch.
For additional information regarding any of these events, contact Jon Van Vliet at joanvanvliet@gmail.com.
Visit with artists and view the showcase of fine artwork sizes 36-inches and larger at the “Go BIG” Exhibit and Art Sale Mixer organized by the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 20 at Venture X, 163 Town Place, in Fairview. The exhibit and sale will continue through July 14.
Fairview Town Center will hold its annual July 4 Bike Parade from 9-11 a.m. at The Fountain.
Families are invited to decorate their bikes, scooters, strollers and wagons in honor of the holiday and join the parade around the center building at FTC. Prizes will be awarded for the best decorated parade vehicle and for the most patriotic outfit.
The parade will start promptly at 9 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem. Family activities will continue through 11 a.m., including:
Face painting
Balloon twisting
Visits with Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty
A fire truck and visits with Fairview firefighters (unless called away for duty)
A bounce house
Free goodie bags for the first 150 kids ages 12 and younger
A free sweet treat for the first 150 kids ages 12 and younger
The Town of Fairview is helping Foster Friends, a nonprofit group created to provide ordinary comforts for children in foster care in Collin County, hold its annual shoe drive to help foster children prepare for the coming school year.
Hundreds of children are in foster care in Collin County at any given time. In 2023, 500 children received shoes from Foster Friends, and the goal is to help 600 children this year.
Drop off your donation of new, closed-toe shoes in a box inside Town Hall, 372 Town Place, or at Fairview Fire Station 1, 510 S. State Highway 5. The shoe drive will end July 8.
Fairview residents consistently rise to the top of donors for the annual North Texas Food Bank's annual Peanut Butter Drive. Save the Date for the 2024 Peanut Butter Drive (Sept. 1-30) and watch for details to come soon!
Middle and high school students are invited to participate in the Congressional App Challenge, an annual contest to inspire, include and innovate efforts around STEM, coding and computer science education. To learn more and register, visit the Congressional App Challenge website. The deadline to submit an app is Oct. 24, 2024.
In March of 2023, the Fairview Town Council held its annual retreat. As part of the retreat, a discussion took place regarding revising the content of the town's vision and mission statements and its core values and focus areas. At the July 11, 2023, Town Council meeting, the council ratified the revised vision and mission statements, core values and focus areas located below. The ratification of this language establishes the foundation to what will ultimately become the town’s revised Strategic Plan. As the Strategic Plan evolves, updates and information can be found on this page.
VISIONFairview, a premier place to live and work with a unique and vibrant quality of life.
MISSIONFairview:
· Promotes high quality economic and community development,
· Embraces the natural features of the community,
· Maintains open community communication, and
· Delivers efficient, quality municipal services with a professional, well trained work force, for the benefit of residents, businesses and visitors.
FOCUS AREASInfrastructure, Public Safety, Economic and Community Development, Community Engagement and Fiscal Responsibility.
CORE VALUESIntegrity, Caring, Responsive, Innovation, Trust, Excellence
Integrity - We deal honestly and respectfully with each other and the public at all times. We conduct ourselves in a manner that is ethical, legal and professional, with the highest degree of honesty, respect and fairness.
Caring – We care about the wellbeing of our employees, residents, and visitors. This is demonstrated in our interactions with citizens and customers and our commitment to our employees.
Responsive – We engage our community, with a focus on listening to and supporting their needs, and delivering high quality, efficient services.
Trust - We strive to be worthy of the community’s trust. Providing effective and equitable solutions to citizens’ needs, and building a culture that is developed through the open exchange of ideas, hard work and strong teamwork all contribute to building that trust.
Innovation – We value progressive thinking, creativity, flexibility and adaptability in service delivery. We develop creative solutions as a team and share leading practices that enhance the value of services provided for our community.
Excellence - Our work is characterized by its quality and by the diligence with which it is carried out. We proactively seek to solve problems in advance. We promote openness and transparency in our operations ensuring that we are accountable for our actions at all times.
A petition to request an incorporation election for Fairview was submitted to the county judge and commissioners’ court on April 21, 1958. The petition contained the following thirty-three names: Edgar Bush, V. W. Glover, Joe Hooper, C. A, Ostrawn (sp?), M. E. Travillion, L. W. Bryson, Mrs. L. W. Bryson, Mrs. W. H. Ellenburg, W. M. Bush, Mrs. W. M. Bush, E. A. Hooper, Elsie Hooper, Mrs. V. W. Glover, P. L. Barksdale, Mrs. P. L. Barksdale, H. L. Lowry, Mrs. H. L. Lowry, L. M. Nelson, Mrs. L. M. Nelson, Mrs. J. F. Summers, H. J. Petefish, Mrs. H. J. Petefish, Mrs. Robert R. Miller, Mr. Robert R. Miller, Mrs. Clyde Geren, George Apple, Mrs. George Apple, H. L. Knight, Mrs. H. L. Knight, B. C. Knight (?), C. H. Murray, J. K. Wa(?)
Fairview came into existence following an election held at what was called the Fairview Grocery on May 7, 1958. Ordered by Collin County Judge W. E. Button after submission of a petition, the purpose of the voting was to determine whether or not the Town of Fairview would be incorporated as a town. The ballot choices were simple: “Corporation” or “No Corporation.” A total of fifty ballots were cast, with only two of those opposing incorporation. Judge Button signed the order incorporating Fairview on May 12, 1958.
According to accounts, the town’s name might just as easily have been Wetsel because there were two communities included in the incorporated land – Fairview and Wetsel. The latter community began when Henry Wetsel, a Pennsylvania immigrant and carpenter by trade, sold his grist and flour mill in McKinney (a three- to five-oxen operation described as a “first-class ox mill”) and head right a square mile of land four to five miles south of town. That land is memorialized today as the Henry Wetsel Survey. He built his cabin on the Fisher and Sawyer stage road that ran from Austin through McKinney on its way to the Red River. One account suggests Henry operated a new grist mill on the northwest corner of today’s Stacy Road and SH 5 beginning in about 1850. Either here or at his McKinney mill he lost an arm in a terrible accident. He also supposedly built a two-story house with large cedar trees in the front yard on the west side of the stagecoach road, and brought Bermuda grass back from East Texas and had the first lawn of its kind in the area. This story seems not to ring true, however. Lawns were not really “invented” for many more years, so the grass story may have more accurately described one of Henry’s descendants.
Fairview's total sales tax rate is 8.25%, which includes one percent (1%) for local economic and community development. Fairview maintains one of the lowest ad valorem rates in the Metroplex and is ranked as one of the lowest tax rates out of 675 Texas municipalities reporting tax rates to the Texas Municipal League.
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Fairview consistently maintains one of the lowest property tax rates for a full service municipality in Collin County. Texas is one of only four states that does not have a corporate income tax and one of only seven states that does not have an individual income tax.
Additional Information about Tax Rates and Demographics
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