The Keller City Council officially opened another chapter in the renovation and expansion of the city’s library with the approval of a contract for the project’s design on Tuesday.

Early voting ended Tuesday, and regular voting is open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday.

Keller ISD eighth-graders are raising the bar for passing and commended results from the math portion of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills.

The Keller Chamber of Commerce is soliciting nominations for the second annual Business Hall of Fame awards.

Candidates for Keller City Council filed another round of campaign finance reports last week. The reports track campaign contributions and expenditures from April 10 to May 2.

The city of Keller issued 19 single-family residential permits for March, compared to 25 permits issued in March 2007. The average value on the lots, at $314,785, dipped 5.9 percent compared to last March’s average value of $334,861. Since January, the average value on new home permits has decreased 7.3 percent, from $347,849 through March in 2007 to $322,360 thus far in 2008.

Four Keller ISD elementary schools are piloting new software to improve campus safety.