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AUGUST 14, 2009
By Jane Moore
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At Tuesday's Council meet-
ing, the City unveiled an Old
Town Coppell concept plan for
about 20 acres of major devel-
opment, including a two-acre city
park and play area, interactive
water feature, farmers' market
pavilion, town homes, restau-
rants and more.
The City is seeking a
"sustainability and walkability"
grant of up to $3 million for in-
frastructure for the project from
North Texas Council of Govem-
ments. Amenities provided by the
City would include additional
parking and' sidewalks,
restrooms, benches, old-fash-
ioned streetlights, trees, and
stamped or stained concrete at
intersections to create a differ-
ent feel for the area, Enhance-
ments to bridges and other
entryways to Old Coppell are
also planned to distinguish the
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"We're trying to create some-
thing that has a nice feel as you
drive down - not just a sea of
concrete," said Ken Griffin, di-
rector of engineering.
Concept drawings show
Coppell Road extending across
Bethel Road into the develop-
merit, which is part of the old
Carter-Crowley tract. Although
no roads have been officially
named, the plan calls that road
Main Street.
The City would build a 4,000
square-foot open-air pavilion
with water and electricity for
farmers market vendors. The
multi-use structure would be
availabJe for other activities as
well. .
Although no contracts have
been signed and no costs esti-
mates given, the City has been
working on the concept design
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Part of the concept plan for aid Copp8irshows"~.covered, open air' pavilion for the farmers
market, p1cnic and play a,..as; an Int~ractlve fountah1, restrooms, two restaurant pads.
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OLD TOWN
from page 1
with developer and former resident
GrefYancey ofCSE Commercial Real
Estate and architects William Peck
& Associates. The plan includes
, two restaurant pads facing the park
and play area, and Yancey said a
Mexican restaurant has expressed
interest. ..
"Th~y absolutely want to be
here~ and they love it," Yancey said.
Other po!,sible restaurants that
would fit into the plan might be a
. family-style eatery, sandwich and
coffee shops, a day spa and bakery. ,
Other businesses would include,
small; individually owned shops and
services such as law offices or ac-
cpuntants. 'Architectural style'would
complement current historical build-
, ings, but incorporate,elements like
river rock, brick and wrap around
porches. Yancey described the look
as "prairie style with money" and
compared it to homes in the Munger
Street area of Dallas. About 40 town
homes with rear entry garages are
also in the plan. The area would have
an architectural control committee
and the development's association
would do all maintenance.
The plan includes additional
_parking along both Bethel and
Coppell Roads, plus 38 spaces in a
'new parking lot in the generalloca-
tion of the current f~ers market
and more on roadways inside the
development. Yancey said the plan
includes 26 percent more parking
than City code requires.
City Manager Clay Phillips said
asbestos was found during an en-
vironmental study of the current
service station in Old Coppell, which
will probably be tom down along
with Beas auto shop.. to rriake way
for the road entering the develop-
ment. Phillips also mentioned the
possibility of building a new com-
munity theater on the property some-
time in the future.
Phillips said some residents
have asked if it was p{Udent to be-
gin such a project in the current
economy. but said construction
prices are low due to the downtum~
"Contractors are hungry out
there," he said. " "
No timelines have been set for
the project and officials stressed the
project was "very conceptual" at
this point. The City promised to
involve residents as plans move
forward.
A meeting devoted strictly to
the Old Coppell plans will be held
August 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the train-
ing room of Fire Station 3, 133 Park-
way Boulevard.