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DiWanna Baskins -Deforest Road Improvement Project
From: Karen Johnson <kmjohnson56(c~yahoo.com>
To: <citycouncil@ci.coppell.tx.us>
Date: 11/18/2008 9:55 AM
Subject: Deforest Road Improvement Project
CC: <dbaskins@ci.coppell.tx.us>, Bob Burns <bob.burns@atrium.com>, Larry Meddaugh
<l.meddaugh@tx.rr.com>
Greetings -
I reside at 634 Deforest Court and recently had and opportunity to review the preliminary plans for the
Deforest Road Improvement Project. I was unable to attend the public meeting held on October 9th but
met with Diwanna Baskins last week and she took me through the details of the plans and current status
of the project. (Please extend my thanks to her for meeting with me.) I am providing the following
concerns and comments as a resident as well as representing our homeowners' association board.
Overall we're very pleased with the plans to improve Deforest Road and in particular the addition of
sidewalk and traffic control signal at the intersection of Deforest and Macarthur. The project will
greatly improve the safety of pedestrians and bicycle riders as we use Deforest Road to access nearby
neighborhoods and the trail system around the Andy Brown parks.
However, I understand the the utility lines may not be buried as part of the project primary due to the
cost of including this in the scope of work. We feel very strongly that burying the utilities should be
done as part of this project while the street and shoulder area is already torn up. We'll be loosing most
of the large old trees that currently frame the road and partially obscure the power lines. Burying the
lines now would improve the aesthetics of the project, would be more economical than burying them at
some future time (if ever) and would avoid having to work sidewalk around poles that may impede
pedestrian traffic.
I understand from Diwanna that a second sidewalk along the south side of the road is being considered
(as an addition to the sidewalk on the north side currently in the plan). In order to fund burying the
utility lines in this project, we would strongly prefer eliminating the additional sidewalk on the the south
side of the road.
Please let me know if there is anything else we can do or anyone else that we should contact to facilitate
the burying of these utility lines. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Karen Johnson
634 Deforest Court
Bob Burns
631 Deforest Court
Larry Meddaugh
602 Deforest Court
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