ST9304-CS 860716Opinion
Coppell's Beitline
decision praised
A shOwer of laurel wreaths and accolades are due current
and former members of the C~ .gty Council.
In less than a year, thecompri ~ waded through three
major studies on the northern and southern route propoeals,
held three public hearing on the issue and listened to ninny
hours of testimony.
Several eouncilmem__burs persenany inspected the propos-
ed routes and met privately with landowners and
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struction esttmatmd to e0mt 1116.6 million. HIs solution a~
pears to put the ~ of the road directly on the lan-
downers who will benefit mtmt and avoida as~eastng Coppell
as a whole.
The entire Belt Llrm Road isatm is most mnazin~ because
CoppeU has done tn hma than a year what many cmn-
munlties find thelTm~lves unable to do at all.
Coppell has by its action determined the route of Belt Line
Road and left the CarroUton City Council with only two
viable options, build on the northern route or not build at all.
would either leave the ~ ~ or, viewed from
above, look like the ~tion of ~ B~ ~.pper.
We have only to look at the 40 years theDaitas City Corm-
cfi l..as been styrrfied on Central Expressway to see how
lucky this area is tlmt C.~q~peli eotmcUnmn had the nerve to
make a quick deci~_ton.
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developers on both sides of the issue.
Past and preaent ~ are due our praise for hav-
ing the political ~ needed to nr~__ke a decision, stick
withit and then back up the deci~ion withctty rmmeY. That ~ there any abuses: No. All ~bwmsl~
culminated last week when Mayor Lou Du~gan si413~ a ~vei espenm
contract with RiverchaM Joint Ventures to share the costs
building the intersecUen of Belt IAne Road at Mac Arthur to W~ttn~r. An
Mayor Duggan and Councilman Bill Smothern'mn are.
Du_ggan ires car~tfily ~tddmd the dmba~ towards a conclu-