ST9304-CS 860321Lou Duggan
Mayor
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March 21, 1986
The Honorable Dave Fox
Judge, Dallas County Commissioners Court
411 Elm Street, Second Floor
Dallas, Texas 75202
RE: Relocation of Belt Line Road within the City of Coppell
Dear Judge Fox:
It is my understanding from Mr. Wayne Ginn, consulting engineer
for our city, that the relocation of Belt Line Road may be on the
agenda for Commissioner's Court on Monday, March 24. There are a
few points that I would like clarified for consideration of this
subject.
This issue did not originate in Coppell or come from the
City of Coppell. County discussions were being conducted
with the City of Carrollton weeks before this item was
addressed by Coppell.
I find it difficult to place the relocation issue at the
feet of these two cities saying that the County is simply
responding to our wishes. It was clearly understood by
Mr. J. W. Bryan's attendance at the Coppell City Council
meetings of December 18, 1985 and February 3, 1986 that
the County was bringing this proposal forward.
It is true that, after lengthy discussion, the City of
Coppell endorsed preliminary efforts for re-alignment of
Belt Line Road by the County. Let me stress the word
"preliminary." The Coppell Council motion moved to
support the preliminary report for re-alignment of Belt
Line Road with the stipulations that 1) the property on
the north side of the railroad be brought out of the flood
plain; 2) with the approval of the City of Dallas, DP&L,
and Dallas County --- land on the north side of the DP&L
plant would be annexed into the City of Coppell; 3) the
City of Irving disannex land on the north side of new Belt
Line Road so it could be annexed into the City of Coppell;
Judge Fox
'March 21, 1986
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4) Coppell would have control of the road as it would
become our Southern city limit line in some areas; 5) the
extension of the streets of Mockingbird, MacArthur,
Ledbetter, Fairway, Moore and residential access roads to
the new re-aligned road would be paid for by the
developers involved and these roads would be raised out of
the flood plain; and 6) Dallas County would be the
catalyst to make the above happen.
These requests were clearly addressed to Mr. Bryan and he agreed
on behalf of the County. This understanding was a turning point
for the whole discussion. As a result, the motion to support the
County' s re-alignment plan passed because of the County' s
commitment to making the above happen. Lacking that commitment
from the County I believe the motion would have failed.
Now, to the present. Mr. Bryan has again requested, through our
consulting engineer, Mr. Wayne Ginn, to be placed on the Coppell
Council agenda for Tuesday, March 25. It is my understanding
that the engineering alignment and cost estimates will be
presented for final approval. Unless there is firm evidence of
good faith from the County that they will in fact honor and
assist in achieving the above, I will withdraw the item or ask
the Council to table this item until a later date. I also
believe that Coppell's support of this effort will be withdrawn
if the above conditions are not met.
I hope the above information is helpful to your discussion on
Monday morning.
Please give my regards to Commissioner Jackson. He has
represented us well and is always working to enhance our quality
of life in Northwest Dallas County.
Sincerely,
Lou Duggan,
Mayor
LD/sk
cc:
Frank Proctor, City Manager
Dorothy Timmons, City Secretary
City Council