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from page 1 located one block south during d *� ,� ,- `4' ' 4
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construction.
Coppell generally stayed out of °
national headlines this year. C1SD Money Juggle
However, local detectives To cope with massive state ..., -.
teamed up with Plano and education fundingcuts approved ��- ms
Corinth police and with this ycar,CoppellISDlro /esala- ,,,, + " � . . A ii America's Most Wanted on ries and started a new program ` t 1 - dl 1 - r ' - "
some high - profile sex assault to allow qualifying students who r , -
cases targeting alumina of the live in Coppell hut reside in
sorority Delta Sigma Theta. A neighboring districts' boundaries
Coppell woman was among four to attend CISD schools. About
victims of the attacks, which re- 70 elementary students were ac- The whole town resembled this scene at Allen Road Park in February, when sno%
mained unsolved at year's end. cepted from neighborhoods, in- forced four days of school closures. Some City offices closed for two days.
Other police work during the eluding Coppell Greens, which is
year included apprehension of a in Lewisville ISD, and River- leadership of its new coach, Julie s .r . -v
serial vandal on the east side of chase, which is in Carrollton- Green. It was the first state
town and of three suspects in an Farmers Branch ISD. CISD ex- championship in history for the r
apparent burglary ring based in pected to net about $300,000 in CHS volleyball team. . .,;.'' - ` c
Florida. Other crimes in Coppell state funding from the additional „� I
during the year included ongo- students. When school started In Memory 8 1 ''
ing sp thefts of high -end in August, there was a record Coppell joined the nation in C 9"
wheels and tires. • enrollment of 10,602 students — recognizing the tenth anniversary ' `' r'j 77; 1 _ ,'� ,, • ,,,. �' , I'
147 more than expected. The of the September 11 terrorist at- � � ",
/ Old Coppell Progress additional students will generate tacks, with activities including a 4 "" �-
Major work began on infra- more money. but CISD is pre- Patriot Day ceremony and 21- I ar
structure in old Coppell for a mix paring for further funding cuts gun salute behind Town Center. "v'';','t,'...4::.:
of old and new in the original in 2013 and 2014. The District The community also said I° . , v `'
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downtown near West Bethel and in the fall joined a lawsuit against good -bye this year to some long- . ! , xt ff , ; .a;:.. o's� esc, , ,ter:
Coppell Roads. As a corner- the state for inadequate funding time Coppell residents and A Patriot Day Ceremony behind Town Center comm
stone of the project, the City es- of all public schools in Texas. former firefighters who died this the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorists
tahlished Heritage Park. which bees asked fora r
includes the historic Thweatt High School Milestones . Coppel sign ordin.
1902 New Tech High @ Co ell, - I , f "
windmill, the 1 )02 Kirkland g Pp'
s low some exceptions
house, and a replica of the origi- which opened in 2008, graduated /11` �r'
nal Min y" grocery and rocer store. The its first senior class in June. At openings and special
City also sold its first city hall and Coppell High School, a new 4 r .E ;r �.�, '4 group is working on lh
fire station on Bethel Road to a principal, Mike .lasso, took the should come back to
+s cil with a report in abo
business, and bought back reins when Brad Hunt was pro- ►
$818,000 of land in the area from motcd to assistant superintendent *A. F ,, - according to City Ma
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a developer who could not ob- of Administration. z.... , .. Phillips. In another n
the Council overrode
Cain funding for a planned bou- p �� � : lit � - � ,, and Zoning Commis
lique hotel and retail center. Volleyball Champions r- `'
New development plans for CHS Volleyball team won the -' - - , & oi' a zoning char
- QuikTrip gas station ;
old Coppell include two restau- 5 -A State Championship in a 3
rants, patio hones, small retail 1 victory over the McKinney ne 1-635. T he char on S. Belt
near I -635. T
and offices, and a pavilion for the Boyd Lady Broncos under the
Coppell High School Volleyball Team members celebrate af- with the developm,
ter winning the 5 -A State Championship in November. Coppell, reflect the Ci
to attract newcomer!
year. Troy Glidewell, who lived want more retail in town, and the tors and capitalize or
0 4 in Coppell 58 years and helped City began to soften some of its tual development a
j establish its first volunteer fire hard lines that some say hurts Waters, which broke
department, was the city's first businesses. City Council mem- fall in the North Lak
.. *N:, ' '- Fire Marshal. He died in March
t at age 79. Lifelong resident John
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