Carrollton-CS 890310 TEXAS I N DUSTRI ES, INC.
EXECUTIVF. OFFICES BIO0 CARPENT£R FREEWAY · DALLAS, YEXAS ?5247 · (214) 637-3J00
March 10, 1989
Mayor Milburn Gravley
1500 Francis Street
Carrollton, Texas 75006
Re: Appeal Of Case #02-89SUP2, Texas
Industries, Inc. Sandy Lake Road
Excavation Site
Dear Mayor Gravley:
As you are aware, on February 16, 1989, your Planning
and Zoning group denied our request for a Specific Use
Permit to continue mining sand and gravel from
property within your territorial jurisdiction.
Unfortunately, some of the members of your Planning
and Zoning group didn't understand our very simple
request for the right to secure raw materials source
for cement treated base, with the sale of overburden
(dirt) being secondary. Apparently, your local media
and certain members of the Planning and Zoning group
had the impression we were solely interested in mining
dirt.
We thought we might take this opportunity to provide
you with a better understanding of the Texas
Industries, Inc. profile. I am enclosing a copy of
our 1988 Annual Report. As the Annual Report
highlights, Texas Industries, Inc. is the largcst
cement producer in the Southwest, owner and operator
of the most efficient steel plant in the world, a
major supplier of concrete and construction materials
in Texas and Louisiana, and through its Brookhollow
Corporation subsidiary, a major commercial real estate
developer. As a vertically integrated Fortune 500
corporation, we did not want to leave with you the
image that your local Dress had painted of us
regarding this particular permit request--that of a
"dirt miner".
Now that we have cleared the misunderstanding, we
would like to insure that Te×as Industries, Inc. has
the highest code of ethics in our operating philosophy
and a commitment toward attempting to be a corporate
good neighbor. This is evidenced by our Chief
Executive Officer being the recent President of the
Letter to Mayor Milburn Gravley
March 10, 1989
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Dallas Chamber of Commerce and our attitude of giving
grants of products over $500,000.00 during the last
three to four years to civic endeavors benefitting the
total community. All this is to say that whatever we
represent to do for the City of Carrollton, we will
do. We are more than "dirt miners". Our commitment
is to the community. Our business is supplying raw
materials.
Furthermore, new ordinances passed by the City of
Coppell regarding annexation of certain lands and the
development of a truck traffic ordinance, both dated
February 14, 1989, alleviate the concerns for the use
your road that were raised as the primary reason
of
for denial by the Planning and Zoning Commission at
the February 16, 1989 public hearing. Consequently, I
refer back to Texas Industries, Inc.'s letters of
February 15th and February 24th, 1989, to the City
Council and Planning Commission of the City of
Carrollton, which pointed out the only real issue to
be determined by issuance of the Special Use Permit is
the right to mine mater%als off this 230+/- acre tract
of land. As you may or may not be aware of, the City
Council of the City of Carrollton previously permitted
the exact same kind of mining activities (two other
companies) for three years prior to August 18, 1988,
with no direct benefit to the City of Carrollton.
Therefore, Texas Industries, Inc. feels very strongly
that it is important that you fully consider the
circumstances and vote favorably regarding the
issuance of a Special Use Permit to mine the Sandy
Lake Road excavation site. Texas Industries, Inc.
must and will comply with all of the ordinances passed
by the City of Coppell regarding the use of Sandy Lake
Road, which is a totally separate issue, but
inconsequential if we do not have the right to mine.
I would like for William F. Rapier to personally visit
with you regarding the issues and the importance of
this property to Texas Industries, Inc.
Sincer~y yo~s, .~
ROBERT E. MAY /
Vice President
/
Aggregate Development & Planning
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