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Paula Crocker- Old Town Coppell Association meeting this Wednesday, 8 a.m.
From: <grpmurph @aol.com>
To: <kgriffin @ci.coppell.tx.us>
Date: 6/26/2007 3:01 AM
Subject: Old Town Coppell Association meeting this Wednesday, 8 a.m.
Ken--
Just a reminder of the OTCA meeting this Wednesday at 8 a.m. at Eddie's Barber Shop in old downtown
(across from the Deli). Call me at 817-424-0017 (my house) if you have any questions.
Here are a few things that I think the group would like to know about:
1. Time schedule for reconstruction of W. Bethel in old downtown--proposed date and time of year
Could you explain about the process of obtaining right-of-way and how you figure the dollar amount to
offer them, as several of the landowners are members of our group?I think they would take leadership
in meeting with you at an early date, and those active in our group want to try to help get other
landowners to cooperate on this.
2. If W. Bethel is still to be closed and the amount of time it may be closed; and when you plan to make
that decision Could you consider dividing the project into two parts, in order for the businesses not to be
impacted for such a long period? (Complete old downtown area and access roads first)
3. The access you plan for old downtown businesses on each side of W. Bethel, as well as the rerouting
of traffic that is not going to old downtown. Is it possible that the temporary access, while probably not a
formal city street, could be left as a second access road into the parking lot in old downtown at the Deli
and Farmers Market, and could it be extended east to S. Coppell Road as another route in and out of the
parking area?As it is, the parking lot entrance along W. Bethel is overcrowded for two-way traffic and
dangerous.
4. Signage and other informational material you plan to develop to alert the public about temporary
access points to downtown businesses during reconstruction
5. Plans for the road itself-- 2-lane, materials, sidewalks planned where, crossings where, and signals or
stop signs planned, what type of on-street parking if any, brick crossings, etc.
6. Amenities that are planned for old downtown as part of the street reconstruction-- things in the Old
Coppell Master Plan that will be incorporated as part of the street work-- type of street lights, benches,
stop signs or street lights, trash receptacles, flower planters, etc. Of these, if any are not included with
the street development, when will they be done and by what department?
7. Additional plans for access in and out of the old downtown area-- any plan for a road due south of the
current senior center into the parking lot at Eddie's barber shop? Or other suggestions?
8. Any known or proposed plan for additional parking areas? (FYI only-- at Jim's suggestion, our group
is writing a formal letter to the City and Council asking for additional parking space for all our activities
on land south of the Farmers Market)
Ken--this is my question: Do we have to have public meetings on any of this or can the City just follow
the input that citizens gave when the Old Coppell Master Plan was developed? (Personally, it seems like
the public, including all of us in old downtown,had every chance to give input back then, and a new
group might unfairly cancel out all the input that was incorporated into the plan.) Answer this one only
if you want to!!
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Thanks, Ken. If I don't tell you enough, I think you are one of the most responsible, effective and caring
members of the city staff!
Jean Murph
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