ST9902-CS140404
Halie Hernandez
From:Lennox, Scott <Scott.Lennox@necam.com>
Sent:Friday, April 04, 2014 7:42 PM
To:Keith Marvin
Subject:RE: SummerPlace Entry Monument Sign
Thanks again Kieth. I’ll ask my neighbor Rupert where the letters went, I have a feeling he’ll know.
Have a great weekend.
From: Keith Marvin [mailto:KMarvin@coppelltx.gov]
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 7:35 PM
To: Lennox, Scott
Subject: Re: SummerPlace Entry Monument Sign
Scott,
Thank you for taking the time to provide your thoughts and recollections on the monument sign. I appreciate your
feedback.
The screening wall on either side of the entrance will not be affected by the Sandy Lake Road project. As far as the
letters go, I believe one of the homeowners may have removed them from the sign.
Keith Marvin
City of Coppell
On Apr 4, 2014, at 7:20 PM, "Lennox, Scott" <Scott.Lennox@necam.com> wrote:
Hi Keith.
Thank you for considering Summer Place residents opinions before deciding to destroy the
neighborhood entry monument. The fact that the SummerPlace Homeowner’s Association was
abandoned many years ago makes these sort of decisions challenging to say the least.
I don’t think the resident referenced in your letter is giving you accurate information when he/she states
that the majority of residents favor paving over our neighborhood monument. Here is the info I have
regarding the neighborhood’s attitude toward the monument:
A flyer was put on residents’ doors in November of 2010 stating that the City of Coppell had given
residents 30 days to determine repair or removal of the Summer Place monument, which was damaged
at the time. It said, “A few members of our community have been discussing [monument] repairs with
interested residents”.
It provided four options:
1.Repair brick damage at residents’ cost.
2.Repair brick damage and replace cement pavers with “drought resistant plants similar to those
found in the center median along Sandy Lake Road,” at residents’ cost.
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3.“City removes monument and replaces it with plants similar to those found in the center median
along Sandy Lake Road. No monument, just plants.”
4.City removes monument and paves over the area.
The flyer went on to say, “Remember, if the monument is not repaired, it will be removed and
replaced with plants or cement; neither remedy would be an appropriate solution. Let’s keep our
identity and help maintain our values, it’s important to all of us who call ‘Summer Place’ home.”
I do not know the results of the survey as I wasn’t part of the campaign. I can tell you the sign was later
repaired.
In July 2011, a neighborhood meeting was held. I have the agenda from that meeting. Regarding the
monument, it stated “The monument is repaired… There have been many favorable comments about
it.” This would lead me to believe many residents enjoy having the monument as a way to give our
small neighborhood some character. Last year it was decorated with wreaths for the Christmas season.
I find it puzzling that this decision is being driven by a single resident’s suggestion. For more than a year,
a CLEAR MAJORITY of Summer Place homeowners have attempted to get the City to address the
dangerous situation of non-resident high school students parking in Summer Place on weekdays. Even
after an extensive informational campaign, several email surveys, and an official City vote showed that
most homeowners favored parking restrictions, our request was ultimately denied. This was because
we were unable to get any of the neighborhood’s 25-30% rental homes to provide an opinion at
all. These renters don’t answer their front doors. They ignore flyers. And most will consider your letter
to be irrelevant junk mail.
Assuming silent renters are in favor of the monument’s removal is inaccurate. Their lack of concern for
the neighborhood’s greater good should not factor in at all. Had we been given the same luxury of
assuming renters who don’t vote count as a “yes” for the parking restrictions, the measure would have
made it to City Hall by now.
By the way, do you know what happened to the SUMMER PLACE metal letters that were attached to the
brick? They are gone. At the very least, could I keep them to possibly attach to the small brick walls on
each side of the entrance. Or are those walls going to be removed as well?
Thanks for your time,
Scott Lennox
473 Leisure Ln.
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