Kimbel Addition-CS 960506 i ~ /School students, I continue in my fragmented street since Cowbo
~ ~- ~ (~ ~'~6, anything.with this short but vital training course to hnprove the:
-*--~ frustration over dry reluctance to do runnh~ backs use it as an off seaso:'
~'~'-'~ ~ -k.~'! ~i~' From dA' ir street, l~very conceivable problem broken field running sidlls.
exists on this one bl~.k street ~ pot 8. Zealous Coppell fans of the Da.
r,z las Cowboys at City Hall want
~, coutl~not!
i ~ -x:,_.,i ~ told me at the ~te, "rhe,y, holes, wash board pavement, un-
~ I~hd~i~lpt of new stuff to do and see. even pavement, no pavement, no confinuetousethecolhpsingcond!-
t~;,~c~.~t me tell you that there was curbs, no true drainage system and tion of the street as a convenien
~ i '~ "% ~otl~ to see or do for free, except most importantly no *sire at City excuse to blame it on Barry Switize;'
~ ,..~:~ili~a~t was going on stage and I Hall to do anything about it. Other along the the poor showing of th?
! ~ ~' ~i~e ~ to g~t in the gate. prompt and thorough maintenance, bad breath in dol~.
~-'~-'~ii~V~lil~rewereallthepig~?Ithought but thi~ city "orphan" (and ddvem) O. City offidah actually asree'-.
~ -"!:~s~s "Pig Fest"? We only ~aw continue to s~ter, several yeam agn to repair the pitte,_.
Numerons local signs can pre- street as soon as they receive formr-
~ ?%~t~e ~ig! We got there at l l a.m. andsently be seen throughout Coppoll acceptance of their invitation to Elv~ :
^ qr- Idt ~t 111:30 p.m. and we spent over
~0 tO ^ ~ ~ :,~-~O~Sa..mrday. It'~ not that l mind asking for voter support for a tax that be will be the ~est of honor
~ ~' n . _. ~ h. ~petl~g me money. I know the increase to build a city s~nming the ground brealdng ceremonies.
· ~" [::- e~ i~'~. ~}J,l~on~ Ispentin~leattheboothe pool and hiking tralh and "Vote with lO. Cityltallofficia~are~ret?'
{ ~7 ~ ~ -,-2~en/;::~o many well-deserving dubs Your Hem." This is admirable to using this pocked street as the'~-
~ '~ - cg ~) .i~d/~/anizalionswhichighdlysup. have the sensitivity to vote with alternate plan in case the dty
9, ~. ~1 .(~ c~ ~ '~orl~ your heart but should we not also /ncrease is voted down for the pro~-
~ ~ t: ~.l I~ ,,~ w'"C~' So, why the fee to get in the gate?have the common sense to "Vote osed dry swimming pool and bildn~.:
~ c ¥' <]~ -C .~OJ~%~,~ does all that money go? with Your Brain." Over a decade ar~! trails. Theywalthensiml~floodth~
.., tU ' . ¢., ~ ~ ;'..~'l.t~J. likeCoppellis, gettingt_oq_.big no street repairs! larger potholes from _ .ne. arbycity.wa-
~w ~ ,~, ~. ~ ~ -'/~r its britches. Just because tlis is I have speculated for years on ter tanks and place ~ trail s~.:.
'* ~ ~ - ~ ~ -~ "i~bppell does not mean you have to why suchne/tect exists. The follow- along the slreet because so?~ ,.,.'
~ --~ t':_ ,'!-_ ~",lll~arlN~o get in to a "Community ingareonly 10ofwhat l believe to be cars will be able to safely travel ~l'h.~
4; ". 1~ ~ ~ 'U~ ..;~llve~.~ Bemuse of the price, I think countless City Hall excuses (not Road to Hell" anyway!
O E ~ ~ ~ ~u ~,e e.xduded alot of people; reasons) "or avoidance of dealing Maybe the name Kimbel Kourt
~1o ~. ~ ~ m ople just like to go aha with the condition of '~l'he Road to not so bad after all. Maybe we couic
ir CI /~ T. ~--~ and there should be no Hell."
change the dt~s rome ,~ officia.
'" ~ --/ '" ~E LI~ -]c,~mrl~for that. 1. The dry does not know where spelling to "Koppell' or 'Kledpell.'
/~. m ~1~ ~ ,,~ ~ ' _~ I ~ like the dty to let us know the dJsbltegrating street is located Then the new offidal dry slogar.
~ ~_ ~: ~ ~ ~ d~i. lher~_~, the money for admissions due to the confus/on over its name. could be ,,chan_,, l~,ed to 'q'he City on th~
~ _]~ ~ ~-, c~ _' ~[ent~J)id it go to charity? Whobe- With only two street signs, thesouth Road to Hell.
~ ~ ~ t :2. !~: ~efi~m our $3? if someone has sign has the name as K/mbel Kourt, Hubert Wilson
~ql 12 ~ .o .a.re~!~nable answer for my ques- the north sign as K/mbell Court, the Coppei'.
Coppell Community Calendar (12th
~ ~ ' '~ ~ '~- k] 'C~°n!ir~ would be glad to hear it! edition) has it as Kimbell Road, and
C~ -~ ~' O .-/~... ,.J17nanf~ou.
C/ '~ ~ ~ 1~1 .~ ,~.' "-[ .. Fran Wilson my teenage children have it as Akin Public should know
~ ~ -- i ]~ ~. ~ '~ -~r',,. ~. Coppell to Hell.
~'~ ~ '~ ~. ~ ~:' :_-ltl 4. ,~,~~__~.% ~-. The crumb~ng street has been where money is goin~
O- ~ ~-k". ~ offacially designated as a"Mad Cow" For the third time we, thedtizens
~ ~ 1~ 3 ~ gO~[l~ll street '-~ '~ disease quarantine area and thus offof Coppell, are being asked to
limits to city street maintenance approve an aquatic pro~.~ct for the
e ~ _ ~ ~ ~ 2 ~:,~e~rves attention crews, beneat of the school and the "city."
O ~ '~ ~ ~ O ~ '- .... 3. The dry uses the eroded street This is the second lime that we are
LI -.. ' _ ~.~lWl~.. recently driving with my in its present dilapidated condition as askedtodothiswithahalf'centsale-~
x~ -- .~: ~, ~ ~) ~.,,'~tan~t daughter and admiring the an antiterrorism defensive driving tax. Other than the aquatic center
c~ ~' ~ ~' ~ ~ .:/~'irff~ime flowers in Coppell, I course for the Coppell Police De- an. li the hike and bite trail, we arc
~ ~ ~ '--'~ L_ ~- '"~llde--the unfortunate decision to partmet, not sure where the remainder of the
~1) . ~_ ~ {/~ ~ivi ~n the sl~.rtest and ..pos.~.~.iy 4. The city earns extra income money will go. What we know for
.~_.!C~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -2.,; ~e e~ll~lst tmnsuai street in all of ~e from NASA astronaut training whensure is that the haff-cent sales tax is
~ ~ ~ L~) ~ua,~.,i/~r ~ the irdaw~us Kimbe[ Kourt. it is used by the federal government not needed as development wiii
~ t~- ~ 9. _~. ~ '~'~'~q/istllile block long street between as a simulation of the lunar surface, more than support any pro' ..~e..cts. that
'~ l~, O [gL 0'1 :.'Sand~/~l,ake Road and ¥illage Park- Coppell, we have a problem! the city desires, ifthecitTwiliwaita
~o v, ~ ~) I'~'.~}Y i~',s.(or should it be ~ruius"~ 5. Nearby competing Chambers little while. But the dry does not
c~ . ~ L~ ~') ~ in. tires and shocks?) north and want to wait.
City Hall officials not to repair the The committee that appreved this
a in eont of Uke e of Commerce cretly pay Co pell
-., ~ ~ ~ :~ l~ E['e~/15chool. In my 13 p!us decaying street so new business sales tax consisted of parks and re-
~ Q Ir~ F- F c~, gear~._'8{re~l}encyinthe"Cityw~tha leaders considoring locating in Cop- creation and other self-serving peo-
~, ~ ~: .i~ -- il~ ~l~antlTul ~?l/lture," absolutely no-pell are qulefllt taken on a tour of pie and was guided by dty counai
~ ~ . ~-. UI vt~ ~tqf ~ ~_l~lCange. has ever been Coppell ~ mistskely told that tl'gs members. In fact, the city council
-~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ane l~th,l~.vinl[, the future or is C.o.p~. s main business street of scheduled this vote on a day that
~l ~- ~-' ~ c/, ~: x,9 .conditl//nottllisbeavilytravelledbutwhich ~t is so proud.
~0 ~' 1~ ~ 13 ~ te~mi~y'i~ver repaired, street. 6. The city ~ recently disco-
~ ~ B.I ~ ~/ ,o and bt~lesl,~.l'e~tamants fi'onts on te~t range of the "UnabombeF' and
'~ ~ ~ ~ x ~ ~J'eet and r~teral other nearby is awaiting FBI clearance before
~' ~ ~ ~ ~.~ ~ ~l~ail.~a_siq~e,~ have customers starting ~m.v repairs.
:~' ~ ~ ~_ x.~ ~'~ ~1_ u61t11¥ u~l~g thi~ street as well 7. leto' Jones of the Daltas Cow- ~ Air Conditio.--