Lone Star Club-CS 960421 LONE( STA .
COUNTRY CLUB
APRIL 21 1996 ".~ '.:~.-" ' FAX(214)304-3673
APR 2 2 1976
255 PARKWAY BLVD. - J.~
COPPELL, TEXAS 75019
ATTENTION: JEFF JONES, MIKE MARTIN
REFERENCE: REQUEST FOR MEETING UNDER SETTLEMENT GUIDELINES
GENTLEMEN:
I AM ATTACHING DOCUMENTS THAT I WOULD TO REVIEW ACCORDING TO THE
ABOVE MENTIONED AGREEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, JIM WITT HAS SPOKEN
WITH MY CONSULTANT, JOHNNY THOMPSON, ABOUT SEWER HOOK UP AT
1849 E. BELT LINE ROAD. I BELIEVE HE ALSO HAD CONVERSATION
WITH KEN GRIFFIN.
MR. THOMPSON AND I WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH YOU TO REVIEW THESE
DOCUMENTS AND CONVERSATIONS AS MENTIONED ABOVE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THESE MATTERS.
VERY TRULY YOURS,
OWNER,LONE STAR COUNTRY CLUB
cc/PAYNE,THOMPSON,WITT,AULETTA,FILE
1849 Beltline Rd. Coppell, TX 75019 (214) 462-1234
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Coppell, Texas 75019
April 15, 1996
Mr. John Robinson
Robinson Investments/Lone Star Country Club
1849 E. Beltline Road
Cop.0~ll, Texa~ 75019
Dear Mr. Robinson:
Pursuant to your recent letter, please contact your agent, Johnny Thompson, for further
information on this subject.
itt
C" .~ Manager
robin son. 415
August 25, 1995
~, TX 75019
Thank you for refreshing my mmnory with regard ~ Section VII of our se~t ~t.
intervmor's r~p~s~-tt~rlve in f-vi~it-tl,g possib~ future ~t and complln~ce, with an
~ that this wording c~ukl bc in~lAyJ~ to guclmd into other areas of contention between
the City and youneif. ~---, the City de~,~-~ Jeff ~ones, Fire MarshaU and
Marlin ftmn ~f~ J~rlneo4ug ~ to work with you in ~ with Section VII of
At the eo~usion of their meetings, if they am not able to nti/f~ all of your inquir~, they will
as timely a manner as pom'b~. Webelk, vethatby followi~this format, prmn~ proper
Ken Orif~ ; ~ 2 ~ 'c:-~'._' .
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Coppell. Texas 75019
March 21, 1996
VIA FAX (214)462-1021
and Regular U.S.
M~. ~o~u Robinso~
Robinson ~v~~ne S~ Coun~ Club
1~9 E. ~l~e R~
Co~H, Te~ 75019
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~ you for yo~ 1~ ~ ~ch 21, 1~6, ~v~ ~ ~e ~s~ssion ~y. I
wo~d ~ ~ ~e ~s ~ cl~ ~ ~ble for you. h my l~r of August 25, 1995, a ~py
of w~ch is a~h~ hem~, you w~ ~fo~ you W ~n~ ~. ~ M~ or ~. Jeff
Jon~ of ~e Ci~'s S~ ~g y~ ~n~ms for ~e ~ne S~ Coun~ Club.
~r~ ~ ~fi~ ~ of ~e Se~em~t Against, fl~ amch~, ~s is ~e only p~s
you should foRow mg~g yo~ devel~ment ~n~s.
R~~y,
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robinson.321
attachment
cc: Mayor and Council
Johnny Thompson
-" LONE @ STA;'
COUNTRY CLUB
MARCH 14, 1996 -.. .- -.. '- HAND DELIVER
CITY OF COPPELL
255 PARKWAY BLVD. :
COPPELL, TX. 75019 .....
ATTENTION: JIM WITT
REFERENCE; CITY SERVICES AT 1849 BELT LINE RD.
DEAR MR WITT:
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MY CONSULTANT, JOHNNY THOMPSON,
SPOKE WITH YOU ON 3-12-96 REGARDING THE ONGOING PROBLEM OF
SEPTIC TANKS/SEWER HOOK UP AT 1849 E. BELT LINE RD. LONE
STAR COUNTRY CLUB.
I BELIEVE MR. THOMPSON EXPRESS HIS OPINION ON WHAT NOW APPEARS
TO BE A CHANGE OF CITY PLANS REGARDING OUR TIE IN TO THE TRA
LINE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BELT LINE ROAD.
PER OUR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, MR. THOMPSON IS ON RECORD OF
REQUESTING A MEETING WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO HOPEFULLY
RESOLVE THIS MATTER. THE LONE STAR IS RE-OPENING FOR OUR
SPRING SEASON ON APRIL 1, 1996 AND IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT
THE CITY WILL HAVE SEWER CONNECTIONS AT OUR PROPERTY AS
INDICATED IN THE 1986 ANNEXATION AGREEMENT. AS YOU KNOW,OUR
BUSINESS STILL FUNCTIONS ON SEPTIC TANKS.
I AM ENCLOSING VARIOUS DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO REFRESH YOUR
MEMORY OF THIS MATTER.
MR. THOMPSON AND I ARE AWAITING YOUR REPLY REGarDING ISSUES
OF WATER, SEWER, WATER LINE EXTENSIONS, EXCESSIVE WATER BILLS,
MICRO TUNNELING ISSUE ON TRIQUESTRA PROJECT, CHAMPS WATER
PARK ISSUE. ACCORDING TO HR. THOMPSONS NOTICE AND YOUR 8-25-95
DESIGNATE LETTER OF NOTICE, WE SHOULD BE SCHEDULED TO REVIEW
OUR ISSUES ON 3-14-96 AND NO LATER THAN 3-14-96.
VERY TRULY YOURS,
cc/JOHNNY THOMPSON
FILE ~ .~
1849 Beltline Rd. Coppell, IX 75019 (214~ 462-1234
MARCH 21, 1996 FAX(214)304-3636
CITY OF COPPELL
255 PARKWAY BLVD.
COPPELL, TEXAS 75019
ATTNETION: JIM WITT
REFERENCE: YOUR FAX OF 3-21-96
DEAR MR. WITT:
IN RE-REVIEWING MY LETTER TO THE CITY OF COPPELL DATED 3-14-96,
I NOTICED I MADE THE REQUEST TO JOHNNY THOMPSON TO SET UP THIS
MEETING. HE SPOKE WITH YOU ON 3-12-96 ABOUT THIS MATTER. DID YOU
TELL HIM MY REQUEST WOULD NOT BE HONORED BECAUSE IT WAS ADDRESSED
TO JIM...CITY MANAGER? DID YOU TELL HIM TO CONTACT ME AND INFORM
ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO RESUBMIT MY REQUEST, BECAUSE IN YOUR OPINION,
IT WAS NOT ADDRESSED CORRECTLY? THOMPSON HAS A MEMORY LIKE AN
ELEPHANT (AND THE BREATH TO MATCH) AND I WILL SECURE HIS COMMENTS
AND RECOLLECTION IN WRITING SO WE CAN KEEP THE RECORD STRAIGHT.
ALSO, IN RE-READING MY 3-14-96 LETTER, I NOTICE I MENTION YOUR
STAFF. ARE MIKE MARTIN AND JEFF JONES STILL NOT PART OF THE CITY
STAFF? OR IS THERE SOME FAMOUS COPPELL "TRIGGER MECHANISM"
THAT I DID NOT HIT WITH MY LETTER. WE ALL KNOW HOW SENSATIVE
THE"TRIGGER" HAS BECOME WHEN IT COMES TO OPEN RECORDS.
BY THE WAY AND BEFORE I FORGET, I WANTED TO INVITE YOU DOWN TO
CPD TOMORROW AT 1:00 P.M. TO VIEW THE "INFAMOUS"AND I AM SURE
QUITE GOARY PICTURES OF MY SHOOTING SCENE. HEY, THE ADDED STRESS
YOU ADD TO MY LIFE ONLY MAKES ME STRONGER AND MORE DETERMINED ....
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK...
"WHO SHOT JR"~~~~--
P.S. MY UNRESOLVED AND PITIFULLY INVESTIGATED SHOOTING IS BECOMING
ALMOST AS AMUSING AS YOUR "STEVE MASSONI STORY" .......
cc/various
MARCH 21, 1996 FAX(214)304-3673
CITY OF COPPELL
255 PARKWAY BLVD.
COPPELL, TEXAS 75019
ATTENTION: JIM WITT/CITY MANAGER
REFERENCE: OPEN RECORDS REQUEST/ COPPELL HEALTH-FIRE DEPARTMENT
REQUEST TO VIEW 8-14-94 DOCUMENTS/SEWER HOOK-UP
REQUEST FOR MEETING
DEAR MR. WITT:
I AM IMPRESSED WITH THE SPEED THAT YOU DISPATCHED THE COPPELL
FIRE AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO MY BUSINESS AFTER I NOTIFIED YOU
OF OUR RE-OPENING DATE. I AM SORRY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO
HONOR MY REPEATED REQUEST TO VIEW THE DOCUMENTS ( 290 PHOTOGRAPHS
AND 2 VIDEO ) OF MY 8-14-94 ASSAULT THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
HAS DEEMED RELEASED. I HAVE CALLED THE CITY FOR THE LAST THREE
DAYS TO SET A TIME TO VIEW THESE ITEMS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH LINDA
FOREMAN, LINDA GRAU AND A SECRETARY IN CPD. I HAVE ALSO LEFT
NUMEROUS MESSAGES FOR OFFICERS GOOLSBY, MILLER, NIX AND WINGO
TO RETURN MY CALLS ABOUT THIS REQUEST. AS OF THIS DATE, I HAVE
HEARD NOTHING. IF THE CITY FEELS IT IS UNABLE TO LET ME VIEW
THESE DOCUMENTS (WITHIN A RESONABLE PERIOD OF TIME) PLEASE
NOTIFY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF YOUR DECISION.
ACCORDING TO OUR AGREEMENT, I HAVE GIVEN YOU MORE THAN 48 HOURS
NOTICE AND THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE MEETING TOPICS I WISH TO
REVIEW. AS OF THIS DATE, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU ON ANY OF THESE
ISSUES. FOR YOUR RECORD, MY REQUEST TO YOU WAS STAMPED IN ON
3-14-96 WITH 22 ATTACHMENTS.
SINCE YOU HAVE EXPEDITED THE INSPECTION OF OUR PROPERTY, NO DOUBT
YOU YOU WILL WANT TO BE ASSURED THE LONGBRANCH IS IN COMPLIANCE
WITH THEIR 60/40 SALES RATIO. CONSIDER THIS AN OPEN RECORDS
REQUEST TO PROVIDE THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE RECORDS SHOWING THE
CITY OF COPPELL HAS AND IS ENFORCING THIS REGULATION WITH THE
LONGBRANCH. AS A CITIZEN OF COPPELL I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT
THIS RATIO IS NOT BEING MET. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS A REQUEST FOR
INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER. I FEEL SURE I CAN HAVE OTHER CITIZENS
WRITE YOU WITH THEIR CONCERNS ON THIS MATTER AS WELL.
YOUR CONTINUED DELAYS ON THESE IMPORTANT MATTERS VIOLATES THE
SPIRIT AND WRITTEN AGREEMENTS I HAVE IN PLACE WITH THE CITY OF
COPPELL. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU A~ ~nON AS POSSIBLR.
OHN C. ROBINSON , __ 2 i 96 '
C0PPELL, TX. 75019
cc/media, Ferguson, Auletta, Murph, K?~st, Pettij ohn, Harrell, AG
C;;;po~i, Texas
August 25, 1995
Mr. John Robinson
540 Christi Lane
Coppell, TX 75019
Dear Mr. Robinson:
Thank you for refreshing my memory with regard to Section VII of our settlement agreement.
As you have noted, that section allows the City to designate persons to cooperate with the
intervenor's representative in facilitating possible future development and compliance with an
interpretation of City rules, regulations and ordinances on the intervenor's property, I do not
believe that this wording could be interpreted to extend into other areas of contention between
the City and yourself. Nonetheless, the City designates Jeff Jones, Fire Marshall and Mike
Martin from the Engineering Department to work with you in accordance with Section VII of
the. settlement agreement. Please note that both Jeff and Mike must be present at all meetings.
These individuals will be available to meet with you at City facilities during regular business
hours. We ask that you give them at least 48 hours noti~ of any requested meeting in orde__..~r
to ensuro~-'~ir availability. Also, to ensure'~hat they will be able to prepare themselves as best
~ possible for your questions, we ask that you provide an agenda for items to be discuss_e41.-
At the conclusion of their meetings, if they are not able to satisfy all of your inquiries, they will
b~ 'contacting City Staff responsible for that area and will provide you with responses back in
as timely a manner as possible. We believe that by following this format, prompt and proper
servic~ can be given in accordance with the settlement agreement.
//)City Manager
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cc: Mayor and City Council '
Ken .Griffin
Clay Phillips
Jeff Jones '
APR 2 2
Coppell, Texas 750!g
2~ 4-462.0022
Coppell, Texas 75019
March 21, 1996
¥1A J~[ (214)462-1021
and Regular U.S. Mall
Mr. John Robinson
Robinson Inve~tmonl~/Lone Star Country Club
1849 B. Boltlino Road
COP~, T~S
~ Mr. Robinson:
would ~ ~o ~ thb ~ el~ ~ po~ibl, fo~ you. In my 1~.~' of August 25, 1995, a ~op¥
of which i~ att~l~d I~min, ~ou w~ infoma~l you to ~ont~et 1~. NIila~ M~in or Mr. Jell'
lone~ of thc City's Staff ~*garding your conoe~ns for the Lone Star Country Club. In
acco~ with Sootion VII of the Settlememt Agreement, also attached, this is thc only process
you should follow regarding your development concerns.
'~~r 3-21-96 FAX(21~l)
~itt WITT: THIS IS PRETTY SIMPLE, ARE YOU TELLING
ME YOU DID NOTHING WITH MY REQUEST THAT WAS
FILED EARLIER? YOU ARE THE MOST SENIOR PERSON
AT CITY HALL .... WHEN I CONTACT YOU I AM
~V:~ CONTACTING EVERYONE AT CITY HALL. IN OTHER
robin~0m32! WORDS, IF YOU FEEL ANYTHING COMES MIS-
attachment ADDRESSED, (JIM WITT) YOU TRASH IT, SIT ON
IT .... BUT NOT PASS IT ON TO THE PROPER PARTY????
NO WONDER YOU ARE MAKING SO MUCH EXTRA WORK
0C: ]V~&yor a~d CouR¢{~ FOR THE STAFF IF THIS IS HOW YOU "NIT PICK"
Johnny Thompson THINGS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE
TO THIS LATEST MIS-UNDERSTANDING...DO I NEED
TO RE ADDRESS MY INQUIRYS?. OR WILL YOU PASS
THEM ON? SINCE YOU NOW HAVE ELECTED TO RESP
: -':-' OND TO THIS LATEST INQUIRY, DOES THIS MEAN
..... YOU WILL ANSWER MY OTHER LETTERS TO YOU? OR
DO YOU ONLY ANSWER LETTERS WHEN YOU THINK YOUR
~ 2 2 i~ POINT CAN BE MADE? SURE CAN'T WAIT TO GET YOU
g/~~ J~'--' AND YOUR':BUDDY, LARRY FRIEDMAN'S, FINAL COMMENTS
' ON ALL OF THE "COVER-UPS. ANYWAY, KEEP TO THE
· "~ GOOD WORK... "WHO SHOTJR"
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Agreed, this l'/th day of October, 1994.
' INTEEV~OR~ ~ DBR~qDANT:
April 21, 1995
R.D.L. Enierprises
3020 Coumry Squire Drive
[Suite 2119
Dallas, TX 75006
liE.: _CI3amP~ Lagoon, L.o! 1, B! .9¢..k I, Mlnorl"lat
:.
Dear Sirk '
This letter i~ tO inform you flint your request for approval of Cha~nps D'~goo11,
Lot 1, Block i, Minor Plat, located south of Beltline Road, west of Ledbetter
}toad, was denied by the Coppell Planning ~md Zoning Commission on Thursday,
Ap,ali 20, 1995.
If you have an~,, questions rega,'ding this matter, please contact me at (2!4)
3676.
Sincerely,
Assistant Dirccto,' of PI;tuning & Community Ser,.'iccs (~ [l~ ~'~
Kam,,veli, Inc.
Isabelle Moro, P&Z Co.0rdinator
CAUSE NO. 93-09540
JOHnnY J.E. THOMPSON § IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Plaintiff §
%'s. § 160TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
CITY OF COPPELL §
Defendant § DAIJ3%S COUNTY, TEXAS
AFFIDAVIT OF }~N GRIFFIN
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DALLAS
BEFORE. ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared Ken Griffin, City Engineer for the City of Coppell,
Texas, who, after being duly sworn u-~on his oath, did state:
!. "My name is Ken Griffin. -- am over eighteen (!8) years
of age. i am of sound mind, and am fully capable cf r. aking ~his
Affidavit. I am auuhorized to make uhis Affidavit cn behalf of
the City o~ CoDDe!i Texas I k--'e personal kno~-.'!e~lce cf all of
the transactions and events that~-r-= stated in ~his~ .'-.ff~_dav'_'t, and
all of the facts stated herein are tr'_ and correct
2. I am the C-'.~y Engineer fcr and on beha!-- ~= 5he City of
Coppell, Texas.
3. I am familiar with the prcperty which is ~he subject
matter ef this cause of action.
4. Kamwell, Inc. has nc~ developed cr begun new
construction on bu~dings__ within -h-~ = area ~:hich ~ ~',~-~ subject of
this action, which would warrant additional' e>:ue~.sion or
AFFIDAVIT OF ~EN-GRIFFIN - P
construction of ne~' %'ater or sewer lines in accordance %'ith City
policy and participation.
Further Affiant Sayeth Not." /~ ~..j..
S33BSCRIBED TO AND SWORN BEFORE ME, on the ~7~ day of
~J/~ 1994, to certify which witness my hand and official
seal.
Notar? Public in a~d for the
State of Texas /
AFFIDAVIT OF kq~N-G~[FFIN - Page
.~. ~?. C: 2?June 18, 1995 lland delivered
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, "~-:." ' Attn,: Jim Witt
: '.;.' -, City of Coppell
·" ". · PO Box 478
"' ', !::; Coppell TX 75019
Reft Phone conversalion with Peter Scaffon 6/14/95
John Robinson phone conversation with your s~aff member on 6/14/95
De~ ~. Wi~:
Mr. S~ff spoke with you on 6/14195 regarding my desire to meet with you concerning various pending
issues and concerns. I subsequently spoke with you later in ~ day to clarify your concerns as to what thi~
meeting would be in reference to.
I !~ave three letters of correspondence which have not been answered: 5~8/95- Peler G. Smilh, 6/7/95- Jim
Witt, 5~5/95- Jim Wi~. As I stated ~o you in our phone conversalion on 6/14/95, 1 wanted to meet with
you regarding thcs, unanswered letters ~d concerns. Sinc~ I did not hear from you by 6/16/95, I called
and asked to speak with your secreta~ and was informed tha~ you wero both out of the office for tl~o day. I
requested that a me~sage be left for you that I wanted ~o meet with you, Chief Miller, Wade Goolsby, Sgt.
·Smtt, and Shaun Hopkins. I spoke with Sgt. Scou on 6/16/95 regarding his fourth request that he made of
Larry Friedman to fo~ard ~ written statement concerning his knowledge and amblgmfies concerning m~
~lolcn ~r and assault of my wife and I. Sgt. Scott staled to mc that it still had not bccn rcccivcd, even,
~hough he had been making this r~q~ ~re° weeks ~d assumed that it would not bc fonh~ning. 1
am sure that you ~e aware ~at Larry Fricdm~ has billed thc Cily S313 ].50 for his attcndancc, at the John
Robinson Crime Scene and additional charges to review newspaper articles [Fricdman bill dated 9~7/94]
~oncemlng the shooting of John Robinson. If this is wo~k product paid for by the City, it ~ou]d be
demanded that this be turned over to ~e City. ] am enclosing a copy ora Friedman & Associates billing
~tatcment ~atee ~/94. You w~ll not~ ti)tee charge entries dal~/l 8/94 and 8/19/94 titled Bruce
Kaminski. Sgt. Scott has informed mo that 8/18/94 was ~e date Mr. Kaminski reposed my stolen vehicle
to L~ry Fri~man. You are also aware that Mr. Friedm~ did not turn over the evidence of the
whoroabou~ of my stolen vehicle to intcrlm Chief Buchanan until 8~0/94. Surely, we do not find this
simply ~ofl~cr str~go coincidence in tho Friedma~K~insk~City of Co,poll a~air. 5gt. Sco~ indicated
that it just so happened that Mr. Kaminski w~ seeing Mr. Friedman on the same day he discovered my
vehicle under ve~ questionable circumstances. ] find it even more qucstionable Ihat these individuals did
not immediately repo~ this info~ation to polic~ authorities. 'Ibis is clearly eviden~ that Mr. Friedman
h~ been involved from the beRinning in this investiRation and became a m~l wimess ~R~
~to possession of ~owledge ~my stolen car and has r~fused lo provide the documents which the City
aha Police Depa~ment has requested. Tl~erc are also additional document which show that Mr. Friedman
w~ involved In telephone conference referencing car search and inte~iew with victim's family (enclosed).
Mr. Witt, you were at the crime scene and ] think you would agr~ ~at no member of my family gave any
interview with Mr. Friedman. As it was related to me, Mr. Friedman insisted that CPD anest my attorney
for interference. I would appreciate your clarification concerning this specific item if it applies to mc. As
you know, Lar~ Friedman h~ handled all of the police complain~ I have filed, was tlic City Mediator in
thc Thompson vs. City of Coppell lawsuit, and investigaled my shooling and tl~ assaull of my wife on
8/14/94. He now refuses to turn over info~ation to thc City in rcgard lo ORR and is totally uncoopcrativc
in relating his ~owledgc and cover-up of my stolen vehicle, not Io mention his reprcscnting an adversarial
stockholder (K~inski) whi~ representing thc intcrcsts of thc Ci~ of Copp~ll and investigating my
comp]ain~. 1 think ~c City now has a serious ethics problem, a ~nflict of interest, ~d a good faith issue
As of this dale, 1 have heard absolutely nothing concerning the information ~hat I gave you and Bob ltager
via my attorney, Julian Bucngcr, concerning tile shotgun blast to n)y car. l would like to discuss this manor
as well.
In my conversation with Spt. Scott on 6/16/95, I asked Spt. Scott if he had interviewed Rosa Lee Kaminsk[,
mother of Bruce Kaminski, suspect in the assault ofmy wife and I. As I indicated to the Coppell Police
Department in my earlier correspondence, 1 became aware that Ms. Kaminski was possibly financing the
Kaminski/Priedman lawsuit. I also became awar~ that Ms. Kaminski was with her son, Bruce, when the
stolen vei~icle was found under very questionable circumstances. To say I was shocked when Spt. Scott
informed me that Officer Goolsby and he had decided not to even interview Ms. Kaminski or issue a
polygraph test, is an understatement... Pa~icuiarly in light of the relationship that has now surfaced
between Kaminski and Friedman. When I asked why, he said it was of the opinion that they did not think
they could get anything out of her anyway. I do not think there is even an elemerit of common sense
connected with this rationalization and [! simply indicates to me the conlinued association with City
Attorney Larry Friedman and the collective involvement ofthese three individuals. Additionally, it has
been implied to me that since the arrival of Chief Miller that there would be a thorough and comp]eta
investigation of this case. I thiuk this is a clear example of incompetence or an unwillingness to want to
learn the truth. The fact that the Coppeli Police Department does not want to question one of only two
individuals who actually discovered my car is incomprehensible. There has certainly been no hesitation in
the zeal that the Coppell Police Department has given to questioning my family and friends who have a lot
less input on this case than Kaminski/Kaminski/Friedman. Additionally, you were called inlo our meeting
of 6/7/95 with Cpi. Goolsby and Linde Grau. As you know, Cpi. Ooolsby was refusing to accept a written
complaint again Captain Gary Nix. I have not heard anything further from Captain Gooisby regarding
providing me with proper forms in compliance with guidelines as set out by the Coppell Police
Department.
/'""" There are elements wid~in the City that continue to malign individuals who seek information under the
Open Records Act. Because of this Act, I have been able to obtain valuable information that has given me
insight concerning my problems with the City ofCoppell. I am surprised to learn that my donation made
to Police Officer Joel Wince was investigated by the Texas Rangers and the Coppel[ Police Department.
As you are aware by the documents generated by this investigation, the officers involved in this were
exonerated by all investigative departments. Despite this, our current Chief of Police indicated that it was
"very poor ju~lgment" to accept funds from Mr. Robinson under the circumstances. "Mr. Robinson is th~
holder of a liquor license in the City of Coppell and was previously involved in civil litigation with the
city." This clearly indicates to me that I am still a targeted offender in the city of Coppell because I am the
holder cfa liquor license and had previously litigated against the City of Coppell. I feel his comments and
assessment are inappropriate and insensitive to the Officers involved in this matter as well as me
personally, This is not even a subtle message Io "stay away from Robinson." I find his meanorandum
interesting since he does not mention the other donor(s), even though it appears that one individual
attempted to utilize his donations in exchange for favors. I am now afraid to donate money to Officer
Steve Hayes because of the appearance of impropriety. Please tell Chief Miller and the City staffthat any
future donations that we make to an employee of the Cily will be done in an anonymous manner, to avoid
implicating o~cers or personnel with John Robinson or his business practices. It also indicates Io me that
Chief Miller has very serious and strong opinions concerning me, my behavior, as well as the manner in
which I make a living. I think this now explains my feeling toward Chief Miller and why I felt like this
investigation of my attempted capital murder and a~sault of my wife could not be fairly investigated. It
would appear to me that Texas Ranger ~gt. Alvin Alexis and/or the Dallas County District Attorney's
Office, who concurred with Alexis' findings, might have professed a similar feeling that the CPD/Chief
Miller espoused. I will refer you back to previous newspaper repons, where shortly after I was shot and
my wife assaulted, the City brought in the Texas Rangers so there would be no element of impropriety,
because of the conflict~ between.myself and the City of Coppell. I think it is clear that the City continues
~ to try to ostracize me and harass me based on unsubstantiated allegations and activities, not only as
evidenced by this document, but the fruit stand incident as well.
r..,,, i,,,.ii7 .... i, ' ....I }lava also reviewed tile Open Records documents regarding the. Fruit Stand incident of June 24, 1994.
.:.: ~ -'... ;. Mayor Morton's (the individual who witnessed the event) written statement ia conspicuously absent. Can
· .~z.,-, ~-~ ' . you shed any light on this oversight, since Larry Friedman indicates that he investigated all parties relating
~: .' to this matter. It is l~ot my desire to reopet~/reinvestigate this matter and other police complaints I have
:. .... filed, but I thiqk some honesl and direct answers are in order. I still have grave concerns about Sheila
Hallmark running background checks on members of my familY',and' feel this investigation needs to be
','(~i~' '.' '. reviewed further.
· t,.~:. - '
~" .... Also, 1 would like to discuss (see enclosed) where there is an attempt to distinguish between Open Records
r~quests and Gitizeu's Requests. There are also the pending mailers of thc s~wer extension to the Lone Star
,.: . . Country Club and the outstanding billing regarding our parking lot damage, as well as >,our request to the
:.-. FBI and the District Attorney for information that you took to them (1 presume missing from the City files)
: regarding my surveillance. Please consider this a formal Open Records Requesl.
OR Requests have provided me with information that prior to owning the Lone Star Country Club there
were no Health or Fire inspections made by the City. You ate also aware lhat there was a water bill
adjustment made to the Longbrallch prior to my ownership. ! would appreciate the City of Coppcll
reconsidering my request for a water abatement due to the large losses we incurred last year. As you know,
this issue was rejected by thc City Council. There seems to be double standards regarding thc Lone Star
Country Club and the Longbranch, Therefore, I would like Io know bow the City audits and enforces thc
60~/d40% provision. I do not believe the Longbranch sells 60% in food and would like to request that this
be enforced under audit provisions.
I would appreciate your scheduling this meeting as soon as possible.
Very truly yours,
John C. Robinson
cc: Attorney General, State of Texas
Julian Buenger, PC
Ken Payue, PC
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~¢;~:'; ,l! ;' ~')eu anti.ed the services proposed to be provided by the City of Cop~eU shah
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:'..~-: ~! ~ Police and ~FJre services wi~ be provided immediately to the' same extent ~
.~. ~ provided other are~ already ~ the city. . .;....
~:...~ Z~n[ng pro.eetlon ]11 be pcovJded immediately [o [he same exlent as provided
~[- :. ot~er areas already in the city. ..
~ St bdJvb~on ~regulatio, protection will be p~ovideO immediately to the same extent '
' ~" ~'~ provt~led other[areas ~ready la the city. '
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.'~ ] G~rbag~ collection will be provided immediately to ~e same ~tent ~ provided': '~'~:[
':'" oLler ar.~as llread~ In the cry. " '
· '~ ' Cty i~spee~on and enforcement of building, electrical and other ordinances will ~'
be enforced immediately to the same ~xtent ~ ~orced in other ~e~ already la the ;-:
. "city, th~,,reby protec[~g the he.th and s~ety of persons ~d property in the ~ea. . --3
~ j '~: Gas, ~eetiic and t~epbone servie~ wi~ be provided through'city fr~ehJse~ '
I ~( ~naeetio~ to exhtlug wate~ ~d sewer 1~ wl~ ~ provided in ac~rdsnc~
~- ,. [ ~ty or ~in~ces, :~lieies ~d repletions and u~n connection such servie~ wi~ be
~" ~ .~. p'ovide{I ~t tht ~me r~te~ ~ eh~r[~d othe~ with~ th~ ~it~. ~te~ion of ~t~r ~ad ~'
. ~ ~r .... ~twer ir to ~ ~ b~ done ~a ~ee~rd~n~e with eit7 ordin,nee% poliele~ ~n~ re[ahlion, :..'
:i-';~[, ~: ~ dev~,lopment,~ im~ovement or ~nstrue~oa commenc~ wit~ 'the area ~d In -'i~
:~::~ ~. ,' a:eord~,ce with ~clty policy ~ to city participation. ,- : ~.~...
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§ 43.141 MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES & ANNEXATION :EXATION
Title 2 43
further delay in accordance with Ihe Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. The
district court shall enter an order disannexing tile area if the court finds that ',; CorporaH(
a valid petition was filed with tile municipality and that tile municipality ~al Coq
failed to perform its obligations in accordance with the service plan or failed
to perform in good fa_ith, j
~- ~ ~llc.llon of prior
(c) If the area is disannexed under this section, it ma3' not be annexed again 3edlel
within five years after the date of the disannexation. If it is reannexed within ~'
seven years after the date of the disannexation, a service plan for lhe area
must be implemented not later than one year after the date of.the reannexa- Remedies
tion. l~..onccrn's to finan
(d) The petition for disannexation must: lo provide usual
lo annexed art
(1) be written; ~fion ordinance void
(2) request the disannexation; under § 10now,Of Vermthis
to furnish such:
(3) be signed in ink or indelible pencil by the appropriate voters; Brownxville (Civ. Al:
(4) be signed by each voter as that person's name appears on the most ;Section 10, par. F
recent official list of registered voters; ~ 970a (repealed; sc
(5) contain a note made by each voter stating the person's residence i 43.056)whichgover~
~rovlde to annexed
address and the precinct number and voter registration number that appear for lailure
on the person's voter registration certificate;
(6) describe the area to be disannexed and have a plat or other likeness of § :'43.142. Dlsm
.. the area attached; and :; Mt
(7) be presented to the secretary of the municipality. A home-rule mt
(e) The signatures to the petition need not be appended to one paper, to rules as m
(f) Before the petition is circulated among the voters, notice of the petition nconsistent with
must be given by posting a- copy of the petition for 10 days in three public Acts 1987, 70Ih Leg
places in the annexed area and by publishing a copy of the petition once in a
newsp~iper of general circulation serving the area before the 15th day before
the date the petition is first circulated. Proof of the posting and publicatign
must be made by attaching to the petition presented to the secretary: ,~ V.A.C.$. Mdt
meat to the Te~
(1) the sworn affidavit of any voter who signed the petition, stating the pality as a"hon
places and dates of the posting; and sake of uniforr
(2) the sworn affidavit of the publisher of the newspaper in ~,hich the
notice was published, stating the name of the newspaper and the issue and : t.':
date of publication. Prior Law:
,~ Acts 1~13, 33rd
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1. eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Rev. Civ.$tat.1911.
ltlstorlca[ Note
Prior Law: Vernon's Ann.Civ. SI. art. 970a. § 10, subsecs, llomc rule municipa'
Acts 1963, 58th Leg., p. 447, ch. 160, art. I. F, G. H.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3207. ch. 842, § 2.
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Cross References
:alified voters, see Coast. Art. 6; V.T.C.A. Election Code, § 11.001 et seq. ';': .~;-
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Council 'Votes 4-3 to
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' ' [~,.S~:i~]~ ~he iBleIe~lRO~IO~ wilh ~sol~inI the
' Mayor ~m-Ron Ro~n~. m the four w~ ~o~d m ~de.
~':;" *b Id a~ effo~ to end t~ dis- Thom~o~ ~id ~ ~liev~ ~---' Ga~a'~id ~ ~ ~i~ ,.. ' .... q
pu~. ~isio~ ~ ~ ~w o~n~a ~g~o~a~ ~a~
- - ~ownttJohnn~hom~ Oily ~all will ~olvelll of~il I~Co~ilby a~aBa~
_ Ion d ~nea'S~e~ gJmb~ll., a~e~blL~i~.~., of Ih~ balbanck. ~1~1~ ~ldl I~ I~e ~ult~'l d~ilol
e~y houses Ihe ~nsbtanch '~ We nolhinS n~int~ I~ b~h w~ld ~1 in ~ wil~ ~1 ~ · leYe~l-~r bll~.
C~m~Club~lhcnonhsi~ ~iz~l~y~ve~hifl~l~ li~ '
Bell L~, had filed nu~rous ~,"GidT~m~.
, .... ...,.,..~o,~.~.,. .o~..,~,~,,~ ~..,.,..,,~..~.,o;.,. Park 'N Fly Ge~ P&Z Okay
officials, incl~ing a disannen- ~ys~m~.~inle~f~s I~linew~Eive~in~f~l~ .. -
afiofl suil claiming ~har the city over t~ I~ la~ I~ ym~fishl- ~ng~mh. ~ hi~ a~ ~I i~ '
fail~ Io ~vi~ ~ices to an- ~n~i~ t~uc, ~ K wM i~ IowM ~ling~t u~ aB~ by J~fl Mu~h lo
~x~pm~flv. T~lawsuils c~it. wi~hl~Ci~t~wem~. ~k~y~iv~Cop~ll fie~ufinl~toM~A~lhur.~
will ~w ~ d~p~ ~ a ~n of'It ~ stale.' ~ n~. Mmflwhi~.~S~C~ ~fling and ~in[ Commi~ ycl~rSlcve ~sdi~fi~
t~ ~ltl~fltag~m ~n Ma~ Tm M~ ~id fhe f~ Club ~'~r ~n R~o~ s~ a~ I~l Thu~y. [~-
theCi~andl~th~ni~. Cily~"momim~anllhings ~a~flyinl~di~i~ ~ing~l~b)in~fmml~ R~wmld~t~cullhmlh~
In addilion Io Ro~rlson,Io~'l~linuea~ldewilh ~uit. ~id ~ wal 'delilhi~ Io Co~llC~r~Comm~. M~Anhut.~ingl~c Io
Cou~ilmen ~o Slahly. Danny T~a~t~t~w~ld~e ~t~lwt~vewate~t~ill ~t~i~KirkKin~ M~n~
Wal~n~dMitch~il~nv~ - v~llle~t~v~na ~em~ a~ut ~wer ~'i~ ~ldmmmiui~aI~ I~ita~
to settle I~ i~ue. Council~n Ik. which ~ ~ ~n ealt~ m ~val w~ld ~ the ~s~ge ~ingc~n~limi~
JimG~.~onWeavera~ Cou~ilman ~nny Wa~n bls pm~ny. He ~d ~ s~ Ihak'C~ll ia o~n for bust- plat for a Sonic Ddve-ln
' ~nny Mayo vot~ against the ~fe~to'a~t~slo~y~i~ S2.~a~thk~nlh~~ ~t' 1330fm~th~way~
ag~nt. The awing v~e wu ~t~n~t~Ci~"~g~ng 6cankmnninI. ~vid O~r ~aid the land
' Mayor ~ Tern R~n cu~mly yields $1~ a y~r in Tap.
~ ~d he ho~ t~ ~wer is*~ ~ ~ of i~ Ag~cuhu~ -a z~ing change a~ p~limi-
. ~ . ~uld ~ ~v~ in a similar ex~m~n. ~ ~al f~T~ ~mt~m-
~nner ~ the water, with Ihe 'h ~ld yield ~,' ~d ~d~[~.a~.~
s~Bell~a~i~ Follo~inl an at,erupt by~c~n~inmningf~Com-
l' - ~.. ~ [..: ~only~.~. Commissioner ~ Meant to
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': ~d" Can~teF~gBqlns ~ti~ P~C~M~ ~rGa~Sieb~idt~City~
MUD Bmrd ~sifions ~lan previaB were Commlsslone~ qbe fi~l pl~ for Cop~tone
Money. As of p~ss ti~ Meador. Carl Thomson. and A~iti~.w~t~t~i~ti~
W~y. C~l~n ~ny N~ Ale~_ A ~k'N ~y of Pa~way a~ Cowry Drive,
~ ~ fil~ for ~. s~k~n ~id ihe long. range ~nsis~n~ ~ 133 Single Family T
' ~ B~Tm~ R~ ~ fml~ ~ w~a~tel. ~9~to~ildbyCentex.
~ - . Key fil~ f~ ~l~i~ to ~ 7 Al~v~ w~ N~h~e T~ fi~t in a num~r~h~-
on t~ CISD ~ ~ Bevedy W~l~s ~ IlO. ~ I~l b inla on ~zoning issu~ n~ the
~ Four Ma~ot Mark Woffe and City CouncU~n David H~ fil~f~t~ ~6~ cat~ on Ibc west side of~ster~anw~d dudngt~
Tho~a~B~Smathe~onwe~bono~ata~F~on shlon, to ~ va~t~ by ~arb MaeAnhur goulevaM alon~
' Tu~y. Sc~dc Rlinge~S~h~. ~I~R~ ~ing for~h~T:~p.~
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~HNNY~J.EJ ~QMPSQN
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'{}'~, ~ ' AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN ROBINSON
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~ ~' '!; ~o~, Robinson, am over eighteen ye~ of age, of sound mt~d 'and ~[e.R~
~':'¢'-'~ tha'th'~TABO)a~ r~eiv~fmmtheC,~ofCoppelLi . :. I !l:~' ·
~::.'~ ':[..2. OoMarch31,1~4, I.revlew~document~pmduc~y~eC~Br~
'~;:~:? tg ProductioR qf Dooumen~. ~hlbit c was not ~ong t~se dqcum~t~ ~d
~..:'~'.'.~nc,~ to the b~t ~f my knowing% h~ve never been, p~wd~ by t~e C~ o~ ~pp~
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~.~ · · ~a~6 db~ied to.me th~t ~e Ci~ of ~ppell ever pmt~t~ my liquor license to:
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i~volvlng {he'period of ~rough Mamh 15, 199 , r sult~ ih a wat~ bill
~y ~e[Cl~: . . to~llng $8,529.24. I r~uest~ t~at ~his. amount. ~ , be
t~ i~ks o u~'~ on s~e~ outside of my boun~, line
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~.c,{nt}~ll a, ~ ~it Council meeting on Tu=dsy, M~h
j t( abat~ the bill ~d 1 ~ foro~ to make ~o paymen~ of ~,274 ~0 on
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' 'a ~ :~274j90 ( n M~y 2,' 1994. The Ci~ thr~ten~ lb cut off my Water s'd
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injunction by (1) connecting with a water supply [interdelineated] to be provided by the
City of Coppell .... "(Emphasis added.)~ No such water supply has ever been provided.2
B. Admissions Made in Protest to TABC
After the City lost the injunction action, instead of complying, the City has
protested to governmental agencies, including the TABC, stating that the businesses in
the area to be disannexed, i.e., the Lone Star Country Club and the Longbranch Country
Club, should not be granted liquor licenses because "the location is without sufficient
water supply to permit the City of Coppell to provide fire protection as required by the
City of Coppell Fire Code. This endangers the health, safety and general welfare of the
public at this location." See Exhibit G. an April 23, 1993, letter from the City's law firm
to the TABC and Mr. Robinson's Affidavit Exhibit G_G_. See also Exhibit J, page 15,
excerpts from Mr. Phillips deposition testimony.
The City Fire Chief in his deposition and in an affidavit prepared for utilization with
TABC states, "It is my opinion that there is not a sufficient water supply for fire protection
las part of its settlement with Mr. Thompson, the City dropped its appeal of the injunction Order. Thus Judge
Marshall's ruling is a final Order.
2In an inten/iew with the North Texas Community Joumal. Coppell Edition, March 1994, a,ffer the disannexation
case was filed and after recusing himself, Judge Marshall explained his earlier injunction ruling:
"It was not safe to operate a facility without a proper fire flow but I perceived it to
be the city's responsibility to install the water line. The City was disinclined to
comply with the Court's order. I was left. to believe that the city simply didn't want
the Longbranch to be in business,' Marshall said.
Marshall said, 'In cases like these, (where a citizen sues the city), city officials
think they are exalted. They don't think things through.'
"Thompson certainly wasn't 'Mr. Diplomacy' during his negotiations with the city
but when the court ordered the city to instaJl the water line the City should not
have elected to go against the wisdom of ~he court,' MarshaJl has sen~=~:l ~ a
District Judge for 13 years.
See Exhibit'F.
INTERVENORS' MOTION FOR P/~RTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND BRIEF REGARDING FAILURE
TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FIRE PROTECTION AND RELATED CONNECTION OF. WATER UNE$ PAGE 5
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A jounnat o[ CommnnftE oofces'
YoL l N~ 8 CarroH~n~ LewdlY, G~v~e, V~ey R~ch, C~U M~ch 1~4 F~
Exclusive Inte~iew
Tale of the
Longbranch:Brown Recalls Vision
Pan Two Foyer Mayor Andy Brown Gives First Inte~iew in Ten Years
~crMay~A~yB~avi- s~cles that ~hr~lened the dream Hcmis~esm~ofamanwhocom-
PE~[oH Sa~s, "T~E ' sion m build a dm~ ~. His enthu- which ~ s~ by so m~y. bin~ his
ff[t~gE 5howE~ bi~." siam. ~d wor~ ~d ~pul~ a~ fe~io~ brain.s s~lls to tmdc 'din
kept him in offi~ f~ eisht y~, ~c T~y in Cop~ll. Ci~ ~dcm lay for ~mmuni[y
I~t six of w~ch hc sc~ ~ Mawr. claim ~ ~cir own vcmion of ~e vi-
~0~S0~ ~G~S, sion. But ~crc is only one original Hc~ b ~c s~' or ~ vision of A~y
Thc ~pular Andy Brown ~rk on drew, and ~cm is only one Andy Brown, Mayor from i~9-1~.
"Peyton's deceiving the Denton Tap Rmd ~ ~e name of Bm~m.
public~" the m~ who ove~me ~li~cal o~ See Andy Bm~ ~ge 10.
Exclusive: Judge M~U .........
. Feb~a~ 8 - S~adng ~ar he h~ "~ways
~cn in favor of a sctflemem in &c i~uc .
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cny ~'hetc ~c ~ngb~h Co~ Oub
o~mtcs a b~ ~d ~s~t in ~c ~lem ~ ~
· e city in I~. Neg~afiom to a~u~ a ~. ~t~ ~s~fing ~om w~c voi~d from
Usc P~l (SUP) n~d to ~n a rcsmu- Du~ng Thc ~on's Club ~ncakc B r~t Maggie Bcng'c ~d daughter w~cd
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r~[ in ~e ~ngbmch fa6li~, I~l~ on ~uhe ~y a prayer to offer ~an~. P~to: C~ H~t ~ or. a ~, ~t w. ~viously
~ompson's pm~ny. According ~o ~e ~
~utes oF ~e Fe~ I 1. meeting, A. I.
X'~o.r~gclub~n~Jo~Hig- Spud Supper Planned Sympho~c Band Holds
p~sed ~1. wi~ seven ~ons a~ch~. ~e Cop~ll High Sch~l B~d B~sters
Io S~.~ i~s~. lle a~lo~zed for not
Ins~ing ~e wat~ ~ne w~ nm one of ~e will hold ~eir ~d ~ Spud Su~ ~
hold i~ s~ ~ on M~h 26 ~ ~e
~3e City and O~c ~ngbmnch have since ~to~p~ ~ I1~1 ~i~ ~e s[~ of .
~en Io four D~s~ct Court hc~ings lo r~- ~Journal ~sm~.llmtisa~at ~B~a~W~o~ pd~m~e~lselflem~t ~e~ng Iov~e for ~e
~o!s'e hhtr m~icc S~cly ~d tim ~ ~ m m~d~. ~sident ~ Men- S~ R~itmn hge 6
'ce ~ngbmnch ~gc 5 C~U ~gh ~. ~ ~~ ~..
' .March ' !¢cr:h Te:za$ Co.,n. mani.~t Journal
· e ~m~y w~ made av~lable ~e ~uid
Longbranc'h Settlement Nears
water ~o ~e ~ ~fom ~ injection
Continued from Front Page
Hagm ~ not safisfi~ wi~ ~e ~ing
- re~ived from the judge. Hag~ said. "I
issu~ w~e ~ss~ at ~e h~ngs. Sin~ he ~d o~en ~ h~d ~e~dge ~y "Mr. . O~e~o~ ~te ~ m ~e fimefiness of ~ought on~ ~ d~ fo~ a ~h ~ law
has ~en in~reted to ~ in favor of Th- p~ ~ings w~ ~. felt so i~ m ~ a ~ss~g ~ ing sm~ ~t Hag~ ~ ~ked ~e judge.
hold ~e ~g~ch a~mble for not s~d,"I ~ve no ~H~fi~ of ~ng ~ W~f~ ~e I~ ~fi~, ~ell ~em what you
~lows m to fiv~ ~ls ~ ~. ~mu- ~e ~x~yers mo~ money. ~t'~ why I
to ~e ~ty raging I~ impmve-
~ fd~ a s~t ~t ~ d~ Judge s~& a~ ~ ~ ~e dJ~6~ ~ ~t r~l ~ t~ w~g ~ ~c statement
"Weaver is intentiona ~o,~r~,~ ~~,~.~."~,.
aeceiving the public. Jo~y Thompson
vot~ in fav~ ~ ~¢ ag~n& itm, wMle
s~ it mo~g ~w~ r~olufion of some Mm~ ~d.'~ ~m ~e ~, (wh~ a
a~,~~,~,~.~,,.' ~ ~',~~" ___ always been in favor of
~ing ~e ~u~ for ~c s~ematc ~twccn during Ms uegofiafions wi~ ~ ~ty ~t * * '
,.,~a,~a~~ Councilm~ Peyton Weaver
~sdf fm ~ me ~ ~er~umt of Ci~ for sdety inues ~lated to tim pmtecfi~ m~d a f~ ~.~ w~ ~ ~te ~e~d~ Ev~'~ w~ laugMng at
Auomey Ro~ Hag~. Bag~ signed a ~61 ~e Oty ~ovid~ a s~ci~t wat~ fimfl~ ~~wayto~osh
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fid. "I chuck!cd ncr~'ously." Fire said, 'It' we're wi'ling ~o fay $250.000 to
· billips did not recall ~hat a.u,voac settle thc matter down the~c dam I believe Tcrri David
cl. ~om~ b~id~ Judg~ Mard~aU b sc~wing
thc city." p~olde think and communicate dilTexeally! '
b Roscn. attorney for T~ompsoa said h~ Soun~b ~ · p~, s~mple ~nocpt and yc~ about · slow talking (fcelmg) p~n? Th~
crprctcdthcstatcmenttomcan,"~ou'rea "Pey~onWcav~l~sso'ewedtbiac~ty many wcdo~'tadway~reme~bettousciL Sc~ne tlow talkerisn~osmm~. Andwhatdo
~ boy. You~l figure it cut' dme~. He is a fast c~lei,.~ con man becau~ no people d~nk with pic~. some people we d~nk aborn a shifty eycd (soun~'voicg]
one can cbaUe~ge wbat be says wbc~bcsay~ tl~nk w~t~ sounds and voices and ~ome posen? EUIct you ~nsw~ 0~at!
'agars mo~vafon wa.s that hc thought ~c lc" Thomson said. people d~ink with lreelmg-..
y would do better in anotbcr cotu't. He . ~ ~' prm:g~ b~'~nadce cli~ea'c~ly, we T'ne t~'ust ~s. ~',-~,,~ wc thL~k d~'fcrently,
mtcdanin.~ncfiontosbut~beLongbranch A~ov~alJudgeMar~balljokedw~hthc Jou~- some~mcsmaynotgetnlongte4dwcUin wecommun~catcddfcrendy, h'snotbe-
wa. Evc~Tonc laughed at the Judge's n~."So~.d~ likclgo~ctttot'd~iscase.~mln om'cemmun~a~o~ witbotbe~. Adxl when cause you can't trust tbeotbcrpersonor~e
mmcnL cx~-lx ~agat.'Ro~:n laug]~L 'He amc." pectic ~ diffcrmdy. Ibcy be. have differ- person i'm't sm~% we just think dLrfc~ndy.
:fled g~mly and moaned.' cady. You may find d~t d~c pc~plc whom you
· l~x~gc Ma~baH. who i~ cungndy rt~mlng for . enjoy the most arc thc ones who O~nk
~omp-~m said of Weaver's c~mtr~ms at the elccdon m ~c post of State Attorney Gee- For i~..~nce, i~ c~ure ix:opic tend Io talk ve~7 differently dura )'otc i w~ talking with &
:uncil meeting daat "Weaver will spend as eral. d=~ca tc~d a story of a re:ertl c~e. He said quic.kly, may leek up rewind dae c~iUng er pic~'c fatb~ who bad two daugh~'rs; one
-~h et' the ~axpayers' mo~y a~ p~siblc m a woma~ bad su~ bet buslx~:l for c. bi]d sup- slt-y, want to make Inn~ 0~ngs "look good· daughlgtisapictu~cpe~o~and~¢od~¢t
eve ]~ts¢~' righL" po~l and l~r ~usband a~d cverylbing bc ceuld ~tnd d~'y t~:albc from tl~ up~r part ~t' tl~t daughter is a £eeUng I:eW. oo. He got a~ong
· do Io win d~ccas¢, dae~. Tbeyleambysecingplcn~es. Seund/ wonderfully w~d~ the i~c~n~daught~and
'~e fru~.ation that Weaver is cxpetlgndng voice peoplc move tbcit eyes from side ~o bis reladond~p wit~ bis feeling gaugb~'
as he couldn't con me iato doing what he "Thc husband bad no case. but d~at didn't at~ s~dc, breathe I'tom ~e m~ddle pa~ of their w~ a disaster'. Once h6 Ican~d about Ibc
=need 1o do. He was frus~ated because [ him from putdng up a fight,' Marshall ~a~d. che~ wahl ~o maim ~-e smaw. thing "aounda diffe~nces and be started communicating
ou~da't agree wi~h him. I voted for him fight' and whea Ibcy talk to themaelvea, ddf~tcmly wi~ the fee. line daughlcr, Iheir
hca hc raa for office, lwlshlhadn'tb~- Afu~,~ard~l~tu~neda~e~lictinfav~of . ~:y~opli~,eaing~oofl:ms. They lea-n by n:lafiomhipdramaficallyimpmved.
,asc hc is oo~ guy that tolI~d ov~- wheo hc thc woman ~bg d~anked I~e ludg~ amd ~aid. Us~miag.
-x there." 'lan't it ama~ng what ~w~ men can Ihin~ b~alh~ f~m Ibc bo~l~n d' ~ lung~, ~t ~1,q~na pectic commuaicate diff~'~ntly in
elf fo sP~nd their timeea~ ~omake s~n~it 'l'ed$ fi~hl'and lend to lalk rigs manner, it is literally llke they are
Weaver is intemiooally dec~iving the pub- real slowly. Tb~y learn by doing, speaking different languages. 'rbe pictwe
:." Thompson said in answer to Weav~'s · pe~on c~ discover what sounds sre in bet
~aim that the settlement will cost the city Now. ~ch of us hs all ~a~e of these and picture and how she feels about it. The
2..q3,000. (/t~.'a~"qt~convenienttoblam~Jadge some of us ~se all Ru~e while other~ of as sound pct,.on can find out wkat Ibc sound
may o~ly me one metbod ofsl,~n~ng. SO feels lilce and ~-bat ~tlookslike. Tl~Ireding
'I'bat's a li¢" an agitated Tbemp~on sald. "A Jo/~tMarsh~l. Heh~l~cAm'a~o.~d~fend. you ~et dg.s feeliag person snd dfis plcmre ix:non can lis~ ~o his f~eling and c~ate &
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-'ith the issue. That amount is what it ooaLn to Weaver'sstaternenttathelX, OpleofCol~eE. (feel~ per, on Ihink alx~ Ibc fa~t laliting
upplywatcrtothesou~sideofBddine Butmolctnarn~takethatltaga, i~aweltre- (pica~)l~a~oa?l~baydm~heamwetm E.q'e~dvecommu~cadontakcsl00%te-
~--4 Tl~¢soludo~lol~Longbranchlx~b. ~pectedandcleverartorney. ~ai.~ialhatyoucan'~eustafa.~laik~. ~ sponaibility t'tom each person. So s~
a MO.000 issue if ~aey mn the llne ~o doe~ n faet talldng (.oiclu~) i~r~oa Ibink ming all .Ihtee 'languages. ·
Peyton'~ aomment~ made to the Council ~u~l ~. .
· ',avcralsorxnmn~ntcd~hatano~eraFpU. thattheJudgehad$ignedaMotiontoRe-
had ~ mined down I'~ waua' Ihat ~,e- cu~e. He blatantly implied th~ thej~dge- .~n~.~
g under slmilat co~dldona. He aald. 'I'm rnent ag~n~t tAe city. and all oftAe ~e. suttaat ",
sorry M~. PowelJ didn't slay foe Ihia actu- waste of attorney fees that the ~oter$ have ........ A~.; ~ & . .
.fly." ~pent in the Langbranch ca~e. were due to
:ff land where he iatends lo b~i}d a g0tf d~iv-
lng raagc. Marshall did not ~gn the Motion to Recu~e.
Weaver said he &ought it was imponaat to Or~er to Re~.~e. Weav~, did nat inform the
"trcataUbusiacsscsequalou, th=c." Co,~cilzhat~udgeM=,,haltwrote,,noteon · THAN JUST GOOD FOOD...
the Order tAa(. read. '_wid~ad conce~t'ng in
Thompsoa lat~ replied. "Powell ca~¢ foe a any partfcular the ax~curacy of the Motion to
water line to a bate piece of proper~y. It Recu~e~ted herein.' · Now. the oldest restaurant in,,,~vt~o~'~oll ·
wasn't a~ e.~stlng d*velopmeat. My p~p-
cr~y wa~ d~veloped before they anaexed it. also has lhe newest NIGHT. CLUB
The two cases ate apple~ and orangea." Weaver contocted me after tht~ article wa~ ·
wrinen to te~l me thaz he did not int~tuionally
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puddiag to 35 m~auacs.
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APR S~ 'S 12:~! 'I~M ~ESTLAKE PAGE.~I
Coppell Cl~y Co~nc!l
P. O. Box 478
CopDell, Texas 75019
Members o[ the Cl%y Co~cll:
I have asked Acting City Manager ~o ~lace an item on
agenda on the April 27 Cl~y Co~cll meeting tha~ will give
%he Coun~l a ~chanism to settle ~he wa~er line dispute wit~
Johnny Thompson and the Longbranch Country Club. Am %he
e~' ire ~ouncil ls aware, it appears that %he Council
~ wke=her to continue ~o pursue Ch9 Longbranch ism~e
court and before ~he Texas Alcoholic Beverage Co~ission
a sli~h~ majority ~avorin~ to continue the ~lgh~. ~ apparent
- minority favor on reaching a settlement and ins~allin~
water l~.ne and finding a me~hod ~o recoup ~he co~: from the
users ac a future date.
The Council i~ further aware o~ ~y co~l~lng a~lvale~ce on
this issue. I have not had strong feelings In either direc-
t!on. Early on in this dispute, I favored our ~ormer
manager's stance since I firmly believed =his to be a non-
council issue and staff and the Longbranch should resolve it.
Over ~lme, Council has been brought into this debacle and now
it aD,ears ~ha= l= ls o~r dispuce =o resolve I see bo~h
.
sides of this issue. I see both arg~.ents.
As is my fashion, I have always been willing to take the heat
on any issue as the representa~ive for the entlre Council, if
the majority ~elt strongly about the issue whether. I did
not. Since the majority felt strongly In pursuing this
Longbranch issue. %hen I was willing ~o sign the appropriate
lette~ wrlt~en by staff to continue %h~ pursuit. However,
council remained ~are o~ my ~lvalence.
-" I now believe the time has come ~or each Councilmen's w%shes
=o be made public. Apparently, I ~m taking the heat
issue that ls not my issue. ~d with less than two weeks
left in my mayoral Foslclon, I do not appreciate bein~ ~~.
perpetrated as ~h~ instigator of this dispute, nor Deing
APR 2~ '3 ~:41 iBN WESTLAKE PAGE.~2
called by Wendy Wegren at the Coppell Gazette and
Johnny Thompson has called ma a "liar" and that ~he was going
%o print this accusation in the newspaper. It has been said
that Johnny Thompson has called virtually everyone that walks
on two fee~ in CoDpell a "liar" at some point, but such
accusations heretofore have never appeared in the newspaper.
why it is now necessary to print such hogwash the las= two
weeks of my ken years of public service is beyond me, and
~uite ~rankly I am disappointed if such happens because to me
the news media will be stooping to Johnny Thompson's level.
I do not know what I am a "liar" about. Johnny Thompson
called me and I refused ~o ~alk and hung uD on him. I began
~o think spout my ac=zons and realized I had handled the
situation wrong and I called back the next day to apologize.
'We had a very brief conversation and I explained =o him that
I was not a~ Council ~he night the particular issue he asked
abou~ was discussed. That was %he end of %he conversation.
Two minu~es maximum. Apparently it was my mistake to call
- nlm Pack'
I am of ~he ~lrm belief that however the agenda item is
..worded, and however the Council votes, the issue will not
resolve itself. Some believe Johnny Thompson simply loves to
~lgh~, They believe that he love~ contention, he loves
hostility, he loves to be angry at the system. We have had
couple occasions where this issue could be settled in times
past, only to have Johnny Thompson change his stance. I
recommend however the agenda item is fashioned that it be
~irm and direct as to how to proceed on this i~sue.
By Dusting this issue to a public vote, I will go on record
=hat =his is no= my issue, never has been my issue, and never
will be my issue. Leadership comes in many ~orms, Quite
frankly, it is time for %hose who ~eel strongly both ways to
take their own !eaderahiD public positions.
Sincerely, .
Frank Trando, Acting City Manager J
Johnny ThompsOn
AFP 20 '~_ ~: '='-~ iB~ ~ES. TLRKE PPGE.~3
Wendy Wegren, Coppe!l Gaze%re
Jean Murp~, C£tizen's A~vocate
Kevln Shay, Mesrocres~ News
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