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ST9302-CS 950113 .,,..: :" ~i:!".i~}) .~: i..:L::~i: '::,' '!: ',"-!:-; .!::::Ei P" , ~" ,. :' ,. :6' :"!:: .':. .":L.;r'~:'F:..; ".- .-'::,:.='L. :')-.!:": '1 ,.-'~": ~ :: E: :L 'T {:..':" '[ "'- :!.F;~ -- TEXAS PRESS -., ASSOCIATION .;: ....,/:~-';,-4:!;-,: ;' ,'*~?4,f[~:'~:' ,,~: ' ' -.,. ~, ~; ..... ,: . , ~.-..-... . .- " - -. ..'.-.:'. -.;::':--':',- ,-...,.--,'.. , - . . ,,* ,..-..: ~ · . -.,..- - ._ ' . .;: , ._. -. ' . , . %, - . .' ~ :, .:, · . , --.: ~,? ',-' .: ,:~. ·: .,-~ CrowC Begs City to Zignt TU YpgraCe but I don't want to pay for it." Council Agrees to Oppose Upgrade with PUC to Royal Lane. avoiding all A packed Town Hall homes. was an option and the Tuesday night made it clear to the PUG, the city of Coppell the Woodridge Homeowners PUG. City might be able to help the Coppell City Council that will have "no chips (dollars)at Association south of Sandy But residents countered that obtain easements along the residents were displeased with all in the rerouting." Lake Road, said: "We do not the Council didn't appear road. saving on the rerouting TU Electric's plan for a voltage City Engineer Ken Griffin want any of those high power willing to fight harder. Said cost. upgrade near any homes and hadoutlinedTuesdaynightfour lines on Sandy Lake." resident Richard Kulach: "1 Councilman Candy with TU's expectation that options regarding TU's propo- Hank Edminston, Chaucer sense the Council not Sheehan pressed the City on Coppell pay for rerouting or sal to double voltage on Sandy Estates homeowner. urged the supporting the people asking the issue of condemnation of burying the lines. After Lake Road lines: reroute the Council to use "pressure. (for action)." He said the TU'sSandy Lakeproperty as listening to dozens of citizens lines to the south and west along leverage, and threat" with TU, Council didn't even appear a method of forcing rerouting. for several hours. the Council State Road: bury the lines: place including looking at the City's "willing to pen a letter" to the City Attorney Pete Smith formally agreed to authorize the lines in the new Sandy Lake contract with them for el ectric PUC. "l do expect my City to confirmed that the City could the city manager to take action median; and redesign the new service. support its people and their condemn butthat itwould have to "oppose any upgrade to TU Sandy Lake to four lanes. Homeowner Joe Chairez cause." he said. to compensate the owner for power on Sandy Lake Road" moving it north, and leave the ask the Council to "go ahead Mayor Pro Tern Ron the property. with the Public Utility TU easement as it is. Gri[Bn with afour-lane road, ietTU do Robertson responded. "I think Local RE/MAX dfw Commission in Austin. explained that a new analysis what they may. and do the fact we've been sitting up associates realtor Don Keach Although the Council also of the road through the year everything (we) can to lobby here three months (on this issue) said Wednesday that the value agreed informally for City 2010 showed that a four-lane PUC ... and the governor... to means l care about this issue." of TU's easement would be Attorney Pete Smith and TU road would be sufficient. stop those power lines." Robertson said he believed, difficult to determine. While District Manager Kirk King to Oakbend resident Pare After seeking clarification after listening to citizens. the it might be of little value to the enter into further negotiations, Nicotera voiced opposition to of the Sandy Lake TU options. City should "get a little tougher City, for TU it would be worth City Manager Jim Witt said rerouting that would bring TU Sandy Lake Road resident here" with TU and request that the cost to replace it. Wednesday that there "is no poles with upgraded voltage CecilDobeckatoldtheCouncil. TU "belly up for a couple of Depending on the spot, itmight negotiation (on upgrading the within 200 feet of Oakbend "I'm kind of against it one way million" on the cos|. Robertson be worth 25-cents to $2.50 per Sandy l~ake Road poles.)" He homes. She argued that the or the other," to the applause suggested a plan whereby City foot to the City, whereas it said the Council's directive was entire subdivision would be and laughter of the audience. savings on Sandy Lake Road could be worth $5.00 per foot to "do whatever necessary to affected and added that it was Mayor Tom Morton told modi~cationswouldhelpoffset to TU to replace it, he said. prevent the expansion and "ludicrot, s to think of paying the audience that TU had the relocation costs. Following the Counci!'s upgrade of poles along Sandy for TU to bury these cables." right to double the voltage on To groans from the decision to oppose altogether Lake, and he has already She asked to Council to its current line "with only 30 audience, TU spokesman King the Sandy 1,ake Road scheduled a meeting with the consider options in "fighting days notice to the PUC" and told the group, "I'm your upgrading. the Council PUC for next Friday. Witt said that (paying for burying )." that the city could not be contractor. Tell me where you decided to delay consideration if the City is successful with Gary Daniels, president of guaranteed a hearing before the want (the increased voltage). of an agenda item that would designate Sandy Lake Road as CMS West NominatedWendy's Postpones Request In what promised to be aago regarding Univest accomplishing" by approving for National Award ,..o,,..,>... asked the Coppell City Council In otheraction,theCouncil: where the road x~'ill be, said The Texas Education nomination was a direct re- Tuesday night for a .Approved a preliminary plat Councilman Danny Walson. Agency has announced that sult of the "caring attitude continuation until January 24 continued on page 3 Coppell Middle School West that each member of the cam- on its request for a restaurant was one of 27 Texas second- pus staff has towards setting near the corner of Denton Tap Paragon Cable to iN. T$:ISSUE ary schools selected to repre- up students to be successful." and Sand>' Lake Roads. sent Texas for national hon- He also attributed the nomi- A number of residents Feature Council pg. 2.....,,..i.....Letters ors as a Blue Ribbon School. nation to the extra hours that from Chaucer Estates spoke Candidate Debate pg. 4 ...............Business The selection was made based staff members put into pro- nevertheless in opposition to pg, $-lO....Community upon the philosophy of the viding many extra opportu- the proposal, saying that it was school, the variety of pro- nities for students. not the type of development Paragon Cable will feature pg~ 12,13:.,..:.,~_.¥dUnteer - ' :::: '. ::40 t es grams that address special in- Representatives from the the>' were told would go in that a forum featuring the two City !~-14-!&..,...,Sehoois dividual needs of students, as school will be honored in area. Council candidates, Chuck well as the emphasis placed Austin, Texas at the end or City Manager Jim W'itt said Sturges and Walter Pettijohn. !lg.- on providing a challenging January to receive this recog- Wednesday that the Council is in the special election January pg. 22 ..........Chl8si~eds curriculum. nition. Meanswhile school having to concern itself with 21 to fill the seat vacated by Flo pg. :13 ...........Directory CMSWestPfineipalVem staff is busily preparing for obligations of a contract the Stahlv. To be moderated for 24 ................Dining Edin says he believes the national consideration. City entered into man>' >,ears ' continued on page 3 Pg'