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~t'The city council approved the intent to issue bonds for two land
pchases in the North Lake area at the Aug. 12 city council meet-
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:,' The bonds, also titled certificates of obligation Series 2008A,
.. approved to not exceed $20 million for 832.8 acres of land
1Iiile the second part, Series 2008 B, was approved to not exceed
'lIft'million for the acquisition of approximately 108 acres of land.
fFAccording to City Manager Jim Witt, Luminant Energy, a sub-
,~ of Energy Future Holdings, notified the city of Coppell that
E' - northeastern part of the North Lake property was for sale in late
.," e. The approved funds are a starting process for the city to
. orne a successful bidder for the land.
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Council agrees to intent of bond issuance
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Witt stressed to the council
and public that nothing has
been finalized. The "certifi-
cates" are only meant to inform
the public that the city intends
to try to bid for the land.
"This is not a binding resolu-
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lion," Witt said. "This is not a
deal."
He explained that the coun-
cil only voted to put out a notice
of intent to get bonds to pur-
chase the property. It was in no
way an approval for bonds. The
city is free to withdraw issuance
at any time.
The procedure is for the city
administration to have the
intent in print two weeks before
the official approval date. It
must list how much money is
being used and what it is for.
Although there is no definite
idea for what they want to use
the land for, Witt said a few pos-
sibilities have already been dis-
cussed such as cultivating the
area as a utility infrastructure.
There have been suggestions
that the lake be made into a
water source for a water treat-
ment-type area.
He also added that the plant
located on the property, owned
by Luminat Power, will most
likely be taken down in the next
decade which would free up
oplions on what to do with the
lake.
Witt said Luminant Energy
hasn't set a definite date for
bids, but he said now's the lime
to be prepared for whatever
Luminant Energy has to throw
at them. He did say that another
entity was also interested in the
land.
"Tonight was strictly starting
the process," Witt said. "If we
don't start it, we won't have
money in time to close on the
property. "
However, not everyone
thinks purchasing the property
would benefit anything or any-
one. Although Witt did not name
the other interested potential
bidder, one citizen already
summed up who it could be.
"It strikes me as an exceed-
ingly bad idea," said Patrick
Kernan, a resident of Coppell
for 21 years at the meeting. "It
seems like a waste of money.
My impression is that they're
doing this just because Crow-
Billingsley is doing this."
Crow-Billingsley and the city
of Coppell have disputed over
the North Lake zoning for some
time.
"The fear is that Billingsley is
going to build something at
Cypress Waters that they're not
going to like," Kernan said.
New teachers attend orientation
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the new teachers with highlights such as the Education Foundation
banquet that takes place later this year.
After the breakfast was over, teachers and administrators left to
attend the orientation session for the day. Many new teachers felt
enthusiastic about working in Coppell. Meredith Johnston enters
her seventh year of teaching and it is her first time instructing at
CISD. She previously taught in the Birdville Independent School
District.
"I moved, and it was a great district," Johnston said.
Joining Johnston in the first-time-teaching-in-Coppell category is
Megan Ritzel. She has taught for five years and will teach second
grade teacher at Wilson Elementary. Ritzel lives in Dallas with her
husband who graduated from Coppell High School (CHS) jn 1994.
She learned what the district had to offer through him.
"I knew it was a wonderful district, and I wanted to join their
team of excellence," Ritzel said.
If CISD is a tree of knowledge, than the apple does not fall too
far from it. Just as fresh faces come from other districts so do for-
mer faces from the classroom. Marly Natherson, CHS class of 2004,
enters her first year of teaching in CISD. She graduated from the
University of Texas in Austin and is happy to be back at the school
district that she grew up in.
"It was just an opportunity that opened up, and the more I
thought about it, the more I realized how great it was to be a stu-
dent," Natherson said. "It was the perfect district to teach."
Instructors who named as the district's "Elementary and
Secondary Teachers of the Year for CISD" also spoke to the crowd
since they have been in the newcomer's shoes before.
Malachi Ewbank, fifth-grade teacher at Cottonwood Creek
Elementary, said the parents' "hovering" support was refreshing
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anunymUU:5 uonor orfered ~o
match "dollar for dollar" r what-
ever they could raise. Instead of
500, they would be able to send
1,000 flashlights. The additional
500 flashlights would go to the
Citizens Foundation, a non-prof-
it organization that builds edu-
cational institutions in the
Pakistan area. The foundation
would then give one flashlight
per child, but now, they need to
raise money for shipping prices
since it would cost up to $1 per
flashlight to send overseas.
The goal is to have the light
packages sent sometime in
August because soon the roads
will close in Kashmir as the
snow in the mountain region
isn't ideal for vehicles.
Even though the two girls
don't have a problem with elec-
tricity, they have already put the
l1ashlights to good use. Both
students use the BoGo lights
frequently.
"It saves the electricity bills,"
Omar said.
To further shed light on cul-
tural understanding, the second
part of their project is a letter-
writing activity where Coppell
ijigh School (CHS) students will
send letters to Kashmir schools
to promote cross-cultural com-
munication.
"Students will learn there are
little differences between each
other," Ananth said. "We just
live differently."
"We're global citizens, not
just CoppeJl citizens," Omar
said.
Bridge of Lights is not the
only cultural project that
Ananth and Omar are a part of.
Both scouts are members of the
Heritage Club at CHS.
According to Ananth, "the club
is about people learning about
other people."
For information about the
project, go to www.bridge-
oflights.com, or to make a con-
tribution mail to Bridge of
Lights at 610 Prestwick Court,
Coppell, Texas 75019.
{,912-422-SEll
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