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CISD Okays' Final
North Lake Settlelllent
-All Parties Could Sign Today
By Jane Moore
Coppell ISD Board mem-
bers on Monday approved sev-
eral resolutions related to prop-
erty at North Lake, paving the
way for possible signings todflY ,
by all parties on a formal settle-
ment agreement that ends years
ofIitigation involving the School
District, City, a developer and
even the City of Dallas,
School Board members au-
thorized signing of a more spe-
cific version of the original gen-
eral agreement signed about a
month ag9,according to Sid
Grant, CISD assistant superin-
tendent of business and support
services, who has' been im-
mersed in the North Lake issue
for years.
"This final settlement agree-
ment has taken the terms of that
(original) agreement and tried
putting in enough details to cover
. all the bases for all parties.:. it's
a more complex version of the
original agreement," Grant said.
The Board also fOrmally au-
thorized the purchase of four
tracts of land on the North Lake
property, and if all parties sign
today, CISD will immediately
purchase 82 acres from Billings-
ley Company. That purchase will
include a 70-acre high school
site and a 12-acre elementary
site, and is part of the 122 acres
CISD will purchase under terms
of the settlement. The School
District will also purchase two
20~acre sites from Luminant
Generation ComNny. CISD ex-
pects to buy the additional 40
acres by the end of October.
see NORTH LAKE on page 19
25t~ 'National Night Out'
to b'e Celebrated October 7
By Haley Moore
The City of Coppell along
with the State of Texas will cel-
ebrate National Night Out on
Tuesday, October 7. National
Night Out (NNO) is a natiomil
program that encourages neigh-
borhoods to hold block parties
where nei2"hbors can come ont-
party contest with awards for the
best spirit, best theme, and the
party with the most attendance.
Neighborhoods that are selected
as winners receive a "2008
Block Party Winner" street sign
for their neighborhood. Every
block party helps local law en-
forcement make streets and
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PAGE 19
NORTH LAKE
from page 1
Costs associated with the settle-
ment should be available next week
if all parties sign off on Friday,
City Council members sched-
uled a special meeting,' Thursday
night that included an executive
session that could pave the way for
dismissal of its lawsuits regarding
the matter so that final settlement
signing could proceed. The deal
includes 475 acres (including lake
acreage) for the City, and the devel-
oper, Billingsley, will get about 843
acres. Although most of the land lies
in CISD attendance zones, it is ac-
tually part of the City of Dallas and
. was originally the site of a Dallas
Power and Light electrical plant.
Billingsley bought some of the prop-
erty from TXU several years ago.
When Dallas City Council approved
Billingsley's request for high-den-
sityJresidential zoning, it led to the
legal battle that the settlement will
finally resolve.
Council to Hold I
Special Meetings
City Council members will'
meet Saturday, October 4, at the,
DFW Marriott in Irving for a ree
treat that includes a leadership
and strategic planning work-
shop related to the Coppe1l2030
vision for the future. _
The Council also held a
special meeting October2 that
included a board and commis-
sion orientation, and an execu-
tive session thllt inp.h,,'lp.rllp'p:ll