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SERVING COPPELL, VALLEY RANCH AND HACKBERRY CREEK SINCE 19
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Two City RoadsG.et
Reconstruction Okay
By Jean Murph
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According to Coppell City
Council action Tuesday night,
two roads will soon undergo re-
construction. The City awarded
a bid in the amount of
$100,221.75, budgeted in the In-
frastructure Maintenance Fund,
for reconstruction of Kimbel
Kourt, in northeast <;:oppe1l. The
bid was awarded to Jim Bow-
man Construction Company.
The Council also agreed to
close South Coppell Road begin-
ning in mid-July to through traf-
fic from 400 feet south of Bethel
Road to Southwestern Boule-
vard to facilitate reconstruction
of that section of South Coppell
Road. City Engineer Ken Grif-
fin said that closing the road al-
together would result in a
$40,OOO-plus savings in recon-
struction cost.
The project consists of the re-
construction of the existing two-
lane asphalt road to a concrete
roadway, on-street parking along
a portion of the road, and storm
drain improvements. The project
is slated to be complete in the
spring of201O.
For questions or additional in- .
formation on the South Coppell
Road project, contact Rick
O'Dell, construction inspector, at
972-304-7090 or the City Engi-
neering Department at 972-304-
3679.
In other action, the Council:
-Approved a resolution granting
a variance of 300 feet to
Walgreen Co. from the 300-foot
prohibited requirement to a busi-
ness selling or offering for sale.
see COUNCIL on page 15
Roberto Gets Repair Reprieve
Old Coppell Concept Pla'n Due in August
By Jean Murph
The Coppell City Council
Tuesday agreed to allow
Roberto Beas to extend his
lease at Beas Automotive Re-
pair in old downtown until July
31,2009, The large garage was
part of an eminent domain pro-
ceeding and now belongs to the
City. The building will soon be
demolished, along withCoppell
Auto Center, for City develop-
rnp>nt "IlrT"'\nC'noC'
explained that the City was ad-
dressing environmental issues on
the property, and the action would
"give Beas more time to relocate
his garage. He will not be in our
way." The City has helped pro-
vide lease suggestions to Beas,
according to Mindi Hurley, City
Economic Dev~lopment director.
Phillips also announced that
the City would bring forward an
old Coppell Concept Plan during
a regular meeting in August to
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By Ashley Attanucci and
Jean Murph
Many of us may not real-
ize that only a few miles from -
Coppelllies the world's larg-
est collection of original paint-
ings by the famed American
illustrator Norman Rockwell.
The paintings are but one of
many attractions at the presti-
gious National Scouting Mu-'
seum, located in Irving at 1329
W. Walnut Hill Lane.
Rockwell's career with the
Boy Scouts of America (BSA) .
b~gan in 1912. Hee !Vas .o.Ply
18 years old and began as. an
illustrator. He remained a sala-
see ROCKWELL on page 15
Grand Opening of
Memorial Center,
Chapel is Saturday
Citzens are invited to the
Grand Opening and Family
Day at Rolling Oaks Memo-
rial Center and Restland
Coppell Chapel tomorrow on
Saturday, July 18, from 10:00
a.m. to noon.
The event will include re-
freshments, music, tours and
gifts. Local librarians will tell
stories and there will be crafts
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CISD Taxpay(
breathe a sigh of reliel
after School' Board'
agreed ~~>Iiday to hole
election to increase tl:
District's maintenanC(
. erations tax rate by I
cents.
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economy, I think we sh
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