April 1 Thoughts on Lewisville Council

Nothing foolish about this first Monday.  We worked through two large projects that while not splashy and dramatic will have long reaching effects on the City. I also was honored to throw out the first pitch for the Lewisville Baseball Association. LBA has been running baseball leagues for over fifty years and has over 700 [...]

February 4th Thoughts on Council

Lots of catch up this week, the retreat was the 7th-9th and will get its own post over the weekend. Capital Improvement The Timber Creek Lift station is a major piece of our waste water treatment system and will help the city deal with growth on the East side for many years to come. Due [...]

January 7th Thoughts on Council

Accessory buildings kicked off the workshop, sheds in other words. Council basically approved some limitations to quantity of accessory buildings based on lot size, as well as the size of a shed before it needed a permit. Our existing ordinance allowed homes to basically put as many sheds on the property as could fit. The [...]

9/19/11 Meeting Recap

Council began with a tribute to Mayor Pro Tem David Thornhill and a presentation to his family from the City.  It was quite moving.  I’m glad I got to know David over the past few years. We then reviewed the consent agenda which consisted of approving minutes from last meeting, approval of a one year [...]

12/20/10 Meeting Liveblog

Welcome to the last meeting for the year.  The Local Government Corporation (made of 5 of the Council) is discussing a Rule 37 (where the gas and oil producers can take the minerals of property that hasn’t responded to requests to extract minerals).  A part of the City’s property didn’t respond to Titan drilling and [...]