Thoughts on Lewisville’s 2013 City Council Retreat

The annual retreat basically sets the strategic agenda for the coming year for the city. Much of what we do is operational in nature, budgets, large purchases, contracts. The retreat brings into focus the meatier, long-term goals for the city, which is contentious at times. This year was no different. There was excellent discussion, incredible [...]

8/15/11 Meeting Recap

Heather Goodwin has a great summary of Monday’s Council meeting here.  The biggest bit of news was Titan’s withdrawal of their request for the City to give approval for drilling within 500 ft of a protected use (Memorial Park). One bit of confusion in all of this that pops up is ‘The company paid X to the City, [...]

8/1/11 Meeting Recap

Apologies for the radio silence, it’s been a bit hectic around the ranch this month.  And by ranch I mean the single story home on a quarter acre that I live in. First up, you’ll hear me bemoan participation in Lewisville on a general level, however, this month put that thinking aside, if only for [...]

7/11/11 Meeting Recap

Last night’s meeting was exactly why I ran for office.  Thrills, political intrigue, staying up past my bedtime.  Ok, maybe not so much of the first two, but the late night discussing economic development was good. Council approved Councilman David Thornhill to take on the role of Mayor Pro Tem, and Rudy Durham to take [...]

Run-off Wrap-up for July 18 Election

So far it has been one of the best Father’s Day Weekends I can remember.  Congratulations to Mr. Leroy Vaughn for winning the runoff, and more importantly, thank you Lewisville for coming out to vote and for all the hard work that went into these campaigns.  Now comes the work of listening and implementing policy.  [...]