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 [...]

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 [...]

November 9th Thoughts on Council

Workshop this week was a comprehensive history and update on I-35 as asked for by the Mayor. The summary: 4.2 billion dollar project has 1.2 billion in cash. The middle will be built first to prove there is revenue from tolls to help build the expanded bridge to the North and to connect up with [...]

Thoughts on August 6th Council Meeting

Clear Channel approached the city to re-engineer their signage along I-35. Seven of their twelve signs are in the I-35 right of way. Instead of replacing those signs, they’ve proposed two new digital boards on SH121 near I-35, the removal of four short boards on SH121, keeping three traditional billboards in the current I-35 path [...]

Thoughts on Lewisville Council April 2nd and April 17th

Things at Council have been quiet and I’ve fallen behind in my posts so here’s finally a catch up post. April 2nd Capital Improvements The council approved funding for design and community branding on the I-35 corridor over and under passes in the amount of $110,000.  These are the embellishment you see in other communities [...]