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 [...]

June 18th Council Thoughts

After recovering from the plague during the last week of June it’s time to update the blog and knock down a few thoughts on the last couple of council meetings.  First up, all the items covered during council excluding the updated Smoking Ordinance which I’ll cover in the July 2nd review. Economic Development Council approved [...]

10/18/10 Meeting Liveblog

It’s 5:45 and here we go!  First up is an overview and update on the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) plan around the light rail station and the Mill St. Corridor development plan.  This is being reviewed so that once the council approves the plan the city staff can begin applying for development grants.  The plan has several options [...]