Keller - Roanoke - Northeast Fort Worth - August 2022

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Fort Worth City Council Meets at 6 p.m. Sept. 6, 13 and 20, and at 10 a.m. Sept. 27 200 Texas St., Fort Worth www.fortworthtexas.gov Keller City Council Meets at 5 p.m. Sept. 6, 20 1100 Bear Creek Parkway, Keller 500 S. Oak St., Roanoke www.roanoketexas.com Trophy Club Town Council Meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 13, 27 1 Trophy Wood Drive, Trophy Club www.trophyclub.org Westlake Town Council www.cityofkeller.com Roanoke City Council Meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 13, 27 Meets at 5 p.m. Sept. 12, 26 1500 Solana Blvd., Bldg. 7, Ste. 7200, Westlake www.westlake-tx.org Denton County Commissioners Court Meets at 9 a.m. Sept. 13, 20, 27 231 Courthouse Drive, Denton www.dentoncounty.gov Tarrant County Commissioners Court Meets at 10 a.m. Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27 23100 E. Weatherford St., Fort Worth www.tarrantcounty.com Keller ISD Meets at 6 p.m. Sept. 26 350 Keller Parkway, Keller www.kellerisd.net Northwest ISD Meets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12, 26 2001 Texan Drive, Fort Worth www.nisdtx.org MEETINGS WE COVER CITY HIGHLIGHT ROANOKE City Council approved a zoning change to allow for two new hotels on Dallas Drive between Turner Avenue and Hwy. 114. The proposed hotels are Residence Inns by Marriott. One will have 105 rooms, and the other will have 104 rooms, meeting documents showed. The proposed timeline has construction beginning in 2024, documents stated.

Zoning change OK’d at Basswood property

Plan to merge fire departments in Keller, Westlake is called off

BY VALERIE WIGGLESWORTH

FORT WORTH City Council approved a zoning change Aug. 9 on nearly 300 acres to make way for development that would include single-family and multifamily developments, commercial uses and a possible soccer stadium. The property is located east of I-35W, north of Basswood Boulevard, south of Thompson Road and west of Riverside Drive. Travis Clegg, a principal with Peloton Land Solutions, told the council at its Aug. 9 meeting that development at the site has been a long time coming. The proposal changes the zoning to planned development “to have flexibility of uses moving forward,” according to a city memo. Clegg said the project is still in the planning stages.

BY SARA RODIA

FIRE STATIONS The agreement to share services between Keller and Westlake fire departments expired Aug. 1. Keller has three fire stations, and Westlake has one. Keller Fire Station 1 455 Keller Smithfield Road S., Keller Keller Fire Station 2 737 Keller Smithfield Road N., Keller Keller Fire Station 3 1500 Rufe Snow Drive, Keller Westlake Fire Station 2000 Dove Road, Westlake

KELLER, WESTLAKE Officials decided to let an interlocal agree- ment involving a temporary fire department merger expire Aug. 1. Since April 1, 2021, Westlake Fire Chief Richard Whitten has served as the acting chief in Keller as the two cities considered a merger. The goal was to improve services and expand regional response capabil- ities, according to an Aug. 4 city of Keller newsletter. With new members on West- lake’s council and Westlake Town Manager Armand DeGan resigning in July, Keller City Manager Mark Hafner stated this was not the right time to merge. Keller Deputy Fire Chief Shane Gainer is serving as interim chief.

SOURCES: CITY OF KELLER, TOWN OF WESTLAKE/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

County calls $650M bond election

Town Council appoints new member

BY SAMANTHA DOUTY

BY VALERIE WIGGLESWORTH

DENTON COUNTY Commissioners unanimously voted Aug. 16 to call a $650 million bond election for the Nov. 8 ballot. County commissioners have not called for a road improvement bond since 2008. The Nov. 8 ballot items focus on transportation proj- ects. The projects are slated to provide congestion relief and safety improvements, according to county officials. More than 110 projects have been identified to date in all four precincts of Denton County. A list of proposed projects is available at www.dentoncounty.gov. “We wanted to focus this bond election on our roads and bridges, and that’s exactly what we did,” County Judge Andy Eads said.

WESTLAKE Town Council voted Aug. 8 to appoint Tim Shiner to fill a vacancy created with the resignation of Council Member Carol Langdon. Langdon’s resignation was effective Aug. 2, according to a staff memo from the council meeting. She had served on Town Council as well as on the board for the Westlake Academy since 2008, according to a town news release. Town Council opted to fill the seat by appointment and received seven applications. Applicants must have lived in the town for at least 12 months, be a registered voter and pass a criminal background check for the school board position, according to town requirements. Shiner will serve until the town’s next election May 6.

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KELLER - ROANOKE - NORTHEAST FORT WORTH EDITION • AUGUST 2022