Government
BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO & CONNOR PITTMAN
Grapevine council OKs 17-unit townhome plan A block of townhomes is coming to Grapevine after a request for a transit district overlay was approved for a 1-acre property near the intersec- tion of Jean Street and East Nash Street. Grapevine City Council approved the overlay for a 17-unit townhome development during its April 16 meeting. A stipulation that the development must be townhomes and incorporate submitted design documents was also included as a condi- tion of approval. Two-minute impact Richard Giberson, a representative of the property owner and developer Berry, Jean & Nash, LLC, said the proposed upscale townhome development provides needed urban residential options, especially given a nearby apartment com- plex. Director of Planning Services Erica Marohnic said the developer planned to tear down the four
Changes proposed for Christmas Capital Grapevine city sta made several rec- ommendations for changes to the Carol of Lights and drone shows to City Council during an April 2 work session. The overview City Manager Bruno Rumbelow said city sta have focused on improving these main events that are part of the Christmas Capital of Texas festivities. • Updates to the Carol of Lights include making the area easier to navigate by pre- venting crowding along Main Street and moving programming into nearby areas. • Changes for the drone shows include hosting the performances on a di erent night of the week and reducing the number of shows.
A transit district overlay was approved for a 17-unit townhome project during an April 16 council meeting.
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existing residential structures on the property. All townhomes in the development will be four stories tall and surround a courtyard, according to city documents. Per the developer’s website, units will have up to ve bedrooms, a two-car garage and a private terrace. Giberson said he is hopeful to break ground on the project later this year, adding that it could take around two years to complete the project.
County to use prenumbered ballots in November Tarrant County is shifting to prenumbered ballots for the Nov. 5 elections following a county election board vote April 2. The details Currently the county purchases blank ballot
Changing ballots Prenumbered ballots will have added costs.
ballot a random serial number linked to the machine that can be tracked through the voting process. With the change, election judges will send county ballots to polling locations prenumbered and preshu ed. Poll workers will then lay them out on tables for voter selection, Ludwig said. These ballots will still receive the unique identi er when run through the voting machines. Unused ballots are unable to be reused in future elections.
Blank paper ballots: $290* Prenumbered ballots: $320* Number of registered Tarrant County voters: 1.3M Approximate cost di erence: $39,000
paper, Elections Administrator Clint Ludwig told commissioners April 2. Voters then insert the ballot paper into the voting machine, which assigns each
*COST PER 1,000 BALLOTS
SOURCE: TARRANT COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT
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