CITY & COUNTY
News from Grapevine, Southlake & Colleyville
MEETINGS WE COVER Colleyville City Council Will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 21, March 7100 Main St., Colleyville www.colleyville.com Grapevine City Council Will meet at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, March 7 | 200 S. Main St., Grapevine www.grapevinetexas.gov Southlake City Council Will meet at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 21, March 7 | 1400 Main St., Southlake www.cityofsouthlake.com Tarrant County Commissioners Court Will meet at 10 a.m. Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28 100 E. Weatherford, Fort Worth www.tarrantcounty.com HIGHLIGHTS GRAPEVINE The 41st annual Grapevine Fourth of July reworks show will see an 18% increase in funding for 2023. The City Council approved a contract with Illumination Fireworks from Carrollton during a Dec. 6 meeting for the 2023 show that will be held over Lake Grapevine. The 2023 show has an approved contract to not exceed $65,200—18% more than the contract for the 2022 show. The money is from the convention and visitor bureau fund.
Digital split- ap monument sign coming to Grapevine Main
Candidacy ling opens in Grapevine, Colleyville, Southlake
Revamped changes to Mach 1800 o ce building approved
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by the city for at least 12 months before the election date, must be a quali ed voter in Texas, and cannot be nancially delinquent to the city, according to the city charter. Council places 1 and 6 will be on the ballot in Southlake. Both seats’ terms are three years. Place 1 is held by Kathy Talley, and Randy William- son holds Place 6. Eligible candidates for Southlake must be at least 21 years old, be a quali ed voter of the city and have resided in the corporate limits of the city for at least 12 months preceding the election, according to the city charter. Candidates cannot le for more than one o ce or position per election. More information on each city’s election can be found on their respective websites. The o ce of the city secretary for each city is responsible for conduct- ing the election. It coordinates with Tarrant County elections for local, state and federal elections.
double sided. The sign will be digital, but he said it will operate as a split- ap display with changing numbers and letters similar to ones used in train stations. The sign will also be constructed with red brick similar to Grapevine Main. The sign will display information about the restaurants in Harvest Hall or events happening in the building. Grapevine Main Station was constructed as part of the TEXRail commuter rail project and houses Hotel Vin, Harvest Hall and the music venue Third Rail.
UP FOR ELECTION The following city council seats will be voted on during the May 6 election.
TARRANT COUNTY Residents of Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake interested in City Council spots can le for candidacy in their respective cities now through Feb. 17. Early voting will begin April 24 with election day May 6. Grapevine City Council seats for places 5 and 6—both three-year terms—will be on the ballot for the city. Place 5 is held by Chris Coy, and Place 6 is held by Du O’Dell. Eligible candidates for Grapevine must have been a resident of the city for at least six months prior to the election date, be a registered voter in Texas and not be indebted to the city. Places 3 and 4 in Colleyville are up for election. Both seats are three- year terms. Place 3 is held by Kathy Wheat, and Place 4 is held by George Dodson. Eligible candidates for Colleyville must have been a resident of the city or an incorporated area annexed
GRAPEVINE A new sign, stylized as a vintage split- ap design seen in railway stations, will be built near Grapevine Main Station. Grapevine City Council unani- mously approved the monument sign at its Jan. 17 meeting. It will be located near Grapevine Main along East Dallas Road. Planning Services Director Erica Marohnic said the sign will be 6 feet tall and 10 feet wide. Mitch Johnson, director of oper- ations at Harvest Hall, said the sign will have changeable copy and will be
BY CODY THORN
SOUTHLAKE The City Council approved a variance change during the Jan. 3 meeting. The variance is for Mach 1800, an o ce building located at 1800 E. Hwy. 114. The building owners went before the council in early 2022 for a variance, but a revamped plan was presented in the Dec. 6 meet. A public hearing was held on that date with no one objecting. The building owners will redo the entrance with a mix of stucco and wood beams on the south entrances that face the highway.
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The Grapevine Main sign will be located along East Dallas Road.
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Places 5 and 6 (respectively held by Chris Coy and Du O’Dell)
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Southlake Places 3 and 4 (respectively held by Kathy Wheat and George Dodson)
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Council approves 60-foot, V-shaped billboard for SH 121
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during the Jan. 17 meeting. The council approved the motion 7-0 with conditions, one of which is council will approve the billboard again before construction starts.
The V-shaped billboard will have two sides facing tra c on SH 121, while a third side will face toward Colleyville Heritage High School. The digital sign will
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COLLEYVILLE A 60-foot billboard will be coming to SH 121 in Colleyville after the council approved a variance for property located at 5312 SH 121
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have a 64-second loop of advertisements for eight seconds each, and the city will get one of those spots.
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EULESS 900 E Harwood Rd (817) 545-2184
BEDFORD 1520 Airport Fwy (817) 508-4490
KELLER 101 Keller Smithfield Rd S (817) 482-8295
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