Coppell Gazette (Coppell, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Page: 1 of 12
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VOLUME 30, NO. 23
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011
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2011: Year In Review
Old Town to begin
construction
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Project plans for Old Coppell. The city looks to bring in multiple restaurants and retail stores to the
area.
JAMES ROTH
jroth@acnpapers.com
It has been in the works
for years and now it is finally
ready to begin as the city of
Coppell looks to begin con-
struction on Old Coppell this
week.
The new look of Old Town
Coppell is a part of the city’s
2030 plan. The construction
will add restaurants, busi-
nesses, a new town square, a
splash pad and patio homes
for residents.
Old Coppell will be lo-
cated at the southwest cor-
ner of Bethel Road and S.
Coppell Road. The city is
currently in development
with a private contractor
who will help bring the
buildings and structures to
life.
“Our contractor is really
looking to bring a lot to the
area. From a splash pad
water feature, where chil-
dren can play, to patio homes
for empty-nesters,” said
Keith Marvin, project engi-
neer for the city of Coppell.
“It is going to have a lot to
offer and bring a lot of life to
the area.”
The city also looks to
bring in multiple restau-
rants and retail stores to res-
idents as they drive into Old
Town.
“Restaurants will be lo-
cated at the intersection of
Houston Street and Main
Street,” Marvin said. “As
residents come into Old Cop-
pell it will be one of the first
things they see.”
Marvin said it is still too
early to say what type of
restaurants or retail stores
will be placed in Old Coppell.
However, they will try to put
in quality restaurants that
will compliment the sur-
rounding area.
Sharon Logan, public in-
formations officer for the city
of Coppell, said this has been
a major goal for the Coppell
City Council. The city is
wanting to make Old Town a
focal point for the city and a
place that will bring people
to the city.
“The council wants this
area to be a place that pre-
serves the city’s history,” she
said. “We would like the area
to be an attraction that will
bring residents from Coppell
and surrounding cities to our
community to see what we
have to offer.”
The city recently moved
the Coppell Farmers Market
just south of where Old
Town will be built. Logan
said the new construction
will add to the appeal of the
Coppell Farmers Market as
well as that of the other
business that will occupy
that space in the future.
“With multiple retail,
restaurants and living, we
are looking to have action
out there all the time,”
Logan said.
Marvin said the city has
350 calendar days to finish
the roads in Old Town.
Within that period of time,
Marvin said the developer
will start to build some of
the patio homes.
“I would expect for our
developer to go vertical on
houses in the late summer of
2012,” he said. “There is a
chance to have residents liv-
ing out there by Christmas
of next year.”
Marvin and Logan said
realistically the city will not
see restaurants built in the
area for another 18 months
to two years because the con-
tractor will want to see traf-
fic around the area.
“It will still be at least
five years to see everything
completely built out around
the area,” Marvin said. “It is
still very exciting to be start-
ing the process.”
Marvin said city workers
have already begun doing
utility work around the area
and the process has begun.
“There will be traffic de-
lays in areas, and we want
people to be aware of that,”
he said. “Our residents will
have to deal with some of
these construction delays for
90 days.”
For information about the
construction of Old Coppell,
go to www.coppelltx.gov/en-
gineering-main.
Tristan sworn in as new
Coppell police chie
JIM KILPATRICK
jkilpatrick@acnpapers.com
Macario Tristan Jr. was
sworn in as the new Coppell
police chief at the Jan. 25
city council meeting.
Tristan took the oath of
office from Mayor Doug
Stover before a crowd that
included family members in
the council chambers.
“I want to thank everyone
involved in the selection
process for the police chief,”
Tristan said. “I want the cit-
izens of Coppell to know the
search was extensive.”
Tristan was proud to take
the position of chief.
“I had a vision of the ideal
city where I would like to
work,” Tristan said. “When
the position at Coppell
opened up, it far exceeded
my expectations.”
JIM KILPATRICK/STAFF PHOTO
Mayor Doug Stover swears in Macario Tristan Jr. as the new Cop-
pell police chief during the city council meeting Jan. 2.
The council also held two Line Road and the proposed
public hearings. extension of Dividend Drive.
The first was to consider The site plan would allow
a rezoning charge requested a 4,900-square-foot conven-
by QuikTrip on 2.03 acres of ience store with an eight gas
land located at the north- pump island,
west corner of South Belt This hearing was contin-
ued from the Jan. 11 council
meeting.
The council passed the
change by a 6-0 vote with
one abstention.
The second public hear-
ing was to seek approval of
the proposed comprehensive
land use plan.
The Planning Commis-
sion unanimously recom-
mended approval of the
proposed plan 6-0.
However, after listening
to the plan, the council de-
cided that more time was
needed by the council to re-
view the plan, and the pub-
lic hearing was continued
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