Coppell Gazette (Coppell, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Page: 2 of 12
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COPPELL GAZETTE i WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011
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City names new chief
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until the March 8 city
council meeting.
Appointments to the
Coppell Economic Develop-
ment Foundation for a one-
year term were discussed.
Each year, the city coun-
cil appoints five members
from the Economic Devel-
opment Committee to serve
one-year terms on the Cop-
pell Economic Develop-
ment Foundation. The
nominees recommended by
the committee for 2011 are
Bill Rohloff, Gary Roden,
Kenneth Luttmer, James
Walker and Matt Hall.
The city council ap-
proved the recommenda-
tion by a 7-0 vote.
Finally, the city council
approved an economic de-
velopment agreement by
and between the city of
Coppell and Uline Inc.
The Coppell Economic
Development Committee
unanimously approved the
request for an economic de-
velopment agreement
made by Uline. Uline had a
sales tax rebate with the
city in the past, but the for-
mer agreement expired on
Dec. 31, 2009.
The new agreement will
be in effect for Uline’s new
location at 980 Bethel
Road. The agreement has a
duration of 10 years with
the terms of a 60 percent
rebate of the city’s 1 per-
cent sales tax for years 1-6
and a 50 percent rebate of
the city’s 1 percent sales
tax for years 7-10.
“This new economic de-
velopment agreement is
serving to help retain a
valuable corporate citizen
in the city of Coppell,” said
Mindi Hurley, economic de-
velopment coordinator.
“Uline will be vacating
their current buildings due
to their recent growth and
expected continued growth
over the next 10 years.”
The council approved
the agreement by a 7-0
vote.
JAMES ROTH
Mayor involved in hit-
and-run investigation
jroth@acnpapers.com
The Irving Police De-
partment is still investi-
gating an incident
involving Coppell Mayor
Doug Stover that took
place Wednesday night.
At about 7:25 p.m.,
Irving police responded
to an accident at the in-
tersection of MacArthur
Boulevard and Cowboys
Parkway. While driving
to the scene, officers
were told that the vehi-
cle involved in the acci-
dent had left the scene.
Officers located and
stopped the vehicle as it
was entering IH 635. The
driver was identified as
Stover.
Police say that alcohol
was not a factor.
A construction crew
was working on road re-
pairs at the intersection
during the time of the in-
cident. One of the con-
struction workers
claimed he was hit by
Stover’s vehicle. Police
say the worker was not
seriously injured.
“Last night I passed a
road construction crew
using a lane that had
been opened by a worker.
Claims have been made
that my car made contact
with one or two of the
workers. Nothing like
that ever occurred,”
Stover said. “I was later
stopped and questioned
by the Irving police and
have been open and coop-
erative in describing
what really happened
and will continue to aid
them in their investiga-
tion of this matter.”
The city of Coppell re-
leased a statement con-
firming that the mayor
was involved in an acci-
dent but has declined to
issue further comment.
John Argumaniz,
spokesperson for Irving
Police, said there have
been different descrip-
tions of what took place
and the case has been
turned over to investiga-
tors.
“Our investigators are
interviewing and talking
to everyone involved in
the incident,” said John
Argumaniz, public infor-
Mayor Doug Stover
mation officer for Irving.
“As of now, we do not
have any updates as the
incident is still under in-
vestigation. There is no
timetable, we want to
make sure we do a com-
plete and through inves-
tigation.”
Heat streak alls short of record
BILL CONRAD
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North Texans got a brief
reprieve from the Texas
heat Friday, when the high
temperature failed to top
the century mark for the
first time in more than a
month.
The streak of 40 consec-
utive 100-degree days
ended, leaving North Texas
two days shy of topping the
42-day streak set in 1980.
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streak, meteorologists say
abnormally high tempera-
tures are not going any-
where.
“We should still expect
our temperatures to be
above normal,” said John
Lake, a meteorologist with
the National Weather Ser-
vice’s Fort Worth office.
“The Climate Prediction
Center releases climate
outlooks about what temps
are expected to be, and
they have us having above-
normal temperatures for
the next 30-90 days.”
Lake said the higher
temperatures this summer
were partially due to La
Nina in the Pacific Ocean
last winter, when cooler-
than-normal water temper-
atures were present. That
caused late spring to be
drier than normal, result-
ing in summer beginning
with less moisture in the
ground. Regardless of the
water temperatures in the
Pacific, Lake said the main
cause of our hot weather is
much closer to home.
“The real reason for the
hot temperatures is an
upper level high pressure
ridge that has settled over
us all summer,” he said.
“This causes the hot and
dry air to descend and pre-
vents cloud cover.”
On Friday when tem-
peratures were lower, Lake
said the high pressure area
was weaker and allowed
cloud cover to encompass
much of the Metroplex.
“The hottest part of day
is between 4-5 p.m. and the
daily warming cycle was in-
terrupted by the clouds,”
Lake said.
The hot weather has
caused the Salvation Army
to open 15 cooling stations
throughout DFW, including
one at 3528 E. 14th Street
in East Plano.
“It is a matter of public
health,” said Patrick Patey,
a spokesman for the Salva-
tion Army. “Sometimes the
poorest people are among
the most vulnerable. Two
things we focus on at the
stations are hydration and
air conditioning. The sta-
tion in Plano averages 10-
20 visitors per day.”
Patey said people often
may not recognize that
their body is entering the
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severe dehydration.
It is not just people who
work in the heat that may
need to visit the cooling
stations, Patey said. He
said some people either
don’t have air conditioners
or don’t run them because
of monetary reasons. In
these cases, Patey said the
Salvation Army is there to
assist.
Customers who are hav-
ing trouble paying their
electrical bill may qualify
for assistance through their
provider. One company
that has an assistance pro-
gram is Direct Energy.
“Direct Energy realizes
the importance of helping
customers who are strug-
gling to pay those electric-
ity bills,” said Jim Steffes,
vice president. “Through its
Neighbor-to-Neighbor pro-
gram, Direct Energy pro-
vides recourse for them as
the hottest month of the
year is upon us.”
Companies such as TXU
and Reliant offer similar
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