Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1998 Page: 2 of 20
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mobile home park.
“We need to think about the
growth of Sanger,” she said.
“You gotta have long-range
plans. You gotta think about what
type of development we’re going
to put out there, because nobody
is going to want to come in there
and put a $250,(XX) home next to
property Zoned as a mobile home
park.
“We need to think about that
type planning when we start
annexing in properties, and we
need to think about the property
that’s new there, how that is
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reason school taxes were so low
is because the school district is
faced with expansion and the
possibility of building more
schools. The lower tax rate, he
said, will allow the school district
to add on to its debt service and
support bonds, eventually
bringing the school tax rate in
line with other school districts
which have already begun to
build new schools.
“Does Sanger want to grow
or not?” he asked. “These are all
growing pain issues,” he said of
the comments made at the
meeting.
Sanger, he said, will be
forced to address such issues as
growth continues north. If the
city were to annex the land, he
added, then it would be able to
have a say-so over the project and
would be able to create
restrictions and guidelines that
could ease the concerns of some
of the citizens.
“I think it will produce a
community that the city of
Sanger can be proud of,” he said.
No action was taken on
annexation. According to Mayor
Pro Tern Jerry Jenkins, the items
is scheduled for a vote Monday,
Nov. 2.
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“Job applicants are falling into four
distinct categories: beginning, intermediate,
advanced and flakes"
“Growing pains” - the term is used frequently
now in relation to the growth Sanger is
experiencing.
It is used at school board meetings and at City
Council meetings. It is used by those who would
like to establish homes and businesses in Sanger,
and it is used by those who already live and work in
Sanger.
Well, it’s time somebody did something about
those growing pains. It’s time the city, the Chamber
of Commerce and the school board join forces and
pool their financial resources to fund a community
development study, and take the results of that
study and form impact groups to study the
community’s long-range goals. And, it needs to be
done soon. It needs to be done now, while the
growth is still manageable.
Every week, more and more developers contact
the city about the potential of building in Sanger.
Yet, city officials find it increasing difficult to
answer their queries. Time and time again the
phrases, “We need to look toward the future” or “We
need to think about what kind of businesses we
want in that area” are spoken during Council
meetings.
At Monday night's City Council meeting the
city’s need for more storage space came up for
discussion. As the needs and services the city offers
grow, so does the need for a larger facility. But.
nothing came of the discussion.
Council members discussed moving the police
department to another location, but that would just
be a temporary solution. 'Hie fact of the matter is,
Sanger needs a'new City Hall. *'
Sanger should consider
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best teaching techniques and
having the best teachers. This
school also has maintained a
dress code that is acceptable and
changes with the times. I do
realize that as American citizens
we do have rights, but what
about tradition? What about good
old jeans and a tucked shirt?
I have two boys that are ages
13 anef 15, and they love the
baggy pants and sloppy shirts.
This, 1 guess, is OK for them out
of school, but it seems to me that
to go to school or just drive by
and see these kids in pants that
are so wide at the bottom that
they could easily trip themselves
or someone else is horrible. It
seems that some of the pride of
Sanger ISD is gone. We try to
keep our image clean and then
there are the kids on campus.
• We maintain our curfew
with our kids and abide by the
city rules, then we have those [m
that constantly speak or protest
for their rights, and I am a firm
believer in our rights and do not > I
believe in dictatorship, but I do
believe that the school is a place
for discipline and I do believe
that the school board does have
the right to create and enforce a
neat, clean and appealing dress
code.
If my kids are able to wear
these slotchy (sic) clothes
because all the other kids do,
then I am defeated from the start.
My rights as a.parent are as
important as those who think this
new style is “cool.” I personally
think the child that works hard
in school and presents himself in
a neat, self-caring image is the
“coolest.”
Charlotte O’Dell
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always proud of the fact that
Sanger was a quiet, simple town
to raise a family in. The school
has always been the best and
Well, they can join the club, because until kept up with the times, using the
something is done to solidify the city’s image,
Sanger’s future remains unclear.
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Residents say no
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on population is "better than
having a bunch of growth going
on in town."
Cornell said that he was
against annexing the 91 acres for
any kind of homes.
Likewise, Sanger resident
Shelly Ruland advised the
Council against annexing the
property and zoning it for a
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going to be zoned, because , .
once you put something there,
the other things that come are
going to be similar to what
you’re putting in there now,"
Ruland said.
“And you have to keep that
in mind when you annex in
something,” she continued.
“And, as this town grows, we’re
going to have to be looking
toward the future and decide .on
what type growth we are going •
to have in what areas.”
In defense of his request,
Bryant told the Council that the
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The Sanger Independent School District has
begun examining long-range plans, and it won’t be
long before a bond election is needed to build
additional schools - the result of growing pains.
Why wait until the last minute to deal with
increased growth in Sanger? Deal with it now and
try to control it. Project an image of Sanger as we
would like it to appear to others, and market that
image. Don’t wait for businesses to take an interest
in the city. As a city, Sanger has many marketable
assets - the fact that it is located near the
Dallas/Fort Worth airport, its access to Interstate-
35, its vicinity to Lake Ray Roberts and the fact that
it has a railroad. These things should not be taken
lightly.
What types of businesses do we want in
Sanger? If Sanger residents want a say in this, they
need to start now by encouraging the city, school
board and Chamber to commission a study to see
what businesses would best fit into this community.
After that, serious work needs to be done to attract
such businesses.
It’s almost a given. Start taking Sanger
seriously, and other businesses and industries will 1 have lived in this town for
as well. many years and have always
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professionals throughout the Metroplex. Most of
them wonder about what developments are being
planned in Sanger.
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