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Plans underway for 600 homes
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Vol. 8, No. 21
Tuesday, October 18, 1977
Allen, Texas
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Building permits top $10 million
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To date, permits for 376 homes
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Underdog Eagles ready
for tough Wylie Pirates
Escad rille wins
*1,000 first prize
Water cutoff
date is today
Today is cutoff date for local
water customers who have not
paid their bills, according to city
secretary Juanelle Cooksey.
Bills are due by the 10th and
normal cutoff date is the 14th of
the month.
than the rest of the
combined.
ing flexible with developers who
are trying to meet the housing
needs of potential homeowners.
It was noted that DeSoto has
been inflexible recently with
builders and that construction
there is in a slump.
Norris Reed of Allen Building
Company, the city’s largest cus-
tom homebuilder, spoke in favor
of a 65-foot minimum.
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When the discussion was over,
Enloe made a motion to table the
minimum lot size discussion for
further study. •
In other business, the commis-
sion discussed the possibility of
either a permanent or temporary
surface for Roaring Springs to
Fm 1378 and heard Acker’s
recommendations on increased
size of water mains.
500-foot intervals.
Moseley made the motion that
the plat be approved subject to
the placement of the fire plugs
as requested and Moseley’s mo-
tion carried unanimously.
The proposed lot size change
brought a roomful of developers
to the meeting and all spoke
against mandatory higher lot
widths.
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And 1978 is already shaping up
to be another top building year.
Though Fox and Jacobs is
completing Windridge 2, the
company is expected to build
several hundred homes in Hill-
side 5 and 8 sections next year.
Plans for another 98-lot develop-
ment in Fountain Park have
already received final approval
from both the city council and
planning and zoning commis-
sion.
Price 15*
have been issued in 1977.
Permits have been going in
spurts throughout most of the
year. Allen had 6 permits in
January, 9 in February, 102 in
March, 67 in April, 6 in May, 22
in June, 64 in July, 2 in August
and 3 in September.
Excluding Plano, Allen has
built more than 3 times the
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The Eagle Escadrille of Allen
High School returned home as
Champions of ClassII from the
Parade of Champions Marching
Contest held in the Cotton Bowl
on Monday, October 10.
The Escadrille performed in
preliminary competition at 9:45
a.m. and was selected as one of
three finalists to perform again
that evening. In the finals the
Escadrille outscored second-
-ranking Robinson High School
from Waco and third ranking
Bridgeport High School.
As Champions the Escadrille -
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trophy and $1,000 prize money.
Council faces
heavy agenda
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the first time in Allen’s history.
With some $2,055,000 in
permits already issued in Octo-
ber, the 1977 total for new
construction is $10,065,000. This
compares with last year’s record
of $9.6 million for the year.
Kitty Hawk
"Fly in"set
A special “Fly In” will be
sponsored by members of the
Experimental Aircraft Associ-
ation at Kitty Hawk Sunday.
The “Fly In” will begin shortly
after noon and last until dark,
according to Don Stovall, a
Kitty Hawk resident and EAA
member. Stovall especially en-
courages those who came to see
the “Spirit of St. Louis” replica
land at Kitty Hawk to “come
again.”
He said there’ll be free airplane
rides to those who came to see
the “Spirit” and were disap-
4 pointed when the local visit was
cancelled at the last minute.
There’ll be no charges to anyone
for watching the air show.
Kitty Hawk is located about 2
miles west of Central Express-
way on Stacy Road.
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Finishing at the head of the class once again at the Parade of Champions in Dallas was
the Allen Eagle Escadrille. The unit is made up of the Eagle Band, Tallenettes and Flag
Corps. They won $1,000 for their showmanship at the contest
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It was a real battle Friday night when Allen met Midlothian--as this play indicates
Eagle receiver Greg Duncan had to battle a host of Midlothian defenders on this pass
play.
permits for final construction in
the Windridge 2 addition. In
addition, Allen Building Com-
pany received 3 permits for new
homes in Walden Park.
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passed the $10 million mark for when Fox and Jacobs received 80
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The hard-luck Allen Eagles will again assume the role of underdog
Friday when they meet the Wylie Pirates in Wylie.
But don’t expect anything short of an all-out charge from the
Eagles and a nail-biter of a football game
Though the Eagles have a 2-4 record, 3 of their losses have been by
less than a touchdown. And each of their highly favored opponents
had to go all the way to the wire to beat Allen.
Last week was no exception as Midlothian edged Allen 10-7 (see
related story on page 10.)
Council members face what
could be a complex agenda
Thursday night.
They will arrive early for a 7
p.m. special session with Felix
Smith, city auditor with the firm
of Hendricks, Smith and Ross.
The 1977-78 fiscal year budget
will be their topic.
The regular 7:30 p.m. session at
the Municipal Building starts
with a public hearing on the
proposed budget. All interested
residents are particularly invited
to this session; according to
Mayor Frank Dugger.
Further discussion on a
proposal by Tommy Katz of
Allen to provide local ambulance
service will be discussed. The
city and Katz made a tentative
verbal agreement on the subject
at their previous meeting but the
plan is not yet “set.”
Also on the agenda is a hearing
• on group insurance proposals for
city employees and a discussion
by Harold Meyer on speeding in
the alleys in Walden Park.
Their record isn’t the best but their effort...their effort is that of a
winner. They have been knocked down time and time again and still
they play like a champion. It is easy to play when you are
winning--anyone can do that-but when you are playing your heart
out and losing by 3 or 4 points to superior teams then it is tough.
This team has character and guts.
But the Eagles will really have their hands full Friday night when
But since the 14th fell just they meet cross-county rival Wylie. Wylie is the defending district
before the weekend, the city champ and is unbeaten in district play. A pre-season pick as number
decided to wait until today 6 team in Texas, Wylie has beaten Cedar Hill 15-16 and Midlothian
(Tuesday) to make their usual 23-6.
disconnections. Reconnect fees The Eagle scouting report shows Wylie’s defense is led by defensive
for those whose service is cut off end Jess Corley and linebacker Garth Touchstone The offense has
is $5 during business hours of returning starters in backs Wendell Collins and Wayne Tvson
the city hall and $10 after hours. Quarterback Rock King is a top passer and Touchstone and pu
Also, the customer must pay Collahon are the primary receivers. 5
the bin in full. “Their record speaks for itself,” says Pearce. “They are defending
- Phone number to call for champions and have beaten 2 of the 3 teams they feel like they must
Ereconnection during, am. to5 beat to win the title. They have the ability to go farther in the
Ip.m. weekdays is 727-3336. Af- playoffs than last year. Still, our team would rather play a quality
jter hours, the number to call is team like Wylie. You get better playing the best.”
727-5761. Kickoff time is 8 p.m. at Wylie.
Developers agreed that the be even more reasonable,
housing market is calling for Developers of larger homes
smaller front yards and larger agreed.
back yards. Barney Giles, a Dallas realtor;
Walter Damon of Fox and Ike Harris, part-owner of Foun-
Jacobs ‘ suggested 60-foot by tain Park; and Gary Mantella of
125-foot minimum lot sizes as the Home and Apartment Build-
being more practical for today’s ers Association, all spoke in
housing market. Reese Brown, favor of small width minimums,
also of Fox and Jacobs, said Shepherd, an engineer, noted
60-foot by 110-foot sizes would the importance of a city remain-
| Plans for 2 new housing
I developments in Allen and dis-
- cussion on raising the minimum
| size of lots were main topics at!
J last Monday’s meeting of the .
| Planning and Zoning Commis- ,
I •) sion.
i The developments include a i
I 500-plus housing addition in .
\ Hillside Village and a 98-lot .
( | development in Fountain Park.
If Fox and Jacobs recently
purchased the remainder of un-
developed Hillside residential
I acreage and hope to be building
streets around the first of the
F year, according to Reese Brown,
I who represented the company at
the hearing.
| • Brown said lot sizes would be
increased from 55-foot wide lots
| to a 60-foot width. He noted this
removes 13 lots in section 5 of
1 Hillside and 13 lots in section 8.
Johnnie Enloe made the motion
that the preliminary plat for the
1 ; development be approved sub-
ject to the location of fire plugs,
finalization of the drainage chan-
, nel design and inclusion of
n 60-foot wide lots of at least 6,000
/ square feet. ■
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| Fountain Park 3 addition and
P the Commission’s approval gives
I developers the final go-ahead on
the addition. Buddy Shepherd of I
I Starnes and Associates made the
I presentation. Only change re- I
quested in the plans came from
I Fire Marshal Bob Acker, who
( asked that fire plugs be placed at
,, Jaycees plan
[ Spook House I
Allen Jaycees are getting set for
। the second annual “Spook g
House” to be held the weekend
I of Halloween.
| The Spook House will be |
I located behind the First Chris- I
' tain Church on East Main, g
। according to Glen Andrew, |
chairman of the event. Last
• year, the event drew hordes of
’ “young spooks” who went I
i ( through the spooky rooms.
| I Andrew says this year’s spook |
I house should be “even better
I than last year’s.”
f The spook house will open
Saturday night and Sunday
[ night, October 29-30, at 7 p.m.
Cost will be 50 cents per partici-
pant.
In addition, there’ll be a special •
4 booth where youngsters can be
photographed with “a real, live
monster.”
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Camper, Buddy & Camper, Pat. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 21, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 18, 1977, newspaper, October 18, 1977; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1416250/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Allen Public Library.