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VOLUME 37 NUMBER 43
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County looks to add more
females to monument committee
Residents speak out about lack of women serving
HEATHER
GOODWIN
hgoodwin@
starlocalmed ia.com
Denton residents Jen-
nifer Lane and Willie
Hudspeth both made
comments about the ’
lack of women serving.
“I’m concerned
Out of the 10 residents chosen to about the situa-
make a collective recommendation tion because four
former Lewisville City Council- 1
woman, is the lone female on the |
committee.
She was appointed by Com- |
missioner Bobbie Mitchell and |
was elected to serve as the |
t vice chairwoman of the |
committee.
Hudspeth said hav-
I ing only one woman on the
committee is not the way it
should be. He said more wom-
en should be appointed.
“I would implore those of you
on the fate of the Denton County out of five of you
Confederate monument, only one is chose only men, ’
a woman, but commissioners plan Lane said. John Baines
to change that. John Baines,
During Tuesday’s Denton Coun- chairman of the Con-
ty Commissioner’s Court meeting, federate Soldier Memorial Advisory
PHOTO COURTESY OF DENTON COUNTY
Denton County Commissioners will appoint
more women to the committee that will
determine the fate of the memorial.
commissioners collectively decided Committee, said even though the who did not choose a woman, or
to appoint five additional women to group has already held two meet- all of you, to have an opportunity
the Confederate Soldier Memorial ings, it would not be a problem to to put more women on the commit-
Advisory Committee.
add more females. Ronni Cade, tee," Hudspeth said.
V1 aKii
wishes
come true
Denton County nonprofit seeks
gifts, donations for clients
PHOTOS COURTESY OF CLAIRE JOBE
Below, Denton County MHMR Exec-
utive Director Pam Gutierrez gets a
present ready. Above, the board room
during the distribution week.
HEATHER M. GOODWIN
hgoodwin@starlocalmedia.com
This holiday season, people
have a chance to make a Den-
ton County resi-
dent’s wish come
true.
Denton County
MHMR Center is
a local nonprofit
community cen-
ter specializing
in the treatment
of and service de-
livery to individu-
als with a mental
health diagnosis
or a developmen-
tal disability di-
VOLUNTEERS
Stop by the office at
2519 Scripture St. in
Denton or call Jobe
by Friday to volunteer.
The agency prefers
the gifts be wrapped
and dropped between
Monday and Friday.
940-565-5282.
agnosis. Each year it partners
with the communitiesit serves sponse to the wishes of MHMR is your chance to help a neigh- than one family member re-
to give each of their clients clients in need. bor in need this holiday sea- ceiving help through MHMR.
something to put under their "We still have 351 clients in son.” Each client is listed on an
ms mas tree, or the pas need of adoption," said Claire Clients range in age from 3 angel cutout with their name,
years, the Holiday He Pins Jobe, mental health program years old and up. People may age, gender and clothing size.
am S program has sous assistant. "All of our clients adopt one or more clients, in- Jobe said clients who are
food and gift donations in re- live in Denton County, so this eluding some who have more See HOLIDAY, Page 6A
GARRETT COOK
gcook@starlocalmedia.com
“I’m concerned
about the
situation
because four
out of five of
you chose
only men.”
-JENNIFER
LANE, DENTON
COUNTY
RESIDENT
Hudspeth, who also
serves on the committee,
recalled the role women played
in erecting the monument. The
Daughters of the Confederacy cre-
ated it in 1918.
“It would be interesting what
are the views now of women,” Hud-
speth said. “Whatever decision we
See COMMITTEE, Page 7A
rail
development
continues
Loop trail, linkages,
extension comprise
improvements
Drive and from the Taylor
Street Greenbelt just south
GARRETT of the school.
The South and North
gcook@ Colony Boulevard Trail link-
Istarlocalmedia.com ages will include access to
Three high priority trails slip roads between Griffin
will soon be under construe- Street and west of Alta Oaks
tion in The Colony.
Lane, and the widening of
The Colony City Coun- sidewalks to trail width at
eil on Tuesday approved a Perryman, Historical and
contract with Keller-based Greenway parks at the South
Cole Construction Inc. for Colony and Blair Oaks Drive
$539,270 to build the North intersection.
Park Loop Trail, extend the The northern segment will
Stewart Creek Park Trail and begin at Morning Star Drive
link trails along South and and run across the greenbelt
North Colony Boulevard. west of the Morning Star and
The Colony’s 2017 Trails North Colony intersection to
and Bikeways Master Plan connect to the slip road.
has the North Park Loop The Stewart Creek Park
Trail as its top, or “1A,” prior- Extension just off Lewis-
ity in constructing trails. ville Lake will commence at
It will connect neighbor- the park host site and cross
hoods to B.B. Owen Elemen- Sparks Road to the infield,
tary School along Squires
See TRAILS, Page 7A
Grandscape development to expand
Restaurants, retail, entertainment highlights of massive additions
to be built on both levels of
The Grotto and a pedestrian
area with various amenities.
“You make it a lot easier for us
to try to understand it with the
visual concept.”
-COUNCILMAN
DAVID TERRE
The video showed a long a stage to host concerts and
corridor with buildings lining other events.
both sides. The interior court- “They have done an excel-
As big a boon as Grand- Taken together, these areas
scape has been for The Colony, will be known as the Grand-
it seems things are just getting scape Lifestyle Center,
started. According to city communi-
The Colony City Council cation, the lifestyle center is
on Tuesday unanimously ap- the second large phase in the • will altogether en- the project, presented a video provide a “seamless connec- amenities, they have really
proved plans to build a two-sto- overall development of Grand- compass nine acres. to the council that tracked tion” to The Grotto’s pedestri- topped it with every amenity.”
ry retail entertainment, scape. The Grotto and “core Kory Schulz, a landscape through a model of the Life- an tunnel. The Grotto will be located
restaurant and bar area called center," or the interior, pedes- architect with Olsson Asso- style Center via computer-gen- The courtyard leads to a near the existing pedestri-
“The Grotto,” two restaurants trian-friendly walkable area, ciates, the engineers behind erated renderings, large lawn area complete with See COUNCIL Pa e 9A
yard, which Schulz said will be lent job,” Planning Director
a “very active” site, featured Surupa Sen said of the interior
amenities such as fountains, courtyard. “As I told my P&Z
landscaping and seating areas, commissioners, if landscaping
Schulz said the courtyard will is something you prefer in your
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McGathey, Liz & Roark, Chris. The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 43, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 3, 2017, newspaper, December 3, 2017; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1622442/m1/1/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Colony Public Library.