The Colony Courier (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 30, 1998 Page: 8 of 10
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8A The Colony Courier
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Wednesday, December 30,1998
COLONIAL TIME
THE BISTORT OF THE 00L0MT
Looking into the future of the city
By SUSAN CHINIEWICZ
Editor
From liquor store lawsuits to Aus-
tin Ranch, The Colony has gone
through major changes just this year
alone. Where there was only dirt and
Part 26:
The future
scrub brush, there now exists a new
Wal-Mart, Albertson's and Braum's.
A new medical center on Main Street
is due to open in 1999, and there will
soon be construction on a new
Angelina's Restaurant, as well as con-
tinued construction on the hotels.
Businesses aren't the only things
popping up around here. Homes - al-
most entire towns - are being built
within our city limits and are set to
more than double the current popu-
lation of The Colony within just a
couple years.
With this growth, it's hard to
imagine what The Colony will look
like in the year 2024, when the city
will celebrate the 50Ul anniversary of
the first "settlers". In 1974, the first
homeowners moved in to what was a
small quiet community in the middle
of nowhere. One of them was Bill
Longo.
When asked what he thought the
town would be like in 2024, he said
he hoped that the people in office
handled things with a little more ma-
turity than presently. He said that the
usual election time games would have
to stop in order for the town to grow.
"But The Colony will survive and
be a wonderful place," he said. "No
matter what happens the city will
keep on running. It may run a little
better or it may run a little worse. But
it will keep running.
I really don't know what it will
look like. I'm sure we'll develop the
shore property and I think that'll be a
blue ribbon area. It's beautiful out
there and we need to capitalize on our
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Longo has concerns about the
development of Austin Ranch. "I
think a lot of the political power so
to speak will be south of 121 with the
Austin Ranch development. I think
that the existing city will be a lot like
Old Town Lewisville." He said that
the town members need to maintain
the existing part of the town and not
ignore it in favor of the new devel-
opments.
"Whatever happens," said Longo,
"it's going to be a damn good city."
Most residents will agree that the
possibility of growth here in The
Colony is tremendous. With the 4A
and the 4B boards working together
to improve both the economic and
recreational opportunities available
here, The Colony stands a chance of
becoming one of the brightest spots
in the North Dallas area.
Over the course of the past 28
weeks, we at The Colony Courier
have tried to give readers a brief
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The future is bright and the city is set to explode with tremendous growth inevitable in the next
50 years. The new city hall, located on Main St. where the old Food Lion used to be, is scheduled
to open in 1999 and with it hopes of attracting big businesses.
glimpse at the history of our town, selves into, but we owe a lot to their middle of nowhere, to a rapidly grow-
The early "settlers" perhaps didn't hard work, dedication and love of ing city with a strong sense of corn-
know what they were getting them their town. From an open field in the munity, we have come a long way.
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Sorter, Dave. The Colony Courier (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 30, 1998, newspaper, December 30, 1998; The Colony, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth403442/m1/8/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Colony Public Library.