The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Page: 3 of 14
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Contest'quadruple win,'
retail center owner says
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wilh the vision for the shop-
ping center, ability to attract
other businesses, and visual
appeal from Hwy. 78.
Business plans must be sub-
mitted to both Hoffman and
Chad Engbrock of C&S Media,
either by e-mail or via the
postal service.
E-mail addresses are tzhoff-
man@vailskivacations.com
and cengbrock@wylienews
.com and postal addresses are
Tommy Z. Hoffman, 1000
Lions Ridge Loop, Suite 3A,
Vail, CO 81657 and Chad
Engbrock, C&S Media, P.O.
Box 369, Wylie, TX 75098.
As many as six winners may
be chosen in the contest, and
their new place of business
may be anywhere from 675 to
2500 square feet, depending on
the type of business.
Hoffman said he is excited
about the contest because he
enjoys helping others.
"I loved Big Brothers when I
was in college and really try to
put my best food forward in
helping others achieve their
goals - even more so when
their goals match my goals.
"That's the situation with the
Wylie Center. I am looking at
this as a 'quadruple win.' The
winners will get a way to get
their business started with min-
imal cost for a retail space. The
city will benetjt by collecting
tax revenues, the new cus-
tomers will be exposed to
hopefully some new and cre-
ative business that they would
otherwise not have seen, and I
will have new tenants in my
center."
Deadline for entry has been
extended to Aug. 9, Hoffman
said, to give ample time to
develop a business plan and
send it in.
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Beat the heat
with library fun
Photo by Judy Truesdell
First Wylie Center owner Tommy Hoffman is offering up
to six aspiring business people free rent for a year in the
retail space.
People of all ages can stay
inside with a good book or great
activities at the Smith Public
Library this summer.
The library will be closed July
3 through 5 in observance of
Independence Day, but library
officials said there are many
events still to come, such as the
Summer Reading Club
Programs each Tuesday and
every other Thursday.
At 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.
TUesday, July 7, Brett Roberts,
the Kids' Comedian, will per-
form magic tricks and tomfool-
ery.
At 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.
July 14, Jungle Jim will intro-
duce the audience to creepy
crawlers. At 12:30 and 1:30
p.m., July 21, Dorayne
Breedlove will present Texas
Tall Tales.
Also at 12:30 and 1:30 p.m.,
July 28, Len Barnett, a profes-
sional percussionist, will be
"Beating the Heat" with drums
and percussion instruments.
The Thursday Summer
Reading Program will present
Genie Hammel's Texas Folk
Tales at 6:30 p.m. July 9.
At 6:30, July 23 Catherine
Whiteinan, a Texas-based
actress, singer, writer and pro-
ducer will engage imaginations
through stories, sound, move-
ment and music.
Friends of the Library mem-
bership fees are currently half
price and come with a free
library bag. This group will have
its monthly meeting at 6 p.m.
July 16 in the Bluebonnet Room.
At 6:30 p.m., July 16, brand-
new readers can practice reading
aloud to Abby the Collie.
"Wagging Tales" tickets are
required and are given out free
and on a first- come, first-served
basis the evening of the program.
The library is at 800 Thomas
St. Call 972-442-7566 for more
information.
Trash collection service, kiosk provider told to shape up by council
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had witnessed cans sitting full
of trash after the others had
been emptied as well as an
empty can drug behind a
garbage truck all the way down
the alley.
Hogue then asked each
council member in turn what, if
any, each had witnessed that
was dissatisfying. Every per-
son had at least one complaint.
Mayor pro tern M.G. "Red"
Byboth said he had put out
recycling for pickup and it was
still sitting there a week later.
He said the concerns he had
witnessed and been made
aware of were "rudimentary
stuff" and he didn't know why,
nine months into its relation-
ship with Wylie, these things
were still a problem for CWD.
Councilman David Goss
said he had had one "small
issue" regarding replacing
empty cans, which had been
remedied to his satisfaction
following a meeting with a
CWD supervisor.
Councilwoman Kathy
Spillyards, a real estate busi-
ness owner, said she was par-
ticularly unhappy with her
business service. She said in
the complex where her office is
located one dumpster is often
picked up one day, and another
one will be picked up the next.
She said the area is "extremely
messy on trash day" and that
she's seen trash on curbs in res-
idential neighborhoods for two
weeks or longer.
Councilman Bennie Jones
said a CWD truck broke down
in his neighborhood at the
main entryway and remained
there all day.
.Saying he thinks CWD
should be "beyond the learning
curve," Councilman Rick
White said he had called for
bulk pickup following a storm
and the entire load was not
picked up.
Councilman Carter Porter
said that there has been
improvement, but he still has
had to get out of his truck and
pick up carts that are knocked
over in the streets and drive-
ways in his neighborhood.
"The honeymoon's over,"
Hogue said. "This is not just
one neighborhood.- there are
cans everywhere, all over
town."
He said he did appreciate the
extra pickups after events such
as Taste of Wylie, but he
encouraged Roemer to "work
with staff' to remedy these
problems.
Roemer said he had "taken
diligent notes" and he heard
the council "loud and clear."
He said his records indicate
that complaints are down 20
percent from earlier this year,
which is "measurable."
He said he takes comments
of this type very seriously and
believes in being a "communi-
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EVERYWHERE SIGNS
Also on the work session hot
seat was Joseph Green of
National Sign Plazas. City
Planner Renae Ollie said there
had been inconsistencies in the
placement of blue kiosks with
builder and city location pan-
els, including some black pan-
els (rather than the agreed-
upon blue) and uneven spacing
between panels.
Hogue said the signs look
"hodgepodge" with multiple
colors and spacing inconsisten-
cies.
"These signs are uglifying
my city," he said vehemently.
White said the only thing
consistent about the signs is
their inconsistency. "This has
been a thorn in my side," he
said, adding that, like CWD,
the project has been in place
long enough that the problems
should have been corrected.
Though it was a work ses-
sion and no formal votes were
taken, council members agreed
that blank panels would be blue
only and would be at the bot-
tom of the kiosks, rather than
alternating with city or builder
signs.
Blaming the problems on
miscommunication with city
officials. Green said he had
thought his company had done
everything that was needed.
"This really hurts me," he
said.
He assured those present that
he would correct the problems
within two days.
There was discussion about
some possible additional loca-
tions for kiosks. Developer
Don Herzog had suggested
there might be some privately
owned property in town that
would benefit from a sign
kiosk. Mayor and council
members decided, however, to
wait until the existing problems
were cleared up before consid-
ering additional signage.
"I just want my city to look
nice," Hogue said.
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Engbrock, Chad B. The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 1, 2009, newspaper, July 1, 2009; Wylie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth619585/m1/3/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Smith Public Library.