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Volume 62 Issue 37 Wylie, Texas
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Photo hy Judy Truesdell
Workers installed "channelizing .devices" at the Marble Street railroad crossing as part of the city's move to quiet zones.
Do you hear that train a-comin'?
City seeing yellow
as quiet zones designated
By Judy Truesdell
Staff Writer
jtruesdell @ wylienews. com
Last week, city workers were
busy around the city installing yel-
low barricades at 12 different rail-
road crossings in and around Wylie.
The "channelizing devices" as
they're called in railroad speak are
used to prevent motorists from
driving around the arms that come
down when a train is coming -
trains that will not be allowed to
blow their whistles as a warning.
Wylie City Council started the
creation of the quiet zones in spring
of 2008 when the members author-
ized Railroad Controls Limited to
begin the process of shutting down
the train whistles in residential
areas. RCL conducted studies to
determine the best safety treatment
for the intersections, submitted the
necessary paperwork to the Texas
Department of Transportation,
KCS Railroad and the Federal
Railroad Administration, and han-
dled the submission of required
notices regarding the intent to cre-
ate quiet zones.
It took a little longer than RCL's
prediction of nine months to a year,
but the yellow upright barricades
are in place; once signs are up
alongside the roadways announcing
the creation of the quiet zone, the
railroad will have 21 days to stop
blowing the whistles.
Mayor Eric Hogue said the more
common practice would be to break
up the road and put in a median,
something that would have been
expensive to the city and, in turn,
taxpayers. He also said that, as
work continues on major thorough-
fares such as FM 1378 and Brown
Street, the more permanent medi-
ans will be installed.
Hogue noted that, although
Murphy and Richardson have quiet
zones, Wylie is one of only a hand-
ful of cities that has this many rail-
road crossings with quiet zones.
Should some of the yellow barri-
cades be knocked over, it will fall
to the city to replace them; howev-
er, Hogue said representatives of
RCL have assured him they are
constructed to pop back up if
they're run over.
"They may not be the most
attractive addition to the city,"
Hogue said, "but they will certainly
slow traffic down. And, of course,
the safety of Wylie's drivers and
visitors is our goal."
Stadium
conditions
cause
concern
Parents say track needs
attention; district says
repairs forthcoming
By Judy Truesdell
Staff Writer
jtrueadell@wylienews.com
Parents concerned about the safety
and appearance of the newly renamed
Wylie Stadium spoke in public forum
at the January meeting of the Wylie
ISD Board of Trustees; district officials
have said repairs and repainting are
forthcoming.
Blake Vance, a district parent, said
he was "shocked" when he viewed the
track at the stadium, adding there were
loose surfaces and holes that presented
a "tripping hazard." He said out of the
eight lanes, two were completely unus-
able.
Vance also said the paint job that has
been used to, cover the east end zone
(so that it is blue and says "Raiders")
and the center of the field has made
those portions of the field slick and
void of the traction needed for sQccer.
"The color is already wearing off,"
he said of the blue end zone, "and the
maroon is showing through."
He also asked where the money
came from for the changes in signage
See TRACK page 4A
Filing for council, ISD elections opens Feb. 8
Primary voter registration deadline Feb. 1; ballot includes county, state Republican, Democratic races
Tale as old as time
takes WHS stage
Wylie High School's auditorium
will be transformed into an
enchanted castle Thursday through
Sunday as "Beauty and the Beast"
unfolds on the auditorium stage.
... See page 7A
Chamber plans an
'Evening of Excellence'
The Wylie Chamber of
Commerce is inviting the commu-
nity to an "Evening of Excellence"
6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30. at the
Hyatt Place Hotel in Garland.
... See page 3A
From staff reports
news @ wylienews. com
Those interested in running for a
seat on Wylie City Council or Wylie
ISD Board of Trustees may file begin-
ning Feb. 8.
Places 1 and 3, currently held by
Councilman David Goss and
Councilwoman Kathy Spillyards,
respectively, are up for re-election this
year.
Those interested in running for city
council should pick up their docu-
ments from City Secretary Carole
Ehrlich at the Wylie Municipal
Complex, 2000 N. Hwy. 78.
On the school board, Places 5. 6,
and 7, Susan Shulcr, Sue Nicklas and
Stacie Gooch. respectively, are up for
re-election.
. School board hopefuls should pick
up a packet from Joyce Woods at the
Wylie Education Center, 951 S.
Ballard Ave.
The deadline for filing is March 8.
Early voting for the May 8 election
begins April 26 and ends May 4.
There will be a primary election
March 2. To be eligible to vote in the
primary, which includes Republican
and Democratic candidates seeking
county and statewide offices, voters
must be registered by Feb. I.
Texas Secretary of State Esperanza
"Hope" Andrade s;jid the registration
process is simple. "Registering to vote
is easy; Texans may find a voter regis-
tration application at their county elec-
tions offices, some post offices and
libraries, or online at:
www.votexas.org," she said.
See OPPOSED page 4A
State bound
WHS band members, culinary
arts earn Texas recognition
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Inside
Classifieds 4B
Obituaries 4A
Opinion 9A
Real Estate 5B
From Staff Reports
news@ wylienews. com
Two groups of Wylie High School
students are among the best in Texas.
Wylie High School band juniors
Jessica Almond, clarinet, and Corbin
Williams, French horn, have both
qualified for the Texas All-State Band,
2010.
Four of their fellow TWB musicians
qualified as alternates: Daniel Bryson.
alternate French horn; Marshal
McClure, second alternate oboe; Ryan
Tomlinson, second alternate baritone
saxophone; and Dwight Watson, third
alternate trombone.
According to Wylie High's culinary
arts teacher Steve DeShazo, the WHS
culinary arts team "dominated at the
First Annual Greater Dallas Restaurant
Association Regional ProStart
Competition" held last weekend.
When the proverbial smoke cleared,
the WHS team finished first and will
advance to statewide competition in
March.
WHS band director Todd Dixon
Jessica
Almond
Corbin
Williams
said becoming an All-State musician is
the highest achievement a music stu-
dent can attain in Texas. The audition
process begins in December with two
phases of advancing auditions in 28
different regions across the state.
Those students who receive top rank-
ings advance to the Area level of com-
petition; there are seven Areas in the
state.
The Area contest judges select stu-
dents to make the All-State Band. Six
band students from Wylie High School
See STATK page IOA
Courtesy photo
Wylie High School culinary arts team members Logan Shillington,
left, and Brian Duncan work on meal preparation at last weekend's
(ireater Dallas Restaurant Association Regional ProStart
Competition. The Wylie team finished first.
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