Saturday, November 25, 2006

Bartonville Town Council Has a Busy Autumn

Ron Robertson

BARTONVILLE — Here are just a few of the things the Council and P&Z Commission have been working on - The Town Council has received an annexation petition for 46 acres in what is now called Lantana. It is located in the southwest corner of Lantana between the golf course and Lantana Gardens. The annexation notices have been published, and we have had two public hearings. The Council will take action on the petition at the November 21st meeting. The P&Z Commission has held the 1st of two public hearings regarding zoning the property as General Commercial Planned Development with the Council conducting the second zoning hearing at the November Council meeting.

The Council, upon P&Z’s recommendation, approved a pipeline permit for the two gas wells on Mr. Seals property.

The Commission has been conducting a review of the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Plan, Subdivision Regulations, and Oil & Gas Regulations.

The Town Council has entered into an Interlocal Agreement with Denton County to secure $102,000 to go toward the reconstruction of south McMakin Road, and we recently completed a crack sealing/pothole project throughout Town.

The Council adopted a Personnel Policy, promoted Debbie Millican to Town Administrator, adopted our FY 2006-2007 budget, and adopted a tax rate of $.19294/100.

The remodeling of Town Hall and Fire Bay is complete and looks great! The new Fire Bay is big enough to house two trucks... the brush truck, plus our first Engine.

The Police Chief Selection Committee has been appointed and includes Ryan Litherland, Bill Reaves, Bill Scherer, Peter Walling, Debbie Millican, Coppell Police Chief Roy Osborne, and yours truly. The Committee has met once to date and is receiving resumes daily. The interview process should begin in a few weeks.

The Commission and Council approved the preliminary plat for the Normandy Addition, a 20-lot subdivision located in the ETJ on Frenchtown Road.

As part of Bartonville’s 2004 Boundary Agreement with the Town of Flower Mound, annexation proceedings have begun to annex the northern half of Tour 18 into Flower Mound. Just over the hill on FM 407 next to Copper Canyon there is soon to be another commercial development.

Lots of things going on around Bartonville... We, the Council and I, encourage you to attend Town Council meetings or go to the Town website and get involved!

Ron Robertson is the Mayor of Bartonville. This article originally appeared in the town newsletter.

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