Heath city council to screen Shattered Dreams prior to business meeting

by John P. Meyer

Heath city council members will meet at City Hall as usual this Tuesday (June 3), but - not like usual - the civic get-together will start with a film screening.

Still from the Shattered Dreams video depicting actors in makeup - NOT an actual accident photo.

Called Shattered Dreams, it's not the kind of movie they'll want to kick back and munch popcorn while watching. Rather, it appears to be a scare 'em straight sort of manifesto directed at teens about the dangers of drinking and driving. (I could throw in a Heath Bar crack here, but that would be in poor taste. Right?)

Following this wake-up-and-smell-the-alcohol shocker (which starts at 7 p.m.), there will be a 7:30 public hearing centering on discussion of the 2008 comprehensive plan for the city.

Then there will be consideration of a Homeowner's Association request to construct a gated entry to The Moraine, a high-dollar subdivision.

And finally, councilfolk will be briefed on potential development of a 75-acre tract in the E. Teal Survey Abstract (No. 207), presented by Alma Howard, Pres. of the Heath Educational Development Corporation.

With the modifier "potential" cozying up to "development" in a North Texas-related city planning story, I think we can predict which way this one's gonna go.