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(Dallas Morning News) – The annexation items before the Rockwall City Council brought mixed results this week. Some areas – specifically tracts totaling 69 acres south of State Highway 276 and west of FM550 – were brought into the city. Some were not. A seven-year development agreement concerning 2.8 acres in the same area allows [...]
By J.J. Smith. Two-term Rockwall City Council Member Margo Nielsen has announced her bid for re-election for her third and last term, as limited by the Rockwall City Charter. She was first appointed to the Council in 2005 to fill the unexpired term of then newly-elected Mayor Bill Cecil and has since been re-elected twice. [...]
Rockwall County Herald-Banner. The Rockwall City Council was presented with two possible plans for adding new docks to The Harbor at Monday’s city council meeting. Representatives of Bellingham Marine, along with Parks and Recreation Director Brad Griggs presented the two plans, each with options for designs to withstand 50 mph and 70 mph winds. More
The Dallas Morning News. A standing-room crowd of about 200 turned out for the Rockwall City Council’s special forum on The Shores Country Club at The Center last night and loudly applauded the 22 speakers who cited a list of problems at the golf course. One speaker said it could be worse and drew laughter [...]
Rockwall County Herald Banner. There was only one action item on the agenda for Monday night’s Rockwall City Council meeting, but that lone proposal raised temperatures sufficiently as the council deadlocked at 3-3 with one member absent on a measure to increase the proximity for which individual notices would be sent to property owners near [...]
Editorial Opinion by J.J. Smith. I’ve heard a lot of talk around town between people questioning the Rockwall City Council’s 6-0 decision Oct. 19 to invest nearly $1 million dollars into increasing the number of boat docks at The Harbor from the current nine to 35-40. Construction is expected to be completed during the summer of 2010. [...]
Senator stands firm behind decision to kill HB 1976. In the very last item on the agenda for the Rockwall City Council’s regular meeting on Monday night, Councilmember Matt Scott fired a salvo at local State Senator Bob Deuell when he accused the legislator of conspiring to kill House Bill 1976 on behalf of a [...]
During Monday night’s regular city council meeting, Rockwall City Manager Julie Couch reminded the council of past film work that has occured in the City of Rockwall. Couch advised that there is a statewide move coming from Austin to make Texas more attractive to the film industry and that the city might want to specifically [...]
ROCKWALL-The Rockwall City Council met in a special session last Thursday night to discuss the city’s support of pending legislation. House Bill 1976 was introduced by Texas Representative Burt Solomons (District 1029) and addresses the operation of property owners associations. (Read this Rockwall County Herald Banner story by clicking on the headline or here.)
ROCKWALL-The Rockwall City Council voted unanimously last week to double the number of popular free “Concerts by the Lake†in 2009, from 12 to 24 per year, beginning April 16 and extending through Sept. 24. Concerts By The Lake attracted an average of 3,000-plus people in 2008. Mayor Bill Cecil had proposed the measure so [...]
