‘European village’ at Hwy. 114, subdivision drawing opposition Proposals create stir in Westlake Increase in cyclists prompts look at plans Cities study ways to share roads safely Cyclists in Grapevine take Sunday rides without dedicated bike lanes. By Judy Wiley Motorists, cyclists and pedes- trians are jostling for space in area cities, prompting Southlake to consider an ordinance regulat- ing them. Southlake City Councilwoman Pam Muller said she has personal experience from her own walks. “People are taking rights on reds, and there have been a few times I’ve nearly been hit,” she said. e City of Grapevine also is looking at cycling and pedestrian issues, and has hired a consultant to look at possible bike routes. Cycling has proliferated North Texas with recreational users and racing groups taking to the roads and trails in large numbers, espe- cially on weekends. Cyclist Carl Beaman, manager of bike shop Knobbies and Slicks in Colleyville, said he’s had few problems cycling in groups. But, he said, “If you’re alone, especially on your two-lane roads, you have people honking at you, throwing Cokes at you. I know it does happen.” e need for courtesy cuts both ways. “A lot of cyclists will kind of cruise through stop signs if they don’t see any cars. at frustrates drivers when they see that hap- pening,” Beaman said. Muller asked Southlake city staff to look into a vulner- able road user ordinance, which would apply to pedestrians, rid- ers and drivers. e measure could come before the City Council in the next few months. Such ordinances, which are in effect in Fort Worth, Denton, Plano, Austin, San Antonio, Beau- mont, New Braunfels and other Texas cities, set safe distances between road users, among other things. e problem, as Southlake City Council members noted, is enforcement. “We know it’s difficult to catch conflicts between cyclists and motorists,” council mem- ber Brandon Bledsoe said. “e police can’t always be there.” But he said an ordinance also can help promote awareness. By Judy Wiley Plans for a new subdivision in Westlake and a $500 million development along Hwy. 114 that could include water taxis, town hall, an amphitheater, an assisted living center and more have residents flocking to meetings in an effort to stop them — or at least slow them down. Vocal and sustained opposition from residents who said they chose the town of about 1,000 for its rural atmosphere and upscale homes dampened both proposals and prompted leaders to step back and look at Westlake’s comprehensive plan. One opponent, former Mayor Scott Brad- ley, said the town originally was planned to accommodate mostly large office campuses like Deloitte University and Solana, which are in the town now. “If you can attract a corporate campus, they generally agree to buy a large tract and leave the perimeter undeveloped,” said Brad- ley, who was mayor of the town for more than a decade. “It leaves the impression of a rural atmosphere.” Plans for the mixed-use development Val- lecito, at FM 1938 and Solana Boulevard extending to Hwy. 114, surfaced in Decem- ber along with a request to change zoning Some cities, he said, have an awareness week with a public campaign during which police focus heavily on enforcement. Joint meeting Cities also are focusing on connecting sidewalks and link- ing bike paths between munici- palities. Ken Baker, Southlake planning and development director, said the city hosted a regional bicy- cle and pedestrian coordination meeting in January with staff members from cities including Grapevine, Westlake, Colleyville, Keller and Trophy Club. “We wanted to make sure we understood each others’ sidewalk and trail plans so we can make critical connections,” he said. e City of Southlake is getting many new sidewalks this year, including some down both sides of busy Southlake Boulevard. In Grapevine, bids should be Judy Wiley See Cities | 20 See Proposals | 19 INSIDE THIS ISSUE NEWS 4 IMPACTS 6 TRANSPORTATION New Grapevine bridges approved 7 CITY AND COUNTY Election season arrives 9 CAPITOL UPDATE 10 BOND ISSUE SPENDING Community Activities Center plans unveiled FEATURES 11 BUSINESS Let’s Makeup 12 DINING Belissimo 14 ICON Rocky Gribble 15 NONPROFIT CARS 17 CALENDAR 18 HISTORY The Hill 22 REAL ESTATE COUPONS 23 IMPACT DEALS Whole Foods Market is coming to Colleyville in 2014 ONLINE IMPACTNEWS.COM GRAPEVINE | COLLEYVILLE | SOUTHLAKE | WESTLAKE EDITION Volume 2, Issue 12 | Feb. 21–March 20, 2013 Online exclusive news www.impactnews.com Regularly updated coupons impactdeals.com Find us on Facebook at impactnews.com/gcs-facebook Follow us on Twitter @impactnews_gcs PROPOSED VALLECITO DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED GRANADA SUBDIVISION 85 84 559 Residences Acres Acres Retail sq. ft. Average lot size Average price 536,450 30,000 $1 million+ 1 hotel/conference center • 1 assisted living center Note: pending final approval, numbers are subject to change + – sq. ft. Source: City Of Westlake
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‘European village’ at Hwy. 114, subdivision drawing opposition
Proposals create stir in Westlake
Increase in cyclists prompts look at plans
Cities study ways to share roads safely
Cyclists in Grapevine take Sunday rides without dedicated bike lanes.
By Judy WileyMotorists, cyclists and pedes-
trians are jostling for space in area cities, prompting Southlake to consider an ordinance regulat-ing them.
Southlake City Councilwoman Pam Muller said she has personal experience from her own walks.
“People are taking rights on reds, and there have been a few times I’ve nearly been hit,” she said.
The City of Grapevine also is looking at cycling and pedestrian issues, and has hired a consultant to look at possible bike routes.
Cycling has proliferated North Texas with recreational users and racing groups taking to the roads and trails in large numbers, espe-cially on weekends.
Cyclist Carl Beaman, manager of bike shop Knobbies and Slicks in Colleyville, said he’s had few problems cycling in groups.
But, he said, “If you’re alone, especially on your two-lane roads, you have people honking at you, throwing Cokes at you. I know it does happen.”
The need for courtesy cuts both ways.
“A lot of cyclists will kind of cruise through stop signs if they don’t see any cars. That frustrates drivers when they see that hap-pening,” Beaman said.
Muller asked Southlake city staff to look into a vulner-able road user ordinance, which would apply to pedestrians, rid-ers and drivers. The measure could come before the City Council in the next few months.
Such ordinances, which are in effect in Fort Worth, Denton, Plano, Austin, San Antonio, Beau-mont, New Braunfels and other Texas cities, set safe distances between road users, among other things.
The problem, as Southlake City Council members noted, is enforcement.
“We know it’s difficult to catch conflicts between cyclists and motorists,” council mem-ber Brandon Bledsoe said. “The police can’t always be there.”
But he said an ordinance also can help promote awareness.
By Judy WileyPlans for a new subdivision in Westlake
and a $500 million development along Hwy. 114 that could include water taxis, town hall, an amphitheater, an assisted living center and more have residents flocking to meetings in an effort to stop them — or at least slow them down.
Vocal and sustained opposition from residents who said they chose the town of about 1,000 for its rural atmosphere and upscale homes dampened both proposals and prompted leaders to step back and look
at Westlake’s comprehensive plan.One opponent, former Mayor Scott Brad-
ley, said the town originally was planned to accommodate mostly large office campuses like Deloitte University and Solana, which are in the town now.
“If you can attract a corporate campus, they generally agree to buy a large tract and leave the perimeter undeveloped,” said Brad-ley, who was mayor of the town for more than a decade. “It leaves the impression of a rural atmosphere.”
Plans for the mixed-use development Val-lecito, at FM 1938 and Solana Boulevard extending to Hwy. 114, surfaced in Decem-ber along with a request to change zoning
Some cities, he said, have an awareness week with a public campaign during which police focus heavily on enforcement.
Joint meetingCities also are focusing on
connecting sidewalks and link-ing bike paths between munici-palities.
Ken Baker, Southlake planning and development director, said the city hosted a regional bicy-cle and pedestrian coordination
meeting in January with staff members from cities including Grapevine, Westlake, Colleyville, Keller and Trophy Club.
“We wanted to make sure we understood each others’ sidewalk and trail plans so we can make critical connections,” he said.
The City of Southlake is getting many new sidewalks this year, including some down both sides of busy Southlake Boulevard.
In Grapevine, bids should be
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6 transportatIonNew Grapevine bridges approved
7 cIty and countyElection season arrives
9 capItol update
10 bond Issue spendIngCommunity Activities Center plans unveiled
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11 busInessLet’s Makeup
12 dInIngBelissimo
14 IconRocky Gribble
15 nonprofItCARS
17 calendar
18 hIstory The Hill
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believe I’ve been with Community Impact Newspaper for three months. Time flies when you’re having fun — and having fun I am. It has been a pleasure to meet with community leaders, city managers and busi-ness owners during these past months.
The things they all have in common are pride and interest in their commu-nities. That is exactly what Community Impact News-paper is all about. We have a vested interest in each of the cities we report on, covering City Council meetings, community rallies and more.
I spent a day this month in Austin with Grapevine Chamber of Commerce members and participants in a chamber leadership class. Fifty of us rode up together
on a bus for Grapevine Days at the Texas Legislature, and had a great time getting to know one another. We got to see Johnny Manzel, “Johnny Football” speak to the House of Representatives and watched the Senate in action.
I learned a lot of Texas history, toured the Capitol and started new friendships. Southlake and Colleyville chamber members were there that day as well.
We’ve been busy focusing on community at the office this month, too. In this issue, we report on growing pains in Westlake, a small town dealing with a $500 million development just seven miles up Hwy. 114 from Southlake; inside, we give you a peek at the plans for expansion at Grapevine’s Community Activities Center.
Don’t forget we’re always looking for more stories to tell, so don’t hesitate to write or call us with your ideas.
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What specific kind of health care are most needed in Grapevine, Colleyville, Southlake and Westlake in 2013?
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22.2% More allergy specialists
11.1% More oncologists
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our front page story this month, Cities study ways to share roads safely, looks at cycling, walkers and vehicles. What do you say?
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service commercial sign and vehicle wrap company, opened in Commerce Business Park at 2838 Market Loop, Ste. 104, Southlake. 817-260-0700, www.prioritysignsandgraphics.com.
6 TeamLAX Plus Sporting Goods, which carries lacrosse equipment including uniforms, helmets, shafts, and women’s and men’s clothing, opened at 1101 E. Hwy. 114, Ste. 114, Southlake. 817-416-4529, www.teamlax.com.
7 Southlake Hypnosis offers help with issues such as smoking, weight loss, phobias, and teeth grinding. It opened at 190 S. Peytonville Ave., Ste. 120, Southlake. 817-523-8088, www.southlakehypnosis.com.
8 ASPIRE Interventions offers speech-language pathology and recently opened in Panorama Place at 430 N. Carroll Ave., Ste. 110, Southlake. 817-403-0763, www.aspireinterventions.com. Twitter: @JeffreyMarler
Coming Soon
9 Howard Wang’s China Grill is expected to open a new restaurant in the Shops of Southlake, 1471 E. Southlake Blvd. in March. The restaurant offers Chinese cuisine using fresh ingredients in a contemporary setting. It has two locations in Dallas at 4343 W. Northwest Highway, Ste. 345, 214-366-1606 and 3223 Lemmon Ave., Ste. 103. 214-954-9558, www.hwrestaurants.com.
10 Austin-based Whole Earth Provision Co., which provides a mixture of goods including clothing, tents, flour mills and more, is expected to open a new location at Southlake Town Square at 301 State St. this spring. www.wholeearthprovision.com. Twitter: @WholeEarthProv
11 Whole Foods Market is expected to open at 4801 Colleyville Blvd. in 2014. The former Albertson’s building has been vacant since 2007.
Now Open
1 Buzz Bomb Creative, a full-service branding, design and marketing agency that serves churches, nonprofits and small businesses, is open at 1452 Hughes Road, Ste. 340, Grapevine. 817-488-2014, www.buzzbombcreative.com.
2 3D Laser Creations, a home décor
company specializing in wooden monograms, opened at 539 Industrial Blvd., Ste. B, Grapevine. 817-310-3613, www.3dlasercreations.com.
3 Daddy Jack’s Lobster and Chowder House, specializing in lobster and northeastern-style preparations, opened in Southlake Town Square, 355 N. Carroll. 817-442-0983, www.daddyjacks.org .
4 Dr. Mark Bishara, a cosmetic surgeon who offers options including liposuction, laser tattoo removal, photo facials and robotic hair transplant, opened an office in the Courtyard at Timarron at 1203 S. White Chapel Blvd., Ste.150, Southlake. 817-473-2120, www.MarkBisharaMD.com.Twitter: @Bisharamd
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12 The Londoner Pub & Grill at 5150 Colleyville Blvd. plans to open its doors in coming months. The Dallas-based chain serves fish and chips, and other pub grub.
Relocations
13 Little & Associates financial planners and wealth management is has relocated to 5209 Heritage Ave., Ste. 500, Colleyville. 817-494-9000, www.davidplittleandassociates.com.
14 Alfredo Robledo, CPA, an accounting firm that offers tax and financial solutions for individuals and businesses, relocated to 1290 S. Main St., Grapevine. 817-421-0720, www.grapevinecpa.com.
15 David Martin & Sons Roofing, a company that provides roofs, gutters, painting, and other services for residential and commercial buildings, relocated from Colleyville to 4100 Heritage Ave., Ste. 105-1, Grapevine. 817-236-9898, www.davidmartinandsonroofing.com.
16 Ideal Impact, an energy conservation company that works with churches to reduce energy costs has relocated to 1245 S. Main St., Grapevine. 817-251-8498, www.idealimpactinc.com.
17 Simple Moments Photography studio, which specializes in weddings, expanded and created Studio Two Eleven at 211 W. Franklin St., Grapevine. The studio will be a space for multiple wedding-related vendors. 817-676-2729, www.simple-moments.com.
Expansions
18 Main Street Bakery at 316 S. Main St. is adding 3,500 square feet, including a new kitchen and more dining space, in late March. The popular restaurant, which offers an assortment of breads, pastries, and gourmet European and French flavors, also will extend its weekday hours and remain open until 10 p.m. 817-424-4333, www.themainbakery.com.
19 Compass Church received a building permit to construct an open pavilion at 5700 Pool Road in Colleyville. 817-906-1478, www.mycompasschurch.com.
Closings
20 Avalon Cleaners in Tara Village, 1009 Cheek Sparger Road, Ste. 101, Colleyville, is closed.
21 For Your Perusal, the bookstore at 411 S. Main St., Grapevine, has closed.
22 M-Kenya Designs in Colleyville Town Square, 5600 Colleyville Blvd., Ste. C1 is closed.
23 Off the Runway at 5013 Colleyville
Blvd., is closed.
In the News
Vice Chairman Cynthia Blankenship of Bank of the West was recently appointed one of 15 bankers in the nation and the only member from Texas to serve on the FDIC Advisory Committee for Community Banking. The advisory panel was established in 2009 and provides the FDIC with guidance on issues that affect community banks and the communities they serve. Bank of the West, with a location at 108 W. Northwest Hwy. in Grapevine, has been in operation since 1986.
Residents who are interested in keeping up with roads, roundabouts, trails and other transportation matters in Colleyville can go to the Orange Barrel Report on the city’s website, www.colleyville.com. The most recent report has updates on the Hwy. 26 construction, quiet zones along the Cotton Belt rail corridor, the roundabout at Jackson and Cheek Sparger roads and more. The online transportation report is updated regularly.
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million would relieve bottlenecks by adding bridges to Grapevine Mills mall entrances from FM 2499 and lanes to Hwy. 121 north to Sam Rayburn Tollway, Grapevine and state officials said.
The bridges will enter the mall at Grapevine Mills Boulevard and Stars and Stripes Way, said Jerry Hodge, transpor-tation director for the City of Grapevine.
The main lanes of FM 2499 will be depressed so that the bridges can go over them and motorists can continue toward Denton Creek without having to stop for signals, improving traffic flow.
The city would like to see the $80 mil-lion project added to the DFW Connec-tor so that it could start immediately, he said. The addition would have to be approved by the Texas Department of Transportation and NorthGate Constructors.
The work on Hwy. 121, when com-pleted, will result in five lanes in each direction plus the frontage roads. Hodge said construction on the $100 million project could start in early 2014.
The project is 95 percent designed, and has been planned for some time. This
Ongoing projects in Southlake, one large and one small, are aimed at easing congestion in two different places.
Construction extending North Kim-ball Avenue to Dove Road is expected to start again in the fall, according to Southlake Public Works Director Robert Price’s blog.
Price writes that phase two of the project will start after all the utilities are relocated.
Phase one of the project widened the road from two lanes to four-lane divided highway from Hwy. 114 to Kirkwood Boulevard.
The first phase also included planting trees, putting perennials in the medians, installing six-foot sidewalks and putting up street lights.
Sod was added north of Kirkwood and south of Highland Street for aesthetics and to prevent erosion.
It took the city longer than expected to acquire right of way for the second phase, according to Price’s blog. The city fin-ished getting the right of way in January.
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The state Transportation Commission approved funding for the projects Jan. 31.
Elsewhere, Grapevine motorists got major relief in February on the DFW Connector with the opening of the east-bound Hwy. 114 flyover to southbound Hwy. 121.
The 3,700-foot flyover, the longest in the project, soars partially over the Clas-sic Chevrolet dealership on William D. Tate Avenue, quickly sweeping drivers onto Hwy. 121.
a natural gas line from the middle of the road to the west side, as well as other relocations by other companies.
To keep up with Price’s blog, go to www.cityofsouthlake.com.
Other work in the city includes exten-sion of the right turn lane on Randol Mill Avenue, also known as FM 1938, at Southlake Boulevard.
After FM 2938 was widened through Westlake, traffic started piling up in the southbound lanes at that intersection.
The longer turn lane is expected to relieve that congestion.
The new eastbound Hwy. 114 flyover, left, opened in February.
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CITy & COuNTyNews from Grapevine, Colleyville, Southlake & Westlake Compiled by Judy Wiley
City, school board election seasons startas candidate filing begins for May 11 vote
Colleyville sees another decrease in crime for 2012
Term limit election scheduled for May
Tax increase unlikely on Southlake ballot
A total of 16 positions on area city coun-cils and school boards expire this year. The deadline for filing to run in the May 11 elections is 5 p.m. March 1. (Check www.impactnews.com/gcs for filing updates until then.)
FIlINGS SO FAR:
WESTlAkE — Two-year terms expire for incumbents David Levitan, Carol Langdon and Rick Rennhack. Council member Michael Barrett’s position is up for a one-year term because he was elected in a special election. Full terms are two years. No candidates had filed by mid-February. 817-430-0941, www.westlake-tx.org, or visit Town Hall at 3 Village Circle, Ste. 202, Westlake.
GRAPEvINE — Darlene Freed, Place 4 and Mike Lease, Place 3 both have filed to run for re-election. Candidate Leon Leal has filed to run against Lease. Terms are for three years. 817-410-3182, www.grapevinetexas.gov, or visit City Hall at 200 S. Main St., Grapevine.
SOUThlAkE — Mayor Pro Tem Bran-don Bledsoe is running for re-election to Place 3; Randy Williamson has filed for Place 4, held by Al Zito. Laura Hill has filed for Place 5, held by Jeff Wang. Terms are three years. 817-748-8400, www.cityofsouthlake.com; or visit City Hall, 1400 Main St., Southlake.
COllEyvIllE — Mayor David Kelly and council member Carol Wollin, Place 1, are running for re-election. Chuck Mogged Jr. and Chris Putnam are run-ning for Place 2 — incumbent Michael Muhm is not seeking re-election. Terms are for three years. 817-503-1000, www.colleyville.com, or go to City Hall at 100 Main St., Colleyville.
GRAPEvINE-COllEyvIllE ISD— Trustees Karen Deakin, Place 3 and Lisa Pardo, Place 4, have filed to run for re-election. 817-251-5200, www.gcisd-k12.org, or visit the Administration Building, 3051 Ira E. Woods Ave., Grapevine.
CARROll INDEPENDENT SChOOl DISTRICT — Candidates Matt Kormann and Sam Torolopoulos have filed to run for the position held by John Thane, Place 6; Bob Kemins has filed to run for the position held by Sherri Williams, Place 7. 817-949-8222, www.southlakecarroll.edu, or visit 2400 N. Carroll Ave., Southlake.
COllEyvIllE Crime in Colleyville decreased again this year, dropping to its lowest number in 21 years, city officials said.
The overall decrease from 2011 was 8 percent, including a drop of 44 percent in violent crime; 63 percent in residen-tial burglaries; and 6 percent in overall property crime.
Vehicle burglaries increased by about
GRAPEvINE The term limit election for Grapevine mayor and City Council will be May 11, the council decided at its Feb. 5 meeting.
None of the positions currently have limits on the number of three-year terms that can be served.
Mayor William D. Tate has served the longest — he was elected to council in 1972 and has been mayor since 1973 except from 1985-88.
The charter amendment election was required after a group gathered enough petition signatures last fall to have it placed on the ballot.
The limits would allow three consec-utive three-year terms at a time.
SOUThlAkE In a reversal of a previ-ous decision, Southlake voters probably will not be asked to approve a property tax increase for a multipurpose center.
The City Council saw recommenda-tions Feb. 6 for using sales tax revenue to purchase bonds to build the center and agreed members do not want to seek a property tax increase. There was no official vote because they were at their winter workshop at Timarron Country Club.
The estimated cost of the center is $32 million without an aquatics center or $40 million with one. The proposed 86,500-square-foot building would include a new senior center.
colleyville city council100 Main St., colleyville817-503-1000
7: 30 p.m., march 5 and 19 live on city cable channel 16, replays 6 p.m. thursdays and Sundays of meeting weeks.www.colleyville.com
Grapevine city council200 S. Main St., Grapevine817-410-3000
7:30 p.m. march 5 and 19 audio recordings on city website by noon of following day. www.grapevinetexas.gov
southlake city council 1400 Main St., Southlake 817-748-8015
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Southlake lawmaker looks at bill to create new voluntary ‘Made in Texas’ certification
Illegal immigration proposals moving through the Texas Legislature include measures banning taxpayer-funded day labor sites and stripping undocumented college students of access to in-state tuition.
Southlake Republican Rep. Giovanni Capriglione also has a bill that would create a voluntary “Made in Texas” certification for companies that have all their assets in Texas and use the fed-eral E-Verify system to make sure their employees are in the country legally.
Customers want to support local busi-nesses and should be able to make an informed decision, Capriglione said.
“When I see they’re made-in-China products, I’m thinking, ‘Are these 14-year-old girls making these in a sweat-shop?’ And at the same time, if I go to two restaurants and one is this certified, Made in Texas company, and there’s another restaurant next door to it, I can make the decision,” he said.
“I personally think that I would prefer to go to a restaurant that used E-Verify so I know its employees are committed, they’re here legally. And that affects the
quality of the product as well.” The bill also would help small busi-
nesses that find it hard to compete with companies employing illegal immigrants at lower wages.
“If you’re trying to keep to the rules, follow the laws, you’ll find that you’re pay-ing these extra expenses and maybe some other business isn’t and I think that’s unfair,” Capriglione said.
The chances of passing largely depend on whether lawmakers support the E-Ver-ify portion of the bill, he said. Immigra-tion rights advocates tend to fight those types of measures, calling them burden-some and ineffective.
But Capriglione noted that the bill is not a mandate.
“I think it’s going to be an issue in this bill. I hope it’ll be a good issue,” he said. “Not a lot of bills have been filed so far that relate directly to the immigration issue, sanctuary cities and so on. In fact, we’ve been very light on this. But I know the residents of my district do want this kind of topic to be addressed.”
Republican lawmakers, who have a majority in the House and Senate, said
they are mindful that attempting to supersede federal law could bring about lawsuits and alienate Hispanic voters — while having no real impact in the Lone Star State.
So far, the bills that have been filed largely are limited to things the state can do, instead of bills that send strong anti-illegal immigration messages but cannot be enforced by the state.
“It’s a different conversation for Repub-licans to have, and it’s a new conversa-tion to have,” said Rep. Larry Gonzales, R-District 52, who said he wants to see
Texas lead the charge on designing a national guest worker program.
On the Democrat side, a Dallas repre-sentative has a bill allowing illegal immi-grants to obtain driver’s licenses. The bill filing deadline is in March.
Rep. Mark Strama, D-District 50, said illegal immigration should be addressed. But he added, “However you feel about illegal immigration, there is no sensible benefit to having the children of illegal immigrants go uneducated while remain-ing in this country,” he said. “No one wins from that outcome.”
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ESTIMATED PERCENTAGE OF THE TEXAS WORKFORCE IN 2010 THAT WAS COMPOSED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
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City Council sees initial design for Grapevine Community Activities Center Pool, roundabouts, plaza, space for seniors included in plans for $30.1 million addition, renovation of Municipal Way complex
By Judy Wiley A soaring, two-story pool
complex, two roundabouts and a common plaza are among the elements of the proposed master design plan for the Grapevine Community Activities Center.
The pool would be visible through a glass wall from the new, second-floor fitness area, and the front entrance would move to the opposite side of the building to face east.
The City Council saw the plans from Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture of Denver at its Feb. 5 meeting.
Voters in November approved a $30.1 million bond issue to expand the 48,000-square-foot center to 70,000 square feet. The addition will house the Senior Activities Center, the new nata-torium and the fitness center.
The design also includes a roundabout at Municipal Way
and Vine Street and another that would connect to future conven-tion center parking.
Architect Steve Blackburn showed the council plans that include a festival plaza for com-munity gatherings between the new natatorium and the conven-tion center.
A trail looping around the complex would go through a park on the west side.
Vine Street would be extended east between the library and convention center as a campus access road.
Inside the Community Activi-ties Center, a racquetball court would remain on the lower level, which also would accommodate classrooms, a game room, lock-ers and family cabanas for the pool.
The existing 1/8-mile track on the upper level would be resur-faced. The fitness area on the
second floor would extend over the pool complex.
The council saw three proposed designs for the exterior, and chose a tra-ditional style over one that was more contemporary and another that looked more like the existing center.
The council plans to meet later to discuss the fee structure for the activities center after the expansion.
Now, users pay $35 annually for a card that provides access to the entire center. The option being considered would have dif-ferent fees for different combina-tions of usage.
“We would program the card and they’ll have access to some facilities and not to others,” Mayor William D. Tate said.
The council is scheduled to hire a construction manager in March.
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let’s Makeup
Aesthetician Angie Loomis applies makeup to her sister and fellow employee, Erin Dreiling.
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let’s MakeupWestlake mom finds a niche in Southlake
J acque Hamilton was on vacation when she came across a smallish store stocked with the best makeup
and skin care lines.She immediately loved the idea of a
stylish place to find high-end products without traipsing through a mall to a department store.
As the wife of PGA golfer Todd Ham-ilton, the busy Westlake mother travels frequently with her husband and to the kids’ hockey games.
But she saw an opportunity to exercise her flair for marketing, and she asked about a franchise. The answer was no.
So Hamilton shelved the idea for a time, but kept an eye out for a space, envisioning a larger store than the one she had visited. At the time, Sephora hadn’t opened in Southlake, so the mar-ket seemed wide open.
Still, she hesitated. It was 2008, not the best of economic times, and a new president was coming into office.
Then one day she was dropping off a fellow hockey mom who said she had just read in Forbes that Southlake was rated the most affluent neighborhood in the country.
Hamilton grew more serious. And she couldn’t shake a feeling she had about a space at Shops of Southlake next to Glen Alan Salon on Southlake Boulevard.
“It kept screaming my name,” she said. “It stayed available for three years.”
After talking about the idea through 2008 and 2009, she finally leased the space and hired someone to build the dark cabinets to hold products and private spaces for waxing, lash extensions and makeup application.
The decor of the very girly space some-how took on a life of its own.
“I’m not a very creative person, so I don’t know how this pink and black and zebra all came together,” she said.
But it did, and business has been strong since she opened in 2010. Let’s Makeup celebrated its three-year anni-versary Jan. 30.
Sisters Erin Dreiling and Angie Loo-mis, both aestheticians, have been there since the beginning.
Dreiling said the store’s most popular service is lash extensions.
Hamilton said she would like to bring in more teenage clientele to help them get started.
“How great is it to come where a teen-ager can learn skin care and makeup and not feel overwhelmed at a department store?” she said.
Hamilton is thinking big for the future of the business.
“Our dream is to expand, to take it nationwide,” she said.
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•another unusual product for a non-depart-ment store is the extremely high-end natura Bisse, which has products in the over-$500 range.
•other skin care brands include perricone Md and peter thomas roth.
•Men’s products include Billy Jealousy, based in dallas.
Among the serviceslash extensions•natural look, $150 for up to 45 lashes per
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Waxing•eyebrow, $20; lip, $15; full-face, $45
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The cost of some makeup lessons can be applied toward product purchases.
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Owners Eddie Bojku, left and Al Bojku enjoy a meal of their own at a corner table in Bellissimo.
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BellissimoServing up Italian on Colleyville’s main drag
Friendly service and a menu of mostly classics are keys to keeping Bellissimo going for more than 13 years.
Brothers Eddie and Al Bojku own and run the restaurant with the help of their families.
Eddie is the primary chef, developing new dishes to use as specials or add to the selection. Al and his wife, Susan, run the front of the house.
The Bojkus’ restaurant experience comes from New Jersey, where the family owned La Favorita Pizza and Pasta for about six years. They were attracted here by Colleyville’s lifestyle.
“It’s a nice place to have a family and raise kids,” Eddie said.
The restaurant primarily serves classic Italian dishes, including chicken parmi-giana ($11.95) and linguini primavera ($10.95), and some variations on the usual, such as lobster ravioli in a pink vodka sauce ($12.95). There’s also a rolling menu of dessert options — often including dishes such as cappuccino pie, cannoli, tiramisu and cheesecake — but diners must request the list from a server.
The atmosphere is intimate, with dark furniture and pictures of Italy on the walls.
Dave Hamacher has frequented the spot for 12 years. His favorite dish is chicken Scarparello, while his wife likes chicken Bellissimo.
“We enjoy the food, we enjoy the fam-ily atmosphere, the service and the folks have taken very good care of us over the
years,” Hamacher said.He said they have especially gotten to
know Al and Susan.“They do a good job of training the
wait staff so that no matter who waits on you, you’re going to get good, consistent service,” Hamacher said.
Eddie said the food is prepared when customers order it.
“We use very fresh ingredients, basi-cally, nothing stored,” he said.
One benefit to working with family, Al said, is the shared investment in the restaurant’s success.
“Restaurants are a hard business, you know, a lot of work,” Al said. “But you know, we have a lot of family support, especially with extra help if you need something. Sometimes you want to ask somebody for more, to push better; you push family a little harder.”
Bellissimo has a private room that can seat up to 40 and that can be reserved for private events. The Bojkus also cater special events.
The restaurant has provided what Eddie called “a comfortable life” for the family since it opened Nov. 1, 1999.
He said that at first large crowds came to try new fare and a new atmosphere, but in subsequent years business has stabilized to include many regulars and a few new customers.
Bellissimo’s relies on word of mouth to bring in new diners.
“We’re still going strong, thank God,” Eddie said. “So far, so good.”
DINING
Owners’ recommendations
Seafood Combo – shrimp, mussels, calamari and clams in a garlic white wine marinara sauce ($16.95).
Chicken Sunrise – sauteed with shallots, sundried tomatoes and portobello mush-rooms in a sherry wine cream sauce ($12.95, $15.95 with shrimp).
Cheese Tortellini Michelangelo – sauteed with onions, bacon, diced tomatoes and artichoke hearts in a pink sauce ($10.95).
Florentine Pizza – White or red pizza topped with spinach, tomatoes, mushroom and garlic ($14.95).
Private room
off the main dining area is a private dining room that seats 40. the menu and prices are set. contact the owners to reserve it.
Make no mistake
the sign outside spells Bellissimo with only one ‘s,’ but the correct spelling of the restaurant’s name is Bellissimo. the original sign was missing the second ‘s’ and the Bojkus decided to leave it that way.
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Guests who want wine or beer are welcome to bring their own. Bellissimo will provide glasses and have staff open the wine.
Caprese, $5.95, is fresh mozzarella and tomato with balsamic vinaigrette.
Chicken Bellissimo, $8.95 lunch, $12.95 dinner
German chocolate cake, $5.95, is a customer favorite.
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He’s a country boy from Grassland, Texas, and the music man who produced Miranda Lambert’s recording demo. He also helped save the Grapevine Opry.
Rocky Gribble, 60, grew up surrounded by music. His father began playing guitar when his son was three. By the time he was 13, the younger Gribble was play-ing guitar every Saturday on Al Hayes’ “Country Junction” television show in Lubbock.
“Music just crept into my life,” he said.He worked on a bachelor of arts degree
in music at Bethany Nazarene College. That was when he met his future wife, Brenda, and became friends with Ron Marchant and his brother, U.S. Congress-man Kenny Marchant, R-Texas.
After college, Gribble made his living as a musician, backup singer and record pro-ducer in Oklahoma City. It was the Opry that brought Gribble to Grapevine.
He arrived after a 1986 fire destroyed the stage and some of the seating at the Palace Theater, the Opry’s home. Rep. Marchant purchased the theater, remod-eled it and sold it to an area businessman. Ron Marchant coaxed Gribble to move to Grapevine and serve as bandleader.
But then the new owner of the theater filed for bankruptcy, and there were rumors at the time that it might become a video arcade.
“For such a historical building that was opened in 1940, that would have been a real sad thing,” Gribble said.
He and Grapevine businesswoman Bev-erly Bartley formed Yellow Rose Produc-tions as a way to protect the theater. The city was willing to acquire the property if the building had an occupant.
“We signed our names saying that we would consent to be here every week as an anchor tenant to ensure the property
stayed viable,” Gribble said.The city bought the Palace Theater
in 1991.Today, Gribble lives in Grapevine and
plays gigs elsewhere, but always comes back home to lead the house band.
“It’s my business, so I need to be the one directing it.”
Gribble also praises the nonprofit Grapevine Opry Association.
“They’ll be our ushers and ticket-takers, even our spotlight operator,” he said.
He has no plans to retire, but doesn’t know how long he’ll keep it up.
“My wife says that I’ll have to quit when people have to come get me and put me on the stage.”
Career highlights•rocky Gribble stopped counting when he
figured he had worked on 150 albums and commercials.
•he toured with leann rimes, the Judds and ronnie Milsap, among others.
•he recently began playing the mandolin.
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T he Southlake Senior Activity Center is a busy place on a Tues-day, when the weekly luncheon
takes place. Seniors arrive in the morn-ing to sit together laughing and talking to friends while they play domino games.
“It’s all about socialization” when it comes to staying vital, said Nancy Brown, senior services coordinator for the City of Southlake. Without a volun-teer organization called CARS, some of the people at the center wouldn’t be able to get there.
Call a Ride of Southlake has been providing independence for seniors and disabled adults since 2000. A group of seniors saw the need and started the volunteer group, said Soheila Phelps, executive director of the program and the only paid employee.
She’s worked with CARS for six years, and coordinated some 1,800 one-way trips last year.
“The most rewarding thing is just to be able to talk to the seniors and let them know they can go where they need to go,” she said.
The group, which receives money from
the City of Southlake and private dona-tions, has around 26 volunteer drivers. The goal is to have 40.
Volunteer time is flexible. Seniors sign up in advance for rides and then the schedule is distributed to volunteers. If a driver finds a fit, they sign in.
Medical appointments have prior-ity. They are filled first on the schedule, and destinations can be up to a 25-mile radius of Southlake Town Hall.
Routine rides — to the senior center, out for shopping — are provided within a seven-mile radius of Town Hall. To qualify, potential passengers must live in Southlake.
For some drivers, the work is personal. Mary de Zoeten of Southlake said her own mother does not live nearby, so she volunteers with CARS to give back to someone in the same situation.
“You can do as much or as little as you want,” she said.
Phelps, who doesn’t drive so she has time to schedule, said she is similarly motivated to work for the program. “My mom doesn’t live with me and she’s away. The organization touched me closely.”
how to get involvedto volunteer, call carS executive director Soheila phelps at 817-798-4022. She reviews applications, and criminal background checks are performed. to be considered, a volunteer must:
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15 through 16 Dallas Vintage Clothing
and Jewelry Show dealers from around the country will have clothing, jewelry and more, 3 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. admission, $8 or $20 for early admission at 2 p.m. on Friday. Grapevine convention center, 1209 S. Main St., Grapevine. 214-997-3302, www.vintageclothingandjewelry.com.
23 Candy-Free hoppin’ Good Egg hunt
candy-free egg hunt starts at 10 a.m. the village at colleyville at colleyville Boulevard and Main Street, colleyville. 817-503-1180, www.colleyville.com.
23 38th Annual Easter Egg hunt the city of Grapevine’s egg hunt will
have thousands of hidden eggs. Bring used eyeglasses and sunglasses for the lions club to recycle. 9:30 –12:30 p.m. Free. nash Farm, 626 S. Ball St., Grapevine. 817-410-3474, www.grapevinetexasusa.com.
23 Southlake Saturday Nite- March Madness!
a night of dancing, basketball, inflatables and more for 4th–6th graders. 7–10 p.m. $8 per child. concessions available; all items under $2. durham intermediate School, 801 Shady oaks drive, Southlake. 817-748-8019, www.cityofsouthlake.com.
24 Easter in the Park includes egg hunts, inflatables and
more. 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Free. north park, 200 e. dove road, Southlake. 817-748-8019, www.cityofsouthlake.com.
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21 Tuesdays through April 9 Free tax help for seniors
aarp provides free tax assistance during tax season. reservations required. tuesdays, 8:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m. and 5–8 p.m. colleyville Senior center, 2512 Glade road, colleyville. 817-503-1195, www.colleyville.com/seniorcenter.html.
March
01 First Fridays Movie Seriesthis month’s feature is alfred
hitchcock’s “to catch a thief” (1955). 7:30 p.m. palace arts center, 300 S. Main St. in Grapevine. $5/ticket; must be teen or older to attend. Get free popcorn with same-day receipt from any Grapevine restaurant. 817-410-3100, www.grapevinetexasusa.com.
01 First Fridays at the Farm nash farmhands do demonstrations
on urban homesteading. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. nash Farm, 626 Ball St., Grapevine. $3 per person. 817-410-3185, www.grapevinetexasusa.com.
01 Texas Philatelic Exhibition teXpeX, an annual stamp show, will
include at least 30 national dealers. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Free admission and parking. hilton dFW lakes executive conference center, 1800 hwy. 26, Grapevine. 214-600-4160, www.texpex.org.
02 Race 2 Rescue Color Run the competitive 5k run to stop
human trafficking and benefit the rescue her safe home in india begins at 8:30 a.m.; fun run/walk starts at 9:15 a.m. ages 13 and up, $40; 8-12 years, $15; 7 and under free. Meadowmere park, 3000 Meadowmere lane, Grapevine. www.rescueher.org.
02 Walk with Me North Texas 2013 Join the easter Seals for a 1-mile
fun walk in Grapevine Mills. 9 a.m. Free registration. Grapevine Mills mall, 3000 Grapevine Mills parkway, Grapevine. 817-759-7914, www.easterseals.com.
02 through 03 Rhapsody in Wood
the north texas Wood carvers Guild show features more than 50 artisans, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. $3 per person. Free parking. Grapevine convention center, 1209 S. Main St., Grapevine. www.ntxcarvers.com.
11 through 15 Spring Break Camp Mania
city of Southlake parks and recreation will offer a week of fun for children ages 5 – 11. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. cost is $130 per child. durham intermediate School, 801 Shady oaks drive, Southlake. 817-748-8019, www.cityofsouthlake.com.
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The first settlers arrived in Grapevine in 1844 to farm the land and eke out a living.
As the homesteaders’ properties bloomed with cotton and other cash crops, another wave of newcomers began to arrive: blacks, some of them freed slaves, drawn by the opportunity for work.
Black families were living in the area as early as the 1850s, according to historical records. By the 1920s, there were several established black communities in Grape-vine. The largest is “The Hill,” about a half-square mile north of Northwest Highway and south of Grapevine Lake.
“They came to work on the farms, at B&D Mill and as help in people’s homes,” said Sallie Andrews of the Grapevine Historical Society.
The community was small, no more than about 20 families, until the 1940s when excavation for the Grapevine Lake dam brought a wave of workers to the area and nearly doubled the population of The Hill.
“They built shacks or took a room in someone’s home,” recalled Eliza Brewer, 86, who has lived in The Hill since 1945.
Turner School was built on The Hill in the 1940s.
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At that time, most of the homes were modest frame structures, hand-built by residents for one another. Most families had gardens and grew their vegetables, she recalled.
“Everyone worked for someone else,” Brewer said. “I did a lot of cotton-chop-ping and then worked for a family in town.”
The center of the community was Love Chapel Church.
With the influx of the dam workers in the 1940s, the three-room Turner School was built to educate children in grades one to eight.
Bobbie J. Mitchell, now a Denton County Commissioner, moved to The Hill in 1959 with her widowed father and older sister. She recalled The Hill as a close-knit community of caring people.
“You always felt safe,” said Mitchell, 64, who lives in Lewisville. “Everyone looked out for everyone else.”
Still, the humiliation of segregation hung over the community.
“Our school books were used and had derogatory comments written in them,” Mitchell recalled. “In town, we had to use
the colored fountains. If we went to the movies, we had to sit in the balcony. We had to walk in through the back door of restaurants.”
After completing the eighth grade at Turner, the only option for high school was I.M. Terrell in Fort Worth. Mitch-ell had to catch the bus at 6:30 a.m. and didn’t return home until 5 p.m.
When integration occurred in 1965, Mitchell was able to attend Grapevine High School for her senior year.
But integration was also the beginning of the downfall of The Hill.
The Turner School closed and the end of segregated housing allowed families
to move to other neighborhoods.Many of the old homes fell into disre-
pair and were torn down. New houses, owned by newcomers of
other backgrounds, have replaced them. Only a handful of original residents and their descendants remain.
Love Chapel has deteriorated and is no longer usable. A fundraising effort has been made to restore the structure.
The congregation continues to meet in a nearby shopping center storefront. Many former residents, including Mitchell, still attend the church every Sunday.
“This is home,” she said.
The hillGrapevine community had started by 1920sBy Marice Richter
hISTORy GRAPeVINe
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Black settlers arrivethe chance for work drew black families to the Grapevine area, once cotton and other crops were established.
1942love chapel moved to 300 turner road, the site where it remained as the church’s place of worship for 60 years.
1940s lake Grapevine damWorkers flocked to the area for jobs building the lake Grapevine dam. the population on the hill grew.
2009community members gathered to celebrate the dedication of love chapel, which was designated as a historic landmark by the city of Grapevine.
1920s “The hill” established Several black communities were established in Grapevine. the largest was called “the hill.”
1930love chapel church of God in christ started at 409 W. Wall St. in the hill.
2001the congregation began worshiping at another location on dooley Street.
1962the rev. robert lee redmon Sr., came to serve as pastor at love chapel on the hill. he died in 1993.
and add an $89 million housing development called Granada at FM 1938 and Dove Road. Both are from developer Mehrdad Moayedi of Centurion Ameri-can, who has developed much of nearby Trophy Club.
Growth is comingSituated as it is along Hwy. 114
between the DFW and Alliance airports, Westlake is going to have to deal with development one way or another, town officials said.
“There are two things you can say about change,” Mayor Laura Wheat said at a Jan. 28 council meeting. “One, change is difficult and two, change is inevitable.”
Besides Solana Corporate Cam-pus and Deliotte, Fidelity Invest-ments also has an office park in Westlake.
The community also is known for Vaquero, a guard-gated golf course community where luxu-rious homes rest on manicured, treed lots of well over an acre. The Jonas Brothers and several elite athletes live there.
Eddie Edwards, town planning and development director, said at
a joint Town Council-Planning and Zoning commission work-shop Feb. 4, that the property proposed for Granada could be used as a corporate campus under current zoning, but it also could be used for a shopping center with a grocery store and large retailers such as furniture stores.
Moayedi is asking to have the zoning changed to residential, so he can put in the 84-lot subdivi-sion with lot sizes averaging 30,000 square feet. Home prices would be $1 million and over.
He has made many changes to the plans after meeting with resi-dents and staff, including reduc-ing the number of lots, agreeing to different roof levels and pro-hibiting the use of composition roofing material.
A major resident concern was whether a so-called production builder would be constructing the homes rather than a custom homebuilder. Moayedi told those at the Feb. 4 workshop that the new restrictions likely would rule out production builders.
The rezoning request likely will come to the Planning and Zon-ing Commission again later this month and, if approved, goes to the Town Council.
‘European village’ A primary objection frequently
voiced by residents about Valle-cito was the plans included 137 upscale apartments. The apart-ments were eliminated by early February.
Neither Westlake nor nearby Southlake has apartments within city limits.
“What I’ve taken from all the meetings is that most of the resi-dents of Westlake are OK with the concept; however, multifamily was a four-letter word,” Moayedi said. “We’ve done away with rental product, period. We’re try-ing to take the units from 559 to about 300-350 owned town home villas and condos.”
Moayedi said he and developer Jeff Blackard are looking for ways to attract exclusive businesses, such as offering incentives to chefs or restaurateurs to be own-ers/operators of restaurants there. He said a similar strategy in Dal-las drew 125 applicants including a sous chef from the Rosewood Mansion at Turtle Creek.
At the end of the Feb. 4 ses-sion after the Granada discussion, Blackard said he is willing to sit down with residents and town leaders with pencil and paper.
“I just saw what Mehrdad went
through on something that’s rela-tively simple,” he said. “I wouldn’t be interested unless everybody here is part of the process. This could be the greatest project in Texas, but I can’t be fighting the world.”
Blackard developed Adriatica, a similar project in McKinney. Council member Rick Rennhack said he drove through it and didn’t like what he saw.
“You lose me on this vil-lage concept because it seems
manufactured,” Rennhack said. “All the great cities I’ve been to evolved over time.”
Moayedi and Blackard plan to withdraw the proposal from Plan-ning and Zoning and then resub-mit it after conducting a design charrette. Everyone involved in a project, including residents, will study and discuss every aspect.
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Under current zoning, the property could be used for a shopping center or office park. The developer wants to put in housing instead.
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let in August on a new 1.35 -mile trail from Great Wolf Lodge along Hwy. 26 to Grape-vine Mills mall, said Doug Evans, city parks and recreation director.
Colleyville has the Cotton Belt Trail, which runs alongside Hwy. 26.
Even shared off-road trails can be haz-ardous — a jogger died after being hit by a bicycle on the Katy Trail in Dallas in 2010.
“If you’re a pedestrian, either a runner or just walking, you can’t hear bicycles com-ing up from behind you on the sidewalk,” said Bledsoe.
“I know personally you can say ‘I’m on your left,’ but sometimes they move right in front of you because they’re startled.”
Common signage for cyclists and pedes-trians across all the cities also was among the topics considered at the joint meeting, Baker said.
Bike lanesThe cities lack established on-road bike
lanes, which can be expensive.Baker said many areas have 20-foot-wide
streets with ditches on either side. To add bike lanes and still provide drainage, cities would have to install pipe in the ditches, which he said would be “very costly.”
Serious cyclists, who ride fast and cover 40 miles or more at a time, would like to see on-road lanes.
Good street routes also are important for environmental reasons and to allevi-ate congestion, said cyclist Clarence Muller (no relation to Pam Muller), owner of Mad Duck Cyclery in Grapevine.
He and others rode for days to map out proposed routes to schools, employment centers and shopping areas.
They presented the resulting map to Grapevine officials several years ago, he said, adding that the city has been recep-tive.
Assistant City Manager Jennifer Hibbs
said the city has hired Dallas con-sultant Bow-man-Melton A s s o c i a t e s , Inc., to look at routes.
“It should go to council sometime in the next few months, we haven’t quite inter-nally sorted through it,” she said.
The city police departments do not file accidents by pedestrian or cyclist involve-ment, so accident figures were not imme-diately available.
But a study by Transportation for Amer-ica shows the Dallas–Fort Worth area as the 10th most dangerous spot in the U.S. for pedestrians.
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•They define safe distances between motorists and vulnerable users; pro-hibit throwing items at them; define safe right turns; and make other rules of the road.
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Bids should be let in August for the latest trail in Grapevine, a new, 1.35-mile path along Hwy. 26 from Great Wolf Lodge to Grapevine Mills. The cost for the project: about $2.5 million.
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