The Denton City Council will meet today at 2pm for a Work Session followed by a 6:30pm Regular Session, both at City Hall at 215 East McKinney Street. Go here to see the full agenda with backup material.
EUREKA 2 UPDATE
We will receive an update from the Denton Parks Foundation on the current status, fundraising efforts, and timeline of the effort to replace Eureka Park with a brand new playground. If you haven’t yet checked out the plans, go here to their website, find out more, get involved, and consider donating to the cause. This Thursday between 3pm and 6pm you can go to either Beth Marie’s location and see 10% of your purchases donated to the park project.
CONSIDER POSSIBLE REPEAL OF FRACK BAN ORDINANCE
I’ve discussed this at length here and have since talked and heard from many of you. What began as a purely Denton issue quickly evolved into an issue impacting every city in the state of Texas – all thanks to the overreaction of the Texas Legislature and their industry-purchased legislation we all know as HB40. As a result, the legal and political landscape surrounding this issue has changed dramatically. No longer is the discussion simply a question of “how do we defend a frack ban.” Now the questions every city with oil and gas activity is grappling with seem more basic: “How can we defend a setback greater than 100 feet?” I look forward to what it sure to be a lively discussion on this issue and I hope we can all come to some sort of common goal from which to guide our efforts. If our goal is to dismantle HB40 and restore robust local control on oil and gas development in cities, then all paths should be on the table and analyzed.
THE OLD ALBERTSON’S BECOMES A TRAMPOLINE PARK and OTHER ZONING ISSUES
There are four zoning issues requiring public hearings that the council will take up tonight. Remember the old Albertson’s over near the corner of I35 and Lillian Miller that has been sitting vacant for a while? There’s a proposal to split that building into two areas, one hosting a membership gym and the other featuring an indoor trampoline park. Because the current zoning doesn’t allow for recreation centers, we will be considering a zoning case to change that.
Other zoning issues involve a special sign district for businesses at or near Golden Triangle Mall, a Special Use Permit request for a substation off East McKinney, and a rezoning of commercial property just to the West of I35 and North of 380.
As always, if you have any concerns or questions, don’t hesitate to contact me at kevin.roden@cityofdenton.com or 940-206-5239.