The Colony Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 10, 1986 Page: 1 of 26
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The Colony Leader
December 10, 1986
A Harte-Hanks Community Newspaper
Vol. 6 — No. 3 The Colony, Texas
2 Sections
August opening predicted for Plano Parkway
Henry Billingsly, of Crow-Billingsly, uses a map to show The Colony’s City
Council the progress of Plano Parkway. Expected to open within eight months,
the parkway will eventually be a major southern link for the city.
By MONA MASON EFFLER
The Colony News Editor
A developer working on portions of Plano
Parkway into The Colony predicts that the
roadway will be open to traffic in as few as
eight months.
Henry Billingsly, of Crow-Billingsly, told the
city council last week that the project is under-
way, despite two major “roadblocks.”
One hang-up for the parkway resulted in
Mayor Don Amick’s decision last Monday to
seek condemnation of a section of land formerly
owned and still occupied by Edwin Jordan. Last
July the council passed a resolution authorizing
then mayor Larry Sample to condemn the land
in an effort to expedite the connection of State
Highway 544 and State Highway 121. Plano
Parkway would be that connection, leading into
Paige Road.
Billingsly told the council that engineering
had been completed on the entire project, with
some construction contracts already bid. Once
the issue with Jordan is resolved, he estimated
construction time as four to six months, barring
bad weather.
“We bought the land from Jordan, leasing it
back to him for seven years,” Billingsly said.
“He is claiming that the road cannot go through
the tract until that time is up. But our papers
are clear and I predict that we would prevail in
court.
“Under a section called ‘Road Construction’
and underlined, we included the building of
Plano Parkway now,” he said.
Billingsly said he had been negotiating with
Jordan for several months and that they had
gone to court to seek resolution. At this point,
Billingsly said they were requesting a summary
judgment from the court, meaning the
developer could prevail without going to trial.
“It must be an unusual case for it not to go to
trial,” he said. “And if a person has the money
and is willing to spend it, a case can stay in
court quite awhile. It could be one month, six
months, a year or more.”
The alternative was for the city to condemn
the land, eliminating the court process. Billings-
ly said this move would be faster.
Amick noted that there was a cost factor in-
volved in condemnation proceedings, although
it was not unusual for a city to condemn land for
roads,
“Would you object to the city assessing the
landowner (Crow-Billingsly) for the condemna-
tion costs?” Amick asked Billingsly. “No,” Bill-
ingsly replied.
“Jordan is not a poor dirt farmer,” Amick ad-
ded. “The home on that property is only a
Turn to PARKWAY, 9A
City wants a look
with ‘print appeal
By MONA MASON EFFLER arm of the city,” he told the coun-
The Colony News Editor cil. He asked the city to help with
the estimated $15,000 top cost
City and Chamber of Com- needed to print 5,000 brochures,
merce officials have joined forces but noted that figure was a
to find a “look” for The Colony “baseline, and less can do.”
with print appeal. Last week, "I suggest 5,000 brochures
Steve Withers, a chamber board because the cost per piece is
member assigned to come up more under 5,000. The break
with a new brochure for the city, comes at 5,000,’ he said.
asked the city council for What Withers proposed, in
assistence, including money and general, was a booklet style
design. brochure with color photos on
The council agreed to work every page. “The information in
with the chamber on the project, the booklet itself would be very
and plans are underway to set up general,” he said. “At the back
a committee of council and there would be a place to insert
chamber members to work on the more detailed information and
content of the brochure. change it out as would be need-
The brochures will be used to ed.”
draw potential business and Withers said the chamber sent
homeowners to the city. Withers out 250 of the current brochures
took a look at public relations last year. He noted that although
materials from surrounding the current brochure has served
cities, including Carrollton’s its purpose, updating needed to
brochure, which he said is put be done.
together at a cost of $7 apiece.
What Withers said he is looking If approved down the line by
at would be more in the $3 range both the chamber and council,
or less. the brochure would not be ex-
“I propose the Chamber of pected to be out until this sum-
Commerce to be used as the PR mer.
(Above) Texas A&M fan Jim Vanderburg throws a pie in
the face of Dr. Bill Manning, a University of Texas fan.
Manning (below) wore his Longhorn gear for the occasion.
Fund established to
help family rebuild
Neighbors of the Glen Thurman family on Buccaneer Drive on
Wynnwood Peninsula have banded together to help following a fire
Friday that destroyed the family’s home. Not only are friends of the
Thurmans taking donations to get them through until insurance
comes in, but there is also talk of a trust fund being set up.
The fire happened Friday morning around 11 when no one was
home. Wynnwood Peninsula is in the county, with fire coverage part
of a deal between Denton County and the cities of The Colony, T. . 1 1 1. 1
Eastvale, Frisco and Little Elm. The Colony Fire Chief Van Morrison TO Or9A 171 1O aCo rACC 171 AAicai n16A0c
said his units were the first on the scene. “The home was about three- A 1 USi dll 1 WU CULL COD ii.CUiWQl 1.CCCD
quarters involved by the time we got there,” he said. “Because of the
amount of damage it's impossible to even guess at this point what the Harte-Hanks News Service not covered by Medicare and who county residents, officials said.
0000 Do are unable to pay for medical ser- The trust fund resulted from
Jurisdiction now rests with the state Fire Marshall’s Office. MCKINNEY - The Health vices. the county’s sale, in 1983, of the
Morrison said all his units could do was contain the blaze and keep it Care Advisory Board unveiled a In addition, the program ex- Collin Memorial Hospital in
from spreading. The Colony was soon joined by Frisco and Eastvale comprehensive program to ad- ceeds the requirements of the McKinney for $13.9 million,
firetrucks. dress the medical care needs of Comprehensive Indigent Health Although the programs are
With no fire hydrants to use, fire officials had to resort to a nearby low-income families in Collin Care Act which was passed by already effective and in place
swimming pool, according to Morrison. County. the Texas Legislature last year board members said they wanted
Harriett Kuhn, a neighbor of the Thurman’s, praised The Colony’s Board members said the pro- and became effective Sept. 1. all the provisions of the program
fire department for their work in putting out quickly spreading grass gram, which is now effective, This act placed the responsibility to be effective before publicly an-
fires. “The house went so quick, they couldn’t do much about it,” she gives the county the most varied for indigent health care on the nouncing the program. “We
said. and comprehensive indigent plan counties and set minimum stan- didn’t want to announce it
Kuhn said the family of four escaped with only what they were °f any county in Texas. dards for such care. piecemeal,” said Joan Big.
wearing that day. Along with the house, said Kuhn, Christmas The main purpose of indigent Because the programs are gerstaff, board chairman 6
presents for the two children, one about nine months old and one boy programs in the county is to pro- funded by a trust fund, they will
about three or four, were burned. vide help for residents who are not result in any tax increases for Turn to PROGRAM, 9A
Rivalry goes deep
for UT-Aggiefans
. By MONA MASON EFFLER
The Colony News Editor
On the surface, it looks like merely a school rivalry. But it goes
I deeper than that. Much, much deeper.
The battle is between two otherwise sane businessmen in The
/ Colony. One from the University of Texas; the other from Texas
A&M. Jim Vanderburg, an Aggie, and Dr. Bill Manning, of UT
fame, have begun what they vow will be a traditional bet ... who
wins the annual Turkey Day football game between the two
schools. “Vanderburg coerced me into the bet,” claims Manning.
“I just challenged him to a gentleman”s wager over the oldest
rivalry in the state,” Vanderburg countered.
The weapons, cream pies, were chosen. “The bet was a duel at
high noon, only the winner is the only one who gets a pie to
throw,” Vanderburg said. Why not pies at ten paces? “Jim’s not
that good,” Manning said.
The score is now history. It was A&M over UT with a score of
16 to 3. Manning, pie-eyed over the score, was soon to be pie-
faced.
“Bill graciously accepted the bet, now he can graciously accept
a pie,” Vanderburg said. Vanderburg is an old hand at pie tosses,
although his experience is mostly limited to the receiving end.
Seven pies found their way to his face a few months ago as part of
a membership drive bet in the Chamber of Commerce.
Meanwhile, the fateful day for Manning had arrived. The first
Rotary Club meeting after the ball game was the designated hit
day. “Are you ready?” Vanderburg queried. “Just one more bite
of lunch,” Manning pleaded.
The scene shifted to the parking lot where Manning, clad in a
plastic dry cleaner’s bag, UT windbreaker and UT hat posed pois-
ed for pie. “I won’t rub it in Bill,” said Vanderburg. “Not yet,”
muttered Manning.
“Hey Jim, how many Aggies does it take to throw a pie?” sang
the Rotary Club’s peanut gallery.
“I’m pleased and proud to present the first pie,” said Vander-
burg, ignoring the quesstion, then promptly pushed the pie into
Manning’s face. All three inches of whipped cream and the
quarter inch graham cracker crust went splat. “You said you’d get
a Coconut Cream,” said Manning’s wife, Laurie. “That’s his
favorite.”
As Manning began the clean-up process, the crowd turned for a
last look at the pie pair. Manning was coming clean, but Vander-
burg, who brought no protection from the toss, had splattered
some cream on his own pants. “Leave it to the Aggie,” someone
in the audience sighed.
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