Since summer the buzz has been about the water and sewer rates, but there has been other comments of interest made at the regular monthly council meetings on other matters concerning the city. {{more:Read more …}}
The following was said in the last several months as recorded in the minutes of the Kennedale City Council meetings.
Sherry Beard White, resident at 717 Magnolia Drive, stated that she recently came back to Kennedale to care for her mother; adding that things have changed a lot. She thinks it is very beautiful down the Parkway with all the shrubs, but she is scared to pull out onto the Parkway from the Dollar General Store because it is very difficult to see. She is requesting that the foliage along Kennedale Parkway be trimmed back for better visibility.
Bob Gruenhagen, resident at 913 Shady Vale Drive, stated that he wanted to talk about the petition, and the Mayor explained why he couldn’t, so he?d like to talk about communications. He said that the Citizen’s forum is [available] here, and some people complain and some people have good ideas, but as far as he could see, there is no forum for feedback. When we leave here, we don?t know what happens to our recommendations.
Brian Johnson, Kennedale Mayor, said he spent a week at Camp Hope, which is part of One Safe Place; it is an organization for kids who have experienced domestic violence. He stated that after a week with these kids, he realized that the country is in pretty good hands. Additionally, he had attended the Southeast Tarrant Transportation Partnership meeting where they talked about the I-20/820/287 interchange project. This project is the number one project for COG (North Texas Council of Government) and will cost $1.4 billion. He added that the project is currently in the environmental study phase.
Bob Hart, Kennedale City Manager, informed the Council that Hong Muyheng, one of the International Fellows that the City sponsored last year received a promotion since he was here. He, along with his superiors, would like to come to Kennedale to visit with Council.
Barbara Fleming, citizen at 900 Shady Bend Drive, thanked the city for adding the recycling program; she thinks it?s a fabulous addition. The recycling program got her to thinking that perhaps one of the things we could change to save money would be to reduce the number of garbage pick-up days from two to one. She doesn’t feel like there is the need for a two-day pick-up anymore, since so much of refuse goes to recycling.
Amanda King, Kennedale Library Director, told the City Council that the goal is to make the Library a community hub and a place where citizens can get community information.
Cecil Bedford, citizen at 12429 Oak Grove Road South, Burleson, he spoke in regard to the naming of the round-a-bouts on Little Road. He is the son of Frank and Wilma (Waddie) Bedford. He requested Council consider naming the round-a-bouts after his family and the Cooper family for their contributions to the community. He added that both families are lifelong members of the community and provided background information on the families.
John Hunt, citizen at 924 Sunrise Drive, introduced himself to the Kennedale City Council, stating that he was just elected as president of the Kennedale Independent School Board. He said he appreciates the spirit of cooperation between the two boards and extends a hand of friendship. Concluding, he added that he knows how hard the Council’s work is and hopes they can corporate and work well together in the future.
Larry Hoover, Kennedale Streets/Parks Superintendent, in a presentation on the city?s Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan, stated that Kennedale’s population is projected to double between 2010 and 2030.
