Thank you for coming out and participating in the L Streets Neighborhood Association National Night Out 2005.
http://www.nationaltownwatch.org/nno/about.html
July 31, 2005
L Streets N.A. Celebrates National Night Out
Thank you for coming out and participating in the L Streets Neighborhood Association National Night Out 2005.
July 26, 2005
Add Emergency Number to Your Cell Phone
Add an "in case of emergency" contact to your cell phone to make it easier for emergency responders to notify your next of kin in an emergency. See the article below:
http://www.komotv.com/news/story.asp?id=37952"
http://www.komotv.com/news/story.asp?id=37952"
July 25, 2005
Developers plan Garland Road luxury condos
Proposal likely to face zoning battle
Cynthia D. Webb and Christine Perez//Staff Writers
Two Dallas developers are working on an ambitious new project that could transform the struggling Garland Road corridor, an area of State Highway 78 nestled around White Rock Lake and the Dallas Arboretum. Leon Backes, president of Provident Realty Advisors Inc. , and developer Mark Miller have formed Emerald Isle Partners L.P. to develop The Emerald, a 25-story, $50 million luxury condominium tower on the west side of Garland Road at Emerald Isle.The tower would replace a strip of one-story medical offices, which will be razed.Initial plans call for between 180 and 225 condos, ranging in size from 1,400 square feet to 3,800 square feet and in price from $385,000 to $1 million.
Dallas Business Journal, July 25. 2005
Cynthia D. Webb and Christine Perez//Staff Writers
Two Dallas developers are working on an ambitious new project that could transform the struggling Garland Road corridor, an area of State Highway 78 nestled around White Rock Lake and the Dallas Arboretum. Leon Backes, president of Provident Realty Advisors Inc. , and developer Mark Miller have formed Emerald Isle Partners L.P. to develop The Emerald, a 25-story, $50 million luxury condominium tower on the west side of Garland Road at Emerald Isle.The tower would replace a strip of one-story medical offices, which will be razed.Initial plans call for between 180 and 225 condos, ranging in size from 1,400 square feet to 3,800 square feet and in price from $385,000 to $1 million.
Dallas Business Journal, July 25. 2005
July 24, 2005
Court Upholds Law Restricting Alcohol Sales at Neighborhood Strip Club
"LAW PASSED BY KEFFER AND CARONA AGAINST STRIP CLUBS UPHELD BY FEDERAL COURT "
Dear Friends of District 107:
Without any advance warning, Federal Judge Jane Boyle upheld the law passed during one of the 2003 legislative special sessions by State Representative Bill Keffer and State Senator John Carona dealing with sexually-oriented businesses. Specifically, when PT's Gold Club announced its intention to build a new strip club at Miller and Plano Roads near Lake Highlands, the community kicked into high gear. Sunbelt Pool owner Rob Morgan led a petition drive to persuade the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to refuse the Gold Club's application for a private club permit to sell alcohol. Over 5000 sworn petitions were collected. Nevertheless, the TABC would still have had the discretion to grant the permit, notwithstanding the overwhelming community opposition. More was necessary. With the leadership of Senator Carona and the help of Governor Perry, we were able to take advantage of the legislature being in special session and passed a lawthat would prohibit any sexually-oriented business from being able tosell alcohol in a dry area - period. The law went into effect in January 2004, and almost immediately the Gold Club and similarly situated strip clubs filed suit in Dallas federal court, challenging the constitutionality of the new law. In the meantime, the Gold Club opened its doors, operates as a totally nude club where patrons must bring their own alcohol {BYOB}, and has routinely had a full parking lot, presumably planning eventually to have the law struck down so they can sell alcohol as originally planned. On July 13, Federal Judge Jane Boyle issued an order upholding the law and finding it constitutional. It is likely that the strip clubs will appeal the decision. But, for now, District 107 and the citizens of LakeHighlands have realized a significant victory in our effort to shutdown an unwanted business in our community. "Perseverance in the pursuit of principle pays. Thanks again to Rob Morgan, Sunbelt Pools, the Lake Highlands Area Improvement Association, Dallas City Councilman Bill Blaydes, Senator John Carona,and Governor Rick Perry. Stay tuned for more updates, but let's hope that the Gold Club finally comes to the conclusion that there is no gold for them in our community, and they should pull up stakes and go panning somewhere else. Please show your appreciation for this happy result by calling or dropping a note or giving a phone call to the following individuals, who contributed to our legal effort:
Robert Johnson:
Office of the Attorney General
PO Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711-2548
1-800-252-8011
Lou Bright:
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
PO Box 13127
Austin, TX 78711-3127
(512) 206-3204
Scott Bergthold:
Attorney
6830 McCutcheon Rd.
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Bill
Dear Friends of District 107:
Without any advance warning, Federal Judge Jane Boyle upheld the law passed during one of the 2003 legislative special sessions by State Representative Bill Keffer and State Senator John Carona dealing with sexually-oriented businesses. Specifically, when PT's Gold Club announced its intention to build a new strip club at Miller and Plano Roads near Lake Highlands, the community kicked into high gear. Sunbelt Pool owner Rob Morgan led a petition drive to persuade the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to refuse the Gold Club's application for a private club permit to sell alcohol. Over 5000 sworn petitions were collected. Nevertheless, the TABC would still have had the discretion to grant the permit, notwithstanding the overwhelming community opposition. More was necessary. With the leadership of Senator Carona and the help of Governor Perry, we were able to take advantage of the legislature being in special session and passed a lawthat would prohibit any sexually-oriented business from being able tosell alcohol in a dry area - period. The law went into effect in January 2004, and almost immediately the Gold Club and similarly situated strip clubs filed suit in Dallas federal court, challenging the constitutionality of the new law. In the meantime, the Gold Club opened its doors, operates as a totally nude club where patrons must bring their own alcohol {BYOB}, and has routinely had a full parking lot, presumably planning eventually to have the law struck down so they can sell alcohol as originally planned. On July 13, Federal Judge Jane Boyle issued an order upholding the law and finding it constitutional. It is likely that the strip clubs will appeal the decision. But, for now, District 107 and the citizens of LakeHighlands have realized a significant victory in our effort to shutdown an unwanted business in our community. "Perseverance in the pursuit of principle pays. Thanks again to Rob Morgan, Sunbelt Pools, the Lake Highlands Area Improvement Association, Dallas City Councilman Bill Blaydes, Senator John Carona,and Governor Rick Perry. Stay tuned for more updates, but let's hope that the Gold Club finally comes to the conclusion that there is no gold for them in our community, and they should pull up stakes and go panning somewhere else. Please show your appreciation for this happy result by calling or dropping a note or giving a phone call to the following individuals, who contributed to our legal effort:
Robert Johnson:
Office of the Attorney General
PO Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711-2548
1-800-252-8011
Lou Bright:
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
PO Box 13127
Austin, TX 78711-3127
(512) 206-3204
Scott Bergthold:
Attorney
6830 McCutcheon Rd.
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Bill
July 11, 2005
Petition against drug paraphernalia
Dear Neighbors, Below is a bulletin received from the L Streets Neighborhood Association's "umbrella" neighborhood association, the Lake Highlands Area Improvement Association, concerning the petition drive to help stop the sale of drug paraphernalia in Lake Highlands. Be sure to check out additional information and see photos located on the LHAIA website: http://www.lhaia.org/. For your convenience, these petitions will be placed on SIX PORCHES through July, beginning NOW. Please take the time to drop by and sign--no need to ring the bell or schedule a time. Thanks to the many of you who have already signed the petition! Signatures collected here in our L Streets neighborhood will be delivered to the LHAIA in early August. THE SIX PORCH LOCATIONS WHERE YOU WILL SIGN THE PETITION ARE:
8945 Lockhaven
8843 Larchwood
10665 Le Mans
9034 Lydgate
9017 Livenshire
10208 Linkwood
In the July issue of the Lake Highlands Advocate, Councilman Bill Blaydes says, "The Lake Highlands Area Improvement Association is continuing to work its better apartment management campaign, and its petition against drug paraphernalia being sold in area stores is to be delivered to merchants throughout the area. Thank you to all involved in this dramatic stand for the quality of life in our neighborhood."
Neighbors, we need your immediate attention to this matter to sign the petitions located on these six porches no later than 7/31/05. Time only allows us to send only one more email reminder before the month-end signature deadline.
All of us L Streets residents have the same overall goal and that's to make our L Streets and Lake Highlands safer and free of illegal drug dealers and users. Historically, with this kind of element in our neighborhoods may come prostitution, crime and other illegal activities. So it's up to each individual person (over 18) in your household to sign this petition and show criminals they are not welcome in the L Streets or in Lake Highlands, or in Dallas for that matter.
Our hope is that this effort will wake up the entire city whereby all of our residents will take a stand to clean up Dallas like the LHAIA is doing to clean up Lake Highlands. But right now we're working on our immediate area only and WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE A GREATER IMPRESSION ON THE CITY AND POLICE TO URGE THEM TO RESPOND NOW TO THE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA PROBLEM IN LAKE HIGHLANDS!
The Dallas Morning News has contacted me and some other Lake Highlands association presidents to ask questions about this campaign, so look for the article in the near future. This is great news for us to have the media interested in this and it keeps the problem in the forefront and puts the police and city officials on notice that we're serious about helping to alleviate the problem.
Please become part of history and sign the petition by 7/31/05. Thank you so much for your old-fashioned grass roots efforts and care for our neighbors and beautiful neighborhood.
Best regards,
Rogeta Halvorson, President
L Streets Neighborhood Association
8945 Lockhaven
8843 Larchwood
10665 Le Mans
9034 Lydgate
9017 Livenshire
10208 Linkwood
In the July issue of the Lake Highlands Advocate, Councilman Bill Blaydes says, "The Lake Highlands Area Improvement Association is continuing to work its better apartment management campaign, and its petition against drug paraphernalia being sold in area stores is to be delivered to merchants throughout the area. Thank you to all involved in this dramatic stand for the quality of life in our neighborhood."
Neighbors, we need your immediate attention to this matter to sign the petitions located on these six porches no later than 7/31/05. Time only allows us to send only one more email reminder before the month-end signature deadline.
All of us L Streets residents have the same overall goal and that's to make our L Streets and Lake Highlands safer and free of illegal drug dealers and users. Historically, with this kind of element in our neighborhoods may come prostitution, crime and other illegal activities. So it's up to each individual person (over 18) in your household to sign this petition and show criminals they are not welcome in the L Streets or in Lake Highlands, or in Dallas for that matter.
Our hope is that this effort will wake up the entire city whereby all of our residents will take a stand to clean up Dallas like the LHAIA is doing to clean up Lake Highlands. But right now we're working on our immediate area only and WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE A GREATER IMPRESSION ON THE CITY AND POLICE TO URGE THEM TO RESPOND NOW TO THE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA PROBLEM IN LAKE HIGHLANDS!
The Dallas Morning News has contacted me and some other Lake Highlands association presidents to ask questions about this campaign, so look for the article in the near future. This is great news for us to have the media interested in this and it keeps the problem in the forefront and puts the police and city officials on notice that we're serious about helping to alleviate the problem.
Please become part of history and sign the petition by 7/31/05. Thank you so much for your old-fashioned grass roots efforts and care for our neighbors and beautiful neighborhood.
Best regards,
Rogeta Halvorson, President
L Streets Neighborhood Association
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