Town to purchase Windsor property

At the Town Council meeting last Monday, the Council authorized the purchase of the property for the West Windsor extension from Mr Shu. The Town has begun planning the design of the roadway, which according to the Mayor, will be a curving road with landscaping, a traffic circle and bike trails along the road. The extension would not connect to Pecan Acres and Wellington. While I would prefer the extension not be built at all, this plan is certainly preferrable to any plan that would cram more housing along a straight connection to FM 2499.

At the candidates forum last night, two candidates - Bob Butler, Place 3 and Tom Hayden, Place 5 - pledged that they would not approve funding for the West Windsor extension. Regardless of your position on the West Windsor extension, I would encourage everyone to vote in the Town Council election on May 9th. This election will replace 3 of the 5 members of the Town Council. With the rapid changes occurring in Flower Mound, it is important to have the right people representing us on the Council.

Council Approves West Windsor Extension

Last night, the Town Council voted unanimously to reverse the decision of Planning & Zoning Commission and approve the West Windsor extension. The option to extend West Windsor Dr to FM 2499 without connecting to Windsor Dr has been added to the Town's Master Transportation Plan.

Thank you to everyone who worked hard against this project. Because of your efforts to inform the community, many residents spoke against this project. Though a few spoke in favor, it was clear the residents of the surrounding neighborhoods were against extending West Windsor. I don't believe that having more signatures on the petition or more people speaking against the project would have swayed the minds of the Council. As the saying goes, you just can't fight City Hall.

Now that it is part of the Master Transportation Plan, the West Windsor extension will be built when the owner develops the property. Given the size of the property and its current zoning for 1 acre lots, the owner felt that building the West Windsor extension through the middle of the property would render it undevelopable. Only time will tell if that is so. Hopefully, we'll have many years to enjoy our area as it is now without the West Windsor extension.

David McCourt
3400 West Windsor Dr

Town Council To Vote on W Windsor Extension

Thanks to all your efforts, the Town Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously to remove the proposed extension of West Windsor Drive to FM 2499 from the draft Master Transportation plan. However, the matter is not decided yet.

The Town Council will meet on January 5th to make the final decision about the West Windsor extension. The council is not obligated to accept the recommendation of the P&Z commission, so make sure the Council knows your opposition to the West Windsor extension.

Please plan to attend the Town Council meeting on Monday, January 5th at 6pm in Town Hall, 2121 Cross Timbers Rd. Bring your neighbors.

You may send emails about the project to the council at the address listed below:
Mayor Jody Smith mayor@flower-mound.com
Place 1 Councilmember, Joel D. Lindsey place1@flower-mound.com
Place 2 Councilmember, Al Filidoro place2@flower-mound.com
Place 3 Councilmember, Tim Trotter place3@flower-mound.com
Place 4 Councilmember, Jean M. Levenick place4@flower-mound.com
Place 5 Councilmember, Jeff Tasker place5@flower-mound.com
email the council

Paula Paschal, Town Secretary paula.paschal@flower-mound.com
NOTE: Please specify to Ms. Paschal that you want your email read into the public record on January 5th.