Published 03/04/2010 - 3:44 p.m. CST
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Flower Mound Fire Station number 2 at FM1171 and Shiloh Road, the site of a condemnation lawsuit against the town, which the town has appealed to the Texas Court of Appeals.
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Mockingbird Pipeline,
L.P., filed a condemnation lawsuit against the
Town of Flower Mound in January of this year for a
thirty foot natural gas pipeline easement across
Fire Station No. 2 property, located at FM1171 and
Shiloh Road. The Town has vigorously resisted that
effort and last Friday Denton County Probate Judge
Don Windle ruled that his court has jurisdiction
to hear the case.
Published 03/04/2010 - 3:43 p.m. CST
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Al Filidoro
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Flower Mound Council Member Al
Filidoro announced his candidacy for re- election
to his Place 2 Council seat. “I have had the
honor of serving our residents on council for the
past 2 ½ years. I am encouraged that many of
our residents have asked me to continue
representing their interests as their Council
Member.” Filidoro cited as his priorities; gas
drilling solutions, protecting our families, homes
and environment; creating a recession proof
“Medical Community;” instituting an environmental
sustainability strategy; supporting SMARTGrowth
and our Master Plan; and managing our tax dollars
wisely.
Published 03/04/2010 - 3:43 p.m. CST
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Mike McDaniel
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Mike McDaniel, former
administrator at Lewisville High School and former
LISD trustee from 1998 to 2004, announced plans to
run for the Lewisville ISD school board’s Place 3,
currently occupied by Tommy Kim. McDaniel says
that he has dedicated the majority of his adult
life to serving children. He has loved every
minute of that service, and looks forward to
continuing his service as a member of the LISD
Board of Trustees. A local businessman and
developer, McDaniel has resided in Highland
Village since 1992. He is married and has
two daughters, Taylor, a sophomore at Texas
A&M; Jordan, a sophomore at Marcus High
School; and a son Chase, a fifth-grader at
McAuliffe Elementary.
Published 03/04/2010 - 3:43 p.m. CST
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Melissa Northern
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Recently, community advocate
Melissa Northern announced her candidacy for Mayor
of Flower Mound. An experienced and accomplished
businesswoman, Northern says she wants to help
grow Flower Mound fiscally, but also safely and
responsibly. Northern has a myriad of experience
with Fortune 100 companies, including General
Electric and the former Bank One, now Chase. Her
extensive financial background includes work in
corporate cost and financial analysis; corporate
commercial banking; audit and risk management; as
well as corporate finance and IT. Northern stated,
“While Flower Mound has not yet felt the full
impact of the economic downturn, trends in sales
and property tax receipts indicate that prudent
fiscal management will be critical in order to
maintain our current level of services. We need a
proven leader in sound fiscal management.”
Published 03/04/2010 - 3:43 p.m. CST
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Denton District Attorney Paul Johnson sat for an interview in The News Connection office a few weeks ago, before winning a second term in Tuesday’s Primary Election.
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“Well, it looks like we have a
full head of steam as we move into the fall
elections,” said 26th District Congressman Michael
Burgess as he was on his way to DFW Airport for a
flight back to the nation’s capital. “I’m very
grateful for the support that was evident in the
Primary Election vote,” added the Republican
representative running for his fifth term.
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