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Home My WebLink AboutCommuter Rail Committee-Agenda Packets-12/1/2008City' of l_._._.._ _ ..~ _,,. ~ ~ ~. ,~ , ~`~-- n -= , t\. ~~ ~/t~~. _ ~......r.....5~9 Tex~~`~ PUBLIC NOTICE COMMUTER RAIL COMMITTEE Monday, December 1, 2008 - 6:00 P.M. Colleyville Center, 5301 Riverwalk Drive The agenda for this meeting will be as follows: 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes: November 10, 2008 3. Review Revised Presentation with Committee Members Revision Suggestions 4. Finalize City Council Presentation and Packet 5. Adjournment 1 certify that this notice was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 by 5:00 pm. Joyceinne Williams Office Assistant C.:it y <>f _.....__ .---.. C _._.. / V ..:.: ..............................._....... ,~ ~f}F~ ,......r..._S~9 _ _ ..-„". ~CXi~`' COMMUTER RAIL COMMITTEE Minutes -November 10, 2008 1. Call to Order Chairman John Gooding called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Present: John Gooding, Fred Mills, Paul Vigiletti, Linda Baker, Joyce Hammill, John Leeper, Urmesh Shah, John Paul Burnett, Clif Davis, Kristen O'Regan, Roger Nelson, Mike Muhm, Keath Hance, Bart Butler, David Grimes Absent: Rich Hendler, James Day Staff: Mike Johnston, Joyceinne Williams 2. Approval of Minutes: October 27, 2008 Roger Nelson made a motion to approve the October 27, 2008 minutes. Keath Hance seconded the motion, the motion carried. 3. Presentation A sub-committee which consisted of Joyce Hammill, John Gooding and Fred Mills met on October 4, 2008, to address several issues that were in question regarding the Environmental Impact Study. Fred Mills presented a list of questions to Mike Johnston to be submitted to the Environmental Impact Study Team. 4. Committee Discussion John Gooding asked for the presentation from the "Against" group. Bartley Butler asked for a ten minute recess to speak with the members of this group. John Gooding approved the ten minute recess. Bartley Butler presented a slide show presentation to the committee with informative reasons why the rail station should not be placed in Colleyville. Mike Johnston advised the Committee to refer back to the committee's goal, recommendation of whether Colleyville should have a station and questioned how much additional information is needed to submit their final recommendation to the City Council. John Gooding presented a rough draft of the presentation to be presented to City Council. It was motioned by Kristen O'Regan and seconded by John Gooding that the presentation is reviewed by several members of the Committee and discussed at the next meeting. The motion was carried. Roger Nelson, Clif Davis, and David Grimes agreed to review the presentation, taking into consideration the summary that was submitted from each group (for and against). The next meeting is scheduled for December 1, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the Colleyville Center. 5. Citizen Comment There were 15 citizens present at the meeting. Several citizens expressed their concerns against a rail stop in Colleyville. 6. Adjournment A motion was made by John Gooding to adjourn the meeting and seconded by Linda Baker. 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O O ~ N ~ N (n ~ ~'' O ^ . ~~ ~ ~ ~ N ~ p .~ ~> O_ U ~ ~ •~ ~ O ~ ~ ~ - U O_ O ~ ~ cn ~ v ~ ~ N ~(~ ~ 'r1 ~ ~ L O O N O ~ ~ N V _ .; ~ . ~ ~ >~ ~ ~ U '~O- ~ o O _ ~ cn ~ ~ O N ~ ~ --' C ~~ 0 ~ ,~, ~ ~~ ~~ O O ~ N ° ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ o ~~ ~ L ~ z o a° ~, ~ ~ ~o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ o~ a~ o ~ ~ ~~ c~ .~ ~ o ~o ~ ~ ~ ~~ ° ~ .~.., ~ ~. U F- ~ ~ o. ,-~ ,-a .~ ~ ~ 0 ~ ~ M ~ ~ O O ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . _ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ca ~ ~ ~D L ~ ~ N ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ J Q ~ ~ o ~_ •~ .j ~ ca U L a~ ~ .~..-~ cn ~- ~~ ~ ~ ~ N i ~ ~ , cv ~ N _ U ° V ~ ~ ~ ~ U ~ ~ ~ Q~ O ~ ~ ~J ~' > ~ a--~ o •~ O •- Q v ~ ~ Q L O 0 O ~ ~ ~ U o ~~ g oo Q a ~ ~o 0 ~ ~ ~ Mike Muhm - Station costs --- even with "regional/Federal" funding will "bear" costs on Colleyville residents. My guess is it could be in the $400-1,000 per household, based on the initial means to raise revenue buy the regional transportation folks ...............that is a LOT. This regional train and/or Colleyville station with NOT be without costs to residents....it will be very expensive for all and provide "some" benefit for the few riders on the system (initially costing closer to $1 billion and have annual operating costs close to $100 million ---all while probably moving less than 2% of Tarrant County drivers). Crime - my recollection was the CPD said that there would be an increase of minor crime in/around the parking lot of a station Traffic -does this delay expected take into account the delays due to any additional lights/traffic lanes necessary to flow cars/buses into the station, just 100-200 yards from the existing lights at John McCain & 26? In the concluding recommendations --- I really feel that on #18, in addition to what you have stated about "adherence" to Committee recommendations, there Must be some commentary about the majority's expectation that the "T" adhere to what they have said and or any revisions to those statements either neutral or to the benefit of "Colleyville citizens". IT was very clear to me at the meeting the vote was take, that most if not all of those in favor of the station did so with a LOT of assumptions/qualifications, etc. The vote did not seem to stand on it own merits of the matter. Special Thanks --- I would add "Colleyville Citizens" Where is the Majority Opinion??.......should it not at least be referenced in the Appendix?? John Leeper Comments on Revised Presentation Slide 3 - nT-.ozT~~o ~z~u~minG The ex~umination of the specific impact to the City of Colleyville will require: Slide 7 -Bullet 6 ... mitigation for all "~'4°~~'°~' '~~^•~'~~~~~ 1 homes or businesses subject to moderate or severe noise level impacts. Slide 9 -Bullet 9 ... Economic Impact sStudy ... useage .. . Slide 10 - ... due to increased Ea~i~~zt=-rui-1 automobile /bus traffic associated with a commuter rail station. Slide 11 -Bullet 11 ...commuter rail stations activities. Slide 12 -Bullet 14 ...:~Nc-~-1f1 be consistent with ... Bullet 15 ... 4111 not be operated ... Slide 15 - If this presentation is coming from the Committee, it appears we are thanking ourselves. As a Committee, we should thank the citizens of Colleyville for their feedback and the Colleyville City Staff for their support, but leave it to the Council to thank us. Slide 17 -Bullet 6 ... mitigation for all ^r~ ^*~~~'^^^+~~~~~ homes or businesses subject to moderate or severe noise Leve impacts. Slide 18 -Bullet 9 ... Economic Impact sStudy ... useage .. . Bullet 11 ...commuter rail station: activities. Slide 19 -Bullet 14 ... sly«t-~1~ be consistent with ... Bullet 15 ... ~ not be operated ... Fred Mills 1. REMOVE THE RED COLOR - IT is not appropriate... it is proven to invoke anger. 2. The City of Colleyville needs to send a hard copy of this to all Committee Members so that they have it prior to the December 1st meeting. We can't expect folks to endure the printing costs and the red adds to the problem Kristen O'Regan I agree with the recommended changes that have been made and have two additional comments. 1. Slide 14 should remove the word. 'Unanimously" as I am not in agreement with the recommendation. With all that I've heard and seen I don't believe a station benefits Colleyville regardless of whether the committee's conditions are met. I understand that the majority is in favor, but we are not unanimous. 2. Slide 21 should be removed for the same reasons that Urmesh outlined regarding citizen input. We cannot diminish comments from citizens based on where they live. Every citizens had an equal chance to comment on this project and no individual citizen input is more valuable than another for any reason. Thank you for your efforts and I look forward to seeing you all this evening Linda Baker Here are my proposed changes in the Colleyville Commuter Rail Committee Final Report (draft) by Slide Number: Slide # 4: Last sentence in the beginning paragraph reads, "Without a station, the future transportation alternatives will be limited to current transportation alternatives." Proposed change in wording: "Without a station, future transportation alternatives for Colleyville citizens will be limited to outlier cities along the rail line." Slide # 4, bullet point 6, "Transportation for non-drivers/car owners" Proposed change in wording: "Transportation mobility for non-drivers such as Senior Citizens, Students, and others within the workforce." Slide # 7: "7. If Council questions the DEIS noise level study/narrative, an independent testing authority should be employed to determine the accuracy of the DEIS study and conclusions." Proposed change in wording: "Council may choose to further examine the DEIS noise level study/narrative to determine whether an independent testing authority should be employed to verify the accuracy of the DEIS study and conclusions." [We should also change Slide # 17 in the Appendix to conform to this proposed change in wording.] Slide # 9: Second-to-last sentence in paragraph, "In addition, access to commuter rail will create a new baseline for the city property valuations as a whole." Proposed change in wording: "In addition, access to commuter rail may create a new baseline for city property valuations as a whole." Slide # 11: I really object to the second sentence (in yellow on this slide) being included. Getting clippings from newspapers around the country, is not "anecdotal evidence" at all; it is not "evidence" of any kind. Third sentence reads, "Colleyville Police Department (CPD) research found no evidence supporting increased crime levels at commuter rail stops; however, CPD indicates an additional patrolman will be necessitated by a commuter rail station stop to maintain an appropriate police presence." Proposed change in wording: Colleyville Police Department (CPD) research found no evidence supporting increased crime levels at commuter rail stops; however, CPD indicates an additional patrolman may be necessitated by a commuter rail station stop to maintain an appropriate police presence." Urmesh Shah SLIDE 4 SHOULD READ:"If public transportation is not a future necessity, it is definitely a future transportation benefit. The citizens of Colleville should be given a transportation choice. Without a station, Colleyville citizens could access the Grapevine station to the north or the North Richland Hills station to the south. A station within the Colleyville city limits would provide a convenience to many of our citizens. "REASONS FOR MY COMMENT:It is incorrect to say that without a station, Colleyville citizens would have no access to commuter rail. There are other stations fairly close by. Also, not all Colleyville citizens would find 26/John McCain the most convenient. In fact, even Fred Mills commented in one meeting that for him, it may be easier and faster to hop onto 121 and use the airport north station. SLIDE 5 SHOULD READ: Primary Focus Areas and Areas of Concerns REASONS FOR MY COMMENT: If the previous slide's title says Potential Benefit, it is only fair and balanced to have Concerns in a title of another slide; this is the slide I think it fits in. SLIDE 11 SHOULD READ: "If a station stop is established in Colleyville, crime may increase at that station stop and in surrounding neighborhoods. In researching commuter rail stations in other cities, The Colleyville Police Department (CPD) has not found any evidence of increases in major crimes. However, CPD is anticipating increases in "parking lot" crimes at a station stop and has suggested that an additional patrolmanwill be required if such a station stop is built. In addition, CPD has maintained that any true estimates of potential crime with a station stop would require a formal study of the issue. The Committee Recommends: 11. The Colleyville Police Department (CPD) provide the Council a detailed plan regarding staffing, activities, and costs directly related to proposed commuter rail station activities. Furthermore, Council should commission CPD to conduct a formal study with regards to potential criminal activity in and around a possible Colleyville station." REASONS FOR MY COMMENT: The original wording was a little unclear (one thought says criminal activity was shown anecdotally; one thought said no increase in crime rate). I did my best to summarize the facts I had in my notes. SLIDE 14 SHOULD READ: "17. Unanimously, that the City of Colleyville remains a participating agency in the Southwest-to-Northeast Rail CorridorProject, for now. 18. From a Committee majority, a commuter rail station stop should be established in Colleyville, if and only if all the preceding recommendations and all future negatives are resolved in a manner favorable to Colleyville and its citizens." REASONS FOR MY COMMENT: I believe my wording is more clear and more reflective of the committee's opinion. SLIDE 21 SHOULD READ: One of the Committee's charges was to involve the public in our process.The Committee dialogued with and received input from Colleyville citizens through a series of public meetings, email feedback, a Committee page on Colleyville.com, and public comments at Committee meetings.Most of the feedback received from the public was negative with regard to a potential station stop at Hwy 26/John McCain.Data from the Public Input meetings indicated that 50% of respondants were from the area immediately adjacent to the proposed station site." REASONS FOR MY COMMENT: This was an important part of our job. The current slide does not reflect the importance of this role of the Committee.In addition, the current statement sounds like we should diminish whatever public input we did receive and does not reflect the truth that all citizens had an opportunity to provide comment.I therefore substituted the current statement with one from John's previous presentation that brings some data to the mix. John Gooding Slide 5 - an " X "need to be added to the Commuter Rail Operation " Total Cost" line - as there will be costs associated with commuter trains operating through the city (no station stop ). The question of mitigation costs with no station stop would need to be defined. Slide 7 - item 7 - as a committee -are we questioning the noise level study? Slide 8 -under pollution -where do the conflicting statements come from? DEIS says pollution will be reduced -where does the increase statement come from? Slide 9 -item 9 - we need to recommend making an application for the NCTCOG grant money in May of 2009 that will be available for just such a study. Slide 10 -item 10 - we need to address interior street delays. Slide 11 -under Crime -take out the yellow "anecdotal" phrase - newspaper articles are reporting the uncommon -not the norm. We should mention that parking lot crime - i.e. breaking into parked cars would be expected to increase. Also would an additional patrolman be necessary? We should say "may" be necessary - an additional patrolman may be needed -but it may very well be to pick up additional patrols at for instance restaurants on 121 or to help patrol Lifetime Fitness. Slide 12 "externalities" ???? item 12 - we need to recommend making an application for the NCTCOG grant money in May of 2009 that will be available for just such a study. Slide 13 -Why do we feel that anything other than minimal mitigation costs will be paid for by the T if we do not participate with a stop in the commuter rail system? Slide 17 -item 6 -same as above. Slide 18 -item 9 - we need to recommend making an application for the NCTCOG grant money in May of 2009 that will be available for just such a study. - item 10 -make sure Pleasant Run and Bransford are covered. Slide 19 - item 12 -again recommend making an application for the NCTCOG grant money in May of 2009 that will be available for just such a study. Slide 21 -delete -this is a given. James Day One thing to address /add - " I do believe a decision of this magnitude should go before the voters of Colleyville" November 11, 2008 Curvie Hawkins Director of Planning Fort Worth Transportation Authority The T 1600 E. Lancaster Ave. Ft. Worth, TX 76102-6720 Dear Mr. Hawkins, The Commuter Rail Committee is made up of citizens from our community. After much review of the EIS, they have made a list of questions they would like to be addressed by the T. Please review those questions below and get back to me as soon as possible. These answers should help the Committee with their decisions regarding a recommendation to City Council for/against a rail station for Colleyville. Thank you for your time in helping the Colleyville Commuter Rail Committee over these last months. Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager City of Colleyville Colleyville Commuter Rail Committee Questions Concerning the Southwest-to-Northeast Rail Corridor Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) In reviewing the DEIS recently released, we noticed that the annual operating budget for the commuter rail alternative contained 68.8 million dollars for local and feeder buses. What also surprised us is the proposal for Colleyville proposed station site to have 8 bus bays. This is more than the ITC has and the ITC is characterized (in the DEIS page 2-50) as "home to The T's largest bus transfer center." Can you explain what your plan is for our community? Would Colleyville now become the bus transfer center of NE Tarrant County? How much of the $68 million would be allocated to our city and what would be the origin and route of this extensive bus program? The number of bus bays illustrated at the conceptual Colleyville station was due to the physical geography availability of space at that location, i. e. the station layout allowed enough room for up to eight bus bays to be placed adjacent to platform. The local and feeder bus routes shown in the DEIS are not promises of service and are very rough estimates of future (2030) demand for bus service in the corridor. These estimates are for the purpose of forecasting future ridership, and showing the financial ability of the T to serve future transit needs in the corridor. Three of the seventeen new routes from Table 2-12 (pg. 2-32) would serve Colleyville to some extent. However, this is an estimate of future demand for service for modeling purposes, not a final plan by any means. Any such plan for bus service will have to be approved through an operational agreement with Colleyville and The T and, should they be warranted in the future, are always carried out with input from both the community affected and the public. Lastly, we would add that the ITC has 13 off-street and 6 on-street bus bays. 2. If the decision is for no station stop in Colleyville, will Colleyville still be a feeder bus stop location to support adjacent station stops. If so, how many bus stops and where. (No Colleyville stops are shown on Table 2-12, page 2-32.) The T will only develop plans for future bus service if agreed to by the City of Colleyville. Such an agreement would also include a means for financially supporting the service. 3. We have noticed significant discrepancies concerning projected ADT in the DEIS. Table 3.16-3 shows ADT for 2030 on State Rte. 26 to be 29,500. Table 5-7 for the same location shows 63,200. Yet the NCTCOG model for John McCain and State Rte 26 shows 51,000 for 2030. Which projection is accurate? As these are modeled traffic counts, varying assumptions in the model can create variation in the results for different model runs. All figures are from NCTCOG. Given the large variation, we will have our consultants investigate these estimates. 4. The T proposes to mitigate all severe noise impacts and some moderate noise impacts. At whose expense will this mitigation occur? Will mitigation costs and activity be changed if there is no Colleyville Station? Also where is the moderate noise impact location in Colleyville that The T does not propose to mitigate? What are the addresses of a113 of these home locations? The T will be required to complete any mitigation proposed in the Final EIS as a cost of the project provided by the T. This mitigation will be required by the FTA and is not contingent on an agreement with Colleyville for a station location. We will have our consultant provide you with the three locations that will be impacted following implementation of quiet zones. 5. The narrative on page 4-120 concerning the Cotton Belt Recreational rail does not address safety concerns. The Colleyville community feels there is a safety concern due to the proximity of the Colleyville Cotton Belt recreational trail and the existing rail road right-of way. We feel there should be some type of physical separation between the trail and the railroad tracks. Please identify the mitigation options and the funding source(s) This comment (as well as all comments submitted in this letter) will be included as part of the DEIS comment process. The specifics of trail design in Colleyville and throughout the corridor will be addressed during the next phase (preliminary engineering). The Agreement that covers the Cotton Belt Recreational Trail will be reviewed to determine whose financial responsibility any required mitigation will be. In addition, during the design phase, The T's project team intends to form an advisory committee comprised of representatives of all corridor communities to discuss specifics of trail design, including safety. 6. In the DEIS Executive summary page 17 and DEIS page 4-47 the proposed Colleyville Station plot plan shows the parking lot and station platform on the south quadrant of the property. It is Colleyville's understanding that 2 of the 3 land parcels at this location have been purchased by Chesapeake Energy, and that the remaining land is only 13.2 acres. Is the remaining available land adequate to accommodate the 325 parking spaces and the station? When will the "T" revise the Colleyville Station Plot Plan? The current concept plan for the Colleyville station only consumes a potion of the parcels identified on pg. 4-47. 13.2 acres of property is more than sufficient for the identified parking need at Colleyville. FTA concurrence with the EIS is apre-requisite for activities such as property acquisition and more advanced design of the project. As these activities progress, the T will be able to make better refinements to our station layouts. 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(/ y fie f /'~ 5,5 ~ ~~~ ~e~ _~ o~?cam %~ ~C i5 ~~'~ PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Date: C~ / ~O(! ~~ I have the following comment or questions: Name: ~~~~~~~~Z Address: ~~~ ~ ~V ,S I,~ Zl~ ,7 (O Q3 ~ ~ r~~~~ ~-- Address: ~ ~ t~ "! / / /~ fi i v~ Gr T In ~ Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 9:18 AM To: John Gooding Cc: Joyceinne Williams Subject: RE Got it Thanks, Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Tuesday, November 0 . To: barb; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Barb - Thanks for you input on the subject rail file. Mike - please enter this into our commuter Thanks Again John On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 7:26 PM, barb wrote: > no rail station in colleyville....statistics prove the ridership isnt > here why stick the citizens with the bill? another government decision > that soesnt make sense 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:53 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Colleyville Train Stop Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Goodin Sent: Tuesday, November PM To: Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Colleyville Train Stop Nan - thanks for your input. Mike - can you please put this in our rail file. Thanks Again John On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 3:14 PM, wrote: > Sir, > I am sending this note as a Colleyville resident that is opposed to > any train stop as that being proposed for Hwy 26 and John McCain. It > will not provide benefit to the residents of Colleyville and as such > should not be forced upon residents. > Nan Abelson 1 Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:38 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: No Colleyville rail station!!! Mike Johnston Interim Assistant Ciry Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, Tx 76034 817 503-1115 direct 817 503-1129 fax From m] Sent:.Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:32 PM To: Michael Johnston Cc: Nicole Seidel; Cynthia Singleton Subject: Fwd: No Colleyville rail station!!! From: To: Sent: 11/20/2008 7:35:34 A.M. Central Standard Time Subj: Re: No Colleyville rail station!!! Thank you so much for responding. My address is 6813 Shalimar Court, Colleyville, TX 76034. I live off John McCain so you can understand my concern. Thank you for considering my opinion. Sandy Atkinson On Wed, 11/19/08, wrote: From: Subject: Re: No Colleyville rail station! ! ! To: C Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 6:32 PM Sandy, Thank you for your thoughts. If you will be so kind as to provide your physical address to verify Colleyville residency, I will make sure your statement is part of the Public Record. Linda Baker In a message dated 11/19/2008 8:49:43 A.M. Central Standard Time, 11 /21 /2008 Page 2 of 2 I support NO Colleyville train station. Sandy Atkinson One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you ',love. Try the new AOL.com today! One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOLcom today! 11 /21 /2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:40 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: NO Colleyville train station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Wednesda er 19, 2008 9:28 AM To: r~_~ Michael Johnston Subject: Re: NO Colleyville train station Sandy - Thank you for your input. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 8:51 AM, Sandy Atkinson <satkinson33@yahoo.com> wrote: > I support NO Colleyville train station! > Sandy Atkinson 1 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:34 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: NO Colleyville train station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant Ciry Manager 100 Main Street Colley~~ille, TX 76034 81 7 503 -1 1 1 5 d irect 817-503-1129 fax From: Joyce Hammil~_ Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2 08 3:43 PM To ~~ Cc: Michael Johnston Subject: RE: NO Colleyville train station Ms Atkinson, Thank you for your input. I will forward it on for inclusion in our rail file. Joyce Hammill From: Sandy Atkinso Sent: Wednesday, No~ 19, 2008 8:53 AM To. Subject: NO Colleyville train station I support NO Colleyville train station! Sandy Atkinson 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:33 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: No Colleyville rail station!!! Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 81 7 503-1 1 29 fax Fro Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:32 PM To: Cc: Nicole Seidel; Cynthia Singleton; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: No Colleyville rail station!!! Sandy, Thank you for your thoughts. If you will be so kind as to provide your physical address to verify Colleyville residency, I will make sure your statement is part of the Public Record. Linda Baker In a message dated 11/19/2008 8:49:43 A.M. Central Standard Time, writes: I support NO Colleyville train station. Sandy Atkinson One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today! 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Natalie Genco [nataliegenco@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 2:36 PM To: Cc: Subject: Re: Response Statement to DEIS Orlando, That was very eloquently worded. I can tell you worked hared on it. Great job! Natalie On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Alaniz, Orlando wrote: Ladies & Gentlemen of the CRC & City Manager's Office, Attached please find a 9-page summary response based on our collective review and analysis of the recently published DEIS. We send this document in an effort to work as a resource to your Committee, especially with respect to reading and comprehending such an elaborate and voluminous report. We sincerely appreciate what your committee is doing on such a controversial and complex project. And we also believe it is incumbent upon us to send our `' interpretation of this public information in the form of a summary report that we hope and trust will be of assistance and value to the CRC and the City Manager's office. We will also attend your meeting tonight in case there are any questions or comments in this regard. Once again, we sincerely appreciate your hard work on this extraordinary issue and respectfully request that you please read this report and give it your utmost consideration. With Very Best Regards, Orlando Alaniz On behalf of: Beverly Sonneborn, Natalie Genco, Chris Whitaker, Chris Derganc, David Kocurek, George Dodson & several others 11 /21 /2008 A VIEW OF THE PROPOSED COLLEYVILLE COMMUTER STATION BY CONCERNED COLLEYVILLE CITIZENS The following is the consensus opinion of a group concerned citizens of the city of Colleyville and is submitted to express our collective view regarding the proposed commuter rail station in Colleyville. I. BACKGROUND Our purpose is to offer a preliminary critical analysis of the proposed Southwest-to- Northeast Rail Corridor Project (The Project) as it applies to the City of Colleyville and its citizens. This document should not be considered the exclusive source of information regarding the project. It is, however, meant to provide a more detailed examination of The Project than has been previously released. In accordance with federal regulations, the T has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to evaluate the so-called "environmental effects" of the Project. No independent third party analysis or opinion has been provided. While The Project has been examined previously, we believe the resulting report is not an objective study but is a "best-foot-forward" study. The report was released by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA, also known as The T), in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These agencies provided some level oversight and guidance to during this process along with the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), and the Trinity Railway Express (TRE). The writers of the DEIS included individuals employed by or members of the URS Corporation. URS subcontracted with the following contractor/consultant firms during this process: Lonnie E. Blaydes Consulting; Chiang Patel & Yerby, Inc.; Connetics Transportation Group, Inc.; Dunbar Transportation Consulting; Economic & Planning Systems; Freese & Nichols; Gorrondona & Associates, Inc.; Griego and Associates; HDR Inc.; HMMH Inc.; LopezGarcia Group; LTK; Ordonez & Vogelsang LLC; Pharos; Public Information Associates; STLTOWNSCAPE, Inc.; and Urban Analytics. The DEIS as a whole contains a substantial amount of material. For those that have not read an environmental impact study, it does not deal with solely the environment as the word environment is commonly understood, i.e. vegetation and wildlife. In fact, it also addresses various aspects of how this the proposed Colleyville station and committed rail line will impact our community's economics, our neighborhoods (including the impact on sound, sight, vibration, etc.) and our traffic flow and congestion. Furthermore, the T released the report DEIS on Friday October 24, 2008, three days before the October 27th meeting of Colleyville's Commuter Rail Citizen Committee (CRCC) at which the Committee was to vote on whether or not to recommend construction of a rail station PAGE 1 of 9 in Colleyville in conjunction with the Project. It consists of more than 900 pages in the main body and an additiona1900+ pages of appendices. Due to the timing of the release so close to the CRCC meeting date, the CRCC members had insufficient time to adequately read and understand the details of this voluminous material. Therefore, shortly before the meeting, one concerned citizen of Colleyville, namely this author, reviewed the DEIS to the best of his ability to offer input to the Committee. The DEIS contains material that raises grave concerns regarding the Project. As a result, there is a compelling reason to prepare this document to inform the Committee, Colleyville City Council and the citizens of Colleyville of the many serious problems and issues related to the Project. Although the DEIS is a very large document, it includes an Executive Summary that is intended to be the only portion of the document read by most people. However, the Summary speaks to best outcome results. It also speaks in generalities and often conflicts with the supporting data. The fact is the DEIS material reveals that Colleyville qualifies for little or, with respect to some impacts, none of the mitigation processes and designs available to preserve quality of environment and life in the community. The DEIS material states that many impacted areas along the line do not technically qualify for processes and designs to mitigate the impact of the Project, i.e. the sound of the train, the view of the parking lot, the view of the train, the vibration, and other negative aspects of the Project. While the DEIS as a whole states this, the Executive Summary points generally to mitigation efforts and states such the Project would include such mitigation efforts. Many supporters point to these efforts but the material reveals such a representation is misleading. Many supporters cite improved traffic as a principle reason for the Project. The impact of the Project on traffic is also dealt with generally and, surprisingly, only briefly in the Executive Summary which generally states the Project will have beneficial impacts. Unfortunately, the remainder of the material contains information about projected traffic flows that shows negative impact on traffic in many of the areas affected. It also reflects an inconsequential benefit other areas. That fact combined with the expense for the project further compelled the author to undertake reviewing the material and writing this response. It also presented a compelling reason to address the Project as whole and as it impacts Colleyville. However, the DEIS projects that our SH26 traffic will be higher and that John McCain traffic will remain the same and possibly increase with any form of commuter rail, whether light rail or diesel multiple unit (DMU). It is also difficult if not impossible to determine if the DEIS accounted for the freight traffic referenced within the study itself. If the Project is completed and Colleyville elects to build a station, we will incur substantial expense for a station, suffer severe negative impacts of the station and the rail, yet do not recognize or achieve any benefit argued by the supporters. Again, one must look at the actual material rather than relying on the Summary. Again, one must look at the supporting actual PAGE 2 of 9 material rather than relying on the Summary. The DEIS Summary states the purpose of the project is to: 1. Improve mobility between and among activity centers in the corridor; 2. Provide multimodal solutions for mobility in the corridor that help mitigate congestion and improve air quality; and 3. Provide a transportation solution that interacts seamlessly and efficiently with other transportation systems in the region. Upon further examination of the issue the proposed Colleyville station, we found realized there are actually two intertwined issues at hand. This document examines (1) whether the Project satisfies the stated purposes and (2) whether the citizens of Colleyville benefit from having a rail station at the intersection of John McCain and SH26. The task is daunting as the initial report is in excess of 1800 pages, however, the following will attempt to summarize the important facts, with an eye toward those applicable to Colleyville. II. COST A. The Project The anticipated cost is substantial. While the DEIS estimates the cost of the Project at one-half billion dollars, the author notes the Fort Worth Star Telegram included the cost of $5.7 billion dollars, although the paper did not identify the projects to be funded. Presumably, the estimate in the DEIS includes offsets for anticipated revenue and/or has reduced the future time value of the cost to present day dollars rather than presenting price for the project. Perhaps there is another explanations for the $5.2 billion difference but the specific cost calculations were not in the DEIS. Such a large discrepancy merits concern. B. The City of Colleyville -proposed station The financial burden on the city as stated by the city itself is at least: Colleyville would be required to make a $942,000 (2008 estimated 3/8 of the $.O1 sales tax; $970,000 in 2009; $1,050,000 in 2012). The city does not receive any income from fares, parking, or any other revenues from the project. Most U.S. commuter rail operations are subsidized-this one would be no exception. Cities along the route, beyond Fort Worth, that have a station stop would pay the same 3/8 of a cent sales tax contribution to the T to fund the line. Colleyville would be required to fund a commuter station stop just as the city funds libraries, parks, etc.-with no anticipation of a revenue stream coming from the project to offset costs. PAGE 3 of 9 If feeder transportation is necessary, such as a local bus service, the city would have to fund this on its own, without the T's participation. Equipment costs range from $105,000-$550,000 for a single hybrid bus with a 10 to 12 year lifespan. The problem is that the state has capped the sales tax cities can charge and Colleyville is already at the limit. Therefore, to use this source we would have to take away from projects and activities that the sales tax is currently funding. This is an important point to make. We believe The T has tried and failed for the last three years to get the legislature to increase the limit. Since it can not obtain funding from the increase, at least to date of this document, The T seeks to raise revenue by raising other fees or taxes. The Fort Worth Star Telegram recently listed some possible sources. The paper printed the following: Twelve counties in North Texas, including Tarrant County, could ask voters to approve one or more tax increases to pay for commuter rail or road projects, possibly in a 2009 referendum. The tax options: Vehicle registration fee, up to $150 per year Gas tax, up to 10 cents per gallon Mileage fee, up to 1 cent per vehicle mile driven Property tax, up to 5 cents per $100 valuation Driver's license fee, up to $50 per renewal Regardless of the source, our taxes would go up. Additional, funding would be required for items such as station maintenance, law enforcement, traffic control and emergency services. C. DEIS OPTIONS As previously stated, the DEIS presents to best outcome results. In order to understand the accuracy of the study thus questioned, it is necessary to understand the basic methodology utilized. The Summary states that three scenarios that were examined for comparison. The No- Build Alternative (No Build) was developed to assess the impacts and the benefits if nothing more is done beyond what is currently provided or programmed in the NCTCOG Regional Long Range Transportation Plan. The Baseline/Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Alternative is designed primarily to provide a relatively low-cost alternative to the Commuter Rail Alternative. The Commuter Rail Alternative (Rail) would operate on portions of the FWWR, UP, and the DART owned Cotton Belt railroad lines from southwest Fort Worth at approximately Sycamore School Road to the northern entrance of DFW Airport. It is noted that the original Alternatives Analysis actually evaluated 3 or 4 options for each of the 3 alternatives: light rail, bus rapid transit, and commuter rail but the detailed results of this evaluation are not included in the DEIS. D. TRAFFIC A. The Project PAGE 4 of 9 Since the supporters of the Project cite the improvement in traffic as a major benefit of the Project, an examination of the impact of the Project on traffic in Colleyville is a logical starting point. The Summary states in very general terms that the Project will have a beneficial impact on regional traffic. It later notes, again rather generally: (S)ome localized areas may experience limited increases in traffic congestion due to the introduction of crossing gates at Commuter Rail grade crossings. In addition, new Commuter Rail stations, and the traffic they would attract, could have some limited impact on traffic operations near those stations. This document does not examine each corridor paralleling or impacted by the Project. However, a review of Table 5-7 reveals the overall impact. The figures presented show both very modest decreases and increases in most areas and two areas with decreases of approximately 1%- 2% and around 7%. Rush hour strangled SH26 is, unfortunately, not one of these. In fact, it notes that any reduced flow benefit for the Project is so inconsequential as to be laughable. B. The City of Colleyville -proposed station Colleyville receives no benefit for its expenditure due to the alleged decrease traffic or decreased delay at the intersection of SH26 and John McCain. The DEIS specifically addresses the traffic on Highway 26 and John McCain. Under the third option, the average daily traffic on Highway 26 from Line to Main is projected by the NCTCOG to be as follows: No-Build - 63,200; Baseline/TSM - 63,400; and Rai163,400, a net increase in traffic with a rail system. On John McCain, the average daily traffic projections are as follows: No-Build - 15,100; Baseline/TSM - 15,100; and Rail 15,200, a net increase in traffic with a rail system. In the interest of complete analysis, the projections show a drop of Pleasant Run average daily traffic from 8,700 under the first 2 options to 8,500. However, some confusion arose in reviewing the material as there is one reference of "Must close intersection" on Pleasant run and L.D. Lockett due to an "excessive" rating for the base predicted accidents at that location if the project is completed. At the intersection of SH26, John McCain, the delay in passing through the intersection at the intersection did increase, however, the DEIS stated the delay was acceptable. The citizens should note that the proposed station does provide for bus traffic at the proposed station at this intersection. The effect of this traffic on increased traffic and delay is not known. E. NOISE and VISUAL IMPACT The impacts in this provision are treated together as they will result without the station and will be logically greater with the station. The schedule for the train includes continuous commuter train operation from the PAGE 5 of 9 proposed Sam to lOpm weekdays, a reduced and later schedule on weekends, and regular freight. With respect to the commuter train, the Alternatives Analysis is based on 20m minute headways in each direction during 3 morning and 3 evening rush hours (i.e., 3 trains north and 3 trains south each hour) and 60 minute headways for the rest of the service day (i.e., 1 train south and 1 train north) for a total of 66 trains daily (33 in each direction). The schedule for the freight trains is unknown, however, the DEIS language indicates 3 options of when the passenger trains may run, indicating the passenger component of the Project is subservient to the ultimate goal: freight. Freight trains would run with commuter trains in one of the following manners: Passenger rail vehicles may use existing railroad corridors, but operate on tracks completely physically separated from freight tracks. Passenger rail vehicles may share the same track with freight trains by providing a time separation (such as operating freight trains at night or during off-peak hours). Passenger rail vehicles may share freight tracks and operate in a coordinated schedule if they are built to Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) mandated structural requirements for rolling stock, known as FRA-compliant vehicles. This is the most likely scenario for the Southwest-to-Northeast Rail Corridor project. The last of these necessitates the use of the heavier version of DMU's instead of the lighter and quieter light rail vehicles. The author notes he grew up in Colleyville and Bedford, his home straddling the city limits. With nearly 30 years exposure to the Cotton Belt line and familiarity with its antiquated and dilapidated state, he knew well when he bought the house off of John McCain that no continuous, high-speed commuter or freight trains could run on those tracks without costly infrastructure work: work so costly it would not likely be economically feasible. He did not buy a house near an active track but by a track that had a nifty, nostalgic train running on weekends and the occasional, slow-moving train of a few cars that might be carrying lumber to a couple of lumber yards. The rules of the game are changing. Additionally if the various government officials involved (especially the city) knew or should have known of these plans, their fiduciary obligation would have required them to restrict building setbacks to the corridor when approving plats and addition plans. They should have also reserved suitable land resource for optimal station location instead of building out every appropriate space and now limiting station location such that it has highest negative impact on the community. The author notes that many of the supporters of the Project argue that individuals who purchased homes off of SH26 behind the rail line or between the rail line and SH26 should have foreseen the possibility of a commuter line. Such argument is flawed for the reasons noted above. The author questions methodology of the noise impact study, especially given he knows actually occurs at present, but nonetheless presents the study for the readers benefit. The DEIS addresses the noise impact of the Project by analyzing ambient sound in an area between Rustic Street and Brumlow/Pool Road. This is the SH26 corridor and is a substantial distance from PAGE 6 of 9 citizens/residents that truly suffer the negative impact. The ambient sound in that area is 55 dBA and the report states the increase would only be to 14 dBA with trains running at 59 mph for northbound trains and 79 mph for southbound trains. Given the proximity of the testing area to SH26 and the concrete plant at the north end, the limited difference is understandable. No studies were conducted within the residential neighborhoods that will actually suffer the consequences of the Project unless the results were omitted from the DEIS. It is interesting to note that the aerial photograph of the neighborhoods paralleling the track notes severe impact at several homes and moderate impact for others, yet fails to designate such impacts further south toward Pleasant Run for homes equidistant from the tracks. No severe impact sites were noted that were eligible for noise mitigation, including sound insulation. The graphs regarding the noise impact did designate 36 moderate impact homes and 19 severe impact homes but only 2 were eligible for quiet zones and only one was eligible for additional mitigation. Given that the ambient sound level in the neighborhoods adjacent to the track is likely to be substantially lower than SSdBA as they are removed from most traffic noise, the noise differential created by the train will obviously be substantially higher. As a result, even using the T's standards, many more of the hundreds of homes along the track, both in Colleyville and in other communities along the Cotton Belt line, should qualify for sound mitigation. However, doing so would increase the cost of the project to the T. If the T used sites like the corridor of SH26 from Rustric Street Brumlow/Pool Road throughout the Project area to test for potential noise impacts, its analysis is severely flawed and the cost of the Project is likely to be significantly understated. One can only wonder why the T chose such a location, so far away from the people who will be most affected. The report acknowledges the visual impact of the Project would be significant as the proposed track alignment could open private spaces to the view of transit patrons. In the next sentence, however, it minimized the acknowledgment by adding that existing privacy fencing and mature vegetation exist to buffer the majority ofsingle-family residences. In fact, this is not the case as many of the homes along the Cottonbelt line both in Colleyville and other communities back directly onto the tracks. Any additional mitigation of the undesirable impacts is addressed only briefly (1 1/4 pages) and with general statements about planting trees and building fences. It should be noted that the T expects Colleyville or its citizens to incur the expense of this mitigation. Furthermore, attempting to use trees and/or fences will lead to additional complications relating to infringing on the right of way. F. ECONOMIC-RELATED IMPACTS A. The Project The DEIS generally states that major employers or employment centers have been identified that could benefit from implementation of the Project, but goes on to state the benefits are not quantifiable and are related to their proximities to the stations. Their argument is that improved accessibility businesses sites might potentially enlarge the trade areas from which these businesses draw customers and/or potential employees. The author notes these statements do not PAGE 7 of 9 quantify the benefits with any reliable specificity. Therefore, the DEIS does not present any reliable conclusions and fails to make a compelling case that the Project will have any economic benefit for Colleyville. It only makes speculation and presents wishful thinking in support of the Project. The authors refer the reader to the DEIS should the reader have concerns regarding other potential economic impacts. B. The City of Colleyville -proposed station As for Colleyville itself, the city even acknowledges that economic development would "hopefully" accompany the station. If said speculative development materializes, the increase in sales tax revenue is estimated at $150,000 and $140,000 in ad valorem taxes according to the City. If the estimates given by the City for the annual cost of the proposed station are accurate, the estimated revenue from development is far short of the expenditure. Other business related impacts of note include the land to be acquired for the station. The land in question is valued at $3,702,988, the highest value in DEIS Table 4.2-9. That is the largest loss in the tax base in terms of value of taxable property, and given the valuation of the properties involved, likely the largest loss in net taxes to the City of Colleyville and GCISD entities involved. It occupies 24.63 acres, the largest acquisition listed for the stations except for DFW Airport North. Interestingly, of the 22 stations, the McCain station offers only 325 spaces which is the second smallest amount with only Grapevine furnishing fewer. If Council believes that the Project and the station would spur so-called Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in Colleyville, they should explain to the citizens in detail how they expect that to happen. Does anyone really believe people from Ft. Worth will ride the train to a station on John McCain and 26 and then take a bus to Colleyville village to shop? TOD is a favorite of city planners, but its success around the country is more elusive. To be successful, even its advocates admit, requires very high density residential development combined with retail, cultural activities and transit, all within walking distance. In other words, it requires a city -not a suburb like Colleyville. Colleyville City Council's role is to represent the best interest of the City of Colleyville. Clearly, neither the station nor the commuter rail system provide any economic or non economic benefits to the citizens of Colleyville and Council should work actively to oppose both. As it stands, there are no transit-oriented, mixed-use retail, office, and rental loft (apartment) developments in the area around the proposed station. What currently surrounds the proposed station include, but are not limited to, homes, a dry cleaners, a car wash, a drywall contractor, an RV storage facility (all who are good neighbors in Colleyville). G. CONCLUSION The conclusion is obvious. Neither the proposed station nor the Project in general is good for Colleyville. In fact, the entire project appears to deliver little of the general benefits proposed, it will cost the taxpayers dearly, and it negatively impacts the lifestyle of those citizens PAGE 8 of 9 who chose a quiet city for their families to live. H. ITEMS SPECIFICALLY NOT COVERED This document does not address the issues of the following areas: 1. Safety along the rail corridor including the bike paths 2. Criminal activity that may accompany a proposed station as evidenced by experiences with the TRE, DART, and other commuter systems in other communities 3. Wildlife, vegetation, water, land, air pollution 4. Environmental justice 5. Historic and archaeological issues And one parting shot: 6. Hazardous material issues with respect to construction and the transportation of hazardous materials once the tracks are able to carry full freight. This is an issue of concern for the author. The official response has been: Current freight operations over the Cotton Belt tracks are handled by the Fort Worth and Western Railroad (FWWR). At this time, no hazardous commodities are being handled. The author knows no hazardous freight is being handled at this time. That and the very limited traffic for nearly 30 years made him feel secure when purchasing his home. The issue is whether such materials will be prohibited from being transported once the citizens are forced to pay for the improvements to a track that is largely owned by and will benefit private entities. Respectfully submitted, Orlando Alaniz Christopher Derganc George W. Dodson Natalie Genco Dr. J. David Kocurek, Ph.D. Beverly Sonneborn Chris Whitaker PAGE 9 of 9 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:25 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: stop the train Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Goodin Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:23 AM To: Teresa Agler; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: stop the train Teresa - Thank you for your input. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Teresa Agler wrote: > Hello > I am very opposed to the idea of building a train station here in > Colleyville. The risks and costs far outweigh any benefits and it > seems clear we should not do this. I urge you to change your vote and > not support this idea in the future. Thank you. > Teresa Agler 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:04 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: stop the train Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: Joyce Hammill Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:38 PM To: 'Teresa Agler' Cc: Michael Johnston Subject: RE: stop the train Teresa, Thank you for your input. Joyce Hammill -----Original Message----- From: Teresa Agle Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:25 AM ect: stop the train Hello, I am very opposed to the idea of building a train station here in Colleyville. The risks and costs far outweigh any possible benefits to our city and it seems clear we should not do this. I urge you to not support this idea in the future. Thank you. Teresa Agler 1 Joyceinne Williams _ From: Michael Johnston Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 3:43 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Train station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 5:50 PM To: Wesley Agler; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Train station Wes - Thanks for your comments. Mike - please put this into our commuter rail file. Thanks Again John On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Wesley Agle > I have been informed that you are presently in favor the rail > station in Colleyville. I would ask that you reconsider your > position. The financial consideration should be enough to warrant declining the station. > How you can consider taking on additional expenditures with no reward > is beyond me but also look at Irving and see what Dart has done to that city. > I grew up in Irving and have a small business in Irving still. Irving > citizens were warned that Dart would have a negative impact on the > city and that prediction has come true. The school system has > declined, city services have declined and the exodus of citizens > continues on. I clients that comment that they would like to move to > the suburbs but cannot because of the poor property valuation on the > property they presently live in. I am presently trying to configure > my business so that I can leave Irving and I grew up there and > graduated from the school system. I can see no positive in placing a > rail station in Colleyville and I can see individuals living near the > station looking to move out as soon as it is made known what is about to happen. Please do not vote for a rail station in Colleyville. > Respectfully, > Wes Agler > 1009 Tinker Rd > Colleyville, Tx 76034 > 817-874-9244 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 3:09 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW:Train Station -Help Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Goodi Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 3:03 PM To: Brian Bingham; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Train Station - Help Brian - thanks for your thoughts on this proposal. Mike - please enter in our rail file. Thanks Again On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Brian Bingham wrote: > Please Please Please - > No Train Station at 26 and John McCain. I can see a need for a stop in > Grapevine, but not Colleyville. Not only will it not bring enough riders > to justify the cost, but it will bring in people that have no business > getting off in Colleyville. > We moved to Colleyville to get away from crime, noise and trains. Putting > this here in our opinion is absolutely crazy. > Please help us keep this from happening. > Regards, > Brian Sandra, Bryce and Brooke Bingham > 6101 Meadowhill Dr. > Colleyville 1 > Brian W. Bingham, CIC > Anco Alliance Insurance Services. Inc. > General Contractors Program Manager > Certified Workers Compensation Specialist > Licensed Risk Manager > > 2321 S. Belt Line Road Suite 116 > Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 > 972-642-0071 > 800-435-3719 > > 214-808-1913 cell > 972-264-6645 fax > Colleyville, Tx 817-488-8496 > Lubbock, Tx 800-687-8797 > This communication, together with any attachments hereto or links > contained herein, is intended for the use of the intended recipient(s) > only and may contain information that is confidential or legally > protected. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any review, disclosure, copying, dissemination, > distribution or use of this communication is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If > you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return. > Please note that insurance coverage cannot be bound or altered by email. 2 Page 1 of I Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 8:02 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Train station in Colleyville Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817.503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Sent: Monday, Novem er 24, 2008 6:33 PM To: Michael Johnston Cc: Nicole Seidel; Cynthia Singleton Subject: Fwd: Train station in Colleyville From: ~Ilw~~l To: Sent: 11/23/2008 10:20:34 P.M. Central Standard Time Subj: RE: Train station in Colleyville My address is 1717 Heathermore. From: Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 12:27 PM To: madysophie@msn.com Subject: Re: Train station in Colleyville Ms. Brack, thank you for your input. If you would be so kind as to provide you physical address to verify Colleyville residency, I will make sure your comments are part of the Public Record. Linda Baker In a message dated 11/20/2008 7:43:13 P.M. Central Standard Tim ~ writes: I am a resident of Colleyville and I am against the train station. Evelyn Brack One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today! 1 1 /25/2O(1R Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:16 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: No railway! Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:07 PM To: ~~; Michael Johnston, Subject: Re: o railway! Jill - Thank you for your input. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Jill Byars wrote: > Like most of Colleyville, I am not in favor o e rai sIt is > unnecessry and will cost way too much money to maintain. Waste of tax > dollars. > > Jill Byars > 5507 Reagan Road > Colleyville TX 76034 > 817-656-5381 1 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:35 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: no railway! Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Joyce Hammill [mailto:joycehammill@tx.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:47 PM To:~~ Cc: Michael Johnston Subject: RE: no railway! Ms Byars, I just wanted to acknowledge receipt of your a-mail and thank you for your input. Joyce Hammill From: Jill Byars Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:17 PM To: ~ Subject: no railway! Like most of Colleyville, I am not in favor of the rail station. It is unnecessry and will cost way too much money to maintain. Waste of tax dollars. Jill Byars 5507 Reagan Road Colleyville TX 76034 817-656-5381 11 /21 /2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:53 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Thoughts on Last Night's Rail Committee Recommendation Meeting Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:47 PM To: Michael Johnston Subject: Fwd: Thoughts on Last Night's Rail Committee Recommendation Meeting ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Gooding Date: Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 3:46 PM Subject: Re: Thoughts on Last Night's Rail Committee Recommendation Meeting To: "Braasch, Bob" Bob - thanks for your input. Mike - can you please put this in our rail file. Thanks Again John On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:26 AM, Braasch, Bo wrote: > John, thanks for all your time you have dedicated to this committee. > I am sure it has been much more than you had signed up for. I can > tell you take this responsibility very seriously and are putting a lot > of thought into your process and recommendation. > I was at the meeting last night and I was troubled by 2 points. > I agree with one of the members on the committee last night that said > that the recommendation presented last night has become a > recommendation for North TX regional rail rather than a recommendation > for a Colleyville commuter station. I would further challenge the > committee to answer the question, "Why does Colleyville need a rail > station when one will exist 10 minutes north of the current station > that is proposed on John McCain?" I believe our community can achieve > all of the benefits of commuter rail without the many issues & > concerns that come along with having a rail station in our town by using station 10 minutes away. > My second point is that I am concerned the committee is sweeping under > the rug, the $1.4 million dollar plus annual cost of the rail station. > I agree with your major goal that the city of Colleyville should not > fund the station. My concern is that the committee's recommendation > that Colleyville build a station will lead to the new North TX > Regional Rail Authority funding our station. This means that they > will set up some sort of tax structure where the Colleyville residents > pay for the station through either raising our property tax, sales the Grapevine 1 > tax, gas tax, vehicle registration fees or other taxes to fund the > $1.4 million dollar plus annual cost of a Colleyville station. The > bottom line is that the citizens of Colleyville will have to pay for > the $1.4 million dollars annually whether this tax comes from the city > of Colleyville or the North TX Regional Rail Authority the money will > come out of the pockets of Colleyville citizens. Is the cost of $1.4 > million dollars plus a year, worth the benefit of having a second rail > station 10 minutes closer to Grapevine's station? I believe this is rather impractical and not fiscally responsible. > I believe we need to recognize that Colleyville residents can benefit > by using the Grapevine station and we don't have to build a separate > station and be burdened by all the costs and issues that come along > with maintaining a redundant Colleyville station. > Thanks John for reading and reflecting on these concerns. > Regards, > Bob... > Bob Braasch > Office (817) 421-3080 > Cell (469) 585-2004 2 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:43 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Preserve Colleyville Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Ron Ruthven Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 2:39 PM To: Michael Johnston Subject: FW: Preserve Colleyville From: Cagle, Jane Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 11:03 AM To: Ron Ruthven Subject: Preserve Colleyville As a citizen and homeowner in Colleyville, I am adamantly opposed to a train station in our city. Jane Cagle 5105 Stonebridge Drive Colleyville, Texas 76034 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michae{ Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:03 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Please stop all consideration of the train station for Colleyville Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817 503-1115 direct 817503-1129 fax From: Ron Ruthven Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:57 AM To: Michael Johnston Subject: FW: Please stop all consideration of the train station for Colleyville From: Donald Crowley Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:30 PM To: Ron Ruthven Subject: Please stop all consideration of the train station for Colleyville As a resident of Colleyville I don't want any of my taxes or revenue of the city of Colleyville being used in any way on the proposed train station. We don't need the additional crime nor traffic that such a station would bring. Don Crowley 11 /21 /2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 8:49 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Colleyville Train Station and Train Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding ~ ~~ Sent: Thursday, November 2 PM To: Michael Johnston Subject: Fwd: Colleyville Train Station and Train ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Gooding Date: Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 5:41 PM Subject: Re: Colleyville Train Station and Train To: Sue Drautz Sue - Thank you for your input. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Sue Drautz ! wrote: > November 20, 2008 > Please know that I am opposed to the building of a train station at > John McCain Road and Highway 26. I am appalled that anyone would > think that this is a good idea based on the present congestion of > traffic at this location, the brutality to the landscape and recent > loss of trees that has already occurred, and the dangers that exist as > far as crime and being in harms way for local residents. > This project will turn the Colleyville area into a parking lot for > neighboring townspeople who might actually come to ride the train. > Why would we want Colleyville to be a parking lot for other towns? > We have not even been able to decide on where our Town Center should > be and now we are proposing a train station to nowhere? Out of the > 23-thousand plus Colleyville residents, there are probably about > 10-thousand who will have to pay for this project. Can you imagine > what good that money could do elsewhere? 1 > I am not opposed to forward thinking and I would hope that you, also, > would read the multi-page report and see all the discrepancies and all > the unanswered questions and realize that our economy is partly in a > mess just because of projects and deals such as this. It would have > been so kind for someone to have made presentations that were > interactive about this project. You will get your credit for > sponsoring such a plan and it will look great on your resume but think > of all your friends and neighbors here in Colleyville who are going to > be punished with higher taxes, lowered real estate value, noise, > crime, pollution, traffic. Tell me the benefits. This train belongs out by Highway 121 and Highway 114. > Wake up and be the leader of something that makes sense. > Sincerely > Sue Drautz > 7006 Primrose Lane > Colleyville, TX 76034 > > 817.424.3254 2 Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:04 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Rail Station & Train Question Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817 503 -1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Joyce Hammilla Sent: Tuesday, November 7:32 PM To: 'Anne Dyson' Cc: Michael Johnston Subject: RE: Rail Station & Train Question Hi Anne, did not get your message till today, but we also did not have a meeting yesterday. Our committee has been studying the proposed train station since April and several of your questions have been asked at previous meetings. All of the information we have to date is posted on the city website: http://www.colleyvil le. com/content/blogcategory/48/569/ This is the best place to get the most current information we have. I am also copying in our acting city manager and asking that your questions be added to our rail file. If you would like to attend our next meeting it will be held on December 1 sc and will be posted a few days ahead of time on the city website. Also, as stated on the website, the committee's recommendation will be presented to City Council in December. Thank you for your input, Joyce From: Anne Dyson Sent: Sunday, November 16008 5:59 PM To. ~" Subject: Rail Station & Train Question Hi Joyce, I was asked to attend tomorrow night's mtg and saw your name on the list of committee members. Could you please tell me if the figure of 66 trains a day and as often as every 10 minutes is a true statement? And will the trains come through Colleyville whether or not we allow a station? And how many large trees will we Iose as a result of building the station? 11 /21 /2008 Page 2 of 2 Is it true that it will cost the city resident's a 1 million dollars a year? If not, what will it cost? If the station is built, how many parking spaces will there be and how will buses cross Hwy 26 not to cause congestion on Hwy 26? I would appreciate hearing back before tomorrow's meeting. Thank you for your participation, Anne 11 /21 /2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:47 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Rail Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6:40 AM To: Roger Dodd; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Rail Station Roger - I am but one of a committee of 17 appointed by the City Council of Colleyville to study a proposed rail stop in Colleyville. I alone will not allow this to happen. All of the issues you bring forth in your email will be addressed in our final recommendation to City Council. Again, please understand we are an ADVISORY committee, the City Council makes decisions concerning the city's future direction. Our report is in the final stages and continues to be revised. We will give our report to the City Council in December. Thanks for your input. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Roger Dodd wrote: > John,How can you allow this. Show us where it provides income to the > city will cause more congestion on 26 and will increase our taxes. > Tell me how this is moving the city forward. This is not acting > responsible for the environment either adding extra pollution from the > diesel engines that will be coming thru Colleyville. Please do not > allow this to happen have somebody do a true study before allowing the > council to ramrod this thru like they are trying to. Show us where > the benefits to Colleyville will out way the negitive. So far it is all negitive. > Roger Dodd > Colleyville tax payer > See how Windows(R) connects the people, information, and fun that are > part of your life Click here 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:27 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Rail Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Messa e----- From: John Gooding Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:24 AM To: Roger Dodd; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Rail Station Roger - I am retired from the BNSF Railway, as well as 2 other members of the rail committee. In addition one member of the committee is currently employed by the BNSF. I do not understand what this has to do with the proposal for a rail stop in Colleyville. The BNSF has nothing to do with this project. I spent several days going over the DEIS - the executive summary was not very informative. In fact I would venture to say - I have spent more time going over the DEIS than anyone else in the city of Colleyville. I have not read the entire DEIS as this would be a waste of time - I went over every section and then focused on the portion that related to our city - I spent several days on this endeavor. If you want to take the time to go to the City Managers office, look at the 4 volume report, you will see the tabs I have attached to the reports to mark section pertaining to Colleyville. I am not an expert, with technical expertise in all of the areas covered and had to take the report at face value. I know there are questions on process of noise measurement, traffic ramifications, etc. - we will address these in our final report to City Council in December. The proposal for a station stop here is a dynamic proposal and has to be approached as such. You have to remember there are two sides to every story, the meeting your wife attended was one side of the story. Hope to see you at future meetings. Mike Johnston - please enter this into our city's rail file. Thanks Again John On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:17 PM, Roger Dodd wrote: > John, > My wife sent you an email, she went to the meeting on Monday night and > gave information on what was presented so she was giving the facts as > they were presented. Have you read the entire DEIS statement or did > you just read the executive summary? > Now we know you voted for this rail station I have another question. > Are you retired from the railroad or are you still working for them? > Roger Dodd » Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:45:00 -0600 » From: » To: - - --- -- -- 1 » Subject: Re: Rail Station » Roger - I am but one of a committee of 17 appointed by the City » Council of Colleyville to study a proposed rail stop in Colleyville. » I alone will not allow this to happen. Again, please understand we » are an ADVISORY committee, the City Council makes decisions » concerning the city's future direction. Our report is in the final » stages and continues to be revised. We will give our report to the » City Council in December. » Thanks for your input. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. » Thanks Again » John » On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 9:40 PM, Roger Dodd wrote: » > John » > We want to know how you are voting on this issue? » > » > Roger Dodd » > » > » > Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with » > Windows Live Click here > Windows Live Hotmail now works up to 70o faster. Sign up today. 2 Citizen Centric Solutions -Printable Issue Issue ID: 6252 Currently Assigned To Creator: Online User Time Entered: Status: New Escalation Date: Department: City Manager's Office Receive Type: Priority: NORMAL Issue Category: Escalation Level: 1 Visibility: Common Issue: Commuter Rail Concerns Address: JOHN MCCAIN RD Page 1 of 1 Kelly Cooper Tuesday October 21,2008 1:29 PM 10/24/2008 Online Non-Emergency Everyone City: Colleyville State: TEXAS Zip: 76034 Comments Why is the Rail Committee still wasting money and city resources working on a solution to a problem Colleyville does not have. We now have cheap oil and a financial crisis. Why is Colleyville considering spending $2M /year for a rail station that very, very few Colleyville residents will use. History Date Modified: Tuesday October 21,2008 1:29 PM Modified By: Online Creator Previous Priority Level: NORMAL Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: ISSUE WAS CREATED Citizen Comment History Date Modified: Tuesday October 21,2008 1:29 PM Modified By: Online Creator Previous Priority Level: NORMAL ', Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone ', Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly .New Comments: Attachments: Citizen Information Name Address City State Zip Phone Number Email Address George Dodson 7309 balmoral Drive Colleyville TX 76034 (817) 488-0082 ~- Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Kelly Cooper Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 2:28 PM To: Joyceinne Williams; 'Mike Johnston' Subject: FW: Proposed Train Station Please attach to the next rail committee packet. Thanks .7CelCy Cooper Interim City Manager City of Colleyville 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 Phone:817-503-1116 From: Lisa A. Edwards Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 10:25 AM To: Kelly Cooper Subject: Proposed Train Station Hello Kelly, I am a Colleyville resident and love the city very much. We moved here from North Arlington to escape the busy nature of large city living. Colleyville represents a haven from traffic and public bus systems, commerce trucking for the most part. It is a community of families and residences who take pride in our schools, and love our churches, friends and small town feel. Please consider this as you place your vote regarding the train station proposal and additional housing project. Our schools have been blessed with tax payer support of improvements under the bond package....we need to focus on improving our beautification, our recs and parks programs, sidewalks, and enhance our schools even more as this is a major draw to Colleyville from the out lining communities....we moved here because we loved the small community feel, attention to family recreation activities and the suberb school systems. Thank you for voting against the train station development and considering a focus on further improvement of our city before taking on this type of expansion, Lisa Edwards 11 /21 /2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:06 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Commuter Rail Station in Colleyville Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax Original Message----- From: John Goodi Sent: Tuesday, November 2008 2:55 PM To: Amy Ellison; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Commuter Rail Station in Colleyville Amy - Thank you for your input. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Amy Ellison wrote: > Mr. Gooding -- > I am writing to urge you to vote AGAINST recommending a rail station > in Colleyville. It is not good for our city in so many ways. Look > deeper into the DEIS -- not just the Executive Summary. Often the > Executive Summary contradicts the actual data listed in the entire > report. I've heard that you are one of the most vocal supporters of > this station -- twice I've heard you described as basically "bullying" > (a word others have used, not myself) the other committee members. > I've also heard from others that you have what many citizens perceive > to be a conflict of interest. Please consider what you are doing to > our city by supporting a rail station in Colleyville -- don't just consider benefits yourself. > Regards, > Amy Ellison > Sent from a personalized AOL(R) My eAddress. Create your own FREE > email address from scratch, not just the part before the @. how this 1 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 4:42 PM To: John Gooding Cc: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Train Stop Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817 503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Ron Ruthven Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 4:33 PM To: Michael Johnston Subject: FW: Train Stop From: Gary Groesbeck Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:46 PM To: Ron Ruthven Subject: Train Stop Please do NOT vote for the train station. I see it as a waste of tax payer money. I can't believe as citizens of Colleyville we are not going to be able to vote on this issue but will have to pay for it. We do not need a Colleyville train stop! ! ! ! ! ! If I can't vote on this issue I will certainly vote with my ballot next city council election, that is for sure. Gary Groesbeck 1608 Douglas Ave Colleyville, Tx 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:35 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Colleyville Rail Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Joyce Hammil Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 PM To: Michael Johnston Subject: FW: Colleyville Rail Station Hi Mike, Forgot to copy you in on this one -sorry. Joyce From: Joyce Hammil) Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:36 PM To: 'Russell Grieco' Subject: RE: Colleyville Rail Station Dear Mr. Grieco, We have been meeting and studying the proposed rail line and possible station since April of this year. Over the months many citizens have asked similar questions to what you have listed below. The best source of information to get the answers to your questions is on the city website: http://www.colleyvil le. com/content/bl ogcategory/481569/ There is also a copy of the Draft Environmental Impact Study at the Library that has some of the information you are looking for. I will pass your questions along to be included in our rail file. Thank you for your input, Joyce Hammil) From: Russell Griec Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:44 PM To: ~_ Subject: Colleyville Rail Station Joyce Hammil: 11 /21 /2008 Page 2 of 2 I am trying to make an informed decision on the proposed rail station and would appreciate it you could answer the following questions. 1 Are the citizens of Colleyville going to have to provide the yearly upkeep of the station? 2 Is it true that the city will receive no revenue from the station? 3 Is it true the trains will be operated on diesel and not electricity? 4 Is it true that the majority of citizens that use the Colleyville station will not reside in Colleyville? 5 Is it true that the proposed station will include bays for buses? If so, what would the buses be used for? 6 Do you "think" the station will enhance the value of residential properties in Colleyville? 7 Do you think that the traffic on John McCain will increase or decrease with the station? Could you please gives me a brief explanation why this station would be beneficial to the citizens of Colleyville. Thank you for your time. Russ Grieco 201 Hancock Ct Colleyville, TX 76034 11 /21 /2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:18 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Colleyville Rail Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:10 AM To: Russell Grieco; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Colleyville Rail Station Russell - These issues have been covered in many of our meetings. I am a citizen volunteer and do not have the time to answer every email I am receiving on this proposal, as you can imagine many of the issues you bring up are complicated Our committee minutes are are available on the city web site, we will have a public meeting on Dec 1, and our final recommendation will be given to the City Council in December. Hope to see you at one of those meetings. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks John On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Russell Griec wrote: > John Gooding: > I am trying to make an informed decision on the proposed rail station > and would appreciate it you could answer the following questions. > 1 Are the citizens of Colleyville going to have to provide the yearly > upkeep of the station? > 2 Is it true that the city will receive no revenue from the station? > 3 Is it true the trains will be operated on diesel and not electricity? > 4 Is it true that the majority of citizens that use the Colleyville > station will not reside in Colleyville? > 5 Is it true that the proposed station will include bays for buses? If > so, what would the buses be used for? > 6 Do you "think" the station will enhance the value of residential > properties in Colleyville? > 7 Do you think that the traffic on John McCain will increase or decrease > with the station? 1 > Could you please give me a > beneficial to the citizens > Thank you for your time. > Russ Grieco brief explanation why this station would be of Colleyville. 2 Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:34 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Rail Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant Ciry Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 81 7 503-1 1 29 fax From Sent: Wednes ay, November 19, 2008 5:56 PM To: Michael Johnston Cc: Nicole Seidel; Cynthia Singleton Subject: Fwd: Rail Station Fro To. Sent: 11/18/2008 9:21:05 P.M. Central Standard Time Subj: RE: Rail Station 2009 Thames Trl. Colleyville, Tx 76034 1 have not been able to locate any residents in favor of this project. It will be interesting to see the other perspective. Thank you for your response. Jeff Germany From: Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:30:54 -0500 Subject: Re: Rail Station_ To Thank you, Mr. Germany for your email. If you will be so kind as to provide me with your physical address to verify your Colleyville residency status, I will attach my individual Committee statement to you and answer any additional questions you might have. Linda Baker In a message dated 11/18/2008 11:38:10 A.M. Central Standard Time writes: 11 /21 /2008 Page 2 of 2 Would you be so kind as to provide specifics regarding why you voted in favor of the train station? Additionally, are you able to identify how Colleyville will fund this on an ongoing basis? Kind Regards, Jeff Germany Proud to be a PC? Show the world. Download the "I'm a PC" Messenger themepack now. Download now. _ Get the Mov_iefone_Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more! Proud to be a PC? Show the world. Download the "I'm a PC" Messenger themepack now. Dovvnl_oad now. _ One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today! ~- 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:06 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Commuter Rail Station in Colleyville Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817 503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Joyce Hammil Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:39 PM To: 'Amy Ellison' Cc: Michael Johnston Subject: RE: Commuter Rail Station in Colleyville Ms. Ellison, This reply is to acknowledge receipt of your a-mail and thank you for your input. Joyce Hammill From: Amy Elliso Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:10 AM To: joycehammill@tx.rr.com Subject: Commuter Rail Station in Colleyville Ms. Hammill-- I am writing to urge you to vote AGAINST recommending a rail station in Colleyville. It is not good for our city in so many ways. Look deeper into the DEIS -- not just the Executive Summary. Often the Executive Summary contradicts the actual data listed in the entire report. Do not allow the other members of the Committee to bully you into voting for this. Regards, Amy Ellison Sent from a personalized AOL(R) My eAddress. Create your own FREE email address from scratch, not just the part before the @. 1 I /21 /2008 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams _. From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:44 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Stop the train Mike Johnston Interim Assistant Ciry Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817 503-1115 direct 81 7 503-1 1 29 fax From: Ron Ruthven Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 2:42 PM To: Michael Johnston Subject: FW: Stop the train From: Tom Gunning Sent: Tuesday, November 11 2008 1:58 PM To: David Kelly; Jon Ayers; Carol Wollin; Tony Licata; Stan Hall; Tom Hart; Mike Taylor; Ron Ruthven Subject: Stop the train All, I just wanted to express my extreme concern over the idea of putting a train station at 26 & John Mcain. From what I have been able to ascertain, this is an all cost and no benefit idea. I am especially concerned about the possibility of apartments near the proposed station. I moved to this area in 1985. It was a bedroom community with a very good school system. Good schools equals higher real estate values. Apartments =lower test scores and lower district ratings which in turn equals lower real estate values. I already pay more in taxes to support robin hood -why do I need / want to pay even higher taxes to support a NO REVENUE train station that will only serve to lower the demographics in the area -just seems like a really bad idea for no value to the primary residents of this area. Why is Colleyville even considering this? In my business I am always asked for the business case when selling a new idea or plan. What is the busness case for this idea? Thank you 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 3 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:30 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Trains at night Attachments: Letterhead.doc FYI Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 81 7 503-1 129 fax From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:30 PM To: Subject: FW: Trains at night Christine, Attached letter is from FWWR for additional confirmation of my earlier reply to your email. If you have any further questions regarding this matter, please contact the gentleman at FWWR. Thanks, Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colley~~ille, TX 76034 81 7 503-1 1 15 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Billy Payn Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 20 1:19 PM To: Michael Johnston Subject: RE: Trains at night Michael I hope this will help. If you have any questions fill free to call. Thanks, Billy From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:34 PM To: ~~ Subject: FW: Trains at night Billy, Thanks for taking the time to speak with me regarding this email. If you see anything else in the email to respond to, please do so and reply back to me. Thanks, again. 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:49 PM To: Christine Guernsey Cc: Kelly Cooper; Andrea Renegar; Clinton R. Shelley; John Gooding; Joyceinne Williams Subject: RE: Trains at night Christine, I forwarded your email on to Billy Payne at the Fort Worth and Western Railroad -Safety. His number is 817- 235-3734. He can give you better information than I, but in speaking with him about your concerns below: Trains are required by law to blow their whistles before each crossing 4 times (2 longs, 1 short, and 1 long, sequentially). They have picked up business of late, so that is why there are more trains now than in the past. If the tracks are not to standard, then they are not supposed to use them for certain cargo. So, they will utilize the route for empty rail cars that normally carry hazardous cargo. Also, the route is a hazardous cargo route, which means they are allowed to utilize it for same. If you have further questions, please contact FWWR, as they will be able to give you more definitive information on their procedures and policies. Thanks, Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colley~~ille, TX 76034 817 503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Christine Guernse Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:21 AM To: Kelly Cooper; Michael Johnston; Christine Loven; Joyceinne Williams Subject: Trains at night Good Morning, I hope you all are the appropriate people to voice this complaint to, if not, will you kindly forward this on to the department who can help me? I have happily lived on Caldwell Creek for around 3 years. Trains behind our house have been something we are used to. We think the little Grapevine train is charming and tolerant the occasional freight trains that pass through. Within the several past months however, we have noticed a huge increase of freight trains at night. They are extremely loud and are traveling much faster than they do during the day. The worst are at 10 - 11 pm which appear to be regularly coming at least 4 nights a week. The track noise is bad enough but some idiot continually blows the whistle. It sounds like the whistle is on from before Pool all the way through Glade. This is very annoying when you've just fallen asleep. One whistle is fine for safety but a continuous whistle is just plain annoying. Last night the straw that broke the camel's back and prompted me to make this complaint is a train that came through in the middle of the night (maybe around 2 am). They didn't use the whistle but they were going so fast and making so much noise that I woke from a sound sleep (which is hard for me to do). I do not remember any of this excessive activity before July of this year. 11 /21 /2008 Page 2 of 2 Also, last night we attended a stop the rail station meeting by citizens concerned with the negative impact on Colleyville. It was pointed out that the rails will all need to be repaired for safety -that there are several unsafe places on the rails themselves. One neighbor whose background is in the hazardous waste business stated he was stopped for a train at Pleasant Run and noticed the writing on the car (chemical symbols) which indicated the car was carrying Vinyl Chloride. It has been our understanding the hazardous carrying train cars were not coming through Colleyville at this time because of track safety issues. I am not a suspicious sort and was not out of bed last night to look at all the cars....but if I was going to transport hazardous materials while I said I wouldn't........1 think I `d be doing that at night when most good citizens were tucked in and unable to see what was going on. Wouldn't you? I would really appreciate an answer to this. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Christine Guernsey image001 Guernsey and~.~lssociates Fine .art .appraisals of igth and Zoth century .American and European .art Christine Guernsey, IS.~ .~1~1 1507 Caldwell Creek Drive Colleyville, ~X 76034 97z-98g-6114 11/21!2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 9:17 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW:Train Station at 26 and McCain Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:11 PM To: Christine Guernsey; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Train Station at 26 and McCain Christine - I am chairman of the citizens committee appointed to advise the Colleyville City Council to study a commuter station stop here in Colleyville. Our committee will give a final report to the City Council in December. That meeting will be open to the public. Thanks for your email and concern. Mike - would you please put this with our commuter rail input. Thanks Again John On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Christine Guernsey wrote: > I'd like to know where you stand on the proposed train station at 26 > and McCain before I go to the voting booth today. > Thanks, > Christine Guernsey > > Guernsey and Associates > Fine Art Appraisals of 19th and 20th century American and European > Art > Christine Guernsey, ISA AM > 1507 Caldwell Creek Drive > Colleyville, TX 76034 > 972-989-6114 1 Citizen Centric Solutions -Printable Issue Page 1 of 1 Issue ID: 6343 Currently Assigned To: Kelly Cooper Creator: Online User Time Entered: Saturday November 22,2008 5:35 PM Status: New Escalation Date: 11/28/2008 Department: City Manager's Office Receive Type: Online Priority: NORMAL Issue Category: Non-Emergency Escalation Level: 1 Visibility: Everyone Common Issue: Commuter Rail Concerns Address: 7004 COLE CT City: Colleyville State: TEXAS Zip: 76034 Comments We are STRONGLY against the proposed station at SH26 and John McCain. We moved here for the beauty, safety, community and quality of life. We have an asthmatic daughter who will be greatly affected by so many trains coming right by our house. The noise associated with the station is also of HUGE concern. Placing a station so close to Timarron and Longwood will invite crime, transportation issues along 26, noise, and all-around unhappiness for these residents, as our property values will decline and crime will rise. Please STOP THIS MOTION!!! We are also very concerned about the cost to our city and residents to pay for this station, which I firmly do not believe will benefit our city. PLEASE say NO!!! History Date Modified: Tuesday November 25,2008 10:41 AM Modified By: Cooper, Kelly Previous Priority Level: NORMAL Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: Thank you for comments. They will be placed in the Commuter Rail packet for the next meeting. Date Modified: Saturday November 22,2008 5:35 PM Modified By: Online Creator Previous Priority Level: NORMAL Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: ISSUE WAS CREATED Citizen Comment History Date Modified: Tuesday November 25,2008 10:41 AM Modified By: Cooper, Kelly Previous Priority Level: NORMAL ', Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly ,~; New Comments: - Attachments: Citizen Information Name Address City State Zip Phone Number Email Address Michelle Hudak 7004 Cole Court Colleyville TX 76034 (817) 488-1122 ~~ Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 1:16 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: I support the Rail Station at 26 & John McCain Mike Johnston Interim Assistant Ciry Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817 503-1115 direct 817-503-11 Z9 fax From: Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 11:46 AM To: Kelly Cooper; Michael Johnston; Joyceinne Williams Subject: I support the Rail Station at 26 & John McCain I am 100% in favor of this rail stop. How on earth are we ever going to clean up our air and water if everyone has to drive cars everywhere? The sad part to me is the NIMBY attitude and exaggeration of the potential problems...without discussing the problems that are FAR greater if we do nothing at all. This is really really needed, and it would be fantastic to have it right next to us in Colleyville! Thank you. Ken Hall 6001 Highland Hiils Lane Colleyville, Texas 76034 817.488.4382 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 9:08 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Cc: sunny Lindsey Subject: FW: AGAINST rail station FYI -Sunny, this is in response to one of the hardcopy emails I placed in your box. Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From. Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 6:47 PM To: Michael Johnston Subject: Re: AGAINST rail station The TAD says Marc and Tracy Hearn live at 6008 Colts Neck Drive in 2008. Linda In a message dated 11/14/2008 1:34:31 P.M. Central Standard Ti writes: ~ Linda, Do you happen to know the Hearn's address? We're trying to track and plot the "for" and "against" on the map. Thanks, Mike Johnston Interim Assistant Ciry Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817 503-1115 direct 817 503-1129 fax From. Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 12:02 PM To: Michael Johnston Subject: Fwd: AGAINST rail station From: CHOYAWON To: CC• Sent: 11/1/2008 11:56:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time Subj: Fwd: AGAINST rail station 11 /21 /2008 Page 2 of 2 From. To: Sent: 11/1/2008 8:45:26 A.M. Central Daylight Time Subj: AGAINST rail station Dear Rail Committee members, Thank you for taking your time to serve the city on reviewing an important proposal. Our hope is that is remains just that, a porposal and not a reality. It is our understanding that you will be forwarding the proposal to add a rail station in the City of Colleyville. After reviewing costs/benefits, we want to let you know that we are 100% OPPOSED to the idea of the rail station in our city. There appears to be very little benefit, but many potential negatives. The cost to the city in several ways is tremendous and the benefit minimal or potentially none. Also mentioned in some of the literature we have received was the idea of an apartment complex being approved near the station. We do not want ANY multi-family housing in the city. A rail station will NOT preserve our small town feel nor will apartment complexes. It will NOT enhance the quality of life and it will NOT make us a premier community. We have friends who have already sold their homes and moved to avoid the potential of the station near their homes. We came here to have a safe place to live and raise our families, to avoid crime and other issues associated with the larger cities. Bringing the rail destroys many of the reasons we chose to call Colleyville home. Please vote AGAINST bringing a rail station into Colleyville. Sincerely, Marc and Tracy Hearn n your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot 5 Travel Deals! Plan your next getaway with~AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot 5 Travel Deals! Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more! 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 6 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 1:16 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: 1 support the rail station in Colleyville Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817 503-1129 fax From: Kristine Hal Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 12:05 PM To: Kelly Cooper; Michael Johnston; Joyceinne Williams Subject: I support the rail station in Colleyville I am absolutely for the rail station in Colleyville. We have too many people driving too many cars too many places, and in Colleyville, too little public transportation options. I trust the traffic issues created will be thought out and measures will be taken to minimize the impact on Hwy 26. I have forwarded below just one of the emails going around to stop the rail station. This one is mild, but others have mentioned how criminals will infiltrate our area. Yes, most criminals are going to purchase a ticket, take a train to steal a flatscreen and wait patiently for the next train to take them away with their loot. The potential disasters that await us are being spread around like wildfire, so you are up against this narrow, ridiculous thinking. Bring on the rail station! I'd love to have someone else do the driving and read a book for my commutes. Kristine Hall Colleyville Resident Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 8:14 To: Subject: FW: We must act now-Mon. Importance: High AM Nov. 17- 7-8:30 -Colleyville Ctr. Importance: High please pass to neighbors and Colleyville residents. This will also affect our schools, since there are talks about building multifamily units to support the train station! Please forward this to all your neighbors I strongly encourage them to attend, people have not been attending this meetings like they should. The first vote was 10-6, Ten being the majority (three being very vocal with past or present connections to the BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway). It looks like 11 /21 /2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:13 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Proposed Colleyville Train Station at John McCain Road Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Messa~~ ~ From: John Gooding Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:55 AM To: el Johnston Subject: Re: Proposed Colleyville Train Station at John McCain Road Kevin - Thank you for your input. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Kevin Kline wrote: > John - > We live at 2200 Welsh in Colleyville and are against the proposed > train station due to cost, lack of need and potential for increase in crime. > Thanks for your support - > Kevin Kline 1 Citizen Centric Solutions -Printable Issue Page 1 of 1 Issue ID: 6330 Currently Assigned To: Kelly Cooper Creator: Online User Time Entered: Friday November 14,2008 8:05 PM Status: New Escalation Date: 11/20/2008 Department: City Manager's Office Receive Type: Online Priority: NORMAL Issue Category: Non-Emergency Escalation Level: 1 Visibility: Everyone Common Issue: Commuter Rail Public Input Address: City: Colleyville State: TEXAS Zip: 76034 Comments My concern with the proposed rail is the lack of support for it in our community. I do not live near the proposed station but am concerned about the overall property values in the City and this rail would affect all of the neighboring home values negatively. The demand for mass transit is inevitable but the residents of Colleyville would be willing to drive to Grapevine for this service -especially if the rail would be stopping there anyway on their route. Thank you for your hard work on evaluating this situation and I hope the City will hear the voices of the residents and vote against this issue. History Date Modified: Monday November 17,2008 9:43 AM Modified By: Cooper, Kelly Previous Priority Level: NORMAL Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: Thank you for you input. Your comment will be placed in the next Commuter Rail Committee packet. Date Modified: Friday November 14,2008 8:05 PM Modified By: Online Creator Previous Priority Level: NORMAL Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: ISSUE WAS CREATED Citizen Comment History Date Modified: Monday November 17,2008 9:43 AM Modified By: Cooper, Kelly ', Previous Priority Level: NORMAL ', Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: Attachments: Citizen Information Name Address City State Zip Phone Number Email Address Jerri Logan 2205 Carli Carlisle Avenue Colleyville TX 76034 (817) 355-8834 Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 3:44 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: I oppose the train stop in Colleyville Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 M To: Michael Johnston Cc: Nicole Seidel; Cynthia Singleton Subject: Fwd: I oppose the train stop in Colleyville Fro To. Sent: .Central Standard Time Subj: Re: I oppose the train stop in Colleyville Thank you. 5300 Rustic Trail; Colleyville --- On Thu, 11/20/08, wrote: From: Subject: Re: I oppose the train stop in Colleyville To:~~~ Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 3:31 PM Ms. Lemke, Thank you for your thought. If you would be so kind as to provide your physical address to verify Colleyville residency, I will make sure your comments are part of the Public Record. Linda Baker In a message dated 11/19/2008 8:39:48 P.M. Central Standard Time,! writes: I am a homeowner in Colleyville. I live near the train tracks. I oppose a train stop in Colleyville because I believe very few Colleyville residents will make use of the train, there will be a detrimental impact on our community and environment, costs will outlive benefits, and there will an increase in traffic and crime. 11 /24/2008 Page 2 of 2 I would like you to allow Colleyville residents to vote on the issue. Sincerely, Jennifer Lemke One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you ,love. Try the new AOL.com today! One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the newAOL,co. m today! 11 /24/2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:32 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: I oppose the train stop in Colleyville Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:10 AM To: Michael Johnston Subject: Re: I oppose the train stop in Colleyville Jennifer - Thank you for your input. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Robert and Jennifer Lemke wrote: > I am a homeowner in Colleyville. I live near the train tracks. I > oppose a train stop in Colleyville because I believe very few > Colleyville residents will make use of the train, there will be a > detrimental impact on our community and environment, costs will > outlive benefits, and there will an increase in traffic and crime. > I would like you to allow Colleyville residents to vote on the issue. > Sincerely, > Jennifer Lemke 1 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:33 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Colleyville Train Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant Ciry Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817 503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:25 PM To Cc: Nicole Seidel; Cynthia Singleton; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Colleyville Train Station Thank you very much, Mr. Ludden. Your thoughts are very much appreciated, and will be part of the public record. Linda Baker In a message dated 11/18/2008 10:26:46 P.M. Central Standard Time, 1 Ms Baker have been looking over the various documents concerning the SW to NE rail and the Colleyville Station. It seems that the expense ($10,000,000) to server less that 200 people, some of whom are not Colleyville residents, it too high. Some of the cities along the proposed route would see some economic gains from a station, but I fear Colleyville does not have the kind of business district that is needed for this type of gain. Also, there are almost no businesses within walking distance of the proposed station. The council must be expecting sales tax revenue to be down due to economic conditions and it will probably remain that way until into 2010. It seems a risky time to start a new, large project like this. I have to wonder if the council will be having problems just funding existing items. have been a Colleyville resident for 15 years and I don't live near the track or McCain. My problem with the station is purely financial. I hope the committee will decide not to build the station or at least to postpone it until a reasonable source of funding is available. Thanks you for reading this and for serving on the committee. Dan Ludden 6009 Park Ct 76034 817-488-3369 One site has it atl. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today! 11/21/2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:16 AM To: Joyceinne Williams; sunny Lindsey Subject: FW: Colleyville Train Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:02 AM To: Dan Ludden; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Colleyville Train Station Dan - Thank you for your input. Our final report will address your concerns - as it is a key piece. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 10:29 PM, Dan Ludden wrote: > Mr Gooding > I have been looking over the various documents concerning the SW to NE > rail and the Colleyville Station. It seems that the expense > ($10,000,000) to server less that 200 people, some of whom are not > Colleyville residents, it too high. Some of the cities along the > proposed route would see some economic gains from a station, but I > fear Colleyville does not have the kind of business district that is > needed for this type of gain. Also, there are almost no businesses within walking distance of the proposed station. > The council must be expecting sales tax revenue to be down due to > economic conditions and it will probably remain that way until into > 2010. It seems a risky time to start a new, large project like this. > I have to wonder if the council will be having problems just funding existing items. > I have been a Colleyville resident for 15 years and I don't live near > the track or McCain. My problem with the station is purely financial. > I hope the committee will decide not to build the station or at least > to postpone it until a reasonable source of funding is available. > Thanks you for reading this and for serving on the committee. > Dan Ludden > 6009 Park Ct > 76034 > 817-488-3369 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:35 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Colleyville Train Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2 :40 PM To: 'Dan Ludden' Cc: Michael Johnston Subject: RE: Colleyville Train Station Mr. Ludden, Thank you for taking the time to submit your concerns in the committee's rail file. Joyce Hammill -----Original Me ----- From: Dan Ludden Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:30 PM To: Subject: Colleyville Train Station Ms Hammi 11 I will pass them on to be included I have been looking over the various documents concerning the SW to NE rail and the Colleyville Station. It seems that the expense ($10,000,000) to server less that 200 people, some of whom are not Colleyville residents, it too high. Some of the cities along the proposed route would see some economic gains from a station, but I fear Colleyville does not have the kind of business district that is needed for this type of gain. Also, there are almost no businesses within walking distance of the proposed station. The council must be expecting sales tax revenue to be down due to economic conditions and it will probably remain that way until into 2010. It seems a risky time to start a new, large project like this. I have to wonder if the council will be having problems just funding existing items. I have been a Colleyville resident for 15 years and I don't live near the track or McCain. My problem with the station is purely financial. I hope the committee will decide not to build the station or at least to postpone it until a reasonable source of funding is available. Thanks you for reading this and for serving on the committee. Dan Ludden 6009 Park Ct 76034 817-488-3369 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:31 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THE COLLEYVILLE RAIL STATION!!!!!!!!! Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:34 AM To: Gerri McMahon; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THE COLLEYVILLE RAIL STATION!!!!!!!!! Gerri - Thank you for your input. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 8:30 AM, Gerri McMahon wrote: > Please see the very concerning & valid points regar ing our opposition > to this Colleyville Rail Station being proposed!! Please do not pass this!!! > Several estimates put the annual cost to maintain the station between > $750,000 and $1.4 million. That is not a one-time fee to build the > station, but the projected annual cost to the citizens of Colleyville > -- and we all know that costs such as this will go up over time. No > other cities will contribute to the annual costs of upkeep of the station here in Colleyville. > The station itself will produce no revenue. Furthermore, the projected > traffic impact to Colleyville is not a decrease in traffic, but rather > an increase in traffic, both on Colleyville Blvd. and John McCain > Road. This information is found in an 1,800+ page document called the > "Draft Environmental Impact Statement" (DEIS) The entire document is > available at the Colleyville City Hall and the Colleyville Public > Library. It is said that there will be 66 trains a day passing through > Colleyville, further adding to traffic congestion (as intersections > are closed each time a train > passes) and making a huge impact on noise. These trains will be > nothing like the trains that currently run through Colleyville -- > these trains could run between 59 and 79 miles per hour! This is not going to be a "Light Rail" > system with electric lines, but rather these trains would utilize > diesel powered engines -- which w ill further add to the air pollution in our city. > According to the DEIS, the majority of riders that would utilize the > Colleyville station would not be Colleyville residents, but rather > citizens from surrounding communities. In an area such as Colleyville > where home prices average more than $300,000, a rail station would > have a negative impact on our property values. And, local experience > with both DART and The T show that the crime rate around rail stations > is high. We do not need any more crime here in Colleyville. This would > be a rail station that has no positive impact on Colleyville yet costs > us as much as $1.4 Million each year > Thank you, > Gerri McMahon 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:19 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Train Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: dnesday, November 19, 2008 7:14 AM To: ~ Johnston Subject: Re: Train a n on Bruce - Thank you for your input. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 6:54 PM, wrote: > We understand that 3 of you are associated with the rail industry. > Don't you find that a "conflict of interest"? If not-why? Bruce Mayhew 1 Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:04 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: No Train Please! No Apartments Please! Mike Johnston Interim Assistant Ciry Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 M7503-1115 direct 817 503-1129 fax From: Ron Ruthven Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:56 AM To: Michael Johnston Subject: FW: No Train Please! No Apartments Please! Mike, FYI, I am going to forward to you all of rail emails I received over the weekend. From: Brad Oetma Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 7:31 PM To: Ron Ruthven Cc: David Kelly; Jon Ayer Carol Wollin; Tony Licata; Stan Hall; Tom Hart; Mike Taylor Subject: No Train Please! No Apartments Please! Dear Elected Official: I am a taxpaying Colleyville resident that lives along John McCain road. I cross the John McCain/Hwy 26 intersection daily. I strongly urge you not to support the proposed passenger train service/rail station at this intersection. I have many reasons for this opposition: 1. Increased traffic at an already congested intersection 2. Very few Colleyville resident will use this train service, so why should we put up with the inconvenience and expense? 3. These type of train stations tend to bring with them crime, we do not want a crime problem, this will only burden Colleyville residents with increased need for police presence and with it additional expense. 4. I live within 200 yards of the train tracks. I do not want the noise pollution of the train blowing it's horn every 20 minutes (I have been told that this would be the likely frequency of trains). 5. I don't want my property value decreased. This train station would diminish my property values. Who wants to live next door to a busy, noisy train station?! 6. I understand that Colleyville residents are going to be footing the bill for this? I hope this isn't true! With all the points I have just made above, why would I want my hard-earned tax dollars going towards this project? 7. I hear that there is consideration for bringing apartments into Colleyville, near the proposed train station? This is news to me! If this is true, again I do not support this. I chose to live in Colleyville to have a SAFE, COMFORTABLE place to live. The combination of train station and apartments (presumably to have some Colleyville residents actually use the train) totally goes against every reason I chose to live here. 11 /21 /2008 Page 2 of 2 I am sure you have heard similar thoughts from many residents in Colleyville. The homeowner/citizens around me are truly outraged at this proposal. This would be the beginning of the end for our currently fine city. I am not sure what fiscal motivations there are for this project, but I feel the perceived "benefits" are heavily outweighed by the risk to the citizens safety, comfort and pocketbooks. You are my elected representative. Please consider retaining the support of your constituents by blocking this proposed train station and apartment complex. Sincerely, Brad Oetman, MD 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of l Joyceinne Williams ............................................ From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:03 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: I oppose the train station Mike Johnston ]nterim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colley~~ille, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-ll Z9 fax From: Ron Ruthven Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:56 AM To: Michael Johnston Subject: FW: I oppose the train station From: brandy oetman Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:30 AM To: Ron Ruthven; David Kelly; Jon Ayers; Carol Wollin; Tony Licata; Stan Hall; Tom Hart; Mike Taylor Subject: I oppose the train station My City Council Members-- I am very much opposed to the train station going in to Colleyville. I live off of John McCain and already we experience too much traffic at certain times of the day, often making it difficult to get out of the neighborhood. There is no benefit for the city of Colleyville to have this train station. The profile of a Colleyville citizen will not ride this train. Instead you are asking us to foot the bill for this and increase our taxes all the while devaluing our property values and deteriorating our quality of life in Colleyville. To make up for the lack of train commuters in Colleyville, the idea of busing in outsiders to use our station has been raised. I am concerned about this notion. We are an exclusive and quiet city, and that is the draw for most of us that live here. If you introduce outsiders into our city, you will introduce increased crime, you will introduce increased noise, you will introduce increased pollution, and you will introduce increased traffic. Not only will our property values plummet, but I am out of here, and I know I am not alone. The train station is the beginning of a disintegrating community. I am staunchly opposing my tax monies going to something I wilt not use and will be the demise of our beautiful city. I expect my city council members to be representative of the thoughts and concerns of our great city, and to have our best interest at heart. Sincerely, Brandy Oetman Warwick Parc neighborhood Want to read Hotmail messages in Outlook? The Wordsmiths show you how. Learn_Now 11 /21 /2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:40 AM To: Joyceinne Williams; sunny Lindsey Subject: FW: Proposed commuter rail station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:32 AM To: Lorena Pape; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Proposed commuter rail station Lorena - You are exactly correct - this issue That will not happen - the City Council will future of the city. Thanks for your concerns file. should not be decided by a few citizens. eventually decide on how to address the Mike - please enter this into our rail Thanks Again John On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Lorena Pape wrote: > I don't care to pay an annual million dollar fee for something that is > not going to give me, a Colleyville resident, a return for my money. > It makes no .sense to place the burden of paying for this rail station on one city alone. > And to top it off, surrounding area residents will be using it more > than Colleyville residents. Shouldn't those cities then help pay for > this station? Also, how can this rail citizen committee make an > informed decision on reading an 1,800 page document about the proposed rail station in 2 days? > It's ridiculous! And even if you had the time to read this document > carefully, look at the evidence. This rail station does not benefit > Collleyville whatsoever. > This issue should be decided by Colleyville residents and not a select few. > Let Colleyville residents decide whether we want this rail station or > not in our city. Put it on the ballot and let us vote on it. > > Lorena Velasquez Pape > Graphic Designer € Illustrator > 125 Timberline Dr. S. > Colleyville, TX 76034 > 214.695.5874 > ~ > Message Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 3:50 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Turco Report -Survey 1.8% Mike Johnston Interim Assistant Ciry Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Judy Meyer Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 5:21 PM To: 'Phillips, Kate' Subject: RE: Turco Report -Survey 1.8% Hi Ms. Phillips, Page 1 of 2 Raymond Turco and Associates conducted the survey for the City of Colleyville. The T did not commission this survey, and I do not have any of the results to send to anyone. I'm sorry I cannot help you with this. You will need to contact someone at the City of Colleyville to obtain information about this survey. I would suggest you contact the city manager's office, as the staff in that office have been working with the Citizens' Commuter Rail Committee, and also with Mr. Turco. I would note that I saw a presentation of the survey results atone of the first meetings of the citizen committee, and Mr. Turco indicated the survey was taken among only citizens within the city limits of Colleyville. As far as the 1.8% ridership figure, I believe the City of Colleyville computed this percentage by dividing the projected population into the projected number of riders, but am not certain of this. The 1.8 percent figure only appears on the City of Colleyville website. None of the materials produced for this project have ever used this percentage figure that I know of. The information about ridership on the City of Colleyville site does refer to the project 450 daily boardings at a Colleyville station, which was the number computed by the Southwest-to- Northeast Rail Corridor team from the ridership modeling/forecast work. I also would like to note that no decision has been made about building a station in Colleyville. The environmental document for the project included this station as a potential future station. The City of Colleyville has not committed to participating in the project financially, and until that commitment is made, the station will remain a potential station. If the city does not participate, a station will not be built. My understanding is that the Citizens' Commuter Rail Committee will be making a recommendation to the Colleyville City Council next month about whether the city should participate in the project and build a station in Colleyville. The City Council will then consider the recommendation and make its final decision about the issue. I would urge you to contact the Commuter Rail Committee and/or Colleyville City Council members to express your concerns. I also would reiterate that all of the comments that you have sent to me will be incorporated into the environmental document. Please let me know if I may be of addtional assistance. Regards, Judy Meyer 11 /24/2OOR Message -----Original Message----- From: Phillips, Kate Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 4:46 PM To~~ Subject: Turco Report -Survey 1.8% Ms. Meyers, Page 2 of 2 I have tried puItiny up the Turco report that was suppose to represent the citizens of ColleyviIle. To date, I have yet to find anyone in ColleyvilIe who was asked any of the questions on the report. I would Like to have the report emailed in a form that can be pulled up and see if the citizens were from another county, or city. As far as the Y.8% ridership on the "TRF" by the year 2030, that percentage ivas posted on the City of ColleyviIie's website based on the amount of ColleyviIle citizens that would ~zde the train in 22 years. A low number considering 22 years from now, and no more land to build, where are you going to get any mare people squeezed out of ColleyviIle..t.8% is not enough to pay for a Train Station in our city and the taxpayers in ColleyviIle need to know that they will be paying for the "TRE" and Freight Trains in our city, and not tlxe benefit of the people, our environment, our safety and security are all compromised. 'lhe numbers come from the Fort Worth Authority and taking into consideration 830o households equals 1.8%. So again, in order to let the people of ColleyviIle know that there was a survey taken. Let's see the stc~vey and not keep it so hidden. Kate PhiIiips Si7-boo-08,34 cell 866-q6,5-i57o fax This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosure, copying, use or distribution of the information included in this message is prohibited -- Please immediately and permanently delete. 11 /24/2008 Message Joyceinne Williams Page 1 of 6 From: Kelly Cooper Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 2:35 PM To: Joyceinne Williams; 'Mike Johnston'; John Gooding Subject: FW: Southwest to Northeast Rail Corridor through Tarrant County -Colleyville Joyce, another one for the rail packet. Thanks ~CelCy Cooper Interim City Manager City of Colleyville 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 Phone: 817-503-1116 From: Judy Meyer Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 12:33 PM To: 'Phillips, Kate' Subject: RE: Southwest to Northeast Rail Corridor through Tarrant County -Colleyville My apologies Ms. Phillips. I missed the request in your email to Mr. Wiles for an answer about where the noise measurements were taken. This link will take you to the chapter that describes where noise measurements were taken, and the anticipated noise impacts: https://www.commentmgr.com/~ro~ects/swne/docs/D_ EIS Chapter04_EnvironmentalConseguences.pdf Please note that the discussion of noise impacts begins on page 4-167, and the charts beginning on page 4-175 show the details regarding noise measurements. I would like to note that the survey to which you referred in your original email that indicated the percentage of Colleyville residents anticipated to use the rail system was conducted by the City of Colleyville, not the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T). I also would like to urge you to contact the City of Colleyville to find out more about its work with the city's Commuter Rail Committee. Assistant City Manager Kelly Cooper has been actively involved in the process and may be able to provide you with information. And, I would like to reiterate that all of your comments will be incorporated into the DEIS, and we welcome any other comments you may have. Judy -----Original Message----- From: Phillips, Kate^ ^~ Sent: Friday, November 14, 008 9:2 AM To: Judy Meyer Subject: RE: Southwest to Northeast Rail Corridor through Tarrant County -Colleyville Hello Judy, I just cannot help to comment that since the "T" has been working and planning this 11 /21 /2008 Message Page 2 of 6 project for three years. The residents of Colle~~°ille are just now finding out, and that is not because of a communit<~ event in Grape~~ine (~~~hich is not Colle~~-ille) ~ti-as held at a small table towards the back of the event, or the Live Green celebration another small table. I live along the corridor and I have spoken to many residents who live in Colley-~llle and close to the corridor and they have NEVER received any information either from a mailing or phone survey. So this is all NEWS to us. Since the DEIS areas only released t8days ago - 180o pages there are many things that are questionable in the DEIS. Also, only one copy, so not easy access for people to get their hands on it and read it in a short period of time. Is there anyone else that I and other citizens should contact to be sure they are informed and this is not a done deal. Just remember t8 days, I found out about it, but many are uninformed and cannot make an educated decision without this information. I still have not received an answer on where the environmental and noise mitigations were taken? There were not any around our neighborhoods and we live and back up to the rail road track. Would you please email me the information or forward mt~ email onto the appropriate person(s) for a response. Thank you, Kate Phillips Concerned Citizen of Colleyville From: Judy Meyer Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 08:09 AM To: Phillips, Kate Subject: RE: Southwest to Northeast Rail Corridor through Tarrant County -Colleyville Thank you Ms. Phiilps. The comments you have provided here, in addition to the comments you submitted through www.sw2neRAIL.com will be incorporated into the formal comments on the DEIS. These comments, along with a response will be included in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS}when it is completed and submitted to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). I'm sorry that you feel this project is being pushed through quickly, and that there is some deliberate attempt to prevent people from obtaining information about the project. The T has been working on the planning of this project for nearly three years. There have been nearly 30 public meetings conducted in Tarrant County about the development of transit options, and this project, in that time, in addition to numerous newspaper articles and television news pieces about the project. All property owners along the corridor have been on the project mailing list since the environmental analysis began, and newsletters have been mailed about every quarter to these residents. Presentations about the project have been made to the City of Colleyville City Council, and a Commuter Rail Citizens Committee formed by the City to review project information and deliberate about whether a station should be built in Colleyville has been meeting for the past six months. This local committee has conducted its own public meetings to discuss the project and obtain input. A member of the Colleyville City Council has participated in advisory committee meetings, and all of the neighborhood associations along the rail corridor were invited to participate on the committee, and some of them did so. The T also has set up and staffed several community events in the area, such as the City of Colleyville's Live Green celebration, and Main Street Days and Grapefest in Grapevine to provide information about the project and answer questions. 11 /2I /2008 Message Page 3 of 6 If you have any suggestions about how The T might better communicate with citizens in the future, those would be welcome. Please let me know if you have any additional comments or concerns. Judy -----Original Message----- From: Phillips, Kate Sent: Thursday, November 13, :59 AM To: Judy Meyer Subject: RE: Southwest to Northeast Rail Corridor through Tarrant County - Colleyville Good Morning Ms. Meyer, I have sent comments and forms to the www.SW2n_e__RAIL.com. I just do not know if any of my comments are being considered. Because again, there has not been any en~~ironmental tracking close to my home, and I ~ti~ill be effected by the rail . Not only by the noise, vibration, but also by the smell from the diesel, trash around the station and the freight trains that will use the tracks as well. If they use their horns or people are hanging around the station then there is also a huge safety issue. With the data that shows that there is an increase in crime around the stations within 1/4 mile. I am still upset that this is being pushed through so quickly and feel that someone is benefiting from this decision, but not our small community of Colley~~ille. That is a neighborhood with 3o mph roads and now you want trains to travel every to minutes through my neighborhood at 79 plus mph, bringing noise, pollution, vibration, toxic fumes, cutting down thousands of trees? I have spoken to several people at (The T) and they are basically sa~~ing it is a done deal and you are going through. This is in NO WAY considering what you will do to thousands of families. The reason I have always called it the DART/TRE is because when you pull up other stations it has DART on it and the busses all have the DART name on the bus and the benches have DART on them. I have seen the DEIS and that just came out 2 weeks ago, with one copy at City Hall. Another way to not share information with the citizens of Colleyville and just ram it down our throats. Concerned Citizen Kate Phillips From: Judy Meyer [mailto:Judy.meyer@publicinformationassociates.com] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 08:15 AM To: Phillips, Kate Cc: 'Wiles, Russ' 11 /21 /2008 Message Page 4 of 6 Subject: FW: Southwest to Northeast Rail Corridor through Tarrant County -Colleyville Hello Ms. Phillips, Mr. Wiles forwarded me your email, as I am working with the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) on its proposed commuter rail line about which your comments relate. We currently are in the formal comment period for the environmental analysis phase of the project, which is called the Southwest-to-Northeast Rail Corridor project. I will make sure your comments and concerns are included in the formal comments. I also invite you to attend one of the two public hearings being conducted today to provide information about the proposed project. There will be formal comment periods at the hearings during which oral comments may be made about the project. More information about the hearings, and more information about the project may be found at www.sw2neRAIL.com I realize this provides you with fate notice, but I also want to assure you that you may still obtain information, and provide comments. A copy of the environmental document (called a Draft Environmental Impact Statement or DEIS) is available at the Colleyville Library and at Colleyville City Hall, in addition to a number of other places in Tarrant County. The document also is available on the project website at the address I provided here. The DEIS contains information about the possible impacts to the project, including impacts to safety, traffic, noise, the natural and social environments, and other areas. The document also contains information about the proposed measures to mitigate any identified impacts. You may wish to review a copy of the DEIS for more information about the results of the analysis for your area. Comments on the DEIS will be accepted until Monday, December 15, 2008. If you have any additional comments, we welcome your input. And, I would like to clarify that Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is not involved directly in this project. The Trinity Railway Express (TRE) is operated jointly by The T and DART, and this project is separate from the THE service. I am aware that local television coverage has shown footage of THE and tied it to this project. I wanted to make sure you are aware this project is separate. hope this provides you with some helpful information. Please let me know if I may be of additional assistance. Regards, Judy Meyer Southwest-to-Northeast Rail Corridor Public Involvement Team 817-215-8785 ~~ -----Original Message----- From: Wiles, Russ~_ Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 8:2 To: 'Judy Meyer' Cc: 'Phillips, Kate' Subject: RE: Southwest to Northeast Rail Corridor through Tarrant County -Colleyville Judy, 11 /21 /2008 Message Page 5 of 6 As a person to contact from the SW2NE Rail Corridor team, below is a comment from Kate Phillips. Russ Wiles From: Phillips, Sent: Tuesday, Novem er 8 11:45 PM To: Wiles, Russ Subject: Southwest to Northeast Rail Corridor through Tarrant County -Colleyville Russell, I am not sure you are the person I need to contact, but I am a concerned citizen of Colleyville and have just heard of the Advisory Meetings that have taken place the past several months about the DART/TRE Rail in Colleyville. I want to know where you placed the noise control areas, because I did not see anything around my neighborhood? And if you take down the thousand of trees in front of HWY26 there will be not only noise to several neighborhoods from the IIWY but also from the train and freight trains. There is already a traffic problem at John McCain and HWY26, and since John McCain is considered a neighborhood the speed limit is 3o mph. So why would aDART/TRE Commuter train be able to travel 79 mph in my neighborhood? Also, I understand that the DART/TRE is not considering putting up any noise barriers or safety to our neighborhoods. Since this is not low income housing areas, I think the idea of a TRAIN STATION is horrible and will only open up increase in crime. It appears like the "T"has done a "survey" that says i.8% of our Colleyville citizens by the year 2030 (22 years from now) will use the rail. That is a pitiful way to spend not only the government's money, which is ours, but to increase our property taxes while decreasing our home values. Putting our children and our families at risk for crime, pollution, noise and a very unenvironmentallyfrlendly city. I want to find out who is behind this and write to all the individuals involved. Since our community will not benefit, someone obviously is going to benefit. With diesel, there are studies that show that with tow ridership you actually increase the amount of toxins in our air, with only s.8% in 22 years, which is only a number that the "T"came up with to satisfy their quota. This is a total waste of beaut2;ful land that does not and should not have large trees cut down to put parking spaces for 35o cars from other communities. Other communities such as GARLAND, Irving and Plano all have increased crime and the odor from the trains and the trash from the people around the trains is a disgrace. I would appreciate a response and people to contact about this horrible decision. I oppose the rail station in Colleyville. If you need more emails, I can get others to email you or send you petitions against the rail. 11 /21 /2008 Message Thank you, Kate YhiIlips 8i~-Soo-oS34 cell 866-q65-157o fcix Page 6 of 6 This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosure, copying, use or distribution of the information included in this message is prohibited -- Please immediately and permanently delete. ********************************************************************* This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosure, copying, use or distribution of the information included in this message is prohibited -- Please immediately and permanently delete. ********************************************************************* This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosure, copying, use or distribution of the information included in this message is prohibited -- Please immediately and permanently delete. 11 /21 /2008 FW: Colleyville Rail Station Joyceinne Williams Page 1 of 2 From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:03 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Colleyville Rail Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Ron Ruthven Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:56 AM To: Michael Johnston Subject: FW: Colleyville Rail Station From: Phillips, Kate Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:50 PM To: Jon Ayers; Carol Wollin; Tony Licata; Stan Hall; hart@ci.colleyville.tx.us; Mike Taylor; Ron Ruthven Subject: FW: Colleyville Rail Station From: Phillips, Kate Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 05:25 PM To: Subject: Colleyville Rail Station Dear Mr. Kelly, I am a Colleyville Citizen with children. I am very disappointed that the Advisory Council has been meeting and discussing aDART/TRE Rail Station in Colleyville. I moved here 9 years ago to be away from the BIG City and in a SAFE, Quiet, CIean Neighborhood. Where I could raise my children and feel safe to walk, jog and be outside. With a Rail Station going into Colleyville we will just be another GAR.I.AND, South Irving, Beach Street run down city. Why would you even consider a Raii Station that will not only cost us money, lower our home values, create crime and more vehicle burglaries, put our families at risk for rapes, burglaries, crime, pollution, etc. I hear that a, f i~er the DART/TRE get the approval from Colleyville that opens up the FREIGHT Trains to come through 2t~/7. There are so many unknowns with 11 /21 /2008 FW: Colleyville Rail Station Page 2 of 2 this DART'/1 KE Kail Station. I have attended two of the meetings, but the citizens of Colleyuille are getting mixed messages. (Many NO MESSAGES that this is happening, unless they received and read the small print at the bottom of their water bill) I cannot tell you enough that I am disappointed. We have banks, and car washes down Grapevine Hzuy around John McCain. We will not bring people in to shop, they will shop in our homes, steal our cars, increase crime, pollution, noise and tra,~ic problerns. I cote not only against the Rail Station but also against the DART/TRE going through CoIteyville. Kate Phillips F~ospital Specialist 817-800-0834 cell 866-465-i5; 0 fax ********************************************************************* This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosure, copying, use or distribution of the information included in this message is prohibited -- Please immediately and permanently delete. 11 /21 /2008 Thank you for being a voice to the citizens of Colleyville Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Kelly Cooper Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:30 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Thank you for being a voice to the citizens of Colleyville Please add this email to the next commuter rail packet. Thanks xelCy Cooper Interim City Manager City of Colleyville 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 Phone:817-503-1116 From: Christine Loven Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 8:48 AM To: Michael Johnston; Kelly Cooper; Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Thank you for being a voice to the citizens of Colleyville Cl'w'i~twte~ L,avP.w Management Assistant City of Colleyville 817.503.1112 -Fax 817.503.1129 .com From: Roger H. Nelso Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 8 6:58 PM To: Christine Loven; John Gooding; John Gooding Subject: Fw: Thank you for being a voice to the citizens of Colleyville -----Original Message ----- From: Phillips, Kate To Sent: Tues ay, November 11, 200 6 PM Subject: Thank you for being a voice to the citizens of Colleyville I just wanted to thank each of you for being a positive voice for the Citizens of Colleyville. I have attended a few of the Advisory Meetings on the Rail Station. I am still so concerned that our beautiful city will be trashed by the view of a DART/TRE TRAIN/Bus Station. I have taken pictures at the Garland station and the Walnut Hill Station and both are terrible. It is interesting to note that the businesses around the DART/TRE have iron bars on the doors and windows, the other businesses are warehouses, 7-eleven and a Pawn shop. WOW..I hope that is not the road we are going down. With plenty of research and checking out the 11 /21 /2008 Thank you for being a voice to the citizens of Colleyville Page 2 of 2 tvebsite on some of the comments, I am still sui prised to see that so many of the Advisory Members are still,f or the Rail Station. I know for a fact that some of the homeowners in the surroiuzding communities have not been contacted by their HOA President on this issue. Every day I find or talk to someone else who is in SHOCK that this could even be a consideration. I just want to tell you thank you for being our voice, and at one of the meetings I felt that Mr. Gooding had tried pushing you to change your vote or stated, "that is not what you said last meeting." As if you could not change your mind since the DEIS information zvas just puf out, and you could not have had enough time to read over it in a few days. I also cannot help to think that someone or many are out to benefit at the cost of the citizens of Colleyville. We first hear there ruill be noise monitored, then it is not where the train .station is positioned on the proposal, then we hear i Mzllion to the taxpayers and now 8 busses at 55oK a year -moved to 1.4 Million then add -another police o,,~ficer, emergency vehicles, someone to clean up the rail station, which is quite "trashy. " Then at the last meeting, "we need to be good neighbors to the other communities" Are we truly going to be another GARLAND, Mockingbird, Walnut Hili area, where crime is up and the city looks like a dump ground. Without going on, I again just want to thank you. I moved here 9 years ago with 3 children to raise because it was small city, without liquor stores, porn shops, apartments, etc... I hope 9 more years with grandchildren, I can feel safe to have them go outside or walk on the bike, running path. But, know if a commuter train and freighters are going through that area, along with the transients that want to steal what we have, that I will have to move further away from the BIG CITY. Kate Phillips Hospital Specialist Schering-Plough Corporation Soo-554-5420 exti535 u.m. 8Y~-Soo-0834 cell 866-465-1570 fax ~~ This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosure, copying, use or distribution of the information included in this message is prohibited -- Please immediately and permanently delete. 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:03 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Ronna wants you to take action on "STOP THE TRAIN STATION AT HWY 26 AND JOHN MCCAIN ROAD"! Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 81 7 503-1 1 1 5 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Ron Ruthven Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:57 AM To: Michael Johnston Subject: FW: Ronna wants you to take action on "STOP THE TRAIN STATION AT HWY 26 AND JOHN MCCAIN ROAD"! From: ronnapro@yahoo.co Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 11:08 AM To: Ron Ruthven Subject: Ronna wants you to take action on "STOP THE TRAIN STATION AT HWY 26 AND JOHN MCCAIN ROAD"! Ronna Protono has just read and signed the petition: STOP THE TRAIN STATION AT HWY 26 AND JOHN MCCAIN ROAD You can view this petition at: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/tell-a-friend/2244497 Message from Ronna Protono: Hi, I signed the petition "STOP THE TRAIN STATION AT HWY 26 AND JOHN MCCAIN ROAD". I'm asking you to sign this petition to help us reach our goal of 1,000 signatures. I care deeply about this cause, and I hope you will support our efforts. ThePetitionSite.com provides tools and empowers individuals to make a difference and effect positive change through online activism. Get connected with the causes you care about, take action to make the world a better place, and start your own petition at http://www.ThePetitionSite.com! ThePetitionSite.com is powered by Caret, the largest and most trusted information and action site for people who care to make a difference in their lives and the world. www.care2.com 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 3 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:15 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Colleyville Train Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant Ciry Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817 503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Jennifer L. Rice Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:41 PM To: CHOYAWON@aoLcom Linda, Thank you so much for your response. We have lived at 8109 Montpelier Way in the Hills of Monticello for 15 years. We were here when the extra turn lane was added and witnessed that carnage to the landscape as well. So is that how we justify cutting down what is left? We appreciate your clarification as to the current position of the city council as well as our Mayor. Apparently, we were misinformed. We also appreciate the fact that you were chosen to serve on this committee based on your knowledge of the area, rail issues, traffic expertise and demographic diversity. However, we do consider the fact that at least two people on this committee having rail ties to be a conflict of interest. Even if the higher levels of government you are referring to decide to spend the hundreds of millions of dollars required to enable such a commuter rail system, why should Colleyville spend the money to build and maintain such a station when the Grapevine station is just four miles away? What is the draw? We don't have anything to offer other than gas stations, storage houses and car washes within a close proximity of the proposed station location. 1 believe an issue of this magnitude should be open to a public vote by all citizens of Colleyville. Thank you for your service and allowing us, as concerned Colleyville citizens, to share our thoughts on what will surely have an impact on our way of life in this city. Jennifer & Michael Rice 11 /21 /2008 Subject: RE: Colleyville Train Station Page 2 of 3 From: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:23 PM To: Mr. and Mrs. Rice, Thank you for your message. The Commuter Rail Station Committee was assembled to research these issues as well as others based on current and projected conditions. Like yourselves we are citizens of Colleyville. I have personally lived in this city for well over 20 years, and spent many of those years driving on John McCain to work and taking my children to school. (You should have seen majestic canopy of trees at the entry to John McCain Road before the extra turn lane was added and witnessed the carnage of the landscape to accommodate the Timarron development.) Allow me to correct one specific item in your message. Not a single elected City Councilperson nor the Mayor have expressed at any time in this process that they were in favor of a rail station. Those of us on the Rail Station Committee applied, were interviewed, and selected based on individual knowledge of the area, of rail issues, traffic expertise and demographic diversity. I believe we were assembled to explore all possibilities so that in fairness, City officials would not be flying by the seats of their pants as the railroad goes through our town. Those railroad tracks are not going to go away and many decisions are being made at higher levels of government than our own municipal government. We would be foolishly reckless not to be well informed, whether a station in Colleyville is built or not. That is why the Committee exists. Unlike any other citizen advisory Committee that has ever been formed in Colleyville, we have no single definitive recommendation to make. Hence, there will be incorporated a majority opinion and also presented, a minority opinion. Each of us as individuals will also include a statement, but we will be presenting our findings first and foremost. The Mayor and Council will review all of those materials for an indeterminate amount of time. Thank you again for your thoughts, Mr. and Mrs. Rice. If you would be so kind as to include your physical address to confirm your residency status, I will gladly pass on your email to be included For The Record. Linda Baker In a message dated 11/18/2008 3:58:40 P.M. Central Standard Time Commuter Rail Citizen Committee: We are sending this a-mail to express our extreme disapproval of the building of a commuter rail station at Highway 26 and John McCain Road in Colleyville. At this time, we have not seen any value that this could possibly bring to our community. The Colleyville station will most likely not be used by the people of Colleyville, and produce no revenue, only ongoing expenses. Our city streets will have to be widened to accommodate an already congested traffic area. This means cutting down the beautiful canopy of trees that now line these streets. We believe that the decision to build a commuter rail station at 11 /21 /2008 Subject: Re: Colleyville Train Station Page 3 of 3 this location would be a huge mistake that will greatly impact our quality of life for years to come. We were saddened to hear that 10 of you are actually in favor of this station; even more saddened that our elected city officials are in favor of this as well. As citizens of Colleyville, please take into serious consideration the impact that this will have on our city; a city that people have chosen to live in because of its small town ambiance. There are reasons that Colleyville has been listed as the "best of...." in area and national publications. A commuter rail station is NOT in the best interest of this city. Sincerely, Michael 8~ Jennifer Rice Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more! 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:10 AM To: Joyceinne Williams; Kelly Cooper Subject: FW: Colleyville Train Station Kelly -read Linda's reply Mike Johnston Interim Assistant Ciry Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, 7?{ 76034 817-503-1115 direct 81 7 503-1 1 29 tax Mr. and Mrs. Rice, Thank you for your message. The Commuter Rail Station Committee was assembled to research these issues as well as others based on current and projected conditions. Like yourselves we are citizens of Colleyville. have personally lived in this city for well over 20 years, and spent many of those years driving on John McCain to work and taking my children to school. (You should have seen majestic canopy of trees at the entry to John McCain Road before the extra turn lane was added and witnessed the carnage of the landscape to accommodate the Timarron development.) Allow me to correct one specific item in your message. Not a single elected City Councilperson nor the Mayor have expressed at any time in this process that they were in favor of a rail station. Those of us on the Rail Station Committee applied, were interviewed, and selected based on individual knowledge of the area, of rail issues, traffic expertise and demographic diversity. I believe we were assembled to explore all possibilities so that in fairness, City officials would not be flying by the seats of their pants as the railroad goes through our town. Those railroad tracks are not going to go away and many decisions are being made at higher levels of government than our own municipal government. We would be foolishly reckless not to be well informed, whether a station in Colleyville is built or not. That is why the Committee exists. Unlike any other citizen advisory Committee that has ever been formed in Colleyville, we have no single definitive recommendation to make. Hence, there will be incorporated a majority opinion and also presented, a minority opinion. Each of us as individuals will also include a statement, but we will be presenting our findings first and foremost. The Mayor and Council will review all of those materials for an indeterminate amount of time. Thank you again for your thoughts, Mr. and Mrs. Rice. If you would be so kind as to include your physical address to confirm your residency status, I will gladly pass on your email to be included For The Record. 11 /21 /2008 From: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:23 PM Page 2 of 2 Linda Baker In a message dated 11/18/2008 3:58:40 P.M. Central Standard Time, Commuter Rail Citizen Committee: We are sending this a-mail to express our extreme disapproval of the building of a commuter rail station at Highway 26 and John McCain Road in Colleyville. At this time, we have not seen any value that this could possibly bring to our community. The Colleyville station will most likely not be used by the people of Colleyville, and produce no revenue, only ongoing expenses. Our city streets will have to be widened to accommodate an already congested traffic area. This means cutting down the beautiful canopy of trees that now line these streets. We believe that the decision to build a commuter rail station at this location would be a huge mistake that will greatly impact our quality of life for years to come. We were saddened to hear that 10 of you are actually in favor of this station; even more saddened that our elected city officials are in favor of this as well. As citizens of Colleyville, please take into serious consideration the impact that this will have on our city; a city that people have chosen to live in because of its small town ambiance. There are reasons that Colleyville has been listed as the "best of...." in area and national publications. A commuter rail station is NOT in the best interest of this city. Sincerely, Michael & Jennifer Rice Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more! 11 /21 /2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:15 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Colleyville Train Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Tuesday, November 18, :05 PM To: Jennifer L. Rice; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Colleyville Train Station Jennifer and Michael - Thank you for your input. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Jennifer L. Ric wrote: > Commuter Rail Citizen Committee: > We are sending this e-mail to express our extreme disapproval of the > building of a commuter rail station at Highway 26 and John McCain Road > in Colleyville. At this time, we have not seen any value that this > could possibly bring to our community. The Colleyville station will > most likely not be used by the people of Colleyville, and produce no > revenue, only ongoing expenses. Our city streets will have to be > widened to accommodate an already congested traffic area. This means > cutting down the beautiful canopy of trees that now line these > streets. We believe that the decision to build a commuter rail > station at this location would be a huge mistake that will greatly impact our quality of life for years to come. > We were saddened to hear that 10 of you are actually in favor of this > station; even more saddened that our elected city officials are in > favor of this as well. As citizens of Colleyville, please take into > serious consideration the impact that this will have on our city; a > city that people have chosen to live in because of its small town > ambiance. There are reasons that Colleyville has been listed as the > "best of...." in area and national publications. A commuter rail > station is NOT in the best interest of this city. > > Sincerely, > > Michael & Jennifer Rice 1 Page 1 of 3 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 8:02 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Commuter Rail Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From• Sent:•Monday, November 24, 2008 6:32 PM To: Michael Johnston Cc: Nicole Seidel; Cynthia Singleton Subject: Fwd: Commuter Rail Station Thanks for your time and attention to this serious matter. Sincerely, Carole and Tom Pasquale Message-ID: Received: from 209.240.207.152 by Nov 2008 05:03:52 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [209.240.207.152] X-Originating-Email: [~ X-Sender: ' From: ' Date: u, 20 Nov 2008 23:03:52 -0600 To: Subject: Commuter Rail Station Message-I D: <7707-49264138-1511 Content-Disposition: Inline 1 1 /25/2O(1R Subj: Fwd: Commuter Rail Station Page 2 of 3 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 76it MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) Thank you all so much for reading our email We have lived in Colleyville for 6.5 years, and the metroplex for a total of 38 years. We thoroughly love our quiet, unique little town. We now understand that there is a possibiliy of our dream being shattered by the imposition of a commuter rail station being proposed for the corner of HW 26 and John McCain Road. We travel up and down Highway 26 at all times of the early morning and early evening. These two times of the day are rather hectic due to the commuter traffic of the school students and the daily workers going to and fro. It does not seems to get any better during this time period. There are some subdivisions in the area who now have a problem exiting from their homes onto a feeder road that will get them to a main thoroughfare. Stop signs do not do the trick; street lights and roundabouts are the answer, but they are few and far between. Highway 26 also has the funeral processions from and to Bluebonnet Hills, many times during the day, and said processions stop traffic for a while; then there are the local schools where the 20 mph speed limit is in effect twice a day; the local fire, police and emergency traffic departments also hinder traffic flow when there is a need for their services. not to mention the school buses who stop along the way. Then you have the local citizens who come and go, for various reasons who utilize HW26. It has gotten worse, not better, in the only 6.5 years that we have been residents of our unique little town of Colleyville, Texas. Trying to find a "back" road out of the congestion, is not an option anymore. So, my reason for writing to all of you is to let you know that we are not happy with the subject proposal. The cost, traffic congestion, noise, polution, increase in crime, the danger of the fast moving trains, the numerous train crossings, which will prove a grave danger to all, especially those who will alway try to "BEAT' the train and cross the tracks, the possibility of a train crash and trains and cars being spewed all over HW 26, especially when a train is traveling at high speeds of 60 m.ph plus, every 22 minutes, these are all of grave concern to us. This commuter rail station will not only affect the citizens of Colleyville, but will have a grave impact on the entire metroplex. We, the citizens of Colleyville, though, will have to assume the cost of the train station through increased taxes while others will use the station at our expense. With an already established commuter train station in Grapevine, just a few miles down the road, and other stations already established nearby, we see no need to place the added burden of this expense upon the citizens of Colleyville. We can use those stations already in place. We do not need such a major undertaking when we already have train Page 3 of 3 station facilities nearby. The probability of increased traffic, both car, bus and people, will only enhance the possibility of crime and vandalism at the rail station and also in our Colleyville neighborhoods. That will mean hiring additional police, fire and emergency personnel to attend to this matter. It seems to us to be a no.win situation. We would also suggest that you place this matter to the citizens of Colleyville by voter referendum. This way, all will be notified and all will be well versed as to the situation at hand. As it now stands, many citizens of Colleyvile are not aware of the gravity of this matter. Sincerely, Carole and Tom Pasquale 2306 Arbor Trail Colleyville, Texas 76034 One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL,com today! Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:59 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: NO TRAIN STATION IN COLLEYVILLE Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message From: Ron Ruthven Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 4:19 PM To: Michael Johnston Subject: FW: NO TRAIN STATION IN COLLEYVILLE -----Original Message----- From: Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:51 PM To: Ron Ruthven; David Kelly; Jon Ayers; Carol Wollin; Tony Licata; Stan Hall; Tom Hart; Mike Taylor Subject: NO TRAIN STATION IN COLLEYVILLE NO TRAIN STATION IN COLLEYVILLE Thank you. Jean Stover 6900 Shalimar Court Colleyville, TX 76034 817-481-4752 1 Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Kelly Cooper Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:25 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Proposed Rail Station Please add the email below to the packet unless you already have. Thanks .~CeCCy Cooper Interim City Manager City of Colleyville 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 Phone:817-503-1116 From: Roger H. Nelsor~ ~ Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 8:09 AM To: Kelly Cooper; John Gooding Subject: Fw: Proposed Rail Station For the public record Roger Nelson -----Original Message ----- From: Beverly Sonneborn To: Y _ ._........ _.. Sent: Monda ,November 24 2008 11:17 PM Subject: FW: Proposed Rail Station From: Beverly Sonneborn Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 11:03 PM T __ _ _ Cc: '' _. _ ~• .._.____.. Subject: RE: Proposed Rail Station Dear Ms. Baker, Thank you for your quick reply. If the final report is going to be a combination of the yes and no votes won't be satisfied. I want the reports to be separate instead of the no votes to be hidden or watered down, so they aren't noticed by the city council. Would you explain this statement please: It remains vital that control of our city's railroad tracks remain within Colleyville. 1 fail to understand how one thinks Colleyville can maintain control of a stretch of rail tracks which is owned by the Cotton Belt, DART and who ever else runs on the track by committing to build and fund a rail station. The railroad answers to no one... we can't even get straight forward answers from them, like the 8 bus bays....why? They claim they have been sending quarterly newsletters to those along the 11/25/2008 Page 2 of 2 track...that's not true. They are finally putting me on the mailing list... just a year and a half late! They wanted cifizens to think the projected 450 passenger count came from studies Colleyville funded...affer an a-mail from an informed cifizen, they realized they had reported this projection from (heir own model studies. How many more errors and mistakes have they made? 1 don't trust the railroad....they don't have to answer to anyone....even about cargo they haul through cities! As you can see, this is a hot topic forme! See you on Monday, Dec. 1, Beverly From Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 6:21 PM T Subject: Re: Proposed Rail Station Mrs. Sonneborn, Our last meeting is expected to be held on December 1st, barring unforeseen circumstances. I think when you see the Final Report (which is currently in Draft status until the after the meeting), many of your concerns will be satisfactorily addressed. Not all, but many. You have done an excellent job of outlining your objections and I will make sure your email is part of the Public Record. It remains vifat that control of our city's railroad tracks remain within Colleyvile. I look forward to speaking with you again next week. Linda Baker Page 1 of 3 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 6:22 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Proposed Rail Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 6:21 PM To: Michael Johnston Cc: Nicole Seidel; Cynthia Singleton Subject: Fwd: Proposed Rail Station Fro To: w~ Sent: 11/24/2008 5:03:55 P.M. Central Standard Time Subj: Proposed Rail Station Dear Ms. Baker, First I would like to thank you for your long hours of volunteer work you have given to this project. I have attended many of your meetings and watched how things developed. Here are my bullet points and details are below • Have you really read and studied the DEIS..if not, one shouldn't recommend a station for Colleyville....the summary is not enough! • Pollution in Colleyville will still be a~roblem because of the (8+ busses and 325+ cars) regional feeder system into the 'proposed' rail station. Also remember the diesel freight and commuter trains with their stop and go exhaust fumes, but that's another matter no one is considering • Beautiful and valuable land will be turned into a parking lot and rail station with absolutely no revenue to Colleyville....not one red cent....ever! • The slightest consideration to rezone and build urban st~rle living (multi family) to support a rail station is unthinkable to do to our Colleyville • We will be taxed "to death" with city budgeted money going to the operation and maintenance of a rail station and the new "proposed" taxing agencies who want to gather financial support through various ways...one being a vehicle registration fee up to $150 • We don't have to build a station now • We could develop our own bus s~rstem to take people from the center of our city to the next train station...we would have a "say" in how it is operated, unlike The T system where we have "no say" ever! 1 1 /75/2MR Page 2 of 3 . Would you use the station regularly? Do you know others who would use the station regularly? If no, then one shouldn't recommend this "proposed" rail station to the City Council! If you have doubts you shouldn't vote yes! You can ask for a recount! Now, I would hope you have really considered the impact the "proposed" rail station would have on our beautiful city. Have you really studied the DEIS and understood all that it states? If you haven't studied it, you can't give a recommendation to the City Council that it is a good plan for our city! There are so many red.flags and The T is giving no answers....we must wait for the FEIS sometime in the Spring (maybe). The traffic will still increase through Colleyville even with the million dollar plus rail station. The feeder system to the rail station will only lead to increased congestion on SH26. The pollution will still be a problem with this being the reglOnal hub....those 8 buS bays will receive who knows how many busses each day from regions outside of Colleyville and the 325 cars will have to use our Hwy 26 to get to and from the rail station. The station won't improve our air quality since it will be the hub for all feeders! The freight trains and commuter trains will keep the pollution high also,but that is another matter! This should certain) be a red_flag of concern! Allowing this beautiful and valuable piece of land to become a parking lot with no revenue ever coming to our city should be another red_flag. The slightest consideration of urban living style housing(multi-family) to support the station would be a downfall for Colleyville. With all the push to develop new taxing agencies to collect our money for the transportation system in North Texas....we'll be paying double, first we would be obligated for the station which we would build for the region (not Colleyville) and then the agencies want to collect up to $150 for vehicle registration and who knows what else! Why would we want to be responsible for a million dollar station when we will be also taxed "to death" for the building of the North Texas transportation system? I don't feel so generous with my money or my community to give away so much to those areas around our city. Taxes should be another_red flag.. If would be okay to step back and say wait a minute...we don't have to build a station now. Let's wait and see how it goes with the train ....we can always 'get onboard" later. Developing our own bus service from the Colleyville Village center to transport riders to Grapevine would be much, much cheaper and more efficient. We would even have a "say" in how the system is run, unlike the rail station which will be solely operated and run by The T... we just pay for the maintenance! Certainly you can see how The T's system works....they don't give any definite answers....it's await and see what happens. Certainly this should cause doubting and send up another red_fla.g. For what we, the citizens of Colleyville, will give up, we don't get One__red Cent and this makes me angry. Don't listen to those around you who are pushing for the station. Make your own decision. Would you use a rail station regularly? Would your friends or neighbors use a rail station regularly? If you say no, then it's not a GOOD DEAL for Colleyville and you must tell the City Council you don't recommend the "proposed" rail station in Colleyville. What GOOD THING does the rail station really do for THE COLLEYVILLE CITIZEN? Your charge was to study and investigate if a rail station would be good for Colleyville.....what "good" have you found? See you Monday, Dec. 1, Beverly Sonneborn 11 /25/2~OR Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:32 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Against Colleyville Train Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:20 AM To: Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Against Colleyville Train Station Walter - Thank you for your input. See you Dec 1st. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 8:13 AM, wrote: > Dear Mr. Gooding, > I like to express in the strongest terms my opposition to the proposed > train station in Colleyville, TX near Hwy26/John McCain Innumerous > financial, traffic flow, environmental, quality of life, energy waste, > and safety reasons speak loudly against it. > I plan to attend your last committee meeting prior to your > recommendation to the City Council and would be happy to provide further details. > Best regards > Walter Sonneborn > 1403 Caldwell Creek Drive > Colleyville, TX 76034 Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:38 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Train Station in Colleyville Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colley~rille, TX 76034 817 503-1115 direct 817503-1129 fax From. Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:29 PM To: Michael Johnston Cc: Nicole Seidel; Cynthia Singleton Subject: Fwd: Train Station in Colleyville From: ` To: Sent: 11/19/2008 9:15:51 P.M. Central Standard Time Subj: RE: Train Station in Colleyville 6615 Sapphire Circle S Thanks -----Original MPSSaoe----- From Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:35 PM To: _ Cc: Subject: Re: Train Station in Colleyville Kellie, Thank you for your thoughts. If you would be so kind as to provide your physical address in Colleyville to verify residency status, I will make sure your comments are part of the Public Record. Linda Baker In a message dated 11/19/2008 12:55:29 P.M. Central Standard Time, rites: I am told that I should send you a short email regarding the train station: In short, as a citizen of Colleyville, I do not support a station in our 11 /21 /2008 Page 2 of 2 town. Thank You Kellie R. Stark, CFA Sr. Vice President Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 Direct: 214.756.6900 Fax: 214.756.6979 Privileged & Confidential Communication: Reading, copying or disseminating this communication is strictly prohibited unless you are the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient. This communication may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. This communication is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, or as an official communication of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. or its affiliates. Exceeding Client Expectations Through Exceptional Performance and Ethical Conduct '`'`'`''****"*`""'*One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291 /aol? redir=http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp 26icid=aolcom40vanity%26ncid=emlcntaolcom00000001) One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today! 11 /21 /2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:36 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Train Station in Colleyville Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Goodi Sent: Wednesday, o PM To: Kellie Stark; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Train Station in Colleyville Kellie - Thank you for your input. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Kellie Stark <KStark@westwoodgroup.com> wrote: > I am told that I should send you a short email regarding the train station: > In short, as a citizen of Colleyville, I do not support a station in > our town. Thank You > Kellie R. Stark, CFA > Sr. Vice President > Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. > 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 > Dallas, TX 75201 > Direct: 214.756.6900 > Fax: 214.756.6979 > Privileged & Confidential Communication: Reading, copying or > disseminating this communication is strictly prohibited unless you are > the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for > delivering this message to the intended recipient. This communication > may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt > from disclosure under applicable law. This communication is for > information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to > sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, or > as an official communication of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. or its affiliates. 1 Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 3:42 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: I support the Colleyville rail station! Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817.503-1129 fax From: Fred Mill Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 12:59 PM To: Michael Johnston Subject: Fwd: I support the Colleyville rail station! Mike, John Gooding wants this in the packet. Thanks Fred Mills Begin forwarded message: From: Mary Saunders Date: November 21, 2008 8:58:10 AM CST To: Fred Mills Subject: Re: I support the Colleyville rail station! You are absolutely correct, the rail station is bigger than neighborhoods, it about our children and grandchildren. As a Health Planner with Tarrant County Public Health, I see the importance of this rail station every single day. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help as a resident to support a Colleyville rail station (i.e. letter of support, attend meetings) Sincerely, Mary Saunders From: Fred Mills ~ ~ To: Mary Saunders ___......_....__.__ Cc: John Paul Burnett ______ ael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:08:44 AM Subject: Re: I support the Colleyville rail station! 11 /24/2008 Page 2 of 2 Mary, It's refreshing to finally get an email from a Colleyville resident who supports the Colleyville Rail Station. Thanks for showing your support. This issue is not about neighborhoods, but rather city/regional civic responsibility to improve the environment, and to offer our Colleyville citizens a transportation choice. Best Regards, Fred Mills On Nov 19, 2008, at 2:29 PM, Mary Saunders wrote: Thank you! 11 /24/2008 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:42 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: I support the Colleyville rail station! Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 M 7-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Ron Ruthven Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:05 PM To: Michael Johnston Subject: FW: I support the Colleyville rail station! From: Mary M. Saunders Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:13 PM To: Ron Ruthven Subject: I support the Colleyville rail station! As a resident of Colleyville -specifically the Timarron Cascades which is adjacent to the proposed rail station site - I fully and enthusiastically support the proposed location at John McCain and 26. Mary Saunders, M.P.A. Health Planner Tarrant County Public Health 1101 S. Main Street Fort Worth, Texas 76104 Phone: (817) 321-5374 Fax: (817) 321-5323 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:30 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: stop the train station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Ron Ruthven Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 8:07 AM To: Michael Johnston Subject: FW: stop the train station From: Reta Sag Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 6:11 PM To: David Kelly; Jon Ayers; Carol Wollin; Tony Licata; Stan Hall; Tom Hart; Mike Taylor; Ron Ruthven; Subject: stop the train station I'm opposed to the train station because less than 2% of the citizens will use it, and there is no monetary benefit to the city and the personal tax expense will be tremendous. Reta Sage Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: michael vanzan Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 8:25 AM To: Kelly Cooper; Michael Johnston; Joyceinne Williams Subject: Rail Initiative Good Morning, I am a Colleyville resident who is writing you to express my concern related to the proposed rail system. We moved our Family over one year ago from N. Arlington to Colleyville. We were extremely pleased with the direction of community, the school system, and the general atmosphere/demographics. We spent much time researching the surrounding areas (Southlake, Grapevine, Keller) and decided on Colleyville due to it's sense of community, schools and quaintness. When we purchased our residence, we did so knowing that we would be in this home until our girls departed for college. The discussions around the rail initiative are very disappointing and quite frightening. We moved from a failing municipality, with declining property values and an even more unstable school system, to a community that we expected would be maintained and, quite honestly, grown to exceed the standards that were in place when we move here. Neither of us have an interest in relocating our family due to poor decisions at the city level that negatively impact our Family, community, schools and property. Based on the information that I have seen, I cannot find any benefits to the Colleyville residents in regard to adding the rail system. I ask that you consider your position on this initiative as it will have a negative impact on the residents, especially the children, of Colleyville. I thank you for your time and hope that you make the best decision for the city. Regards, June H. Vanzant 1 1 /25/2(1~R Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:08 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Train Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant Ciry Manager 100 Main Street Colleywille, TX 76034 817-503.1115 direct 817<503-1129 fax Fro Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:47 PM To: Michael Johnston Subject: Fw: Train Station Mike - fyi Sent via B1ackBerry by AT&T From: "Suresh Vashisth" Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:04:00 -0600 To: Subject: Train Station Dear Mr. Butler, As a constituent, I strongly urge you to vote against the proposed train station at the intersection of John McCain and Hwy 26. City of Colleyville will not benefit with the proposed Train Station. However, we, the resident of Colleyville, pay a high price in terms of higher taxes, lower property value, increase in crime, increase in noise pollution, and vanished simple life in Colleyville. The proposed annual maintenance cost of $921,000 is too much of a burden for the Colleyville resident. By the T's own study, this train will not benefit us and very few residents will ride the train. This cost is just an estimate and I strongly believe it will be much more than that. We have maxed out sales tax rate to pay for this. The only option will be to increase property tax. Since the property values will decrease due to this train station, the tax ceiling has to be raised. It is a losing proposition for Colleyville. We will be better of investing this money in our schools, streets, and parks. As a resident of Colleyville, I am strongly opposed to this train station. Please listen to you constituent's concern. Thank you, Suresh Vashisth 1604 Douglas Ave Colleyville, TX 76034 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:36 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Train Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colley~~ille, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Joyce Hammill Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:19 PM To: Cc: Michael Johnston Subject: RE: Train Station Dear Suresh, I just wanted to acknowledge receipt of your e-mail. I will pass your concerns along to be included in the rail file for the rest of the committee. Thank you for your input, Joyce Hammill From: Suresh Vashist Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 1:06 PM To Subject: Train Station Dear Hammill, As a constituent, I strongly urge you to vote against the proposed train station at the intersection of John McCain and Hwy 26. City of Colleyville will not benefit with the proposed Train Station. However, we, the resident of Colleyville, pay a high price in terms of higher taxes, lower property value, increase in crime, increase in noise pollution, and vanished simple life in Colleyville. The proposed annual maintenance cost of $921,000 is too much of a burden for the Colleyville resident. By the T's own study, this train will not benefit us and very few residents will ride the train. This cost is just an estimate and I strongly believe it will be much more than that. We have maxed out sales tax rate to pay for this. The only option will be to increase property tax. Since the property values will decrease due to this train station, the tax ceiling has to be raised. It is a losing proposition for Colleyville. We will be better of investing this money in our schools, streets, and parks. 11 /21 /2008 Page 2 of 2 As a resident of Colleyville, I am strongly opposed to this train station. Please listen to you constituent's concern. Thank you, Suresh Vashisth 1604 Douglas Ave ~~ille, TX 76034 11 /21 /2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:18 AM To: Joyceinne Williams; sunny Lindsey Subject: FW: Rail station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Goodin Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:12 AM To: Pat Vick; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Rail station Pat and Rick - Thank you for your input Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 8:25 PM, Pat Vick wrote: > We are opposed to the rail station being loca e in Colleyville. From > what I am learning, there is nothing positive for the city of > Colleyville to gain by putting this in our community. Not only the > cost, but the increased traffic congestion, noise, potential crime > increase - it's unimaginable to think about a train coming through our > community every 20 minutes! We do not want this crammed down our > throats. Please do not allow this in our community. > Pat and Roy Vick > 5304 Elm St > Colleyville TX 1 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:03 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Stop the Train Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colley~~ille, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax From: Ron Ruthven Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:57 AM To: Michael Johnston Subject: FW: Stop the Train From: Nancy Wilso ] Sent: Tuesday, Novem er 08 3:43 PM To: Ron Ruthven Subject: Stop the Train Dear Community Development Coordinator Ruthven, Please tell me that you are not on board with this train nonsense when we don't even have adequate side walks down Pleasant Run and Tinker to accomodate our school children that must walk to school! My child must navigate down Tinker Rd and then walk in a drainage ditch to get to school. TINKER RD IS VERY DANGEROUS ON FOOT IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON AND PLEASANT RUN IS RIDICULOUS. I understand that the proposed sidewalk is to to only go north to Hardage. What about the rest of us? How are we to get to Hardage safely? STOP THE TRAIN -- START THE SIDEWALKS! Sincerely, Nancy Wilson 817-832-1039 11 /21 /2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 8:58 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW:Train Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 5: PM To: Greg Weiss; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Train Station Greg - thanks for your input. Mike - please put this in our commuter rail file. Thanks Again John On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Greg Weiss wrote: > I am strongly in favor of the train station > Greg Weiss > 5705 Pleasant Run > 817 428 2161 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:52 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: Railroad Station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Gooding Sent: Wednesday, November 2008 10:59 AM To: Woelke, Vernon; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: Railroad Station Vernon - thanks for your input. Mike - please enter this into our commuter rail file. Thanks John On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 8:26 AM, Woelke, Vernon wrote: > I live in Colleyville because I can afford to live in a part o the > metroplex that is a little bit less of a big city. I do not have any > need for a railroad station and I do not have any desire to pay for > one. If you put one here, I will find a better place to live. Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams _ __ _ _ _ _ _ From: Michael Johnston Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:04 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: train station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant Ciry Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 8 1 7 503-1 1 29 fax From: Joyce Hammil Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:34 PM To: Tom Whiteman' Cc: Michael Johnston Subject: RE: train station Ms. Whiteman, This reply is to acknowledge receipt of your a-mail and thank you for your input. Joyce Hammill From: Tom Whitema Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:04 AM To: joycehammill@tx.rr.com Subject: train station Ms. Hammill I hope that you have looked at the data and realize that having a train station in Colleyville, not only is cost inefficient, esp. in these hard economic times, it is a threat to the safety of our children, with trains speeding by at 59 - 70 miles an hour, it is loud, (have you ever been to downtown Ft. Worth and heard the trains: a quiet zone merely means they won't blow a whistle), it would be a traffic nightmare on John McCain, and would destroy wildlife and forestry to put up a parking lot, please vote no against this atrocity. Sherry Whiteman Colleyville resident 11 /21 /2008 Page 1 of 1 Joyceinne Williams From: Kelly Cooper Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:17 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Cc: 'Mike Johnston' Subject: FW: train station Please include this email in the next rail packet. Thanks 'KeC~y Cooper Interim City Manager City of Colleyville 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 Phone: 817-503-1116 From: Roger H. Nelson Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:22 AM To: John Gooding; Kelly Cooper Subject: Fw: train station For inclusion in the correspondence received regarding Colleyville Commuter Rail. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Whiteman To _ Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:08 AM Subject: train station Mr. Nelson I hope that you have looked at the data and realize that having a train station in Colleyville, not only is cost inefficient, esp. in these hard economic times, it is a threat to the safety of our children, with trains speeding by at 59 - 70 miles an hour, it is loud, (have you ever been to downtown Ft. Worth and heard the trains: a quiet zone merely means they won't blow a whistle), it would be a traffic nightmare on John McCain, and would destroy wildlife and forestry to put up a parking lot, please vote no against this atrocity. Sherry Whiteman Colleyville resident 11 /21 /2008 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:27 AM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: train station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant City Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817-503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax -----Original Message----- From: John Goodin Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:26 AM To: Tom Whiteman; Michael Johnston Subject: Re: train station Sherry - Thank you for your input. Mike - please enter this into our rail file. Thanks Again John On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Tom Whitem wrote: > Mr. Gooding > I hope that you have looked at the data and realize that having a > train station in Colleyville, not only is cost inefficient, esp. in > these hard economic times, it is a threat to the safety of our > children, with trains speeding by at 59 - 70 miles an hour, it is > loud, (have you ever been to downtown Ft. Worth and heard the trains: > a quiet zone merely means they won't blow a whistle), it would be a > traffic nightmare on John McCain, and would destroy wildlife and > forestry to put up a parking lot, please vote no against this atrocity. > Sherry Whiteman > Colleyville Resident 1 Page 1 of 2 Joyceinne Williams From: Michael Johnston Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:34 PM To: Joyceinne Williams Subject: FW: train station Mike Johnston Interim Assistant Ciry Manager 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 817 503-1115 direct 817-503-1129 fax Fro Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:55 PM To: Michael Johnston Cc: Nicole Seidel; Cynthia Singleton Subject: Fwd: train station From. ~~ To. Sent: 11/18/2008 10:16:25 P.M. Central Standard Time Subj: Re: train station !, Tom and Sherry Whiteman 1401 Caldwell Creek Colleyville,TX 76034 ----- Original Messa a ----- Fro T• C Sent: Tuesday, ovem er 18, 2008 8:35 PM Subject: Re: train station Ms. Whiteman, May I please have your physical address in Colleyville for residency verification? Thank you, Linda Baker In a message dated 11/18/2008 9:01:57 A.M. Central Standard Tim writes: Ms. Baker I hope that you have looked at the data and realize that having a train station in Colleyville, not only is cost inefficient, esp. in these hard economic times, it is a threat to the safety of our children, with trains speeding by at 59 - 70 miles an hour, it is loud, (have you ever been to downtown Ft. Worth and heard the trains: a quiet zone merely means they won't blow a whistle), it would be a traffic nightmare on John McCain, and would destroy wildlife and forestry to put up a parking lot, please vote no against this 11 /21 /2008 Page 2 of 2 atrocity. 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Try the new AOL.com today! 11 /21 /2008 `'"` "'_ Case Solution 1rW~~y~^~ - Management --- I My Issues MY Create Issue Find Issue Admin Tools Reports Directory Preferences _ Employees 1a"~a' Logged In User: Christine Loven cocor~ Detailed Issue Information Issue Comments Attachments Citizen Issue ID: 6306 Creator: Created Online Status: New Department: City Manager's Office Priority: NORMAL Escalation Level: 1 Common Issue: Miscellaneous Concerns Address: JOHN MCCAIN RD Srvc Reqs Currently Assigned To: Time Entered: Escalation Date Receive Type: Issue Category: Visibility: GENERATE LETTER PRINT ISSUE Christine Loven Saturday November 8,2008 6:26 PM 11 /20/2008 Online Non-Emergency Everyone Re-assign To: Select An Employee City: Colleyville State: TEXAS Zip; 76034 Comments I am concerned that the information being given to the citizens of Colleyville for the DART/TRE Rail Station are not accurate. I would hate to have our property taxes increased when we are on a economic spiral down to fund a DART Rail Station to benefit other communities and not our small community. The noise, pollution, increase in crime, traffic problems without an economic benefit would rank Colleyville as one of the top cities not to live in! I hope that our City Council will be honest with the citizens of Colleyville before they vote for the rail station. A concerned citizen for 9 years in Colleyville. History Date Modified: Monday November 17,2008 5:00 AM Modified By: Case Management Administrator Previous Priority Level: NORMAL Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: This case has been automatically escalated. 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