Local News Only.com requested all notes taken during the conversation and, in reply, received the following:

September 21, 2001

The Honorable Vicki Truitt
1256 Main Street, Suite 248
Southlake, TX 76092

Dear Vicki:

Colleyville City Manager, Bill Lindley, and I appreciated your phone call this afternoon regarding the medians installed at the intersection of State Highway 26 and Glade Road in Colleyville. Colleyville and TXDOT have excellent rapport and as you know, we were already working together to resolve these issues with our citizens and businesses.

As we outlined for you, Bill Lindley and our city staff, Richard Myers of Realty Capital Corporation, the developers engineer, Konstantine Bakintas of BHB, and Oscar Chavez of TXDOT met October 18, 2001. At that meeting, Richard Myers of Realty Capital and his consulting engineer reaffirmed their belief that TXDOT guidelines stipulate safety measures as needed at intersections where new streets (i.e. Main Street) would enter Highway 26. Accordingly, after TXDOT approved the current design, Colleyville's City Council added their approval.

Colleyville's City Manager and City Engineer who worked on this project in 1998/99 are no longer with Colleyville and unfortunately, city records show limited written documentation. However, we would be happy to fax you any city records that do exist. Our city staff is very appreciative of the TXDOT and Realty Capital representatives being helpful in reconstructing the timelines for Colleyville.

As stated, Colleyville taxpayer money was not expended on these medians. Realty Capital Corporation paid $70,000.00 for the median installation, but Richard Myers' position, as publicly stated, is that he prefers no medians.

As you recall, TXDOT was invited to a meeting held September 19, 2001 with business and property owners with the sole objective of obtaining public input and ideas on Highway 26 safety proposals. Unquestionably, citizens' safety is now and always has been the number one priority for all of us…citizens, TXDOT, Colleyville's staff and elected officials.

Another meeting to gather more businesses' and property owners' input is being presently scheduled. TXDOT will be notified of this meeting. We value TXDOT's input and realize their jurisdiction. We have a good working relationship with TXDOT and are very hopeful a representative will attend.

This particular problem points to the fact that in-depth communication is always needed. That is a known fact, but one that sometimes needs a "revisit and reeducation."

Vicki, I realize you know that before your phone call, we were already working with TXDOT relating to this issue. However, I would like to reiterate a line from our conversation today. Bill Lindley and I would like to discuss/clarify information relating to Highway 26 medians with any Colleyville resident that has contacted you regarding this matter. I know you understand the value of keeping constituents accurately informed, and probably made notes of those who visited with you on a number of matters in order for you to follow-up.

Bill and I have noted the one Colleyville citizen you mentioned and we are happy to contact him or send a copy of this correspondence. Please simply send us a record of individuals names who contacted you and we will be responsible for locating them. We look forward to hearing from your office.

Again, we appreciate your comments and look forward to our October meeting with you.

Sincerely,

Donna Arp
Mayor of Colleyville

cc: Steve Simmons, District Engineer, TXDOT
Mark Schluter, Area Engineer, TXDOT
Oscar Chavez, Assistant Area Engineer, TXDOT
Richard Myers, President, Realty Capital Corporation
Konstantine Bakintas, P.E., BHB
Bill Lindley, City Manager, City of Colleyville