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Colleyville..Wednesday, December 19, 2001 The Colleyville City Council replaced two members of the Parks and
Recreation Advisory Board at Tuesday night’s council meeting. Six
applicants, including three incumbents, had applied for four open
positions. Bill Mitchell, appointed to the Board in October to complete
an unexpired term, was the only member re-appointed. Rich Hendler and
Karen Birkes were the other two incumbents to apply. Councilman Richard
Newton nominated both for reappointment, but they received no other
votes from the council. James Messina was elected to replace Rich Hendler, current chairman
of the Board. Messina is a five year resident, parent of three children,
and is active is local sports associations. Meg Davis was elected to
replace Roger Nelson, who did not re-apply. Davis is active in the local
schools and the Prestwick Park Neighborhood association, and was
involved in the River Legacy Park in Arlington prior to moving to
Colleyville. Gil Turner was elected to replace Karen Birkes. Turner is a
past president of the Highland Meadows Homeowners Association, father of
two, and has been active in baseball and soccer organizations. The Park Board consists of eight members and terms are for two years.
The council liaison to the Board is Ginny Tigue.
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