http://www.thenewsconnection.com/article/Main_News/Local/Critics_object_to_taxpa... Quote:Denton County voters made funds available for the roadway expansion in a 2008 bond issue. Other planned sources of project funding are revenues for the State Highway 121 Tollway and developer impact fees, triggered by certain milestones in construction of the Riverwalk at Central Park. The completed project, as originally envisioned, expanded Morriss Road from four to six lanes from FM407, south to FM3040. South of FM3040, Morriss becomes Gerault Road, where construction is well along towards a six-lane thoroughfare, which will eventually be connected to FM2499 by a flyover that will speed traffic south towards the airport. Other improvements along the roadway will include traffic signals, construction of left turn lanes, median beautification and expanding the sidewalks on each side of the roadway to six feet wide. The town also plans to install upgraded, uniform fences for aesthetic purposes, as well as to provide sight and sound mitigation for residents whose back fences are built along the Morriss Road right of way.
Inboden contends that a majority of voters have voiced approval for the roadway expansion through the bond election. “What this council is doing is listening to a very vocal minority,” Inboden said. “That very vocal minority got exactly what they wanted, widened sidewalks, beautification of the median and free fences. The people didn’t get the widening of the road to move the traffic,” she added. Bobbie Mitchell, Denton County Commissioner Precinct 3, said Denton County voters provided funding for the Morriss-Gerault project in order to improve regional transportation and that she has been assured by Flower Mound Town Manager Harlan Jefferson that Denton County funds are being used to build roadways, not private fences. She said that in some instances Denton County does provide funding for sound walls to protect property owners near road projects, but not fences on private property.
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Tom Hayden said funding was approved for fencing and other remediation as the first portion of constructing Morriss Road, so that those issues would be taken care of when the street is potentially widened to six lanes.
I am quoting this because it has been 9 months and that fence is STILL NOT FIXED!!!
I do like the pretty new fences, as they are replacing VERY old and falling boards, but if they arent planning to expand the road in the next year, its not necessary. The lot on the north east side of 1171 and morriss clearly deserves it mostly because property had to be taken, and the old fence removed in order to add onto the sidewalk. But I see no road construction north of 1171.
HOWEVER there is construction south of 1171, and I assume those were the new 6 lanes, unless they are all intended to just be extended turning lanes, and if extended lanes were needed, that means traffic was bad enough to block access to those turning lanes.
I remember when the first sound walls for 2499 were going up. They, BTW, went up AFTER the road was finished being expanded. Anyway, a vehicle somehow managed to jump the curb, do a 180 and crash 20 ft into someones fence. Because it was already scheduled to be replaced it was never repaired. It was left like that for months. Why? because when they got to actually putting up the wall, did they start from the damaged end? No, they started at the far north and slowly worked their way to the damaged area.
So my guess is, they are once again starting north and slowly working their way down where they one day may actually replace the broken fence. My guess is mid 2011, however should the town get in trouble from misuse of road funds, it could be 2012 or 2013, or whenever people finally realize that NFL was a bad choice and vote for real candidates. Funny thing is, the homeowners of that property supported those guys.
Whether they get their fence or not through those funds, I doubt it will be before the 1 year anniversary of the fences demise. Clearly "wasting" the drivers insurance money, home owners insurance, or hoa money that they pay dues for would be acceptable.