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January 11, 1974
Stephenville, Texas
The City Council met in a called meeting on the above date with Mayor Donald R. Jones
presiding and the following members present: Jim Chambers, Raymond Anderson, Charles
Riggins, Larry Hammett, Roy McCoy, and Jesse Sexton.
Others present were: City Administrator Shelton, Chairman of the Zoning Board, Dean Cox, .`
and the following members of the Zoning Board: Mr. E. A. Blanchard and Mrs. Ken Dorris.
Mayor Jones explained that the purpose of this meeting was to again consider the change
of zoning of Block,29, Tarleton Heights Addition, from R2 to B1, as requested by Gulf
States- United Telephone Company.
The members of the Council received copies of the minutes of the Zoning Board's meeting
of January 10th and a copy of the list of objections and recommendations that residents
of the area had presented to the Zoning Board.
Chairman of the Zoning -Board, Dean Cox, reported to the Council that the Zoning Board had
carefully considered the five objections and the recommendations and that, after thorough
discussion had made the their decision to rezone that part of Block 29, Tarleton Heights
Addition, that would be occupied by the telephone company from R2 to B1.
Mr Robert (Bob) Taylor and Mr. Jack Hancock, representing Gulf States - United Telephone
Company, presented a plan of the proposed building and a plot map showing how the building
would be on the lot and explained that the company would be sure there was no drainage
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problem and that the grounds would be kept neat and attractive at all times. Mr.
Taylor also called the office in Tyler to check with engineers concerning the micro-
'' wave tower interferring with the T. V. reception and citizen's band radios. Mr.
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Taylor assured the residents there would be no interference.
After much discussion, Councilman McCoy made the motion, seconded by Councilman Hammett,
to accept the recommendation of the Zoning Board, as it stands, to rezone the part of
Block 29, Tarleton Heights Addition, City of Stephenville, that the Gulf States - United
Telephone Company will occupy from R2 to B1. Motion carried unanimously.
The Council decided to wait until the Planning Commission meets and makes their re-
commendations of Squaring up the city limits before making a decision on bringing the
property owned by Mr. John H. Ratliff (on the Fort Worth Highway) into the city limits.
Mayor Jones pointed out to the Council some items concet'_rning the "open meeting,, law
such as having the agenda ready 72 hours before the City Council meeting and not putting
additional items on the agenda.
There being no other business, the meeting adjourned.
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