The Coppell Independent School District (CISD) Board
of Trustees initiated the first steps toward acquiring
125 acres of land for schools on a 355-acre tract of
property sold by Texas Utilities (TXU) to
Crow-Billingsley, a real estate development company in
early November 2005.
In December, Dallas' Planning & Zoning Commission
voted 11-1 to grant Crow-Billingsley's request for a
zoning change from what was originally zoned
agricultural to M3 multi-family housing. The
recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission
will go before the City Council on Wednesday, January
25th at 1 p.m. While there are high expectations of
coming to a mutually beneficial agreement regarding the
density being planned for the area, CISD leadership
feels they have a duty to plan for the potential
regional impact such a development will have on the
school community and will continue to move forward with
condemnation proceedings.