What’s Happening in Copper Canyon – June 2010

By Sue Tejml Mayor of Copper Canyon

Town’s Bond Rating is phenomenal Double A Minus!

First Southwest, our Financial Advisor, just emailed me congratulations for the results of our Standard & Poor’s bond rating, which is a phenomenal AA-. Triple B+ (BBB+) is investment grade and our bond interest rate could have been 4.85%. The best I had hoped for was A-, which might bring a 4.32% lower interest rate. The “Double A Minus” rating is just phenomenal for our small town with no prior rating history!

WARNING: Offers in the Mail to buy your Mineral Interest. The New Owner could allow Gas Drilling Related Operations on Your Surface Acreage!

Copper Canyon residents have been receiving offers in the mail to buy their unleased or already leased mineral interests. A large check is included (i.e. $1000, $3000, $7500, etc.) The size of the check depends on the number of acres of mineral interest you own and the number of producing gas wells in your mineral lease “pool”. The value of your leased mineral interest is usually calculated by a formula. Your current annual royalty income multiplied by “X” number of years of royalty income in the future. Some residents do not realize that if they sign the Contract or Deed, return it, and cash the check - that they have sold their entire mineral interest. They will no longer receive any monthly royalty income.

Even more ominous is the fact that they may no longer control the surface of their acreage, unless that condition is specifically included as a condition of the sale or was previously included in their existing lease and survived any transfer of title. In Texas, as in most states, the subsurface mineral interest owner is the dominant estate over the surface land owner. Unfortunately, many people erroneously assume the exact opposite – that the surface land owner is dominant over the subsurface mineral interest owner. The new mineral interest owner could renegotiate the existing mineral lease, or a new lease, and allow gas well drilling activities on the surface. These activities could include seismic exploration, ingress and egress for trucks and vehicles, use of water from ponds, crossing of gathering pipelines, and actual gas well drilling if the site is large enough to comply with Copper Canyon ordinances.

Please - Before you sign any mail offer or door-to-door offer for your mineral interest or cash any check, seek legal advice from an attorney experienced in oil and gas law in Texas. Then you can make an informed decision to accept or reject the offer. (The Denton County Bar Association has a list of local attorneys who are Board Certified in Oil and Gas Law. The State Bar of Texas in Austin has an even more extensive list of attorneys, by surrounding area counties, who are Board Certified in Oil and Gas Law.)

Thank you very much Rick and Cindy Selder for the timely alert to your neighbors in Copper Canyon and other areas nearby! (And I really enjoyed your patriotic display of 50 plus American flags flying from the top of the fence around your acreage on the northeast corner of Orchid Hill and Copper Canyon Road!)

Steve Hill, Dan Christy and Dave Svatik elected to Council

Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Steve Hill will be returning to the Town Council for his fifth term. He will begin his ninth continuous year in office and continue as our Public Investment Officer, with an ongoing interest in our Master Plan for our FM 407 retail area. Dan Christy will return for this third term in office. With his three degrees from A&M in Construction Management and his years of practical experience, Dan has been invaluable in reviewing all our engineering plans and invoices. Dave Svatik is newly elected to the Council, but he has voluntarily been attending most of our monthly Council Meetings for almost two years. Dave’s first assignment is to develop an Emergency Response Plan for Copper Canyon – and then test it with a “tabletop” exercise. Our fourth candidate, Reid Rossmann, will hopefully continue his interest in Copper Canyon and volunteer in an area that specifically interests him.

One of the impressive things about Copper Canyon’s Town Council is the mix of long serving Council Members with regularly incoming newly elected ones. It gives Town government a sound blend of years of experience with fresh ideas.

The Council has been alerted that twice a month Council Meetings will be required through this summer and September. (2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 7:00 p.m. at Town Hall.) With all the road construction projects this summer, change orders are inevitable and need to be dealt with timely.

In June the Council will Reappoint Volunteers to Committees

If you would like to volunteer, please complete the Volunteer Form on the Town’s web site www.coppercanyon-tx.org or stop by Town Hall and fill out the form. If you have recently moved to Copper Canyon, volunteering on a Committee is a great way to meet your neighbors!

Road Bond Passes in Election with Record Voter Turnout

Copper Canyon voters turned out in record numbers for the May 8th Election and passed the Town’s first Road Bond by a comfortable margin. My sincere thanks to everyone who took the time to educate themselves on the issues and then made the effort to vote – regardless of whether you voted for or against the Road Bond.

But, I am especially grateful to the 133 individuals who publicly endorsed the road bond. It takes courage to endorse a controversial issue - and especially an election that requires yourself - and also asks your neighbors - to voluntarily increase their Town property tax by fifty percent. And to do so in such a negative economy. But after serving five years as Mayor, I have grown to have increasing faith in the good common sense of the people who live in our Town. I did not believe they would “duck” a tough decision. And they didn’t.

I sincerely believe we will look back on this Road Bond as a decisive decision to maintain the quality of our community. If we had not stepped up to the plate to pay to maintain our basic infrastructure, then we could not maintain the property values of our homes in the future. Thank you one and all for your courage.

I salute the following individuals who publicly lent their names to endorse the Road Bond. Their homes are from every area of Copper Canyon. Some live on dirt roads, some live on privately maintained concrete roads. Some of the homes are very expensive, some are more modest. Some of the roads in front of their homes are not in need of immediate repair, but some are. But their individual endorsement of the Road Bond illustrates their dedication to consider the good of our Town as a whole.

Darrell & Carolyn Adams George Bleuher Paul & Janet Bosco Roy & Annell Bradford John Brothers Gary Burgin Bill & Ann Burks David Cannon Rudy & Paula Castillo Bill & Lynne Castleman Andy & Kathy Chacon Darryl & Kim Clingan Van & Cheryl Close Gordon & Sylva Cohen Gene & Robin Colley Bob & Darlene Day Dr. Denise Doolittle Scott Doores Bud & Judy Fouts Ron & Bev Gerard Dale & Sandra Gidley Bud & Nancy Henry Carl & Kaye Hill Steven & Jessica Hill Mac Hohenberger Herm & Nita Humphreys Larry & Carla Johnson Pris Johnson Brad Jones Ken & Gaynor Karnes Warren & Marla Kelley Anthony & Susan Lauchner David & MaryAnn Linder Kaki Lybbert Mary Maddoux Butch & Irene Mallam Jeff Mangum Art & Sheila Morales John Marriott Joe & Nola Musacchio Charlie & Kathy Nicholas Alex & Beulah Nickon Bob & Carol Owens Mark & Pat Pape David & Kim Paris Jack & Lora Patterson Valerie Pearson Bob & Julie Peffer Dave & Connie Perry Darrin & Marnie Peterson Greg & Debra Rains Tom & Angie Reed Carlton & Diana Revels Phil & Denise Remfert Reid & Patty Rossmann Dave & Gwen Ryer Mark Schmitz Lynn Schrack Ken & Tricia Seale Martin Sisk Tracy & Pam Skaggs Jeff & Vanessa Skelton Scott & Cindy Skidmore Dave & Dale Svatik Emil & Sue Tejml Joe & Dierdre Tinker Deb Valencia Paul & Marjory Vickery Peter & Rose Vickery Marshall & Pam Warren Travis & Patti Watson Dean & Louise Williams Ira & Kelli Witkin Janice Winburn Michael & Amy Winburn David & Shon Wood

Orchid Hill’s Winning Bid is almost $1.2 million under Engineering Estimate

McMahon Contracting was the winning bidder at $4,056,388.04. This was 23% under the engineering estimates to rebuild this road in concrete. Construction will begin in June and be completed by June 2011. McMahon also was the winning bidder for the rebuilding of the southern quarter of Chinn Chapel Road. Three 5’ by 7’ concrete culverts will be installed side by side under the road to carry storm water drainage north and east to Lake Lewisville. The outfall for that southern quarter of Chinn Chapel Road will be just northeast of the Harlington Drive intersection. However, construction on Chinn Chapel Road will not begin until construction is complete on Orchid Hill Lane.

Winning Bid for three Residential Roads in asphalt is under Half Price

Three residential roads immediately adjacent to Orchid Hill Lane were “piggybacked” onto the Orchid Hill Road concrete bid. It was hoped that the nearness of the three roads to the main County bond funded project would facilitate a favorable bid. It certainly did! Abbott Lane, Landseer Drive, and Blackjack Lane had a total winning bid that was approximately fifty percent UNDER the engineering estimates! This is a HUGE savings to the Town in road construction costs. Instead of $525,000 the Town will pay $258,000 total for the three residential roads in asphalt – a savings of $267,000. Funds will come from Copper Canyon’s existing Road Fund, which has been accumulated for this purpose.

The Council also ordered, at the last Council Meeting, three road maintenance projects: (1) the drainage issue at the end of Pilot Lane is to be corrected by doubling the culverts under the road and redirecting the storm water flow; (2) repairing the “dip” on Estates Drive at the western end; and (3) repairing the huge pothole on Jernigan Road just north of FM 407. All road maintenance projects are paid from the Town’s existing Road Fund.

Residential Roads in the Woodlands Subdivision and Chinn Chapel North Subdivision to be rebuilt or resurfaced in 2010 and 2011.

Residential roads in the Town’s two largest subdivisions, the Woodlands and Chinn Chapel North, will be rebuilt or resurfaced in the next two years while the asphalt construction prices are at historical lows. In the Woodlands Subdivision, Knollridge, Summit and Hillside will be rebuilt this summer. Oakridge Trail, East Woodglen and West Woodglen will be rebuilt in 2011.

In Chinn Chapel North Subdivision - Hawse, Edmondson, Briar Grove Court, and North Meadow Court will be rebuilt this summer – with possible resurfacing of the other four short cul de sacs north off of Rolling Acres Drive also done this year. The remaining three residential roads in Chinn Chapel North will be resurfaced or rebuilt in 2011. Engineering and Possible Separate Bid for Mobile Drive this Summer

At the last May Council Meeting, the Council added engineering for resurfacing Mobile Drive this summer with a paved cul-de-sac to replace the current dirt turnaround. Grading would also be done to the rights-of-way to improve drainage, including replacement of undersized or non-existing culverts under driveways. This project is subject to acquiring prescriptive right-of-way from land owners along the dirt turn around, so that a paved cul-de-sac could be completed. Thanks go to Travis Watson for taking the time to make a personal appeal to the Council to include this critical road project this summer.

This still leaves the Town with several additional residential road projects for the next few years. And – I will probably seek Denton County assistance for future arterial roads such as Jernigan Road and East Jernigan Road, as future county commuter traffic on these two roads increases.

Eagle Pipeline begins construction of Energy Transfer pipeline on Orchid Hill

Eagle Pipeline is an employee owned company committed to the safety of their employees, clients and surrounding neighborhoods. The company has a “rigid drug and alcohol policy in place. Pre-employment drug tests are mandatory. Monthly random drug tests are conducted unannounced. In the event of an incident on site, all involved individuals are drug and alcohol tested.” The company has “not lost a single employee in over 2 ½ years to drug and alcohol testing.” In addition, “at least two employees on each crew attends First Aid, CPR, and BBP training annually; and they are prepared to aid other crew members or the public if needed.”

Kirby Lane is the very experienced Foreman for Eagle Pipeline on this project. He has been with the company for 26 years. He said the construction equipment arrived last week; the pipe will arrive this week; and boring will begin next week. Some of the bores will be 30 feet deep to avoid damaging the roots of large trees. The contract allows for a completion date in late August; but, weather permitting, the pipeline should be complete several weeks earlier.

Highway Technologies will be responsible for all traffic safety for the construction crew and the traveling public. Jimmy Lee Smith said they will be responsible for all signage, which will indicate that Orchid Hill will be closed to “through traffic” during work hours. However, local residents and their guests will always be able to access their homes.

Energy Transfer’s Project Manager is Jaimie Merriman. (An interesting career note for Merriman: He managed the laying of a 36” diameter gas pipeline directly through the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. Now that is a challenging municipal project!) All ETC employees will wear identifying ETC hard hats on the job site. Mr. Merriman will be available 24/7 to respond to any concerns. ETC’s Construction Manager Gary McBride will continue to be available to Copper Canyon, also on a 24/7 basis. His cell number is (817) 771-6104. Since Mr. McBride is considerate enough to provide his direct contact number, please do not abuse it. Mr. McBride has specifically requested “no audience” during working hours on the pipeline, as it is “distracting to the contractor and his crew.” The Council and I would appreciate Town residents honoring this request for the safety of all concerned.

Denton County Sheriff Benny Parkey and FBI Agent Robert Casey are guest speakers for the North Texas Crime Commission

The venerable North Texas Crime Commission celebrates its 60th Anniversary this year. Its membership consists of a broad range of law enforcement officers from multiple counties and municipalities in North Texas. Included are County Sheriffs, District Attorneys, District Judges, Police Chiefs, City Attorneys, , Department of Public Safety representatives and federal agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, DEA, Immigration Service, Border Patrol, Alcohol and Firearms, etc. Also often present are Senators and Representatives from the Texas Legislature.

Denton County Sheriff Benny Parkey was asked to organize a panel of his fellow North Texas Sheriffs for the NTCC’s monthly May meeting. The Sheriffs present were Mike Compton of Cooke County, Harold Eavenson of Rockwall County, Paul Fletcher of Franklin County, J. Keith Gary of Grayson County, and Lupe Valdez of Dallas County. Sheriff Dee Anderson of Tarrant County had a conflict and could not attend. The sheriffs unanimously agreed on several shared problems.

County Jails: Managing county jail facilities is an ongoing concern. All inmates must be fed, bathed, their clothes washed, and medical needs addressed. $60 per day is often mentioned as a standard cost per prisoner per day, though this can vary by geographic location. However, as regular mental health facilities have closed or been seriously curtailed, the number of mentally ill persons sent to county jails has increased dramatically. These inmates often require medication given once to several times a day. Sheriff Eavenson quoted a recent USA Today article which concluded that a mentally ill person is more likely to be sent to jail today than to a hospital. Sheriff Valdez said it results in a balance between the cost of “jail time” for the tax payer to fund and “public safety” if a possibly violent prisoner is released.

Illegal Drugs: The Sheriffs also unanimously agreed that illegal drugs are a huge problem in North Texas and responsible for many property crimes. Sheriff Parkey said illegal drugs are “horrendous in North Texas” and “coming steadily from the Mexican border”. I-35 is simply a “drug pipeline north.” Sheriff’s deputies in border counties fear for their lives from both drug traffickers and persons trying to enter the US illegally.

Terrorist Immigrants: Sheriff Fletcher attended the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia last year. He said Al Khaeda agents can physically resemble Hispanics and are changing their names to Hispanic ones. Then they relocate to a rural area in Texas and attempt to blend in.

Robert Casey: Bob Casey is not just any FBI Agent. He is the Special Agent in Charge of the Northern District of Texas. When asked what terrorist’ main targets were now, he said the two main ones are still Washington, DC and New York City – as both cities are “symbols” of the United States to people in the rest of the world. He also said that “cyber crime” was now a major concern of the FBI. Hackers could “intrude” into networks and infiltrate and steal secrets from governments, the military, and corporate businesses. Their intrusions could also wreak havoc with computer systems.

Casey said Public Corruption is not a large percentage of FBI crimes, but it is a very important one because it is “cancerous” and undermines the citizen’s faith in the fairness of his government. He said the “dollar amount threshold” is not important for investigations of public corruption. He also listed Violent Crimes as an FBI concern, such as bank robberies and kidnapping by child predators. He said Organized Crime in the United States has had an influx of criminal groups migrating from Eastern Europe. And Financial Crimes, such as investment schemes, are increasing as there is a lot of money on the sidelines due to the current “volatile market”. Another example of financial crimes is “mortgage fraud”. (Note: I hope I have fairly restated the comments by the Sheriffs and FBI Agent Casey. I found their observations very interesting, and hope readers will too.)

State of the Town: What Have We Accomplished in the Last Six Years?

(1) MASTER PLAN: Thank you former Mayor Larry Johnson, former Mayor Pro Tem Joe Chiles, Chairman Steve Hill, member John Brothers, and architect Gary Beavers - for your incredible long range planning for the Town.

(2) TOWN HALL: Thank you former Mayor Larry Johnson and architect Gary Beavers for the useful renovation of our 30 year old building.

(3) TOWN ADMINISTRATOR: Thank your former Mayor Larry Johnson and Council for recognizing the need for professional municipal management.

(4) DENTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT: Thank you former Mayor Pro Tem Joe Chiles and County Commissioner Jim Carter for developing a relationship of mutual trust and cooperation - and thanks for resurfacing Chinn Chapel Road and putting the rebuilding of Copper Canyon Road in the former County Road Bond project.

(5) BUDGET: Thank You Steve Hill for your INVALUABLE Pro Forma Budget. We can now accurately monitor through the annual budget cycle and make financial forecasts for one to two decades.

(6) ORDINANCE UPDATE & LEGAL ADVICE: Thank you Town Attorney Terry Welch for the total overhaul of our archaic Code of Ordinances and getting the Code online – and for the soundness of your legal advice on all matters relevant to municipal government.

(7) ESD#1: Adequate fire and emergency medical protection. Thank you Fire Chief Mac Hohenberger, Copper Canyon Mayor Sue Tejml, County Commissioner Jim Carter, Argyle Fire Board President Jon Donahue, long time volunteer firefighter James Price, Argyle resident and Economic Development Chairman Bob Swanbeck, and Bartonville resident Kathy Bradham for the ground breaking passage of Denton County’s very first Emergency Services District.

(8) GAS WELL DRILLING: Thank you Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Mangum and former Town Administrator Paulette Hartman for a comprehensive ordinance that protects both our Town residents and the environment.

(9) "WHAT'S HAPPENING IN COPPER CANYON”: Thank you editor/owner LaRue Johnson and successor editor/owner Lantana Board Member Max Miller for allowing Mayor Tejml unlimited space in the Cross Timbers Gazette for issues that concern our Town and our area in general.

(10) TOWN COMMITTEES: Thanks to all the Volunteers who so willingly contribute their time for their neighbors' and the Town's benefit - Election, Road, Trail, Planning and Zoning, Board of Adjustment, Hostess, Adopt-a-Spot, Economic Development, Cook Book, Directory, Upper Trinity, FM 2499 Liaison, Neighborhood Watch, Town Photographer, et al.

(11) TOWN ENGINEER: Thank you Halff Associates, Brian Haynes, Jim Carter, James Pruitt, James Gaertner, Ben McGahey, Francois de Kock, and Adam Wood for the professional expertise and personal dedication that you have brought to all our engineering and master planning projects.

(12) PERIMETER ROADS REBUILT IN CONCRETE: Thank you County Commissioner Andy Eads for Orchid Hill Lane and County Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell for solving a very unsafe area of Chinn Chapel Road that has repeatedly flooded.

(13) TOWN STAFF: Thank You Town Administrator Donna Welsh, Town Secretary Liz Penny, and Municipal Court Clerk Cindy Fraser for bringing not only organization but a "personal response" to Copper Canyon's town business.

(14) BEST PRACTICES FOR GAS PIPELINES: Thank you Texas Pipeline Association and Denton County Commissioner Andy Eads and State Legislator Tan Parker and Denton County Mayors Calvin Tillman of Dish, Mark Burroughs of Denton and Pete Dewing of Northlake. And thank you Gary McBride and Energy Transfer for honoring those principles as your pipeline traversed Orchid Hill Lane from east to west, saving residents' front yards and multiple wooded areas.

(15) LONG RANGE PLANNING TASK FORCE: Thank you one and all for listening, understanding, and overwhelmingly supporting the Road Bond. You are the future Council Members and Mayors of our Town (16) COPPER CANYON’S FIRST ROAD BOND ELECTION: Thanks to our Town Council for having the courage to call the Bond Election, so that every eligible voter in Town could cast their vote on the issue. The Council could have bypassed a general election and used Council-only authorized Certificates of Obligation to fund the $2.5 million debt for roads. Instead, they trusted the individual residents of Copper Canyon to make that decision, rather than have the decision made for them by the Council. Please thank our incredibly dedicated Council Members - Jeff Mangum, Steve Hill, John Brothers, Dan Christy and Mark Schmitz.

ROBO COMMITTEE: Thanks to Mark Pape for organizing, chairing, and serving as Treasurer of the Copper Canyon Volunteer Bond Support Committee. And thanks also to: Bob and Darlene Day for preparing 45 informational flyers and patiently explaining the pros and cons of the Road Bond to their neighbors in the Woodlands; to Marshall Warren for not only talking with his neighbors, but spending hours putting out and retrieving the many “Vote Yes” yard signs; to Nita Humphreys for explaining the bond to her neighbors on Rolling Acres Drive and creating the red satin individual “Bond Support” ribbons; to Ira Witkin for explaining to his neighbors on Crepe Myrtle that they could have better pricing for asphalt on their private road, if the Town asked its road bond winning bidders to honor the same price for their private road; to Anthony and Susan Lauchner for holding Town Hall informational meetings in their home for Chinn Chapel North neighbors; to Travis and Patti Watson for explaining to their neighbors the drainage issues to be addressed on Mobile Drive; and finally to David Paris for talking to his neighbors on Orchid Hill and Chinn Chapel Road.

BOND COUNSEL AND FINANCIAL ADVISOR: Thank you bond attorney LeRoy Grawunder for your legal advice on the bond issue, and thank you David Medanich, Nick Bulaich, and Rhonda Van Iderstine of First Southwest for guiding the Town on its initial bond offering for roads. We definitely needed some “handholding”.

TOWN STAFF: And special thanks to Town Secretary Liz Penny for coordinating with our Bond Counsel on numerous Publications and backup information for the official bond papers - and to Town Administrator Donna Welsh for working with our auditor Bill Spore to set up the Interest and Sinking fund Budget, and with Northstar Bank’s Shantel Day to set up a dedicated account for the Bond funds, and providing extensive financial information for the Standard & Poor’s bond rating specialists assigned to Copper Canyon. STANDARD & POOR’S RATING SPECIALISTS: If you have ever sold your home, you know all the effort that goes into making it presentable to a possible buyer. In essence, the Town was trying to make Copper Canyon “presentable” to the Specialists assigned to evaluate the Town for a bond rating. Getting not only Town Hall, but the entire Town, “presentable” for the onsite inspection was a somewhat “daunting” task. But as usual, everyone in Copper Canyon pitched in to help.

Roy Bradford mowed Town Hall grounds the very morning of the inspection. Our Town Administrator Donna Welsh and Town Secretary Liz Penny donated their Sunday to come to Town Hall to help plant new landscaping and spruce up the interior. Our Municipal Court Clerk Cindy Fraser also came on the weekend to ensure that the sagging ceiling tiles in our Council Chamber were replaced. Mario Perez and crew blew pine needles off the roof of Town Hall, cleaned out the gutters, and power washed the concrete front porch and sidewalks. Former Council Member John Brothers had his assistant mowing all the right-of-ways of our perimeter roads and they looked wonderful! The Town even purchased a commercial weedeater, and Francisco Perez spent the whole weekend clearing the roadside drainage ditches that are too steep for regular mowing. The end result was Town Hall and the streets in Town looked wonderful.

And we were very fortunate to have two personable and knowledgeable representatives from Standard & Poor’s Dallas Office – Jennifer Garza and Russell Bryce. They had both done their homework in advance and were very familiar with the Town’s finances. They did ask one logical question that had a rather humorous answer. They wanted to know, “To what did we attribute the $104,000 surplus in Copper Canyon’s General Fund for fiscal year 2009?” My answer was, “Blind, dumb luck.” The Town had received a surprise bonus of $104,000 in sales tax revenue that year, because a gas well driller had ordered a new drilling rig and it had been “assembled” within Copper Canyon’s town boundaries. The “bonus” sales tax was totally unexpected – but quite a pleasant windfall to Copper Canyon’s budget that year. (And of course, it was rolled over into our Road Fund.)

Our bond rating should be known by Wednesday June 2nd. If Copper Canyon gets a triple B plus rating (a BBB+ rating is investment grade), the interest rate on the bond could be 4.85%. Should the Town be fortunate enough to earn an A minus rating, the interest rate could be as low as 4.32%. The latter would be outstanding! As you may have gathered by now, the passage of the Road Bond was nothing less than a community wide Town effort.

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

MAJOR:

(1) Roads: Complete residential and perimeter road rebuilding or resurfacing.

(2) FM 407 Retail: Attract premier retail to FM 407 Town Centers to broaden Town's tax base and provide property tax relief to homeowners.

(3) Task Force for “Best Practices” for Gas Well Drilling: Possible participation by the Town with the Denton County Commissioners Court to determine composition and volume of emissions from gas well drilling; composition of additives to frack water and how much frack water is recaptured; safe disposal of recovered frack water or possible reuse of the recovered frack water.

OTHER PROJECTS:

(4) Town Directory and updated Town Map. Publish this summer.

(5) Town Website and Council email addresses. Upgrade.

(6) Town-wide Clean Up Day . Organize. . (7) Code Enforcement. Continue Enforcing.

(8) Emergency Response Plan. Develop and “tabletop” test.

(9) Railroad Quiet Zones. Ensure throughout Copper Canyon.

(10) Town Cookbook. Publish this fall and award College Scholarships from sales proceeds to Copper Canyon High School graduates.