It is 1136p and the City Council, Special Hearing is Still in Session

The City of Coppell's Special Hearing began at 7p tonight. There were many speakers for the approval of the SUP for Manara Acadamy, and there were many more speakers in opposition.

Mayor Peters began the Manara Acadamy zoning discussion by opening up the one hour discussion "for" and one hour discussion "against", to an unlimited time so that all sides had adequate time to voice their opinions.

Mayor Peters also noted that the letters FOR Manara Acadamy was 38, and letters in OPPOSITION was 199.

A few quotes from the Opposition:

"The residents of Coppell are not opposed to Manara Acadamy putting in a school, but we are opposed to the Manara Acadamy putting in a school on this property because the intensity of density of the use. This property and facility is not adequate for the growth that Manara Acadamy wants to immediately enroll and expand to in the future"

"We are very concerned about the traffic and safety with this location. The current school at its best enrollment of students had around 144 K-5 students. In year one, Manara Acadamy will enroll 326, with a Charter to expand to 500."

For the record, it is 1148p and the City Council is still asking Manara Acadamy questions and raising concerns. Looks like this Special Hearing will roll into Wednesday!