The Providence Village Town Council voted Tuesday evening to join its fellow area cities and towns in a joint resolution asking the Texas Department of Transportation to fund crucial road projects in the area.
The roadways that are featured in the request are FM 2931, FM 1385 and U.S. 377, all of which affect Providence Village either directly or indirectly because of traffic patterns throughout the Ranch Cities area.
'As we learned last month, funding for transportation projects is not infl uenced by the state legislature, but more so by the squeaky wheel gets the grease ... [with] the [Texas] Transportation Commission,' Town Manager Brian Roberson said. 'This is our attempt to get squeaky.'
The town has joined forces with Aubrey, Celina, Pilot Point, Cross Roads and Prosper to sign the resolution for congested roadways.
'Once signatures have been filed, it will be sent to the Texas Transportation Commission, our legislative elements, county [Commissioners] Court as well as the NCTCOG,' Roberson said. 'And hopefully regional support of six municipalities will be squeaky enough.'
Council member Dustin Clay asked whether the county was already onboard with the request.
'This is basically what we're asking them to do by doing this letter,' Roberson said.
Clay said he would hope that Denton County would throw in its support for the request.
'Adding the county I think would be powerful,' he said.
In response to CoServ Gas planning to raise its rates as of Sept. 17, the Town Council voted to suspend the new rate for 45 days to give the residents more time to prepare for the rate change.
The council also adjourned into executive session to consult with the town attorney regarding 'notice of Claim by Maria Alvarado, Daria Vazques and Uriel Vazquez,' but took no action when it returned from closed session.
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