[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 105 (Wednesday, September 8, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1522-E1523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CITY OF COPPELL RANKED IN TOP TEN

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 7, 2004

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor to recognize five 
communities within my district for being acknowledged as among the 
``Top Ten Suburbs of the Dallas-Fort Worth Area,'' by D Magazine, a 
regional monthly magazine. Top honors went to Southlake, Colleyville, 
Highland Village, Flower Mound, and Coppell based on these communities' 
excellent schools, affordability, and low crime rates.
  Every two years, the magazine ranks some fifty plus suburbs of the 
Dallas-Fort Worth region, the State of Texas' largest metropolitan 
area. Coppell was ranked number nine on this year's top ten after 
receiving top marks for its diversity. D Magazine also noted the city's 
predominantly younger residents and made specific mention of the 
Coppell Community Garden. Started in 1998, the Coppell Community Garden 
seeks to promote community ``cohesiveness'' through volunteer 
gardening. The Community Garden operates in conjunction with Coppell's 
Share the Harvest program to provide fresh produce to local food 
pantries.
  I applaud Mayor Doug Stover and the City Council of Coppell for 
building the City of Coppell into a distinguished community. I am proud 
to represent such a vibrant city.

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