[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17784-17785]
[From the U.S. 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

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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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