TEX Rail in Colleyville; CPS case workers; Fort Worth and Texas Motor Speedway; trash collection; free stuff
Colleyville TEX Rail
Those in Colleyville who oppose TEX Rail are opinionated without sound rationale.
They were rightfully concerned about whistle noise. So special crossing gates were installed to mitigate that.
Another person opined that money should be spent for more roads. How many more toll roads and how much more traffic do we need?
A modern rail line and an attractive station would enhance property values in Colleyville.
The squeaky wheels are getting the grease on this issue.
Joe Klein,
Fort Worth
I’m very familiar with the arguments always put forth against mass transit projects.
The one point opponents harp on is that property values will see a negative impact.
That could not be further from the truth.
History has shown that property values go up where public transportation is available to get to work and to other venues.
TEX Rail makes sense to move people and help the environment.
Pedro Baez,
North Richland Hills
CPS case workers
The Child Protective Services workers of this state are overwhelmed.
I’d like to see a report on case workers who put in 60, 80, 120 hours a week for poor pay and the emotional trauma of knowing that, no matter how hard they try, they can’t see all of their clients often.
The CPS case workers are at the bottom of the food chain. They face tremendous pressure to keep up, but when a case worker quits, those clients are given to someone else who is already overloaded.
Worse, they are threatened with loss of their job for speaking publicly.
Interview ex-CPS case workers. Let them talk about the conditions they face.
Barton Clemmer,
Grand Prairie
City recognition
For decades, Fort Worth and surrounding cities have struggled for recognition against Dallas.
It was a great day when NASCAR chose Fort Worth for a new track.
But during the past two years, “Fort Worth” has disappeared from signage at the track. We watch races at “No Limits,” Texas. Why?
What could have happened that encouraged Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage to remove the name of Fort Worth from our race track? Why are there no signs around our city promoting this huge venue?
I’m not certain of the particulars, but I do know one thing: Mayor Betsy Price needs to fix this.
Suzanne Greene,
Fort Worth
Trash collection
I’ve never been a fan of the Fort Worth trash collection system.
When the “pilot” program began, they used carts with sturdier lids and larger wheels. Now, whenever we have high winds and rain, these carts blow open or topple over and items get scattered.
Carts were supposed to keep stray animals out of the trash. Better animal control could address this problem.
We have scattered trash anyway, because of weather and because loose garbage spills out when the truck arm picks up the cart.
And we only get one pickup a week instead of two!
Mike Jones, Fort Worth
Free stuff
All this prattle about free education, healthcare, housing, food makes you realize how much America — and Americans — have changed since the days of “Ask not what your country can do for you.”
Wayne Hathaway,
Southlake
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This story was originally published April 13, 2016 at 5:34 PM with the headline "TEX Rail in Colleyville; CPS case workers; Fort Worth and Texas Motor Speedway; trash collection; free stuff."