Roanoke Weighs a Big-Box Store Along SH 114

🛒 Roanoke Weighs a Big-Box Store Along SH 114

🗺️ Northwest ISD's 2027 High School Map Is Final

📍 Worth Discovering: Nine Ponds and 3.5 Miles of Trails in Colleyville

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🛒 Roanoke Weighs a Big-Box Store Along SH 114

A big stretch of land along SH 114 in Roanoke could soon be zoned for a very large store. On Tuesday, Nov. 17, the City Council is scheduled to pick back up a public hearing on new rules for about 70 acres in the Slaughter Ranch planned development, on the north side of SH 114 near Al Slaughter Parkway and Briarwyck Parkway.

The draft ordinance would allow a mixed-use development with retail, restaurants, offices, showrooms and office-warehouse flex space, with at least 50 acres set aside for retail. Its centerpiece is what the city's draft calls large-format retail: a store of more than 90,000 square feet selling a broad range of merchandise, food and services, which may be membership-based. That store could include a pharmacy, food court and tire service, plus a member-only gas station and car wash, with no limit on its hours of operation. No tenant is named in the city's packet.

Neighbors have been part of the conversation. At the Oct. 27 hearing, residents raised concerns about traffic, property values and the kinds of businesses that could move in, and a petition with about 400 signatures was submitted in support of the plan with community input and conditions. Planning and Zoning had recommended approval with conditions such as an 8-foot masonry wall, a row of evergreen trees along the back and keeping trucks out of the neighborhood. The current draft calls for a 65-foot building setback next to homes, no lit signs on walls facing the neighborhood, and signs and curbs that steer truck traffic away from it.

Council kept the hearing open in October so the ordinance could be revised, and it's on the Nov. 17 agenda for action at 7 PM at City Hall, 500 S. Oak St.

Review the Nov. 17 council agenda and packet →

🗺️ Northwest ISD's 2027 High School Map Is Final

Northwest ISD families now know which high school their kids are zoned for in fall 2027. Trustees voted unanimously on Nov. 9 to approve new attendance boundaries ahead of the opening of Davis High School, the district's fourth comprehensive high school, Community Impact reports. Davis opens with freshmen and sophomores and adds a grade each year.

The final map shifted in a few places after community feedback:

Some students can stay where they are. Rising freshmen and sophomores rezoned to Davis may remain at their current school if they're in an academy there, attend on a staff transfer or have a rising junior sibling staying behind. For students moved between existing high schools, seniors may stay, and sophomores and juniors may stay if there's room. Either way, students who stay need good attendance and behavior, and they won't get district bus service.

Families with that choice were due a ParentSquare message from the district on Nov. 10, and every family who gets one needs to respond by Dec. 1, whether they plan to stay or switch. The district also expects Northwest High to need another rezoning in about two to three years.

Check your address on Northwest ISD's boundary map → | Read Community Impact's report on the vote →

📍 Nine Ponds and 3.5 Miles of Trails in Colleyville

Colleyville Nature Center is a good reminder that you don't have to leave town to find a quiet trail. The city park on Mill Wood Drive holds 46 acres of natural refuge, with nine ponds and 3.5 miles of multi-use trails, which makes it an easy place to stretch a walk or a run on a sunny fall weekend.

Beyond the trails, there's a fishing pier, a playground, an amphitheater, restrooms and a covered pavilion. That pavilion is the only one in Colleyville's park system with a grill, and it can be reserved through the city for birthday parties and other get-togethers. Like the rest of Colleyville's parks, the Nature Center is open daily from 6 AM to 10 PM.

Colleyville Nature Center | 101 Mill Wood Dr., Colleyville | Daily 6 AM-10 PM | Pavilion reservations (817) 503-1180

Plan your visit on the city's Nature Center page →

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