City is accepting public comments on the Glenview Drive Reconstruction Project through April 9, and your feedback is important to us! Please take a few moments to review the materials and share your questions, comments, or suggestions by emailing glenview@richlandhills.com. View the presentation: https://bit.ly/3YcOViY

Tarrant County has offered at $6.8M matching grant to repave, repair, upgrade Glenview from Loop 820 to Blvd 26. The question that must be answered very soon (July) is how much are we willing to spend to make needed repairs now (through matching grant) and what can be budget as future enhancements. There has been talk of Glenview being an investment that would yield large revenue for the city. There are so the fears of people that see empty offices and lots, and are concerned that Glenview will just be a major expense with little return. There may be a middle ground – fix what we need to with matching grant monies in order to prevent major expense totally absorbed by city in the future, and use RHDC or Strategic Fund or general budget monies for the ‘wish list’ items that will help revitalize Glenview but can be done over time. Use grant for long term needs, use budget for short term wishes. This is up to the community – but them must make their voices heard and soon.

Analogy: Business Property you own has major foundation cracks that if left unrepaired will destroy your building and market value (equity). Someone offers to pay 1/2 of your costs with no repayment (grant) up to $6M.

Option 1: You get bids and the best bid is $6M for total foundation repair. The grant will pay $3M, and you borrow $3M on long term, low interest loan. You can then make repairs on the aesthetic damages over time out of pocket, but the major repair will only require a loan of $3M plus interest.

Option 2: You look at the $6M left in the grant and decide to make the foundation and aesthetic changes with the grant, so you spend $12M less the $6M grant, and now you are financing $6M but everything is repaired and upgraded.

Option 3: You don’t accept any of the grant money and 5 years down the road you find you have no choice but to repair the foundation. With inflation, you are now looking at a $8M-12M in costs that you will have to fully absorb (loan/debt), as the grant is no longer available.

The choice is yours…. but only if you make your thoughts known, but do it asap.

Glenview as a 3 section road

Section 1:  820 to Booth Calloway – mixed used (NRH will mostly be residential), RH is already mostly commercial (cottages and 2-3 vacant lots) and a city park, 2 food shoppes (Burger Box & USA Donuts) and will be a major connection to CityPoint

Section 2:  Booth Calloway to Ruth – is the church and school zone and these are high traffic areas.  Ruth will become a primary entrance to City Point / NRH

Section 3:  Willman to Blvd 26 – Commercial / Residential (Vivian St & the one home on the corner of Willman & Glenview). If you don’t know there is a triangle of land behind CVS – bordered by Vivian, Willman & Glenview.

Addressing Section 1:    820 to Booth Calloway (RH on East, first exit to City Point) Gen Budget Grant/COs

1 There needs to be a bolder statement (monument) introducing RH, which can come from general budget, the Strategic Initiative or RHDC funds.

2 The cottages and empty lots need to be infilled – service oriented to match existing businesses in RH/NRH, the city has grants for business owners to update facades – maybe need more in budget?

3 Improved sidewalks for bikes from Hike & Bike to Loop 820 (Hurst)  – a future project

4  Emergency exit to east of Airline Addition for Residents    (ASAP as this is a matter of safety- gen budget, strategic initiative fund or RHDC funds)                                        

5 Possible resurface only if infrastructure in good shape for next 10-15 years – using matching grant

Addressing Section 2:   Booth Calloway to Willman (NRH on East with exits to CP @ Cagle & Ruth)

1 Drainage/Flooding- There appears to be good drainage in guttering up School zones, the problem appears to be from Cagle to Booth Calloway. The increase in Public Works dredging seems to be helping. Other alternatives need to be considered. Concrete is not an option as it is now forbidden by Corp of Engineers (after NRH/Hurst did theirs). We cannot control downflow from Keller/NRH, but dredging and erosion control are necessary to keep the water flowing thru RH.

2 Sidewalks (?) – sidewalks up to Ruth are sufficient due to recent school reconstruction. From Ruth to Hike and Bike would be difficult due to homes on Ruth & London.

3 Possible resurface only if infrastructure in good shape for next 10-15 years $ $

Addressing Section 3: Willman to Blvd 26  (RH on east and west side of Glenview)

1 Resurface or address infrastructure  & concrete (needs over next 10-15 years) – matching grant

2 Acquire ROW for expanding sidewalks (ADA) if remaining 4 lanes – not immediate need, but would enhance Glenview Cottage Corridor in future.

3 Power Poles – Costs to ONCOR to bury power lines (only from Hike & Bike Trail to Blvd 26)… or   Can the poles be beautified – adding lamps and banner hangers? RHDC or grant ?

4 remove curbs as needed to allow better/easier access to cottage shops

5 Unify/Beautify – Create a special place  “Cottage Corridor” – Items to beautify Glenview (signage, park benches, light posts, etc….) future ideas – best not to fund short term items with long term debt.

Notes on Revitalizing the Glenview “Cottage Shoppes Corridor”

1 There are currently only 3 vacancies on the west side of Glenview out of 18 cottage/businesses, some of which house 2 businesses each. There are currently only 1.5 vacancies on the east side (1 suite and 1 building with a large warehouse)

2 We have 2 bridal shoppes, 2 hair/nail salons, 1 tanning salon, an antique shoppe and doctor’s offices.  I believe the area would be best served by focusing on the bridal/café/salon services that are already in place and have been for many years. 

3 We need to develop a strong parnership with existing businesses and help them survive during the repaving of Glenview.

4 Over time some of these businesses will change, that is inevitable, and we need a plan in place to entice businesses that we want, not just space fillers.

5 Businesses that would contribute to Glenview’s Cottage Corridor:

Each business needs to promote their sister businesses. i.e., Tam Tam Zings has a Bar with strong spirits for those sticker shocked wedding dress shoppers