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Coppell council presses consultant for raw data after presentation seen as biased
Summary
Council members questioned a private redevelopment study’s emphasis on high-density housing and asked for underlying data and clearer direction to ensure the analysis fits Coppell’s character; no contract termination vote was taken.
Council members on June 10 debated whether to pause or narrow a contracted redevelopment study after a consultant presentation that several members called biased and out of step with the city's character.
The concern centers on the firm Verdunity (contractor) and a study intended to provide redevelopment scenarios and revenue/cost modeling to inform future decisions. Council Member Hill said he was "taken aback by what I saw and this skewed perspective and biased approach," and urged more control over how draft concepts are developed.
The debate matters because the study will produce data and scenarios that could be used in future land-use and…
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