Photo by Judy Wiley

Resident Bobby Lindmood put up signs along Glade Road opposing any expansion.

Colleyville City Council voted Oct. 22 to deny a resolution presented by residents, which would support a petition to limit the expansion of Glade Road. However, the council did approve a resolution calling for a special election May 9 for residents to adopt or reject propositions relative to the protection of Glade Road.

The petition was headed by Bobby Lindamood and Elizabeth Zeitlin and contained more than 800 signatures when it was received by the city Oct. 15.

Lindamood told the council that he hoped the council would not pass the petition-related resolution so that the matter could be brought before residents in the form of a vote.

"We have tried to work this out with you many times because we didn't want it to come to this," Lindamood said. "We just want to be heard. The way you let people have their voice is through a vote. It's the democratic way."

Since 2013 city officials have been discussing enhancing and widening the road to improve traffic flow and safety. The city has held two public forums to obtain public feedback. When the future designs were showed to the public they were met with a great deal of concern from residents.

The recommended plan, which was originally presented in July, for Glade Road costs $20.8 million and is split up into four phases—which will be worked on during a span of 10 years— according to the consultant's submitted design plans.

Shortly afterward residents started a petition, and some area residents have shown concern by placing "Protect Glade Road" signs in front of their homes located along road. The signs include a link to a Facebook group.

The petition stated the two-lane road must be protected in order to sustain the rural feel of the city, quality of life, and protect the mature trees and property of citizens along Glade Road.

The document also supported completing a 5-foot-wide sidewalk on the south side of the road but not a 10-foot-wide sidewalk or any sidewalk or trail along the north side of Glade Road.

If approved, the petition called for the city to poll area residents as to whether they wanted to add left-turn lanes or roundabouts and stated the city could not widen or add medians to the road.

The special election will be held at Bransford Elementary School, 601 Glade Road, Colleyville, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m on May 9.