Dear Editor,

Dear Editor,

This time of year is sort of like a walk through the woods in the Land of Oz, but instead of chanting "lions and tigers and bears, oh my" I find myself hurdling through time at warp speed screaming "boo, gobble-gobble and ho-ho-ho" like a derainged Princess Leia; or, perhaps, Cloris Leachman on Dancing with the Stars.

Marsha Gavitt, director of the Voters United to Preserve Flower Mound, said during the public participation section of the July 21 Flower Mound Town Council meeting that citizens are drifting from SMARTGrowth, Master Plan and protective ordinances. The subject of her statement was incorrect in a July 25 article, "Heated Topics." In addition, the article misrepresented statements by Gavitt and Rebecca Belcher, president of Flower Mound Citizens Against Urban Drilling. Gavitt advised against "inappropriate interactions" with members of the town’s Oil and Gas Board of Appeals before they vote. Belcher said it is not the community’s responsibility to "ensure profits for developers who make poor business decisions."

The Flower Mound Town Council should support the decision of the Oil and Gas Board of Appeals, rendered on June 18, to deny Red Oak Gas Company’s variance requests.

Dear Editor,

Dear Editor,

The Flower Mound Police Department [FMPD] hosted an event last week to showcase the capabilities of the community’s Citizen Patrol Group [CPG] and Community Emergency Response Team [CERT], along with the top-of-the-line equipment they use.

Dear Editor:

I am a non-smoker; I quit January 1, 1969. However, that doesn’t mean that I want the State of Texas to tell adult citizens whether and where they can smoke.

For Memorial Day this year, the Flower Mound High School JROTC, Cub Scout Pack 290 and Boy Scout Troop 451 will combine to mark the graves at three cemeteries with American flags: the Flower Mound Cemetery, the Shiloh Cemetery and the Chinn Chapel Cemetery.