Though the general election was canceled when nobody ran against those already in place, there was plenty of changing of the guard in the Double Oak Town Council and others who help operate the town in March and early April. The changes started at the March 4 council meeting when Jerry Lamel was approved to [...]
Donnelly becomes Double Oak mayor early; Miller leaves, Maynor joins council
Copper Canyon elections canceled, mayor can start town center process
After the shortest meeting in memory in February, the Copper Canyon Town Council had much more on its plate when it met March 11 and March 25 at Copper Canyon Town Hall. Among the results were the canceling of the May 11 general election and approval of an executive session discussion authorizing the mayor to [...]
Double Oak ranks second for safety from crime
In a recent survey to rate safety from crime, The Dallas Morning News examined per capita rates of burglary and aggravated assault within 1,186 census tracts in Dallas, Collin, Denton, Rockwall and parts of Tarrant counties. There were 10 neighborhoods that contained tracts where the combined scores were best and Double Oak was number two [...]
Eagle projects enhance Double Oak Fire Department

A series of projects by aspiring Eagle Scouts have improved both the effectiveness of the Double Oak Fire Department and the attractiveness of the fire station. But Scouting leaders contend that the leadership skills developed by Chris Wellen, Austin McKiel and Buck Starling during successful Eagle projects will likely provide a more lasting gift to [...]
Mike Donnelly Files for Double Oak Mayor Seat

Double Oak Mayor Pro-Tem, Mike Donnelly, is pleased to announce his candidacy for Mayor in the upcoming May election. Donnelly has been elected three times by the voters of Double Oak to serve on Town Council, and in 2009 was elected to serve as Mayor. After taking a year off for family time and trips, [...]
Double Oak Council approves damage payment to resident
Members of the Double Oak Town Council were plenty busy in February with two lengthy regular meetings that provided a variety of actions and information. Most of the official decisions came during the Feb. 4 meeting at Double Oak Town Hall. The council approved payment of $1,169.26 to resident Bobby Neisler for property damage incurred [...]
Short meeting nets resolution to hold Copper Canyon elections
When Mayor Sue Tejml said the February meeting of the Copper Canyon Town Council may be shorter than the one held in January, she wasn’t kidding. Even before the five-minute gathering started, some council members asked if anyone knew the record for the shortest one ever. While nobody officially had the answer, they knew in [...]
Double Oak Staff Recognized

Double Oak would like to recognize three wonderful and outstanding professional ladies that make up the Town Hall administrative team. Eileen Kennedy, Charlotte Allen and Katherine McBride. Charlotte Allen serves as the Town Secretary – Charlotte came to work for the town in April 2002. Some of her duties and responsibilities are to provide administrative [...]
Double Oak General Election Deadline for Filing
The Town of Double Oak will be electing a new mayor in May and two council seats will be up for election. Council seats of Dr. Ara Minassian and Steve Durbin are up for election. The last day to file for the May 11 Election is March 1, today. Information and forms are available from [...]
Double Oak Annual Audit Report
The Town of Double Oak received its annual audit report with very favorable comments and findings from the auditor, Carl Deaton. Historically, the town always operates on a very conservative budget and has very little debt on the books. Mr. Deaton pointed out that the town has done well in building up a reserve fund. [...]





