A proposed housing development along US 377 and Park Avenue was denied, 6-1, at the Keller City Council meeting July 7.

The overview: The site plan for The Preserve at Keller Oaks was for 55 single-family homes and two commercial lots on 39.38 acres. Only Mayor Ross McMullin voted against the denial.

The item was tabled at the May 5 meeting, according to previous reporting. The land, which has been owned by a Keller family for nearly a century, had development requests denied in March 2024 and June 2025, according to the presentation at the July 7 meeting.

By the numbers: Adam J. Buczek, the president of developer Skoburg Company, said there were 70 letters of support, 24 of those within the 300-foot buffer of the project and 46 support letters in support from outside of the 300-foot buffer.

By comparison, there were 134 opposition letters.

Roanoke City Council approved a site plan and economic incentive for an Albertsons warehouse.

The financial agreement was passed in closed session of the May 26 meeting and the council voted to approve the warehouse during the June 9 meeting.

The details: The request by Scout Cold Storage Roanoke was for 37,714 square feet of warehouse space to be used by Albertsons, a Dallas-Fort Worth-based grocery chain. The location is part of a 128.2-acre development that has an existing warehouse.

According to Scout Cold Storage’s website, there are 974,266 square feet of dry warehouse space, 143,109 square feet of cooler space and 130,136 square feet of freezer space at the location.

• 743 Henrietta Creek Road, Roanoke

American Airlines and Tarrant County College have created a partnership for aspiring aviation maintenance technicians to launch careers working for the Fort Worth-based airline.

During a June 29 news conference in Fort Worth, a memorandum of understanding was announced, allowing top candidates from Tarrant County College’s Aviation Maintenance Technology program to have priority access to interviews, mentorship and engagement opportunities with American’s maintenance professionals and exposure to the airline’s maintenance facilities, according to a news release.

What they’re saying: “Our students are preparing for careers in one of the nation’s most critical industries,” said Zarina Blankenbaker, Tarrant County College’s Northwest Campus President for the Fort Worth location. “This partnership provides direct access to professional expectations and meaningful career opportunities with a world-renowned aviation leader.”

Zooming in: Aviation maintenance technicians normally study for 18 to 24 months at a Federal Aviation Administration-certified technician school, such as the one TCC has, and must pass exams to earn an FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate before starting to work on maintaining aircraft, according to a news release.

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