Alan Hogan, a Rowlett resident since 1991, told the council during citizens input on Oct. 21 that the city-owned screening wall at Lake Bend Estates has been in a state of disrepair for "over three years." Hogan used several metaphors to press for faster results and said neighborhood residents remain frustrated at the pace of repairs.

"It seems like our city wall has been in a state of disrepair for over 3 years now," Hogan said, adding that neighbors would "definitely be bouncing off the walls" if the city begins to take visible action. He also invoked several idioms about walls and waiting as an appeal for the council to move more quickly on the matter.

Hogan said he was speaking on behalf of the Lake Bend Estates neighborhood and apologized for another resident, Margie Manns, not being present to speak. The remarks took place during the citizens-input period; no council motion, direction to staff, or formal action on the screening wall was recorded during the meeting.

A council member later suggested creative-writing activities hosted by the Arts and Humanities Commission and invited Hogan to consider participating; that comment was not a policy response to the screening-wall request. The council took no formal action on the matter at the Oct. 21 meeting.

Provenance (transcript evidence):
"My name is Alan Hogan, and I have been a resident of Rowlett since 1991... It seems like our city wall has been in a state of disrepair for over 3 years now." (transcript block starting at 653.19)
"We are a great neighborhood." (transcript block starting at 870.85)

Speakers cited: Alan Hogan (resident).