NOTIFICATION: South Sienna Sold Again? and Airport Expansion Update!!!

We apologize for the combination of lead posts on this, but quite a bit is going on in the immediate vicinity of Sienna/Missouri City that needs to be addressed.

SOUTH SIENNA SOLD AGAIN?

Yes it seems like only yesterday, or June '05, that AFG/Johnson Properties sold South Sienna to high end Regents Properties of California. Apparently, from a reliable city source, South Sienna has been sold again by Regents Properties to a real estate company out of Scottsdale AZ. We are reporting this as a rumor because we are still waiting for confirmation on this information, but the tip has come from an excellent (and official) source, so we thought you should read it first here on http://missouricitychatter.blogspot.com. Several questions that need to be researched on this are what impact will this have on the current developer's agreement (D.A.) with Mo-City and what will the ultimate impact be on property values for Sienna villages in that area? Remember the original developer's agreement had another golf course slated for that area and that the new D.A. has replaced that with what Mayor Allen Owen called, at city council in June, another town center (high density retail, multi-family (possibly condos, townhomes and/or apts., etc.). Word has it that some city officials are worried about the impact this sale will have on the D.A. -Of course our concern, as always, is what will it mean for our home values and quality of life.--Stay tuned for more on this as it is revealed to us!

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UPDATE: “Green Light to Expand Southwest Houston Regional Airport in Arcola?”


We originally posted this story on November 22nd and received final verification yesterday of a meeting scheduled at commissioners court to discuss this matter in closed session today at 1pm. From our sources we discovered that the issue was far from "off the table" as reported by media earlier in the year. After talking with one of the commissioners today it was discovered that the McKeever Rd. expansion is an integral part of the airport meeting eventual FAA requirements. Tom Hilton, an area resident and former city council candidate, addressed the commissioners today along with a contingent of concerned homeowners and some Arcola city officials who oppose the expansion. Naturally these changes will allow jets to fly over many Missouri City neighborhoods and land at the Arcola airport. Our concern, again, is the negative impact the noise and traffic of these jets will have on our home values for sale and resale.

Please continue to contact those involved and let them know how you feel about this issue. See information below for more:

Contact your local city council members, county commissioners for more information and to record your no vote on this expansion. If they ignore your pleas then remember alternative candidates are running in some of the local and county elections. You can make your voices heard!

Remember you read it here first on http://missouricitychatter.blogspot.com.


Contacts:

Tom Stavinoha (rep. for this area of FB county)
Commissioner, Precinct 1

Precinct 1
Telephone: 281-344-9400
E-mail Commissioner Stavinoha with any questions or requests for information:
commpct1@co.fort-bend.tx.us

Chief County Judge Bob Hebert
281-344-9400
E-mail werleann@co.fort-bend.tx.us

Arcola Contacts:
Mayor of Arcola (Alvin Gipson): 281-431-0606

Missouri City Council contacts:

Mayor@ci.mocity.tx.us; owenwall@wellsfargo.com; Council2@ci.mocity.tx.us; brjimerson@jimerson.net; bburton@ci.mocity.tx.us; Councila@ci.mocity.tx.us; ehrieiter@hal-pc.org; donsmith@ci.mocity.tx.us; Councilb@ci.mocity.tx.us; bkolaja@ci.mocity.tx.us; Council1@ci.mocity.tx.us


--Stay tuned for updates on this report as the information becomes available. . . .--CRD




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Committee for Responsible Development--Mo-City Group
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http://missouricitychatter.blogspot.com
Missouri City, TX