Is the GFBCEDC Changing Their Tune on Apartment Development???

This is an excerpt from the Fort Bend Sun article by Shshadri Kumar titled "Local economy on a soaring path, says EDC " (p.1):


"Of considerable concern to the growth formula and quality initiatives of Fort Bend are the alarming number of apartment units being constructed. Over the past three years, over 3500 units were constructed.
That number is 140% of the units built for the entire 5 years prior.
The successful formula for Fort Bend has been to focus on master
planned communities and low density new residential development.
"Increased apartment construction will erode our quality initiatives over time if not controlled.
Unfortunately, much of the developable land available in the County remains in unincorporated areas or in Cities or ETJs without any form of land control. This needs to be a significant priority countywide in the near term. At the same time, we must encourage affordable housing especially for first time buyers where development follows quality standards we have come to expect in our community."


Comment: Is John Wiley cut from a different cloth than Herb? Only time will tell. I noticed too that the EDC director claims the 3500 units were a growth of 140% over the previous five years, but Sienna's developers (Johnson Development Co. of Houston, Larry Johnson, Pres.--and EDC members) has slated 2700 units just for our neighborhood. How will this impact home values, traffic, crime, tax-base, school over-crowding, etc?