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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Visit the Poats' for Mayor Virtual Headquarters (Click on the title link today to learn more)-

Locally an election that many Sienna residents can’t take part in, but should because of the developers agreement (masterplan) with Missouri City, is the mayor’s race. For the first time in over a decade special interest & developer-backed incumbent Allen Owen will face a challenger in Greyling Poats, a Mo-City resident who has fought the airport expansion and the 2700 apartments now slated for our area courtesy of Johnson Development and their Mayor Owen. Wish we could vote in this one but we are in the ETJ. Do encourage your friends that live in Mo-City to get involved and vote for Greyling and local control!

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responsible_dvlpmnt said...: Early voting for the city election is May 8th-11th and the actual election is on the 13th.

Don't forget the run-offs coming in early April for the county races. Ck local media for locations and candidates!; 2:17 PM
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Anonymous said...: Hi JK!; 7:20 AM
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Anonymous said...: Here's a related piece:

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Rosenberg Defeat's Developer's 168 Unit Apartment Complex in Council Vote!

Rosenberg Council, Citizens Unite Against Proposed Apartment Complex
by Bob Dunn, Mar 21, 11:47 pm

Rosenberg residents were out in force Tuesday night in a show of opposition to a proposed 168-unit apartment complex for people with modest incomes.

With a standing-room-only crowd in attendance, the City Council prepared to vote on a resolution recommended by City Manager Jack Hamlett opposing construction of the Providence Estates apartment complex on the southeast corner of Louise Street and Airport Drive.

“There appears to be a large group of residents here tonight concerned about a large-scale apartment complex being built near their homes,” noted Neal Rackleff, an attorney with the Houston office of Lock Liddell & Sapp who represents the project developer and spoke to the council.

“Almost everywhere you go, if you propose apartments that are income-restricted, nobody wants them in their neighborhoods,” Rackleff said. But the residents at Providence Estates would be “good, strong citizens, who have to be employed, and simply can’t afford a single-family home yet.”

Rackleff hinted that the city should be careful its actions aren’t construed as discriminatory or in violation of fair housing laws.

“That said, I’d like to make a plea for communication and understanding,” the attorney said. “We feel the market is strong, and that there are a lot of people living in substandard housing in this community.”

Rosenberg attorney Don Schwartz also addressed the council, saying he represents “the other people – the people living in the city of Rosenberg… who would like to retire in Rosenberg.”

Schwartz said in the “core” of Rosenberg, 37% of the housing is rented, and there have been four major apartment projects built in recent years. Instead of another apartment project, he said, the location would better serve the city if single-family houses were built on it.

“Bring in families that pay taxes and contribute to the community,” Schwartz said. “Everyone needs a house – I’m not saying they don’t – but if you look at the census, we’re not discriminating. We’re not seeing any new housing being built.” . . . .

. . .Schwartz said after the meeting that Thorse has applied for $1.2 million in state tax credits, and is in competition for the credits. One of the criteria involves whether a project is viewed negatively by the surrounding public.

Therefore, Schwartz said, “it’s my job as a homeowner to give them as big a black eye as possible.”

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1 jls - Mar 22, 10:43 am
Thank you Schwartz! At least some city councils in this area are getting the message. Not like the Mo-City decision (5-2 for apts) for Sienna Developers and their mayor last year, against popular opposition and a petition of over 1100+ homeowners which spun-off a developer SLAPP suit! At least that council/mayor represents its citizens.

(for the entire story visit http://www.fortbendnow.com -- click on title link above)
posted by responsible_dvlpmnt at Wednesday, March 22, 2006 | 3 comments; 7:24 AM
Anonymous said...: This is a great pledge that all candidates should seriously consider:

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Mitton pledges not to accept vendor donations
Encourages other Board candidates to do same

Liz Mitton, candidate for Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees, Position 6, announced today she will not accept campaign donations from anyone with a significant interest in a current FBISD vendor or one seeking to do business with the school district. She challenged her opponents in the race to do the same.

“Accepting donations from vendors, while certainly legal, can lead to a perception of conflict of interest,” said Mitton. “This has been an issue in the recent past when Board members have voted to award sizeable contracts to organizations from which they have accepted campaign funds.”

Mitton said she respects companies that do business with Fort Bend ISD but feels they should limit their contributions to service organizations like the Fort Bend Education Foundation or school PTOs.

“The perception of a conflict, unfortunately, cuts both ways,” said Mitton. “Respectable companies that do a great job for FBISD and deserve to do continued business with it, should not be subjected to suggestions that their campaign contributions influenced the decision making process.

“This is not a ‘business as usual’ decision, but I am not a ‘business as usual’ candidate. The growing grassroots support I have is based on a broad coalition of parents and citizens who want independence and integrity from Board members.

“Therefore, I am pledging not to accept vendor donations and encourage my opponents to join me in the interest of open and fair governance for Fort Bend ISD,” said Mitton; 2:24 PM
Anonymous said...: Charles Adaway, fake conservative, corporate welfare, wadefishin, john bernard books, neocon, Allen Owen, Bob Hebert, Tom Delay, developers....; 7:14 AM

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