MissouriCityChatter Celebrating First Year!!! (Click on title link for first post and purposes for this blog-site)
Officially next month will be the first full year of operation for this blog-site. By clicking the title link above you can see where and how this site evolved from two previous neighborhood sites as an alternative source of information in a community with originally few options. In 2004, the now defunct website, SiennaTalk.com (ST) was created as a neighborhood chat site by area homeowner Matthew Feinberg. Over 200 other residents of this community joined and participated in what would become controversial issues in the Sienna Plantation subdivision here in Missouri City, TX.
Developers from Houston who control this community, through their HOA board (and nearby city council), objected initially to the use of the word Sienna in the websites name. They claimed to own the trade mark for the name so Matthew changed the name to MissouriCityTalk.com (MCT). Issues like the possible delay of the second firestation, school zoning issues, the up to 2700 apartments along with the petition drive from 1100+ residents opposing further development of them here along with the updating the sales maps at the homefinder center were just a few of the discussion threads which took place. Some of the threads that began on ST migrated to MCT. The life of the MCT website was cut short via threatened litigation against the founder and some homeowners here who lead the petition drive in this community against the above land use. You can still search the archives of this site and follow the story of ST --> MCT and now MissouriCityChatter.
Needless to say, the lawsuit (characterized by legal experts as a SLAPP-suit) was filed after Johnson Development Company (JDC) of Houston initiated discovery into this case in early August of 2005 and is entering its 11th month as we speak. The early stages of this case were appealed on free speech and petition clause issues to the Texas Supreme Court by Mr. Feinberg to defend the users and homeowners in this community using the site. In February '06, a counter-suit was filed by homeowners (deemed a SLAPP-back by legal experts) against the development company for fraud, trade deception, negligence and harassment for actions taken which lead to the petition drive against the forth-coming proposed/approved apartments to our quiet neighborhood.
This is a very brief history of this site and we will keep blogging here, and allowing comments, hopefully for years to come. The last court filings though involved yet another attempt by the JDC crowd to seek a court ordered injunction that may shut this site down (hopefully not). We will leave the rest to your opinion and imagination, as is your right to do in this country--we believe.
On a final note Mr. Feinberg opened a new site called FortBendTalk.com and continues to blog from his site thewebbie.com. Both can be found at:
http://www.fortbendtalk.com
http://www.thewebbie.com
We wish Matthew the best and encourage others in this community to start their own blog-sites and get the word out on issues impacting their neighborhoods (as several community groups have started yahoo listservs here). Contact us here and we will network with you and post a link! Wish us the best as we continue to fight this mega-corporation from Houston (Larry Johnson, President) as they continue this very destructive public relations course of action here!
-Look for our "Stop SLAPP-suit" signs in the community as we continue to resist this use of the legal system to harass homeowners here!
-Stay informed and keep in touch! Happy first year (and on to year 2). . . ;-)
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Committee for Responsible Development--MoCity Group
responsible_dvlpmnt@yahoo.com
http://missouricitychatter.blogspot.com
Missouri City, TX
posted by responsible_dvlpmnt at Wednesday, June 14, 2006
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First MCC Post:
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Missouri City Chatter (A blog for Mo-City)
Welcome to the official blog for the residents and citizens of Missouri City, TX to keep up with and follow local issues. This blog was born of controversy but we hope it will be a good place for you and your neighbors to visit and discuss open and honest issues that impact positively or negatively our community. We would like to encourage those posting to identify their neighborhoods and to encourage others to blog/post here. You may remain anonymous when posting but please follow the site guides. Repeated violations will lead to removal.
We will follow the core rules of netiquette located at http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html as our guide and will stop any violations when they come to our attention.
History:
This site was founded by the Committee for Responsible Development which started in the Sienna Plantation area and can be contacted at responsible_dvlpmnt@yahoo.com and grew from a grass roots movement opposed to further apartment development in Missouri City, Texas. Some of the critical issues which grew out of that movement are still with us, such as the campaign contributions and ethics violations filed with the city against the developer backed mayor of Mo-City.
The basic goals of CRD are simple:
-To encourage residents and citizens of Missouri City neighborhoods to get actively involved in their local politics.
-To engage developers and city officials on value added growth and sustainable development over the long-term.
-Allow for more open/honest discussions on controversial issues that often don't get discussed in the community with regard to the above goals.
We look forward to hearing from you and keeping the dialogue going!
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Committee for Responsible Development
responsible_dvlpmnt@yahoo.com
Missouri City, TX-Group
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Here's a good one JK:
Lawyer and the Devil
An attorney was sitting in his office late one night, when the Devil appeared before him. The Devil told the lawyer, "I have a proposition for you. You can win every case you try, for the rest of your life. Your clients will adore you, your colleagues will stand in awe of you, and you will make embarrassing sums of money. All I want in exchange is your soul, your wife's soul, your children's souls, the souls of your parents, grandparents, and parents-in-law, and the souls of all of your friends and law partners."
The lawyer thought about this for a moment, then asked, "So, what's the catch?"
Ck these out:
http://courtcn.co.fort-bend.tx.us:80/pls/public/ck_public_qry_cpty.cp_personcase_details_idx?backto=P&soundex_ind=&partial_ind=&last_name=&first_name=&middle_name=&begin_date=&end_date=&case_type=&id_code=@3129
Keep it up!
Here's one for JK & crowd:
Solving a dispute
Two little squirrels were walking along in the forest. The first one spied a nut and cried out, "Oh, look! A nut!" The second squirrel jumped on it and said, "It?s my nut!"
The first squirrel said, "That?s not fair! I saw it first!"
"Well, you may have seen it, but I have it," argued the second.
At that point, a lawyer squirrel came up and said, "You shouldn?t quarrel.
Let me resolve this dispute." The two squirrels nodded, and the lawyer squirrel said, "Now, give me the nut." He broke the nut in half, and handed half to each squirrel, saying, "See? It was foolish of you to fight. Now the dispute is resolved."
Then he reached over and said, "And for my fee, I?ll take the meat."
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