EDC Is Concerned About Over-development of Apartments (click title link for more)-

With recent mega-apartment developments (which can have a negative impact on schools via land taxing disparity and other quality of life issues) going on in Brazos Town Center, Rosenberg, Sienna Plantation and many other areas of the county, Jeff Wiley, President of the Fort Bend County Economic Development Council made the following assessment in this recent Fort Bend Herald piece (Click the title link for more):

"New homes versus apartment growth provides another challenge for the EDC, said Wiley, as his organization would like to maintain apartment growth at no more than10 percent of the housing market. While apartments provide housing opportunities for young professionals, "owner-occupied housing is instrumental twoard the long-term development of the community," he said.

Apartments today comprise about 10 percent of housing growth, but Wiley expressed concern that their share could edge to 14 percent over 2007."

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Comment: With school over-crowding a factor in the current school bond drive and rezoning efforts, do we want to encourage more high density housing in this county?


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