FB Sun Looks At Developers Sign Battles With Mo-City

Missouri City council opposes size of signage for NewQuest retail center
By: Diane Tezeno,


Final approval of a rezoning request that would bring a Kroger grocery store and several smaller retail businesses to a site near Highway 6 and the Fort Bend Tollway was halted at the April 15 Missouri City City council meeting after several city council members raised objections to proposed signage for the project. . .

. . . The mayor also suggested that city staff talk with Johnson Development and other commercial developers that will be building similar shopping centers in the area.

"We want to find a way to make this work. We want Kroger there and we want New Quest there," said Owen.
New Quest is expected to explore various alternatives for the commercial retail project before returning to council for approval.


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Comment: What really happened to cause this reversal? Was it the resident pressure that was ignored during the P&Z review and later first vote or was it a developer battle? Check the mayors campaign finance reports to see who is backing who and what may have really happened.