FBN: Several Missouri City Neighborhood Leaders Attend First Colony-MC Unofficial City Congress

First Colony Residents Begin Discussions On Neighborhood Priorities
by Jamie Mock

Residents of the portion of First Colony in Missouri City met tonight at the Fort Bend YMCA to begin the process of creating a “position paper” for their neighborhood and to discuss the possibility of endorsing a candidate in this year’s Missouri City Council election.

Greyling Poats, who has announced he will run for mayor but has not yet filed, was in attendance, as well as Noel Pinnock, Kevin Tunstall and Robin Elackatt, who all indicated they are considering running for one of the two at-large positions.

Sidewalks, police and fire pay, development on Hwy. 6, a perceived lack of communication between the city and first colony and de-annexation were discussed.

Sidewalks were a major concern, with many voicing the opinion that the city’s plan will take too long. It was suggested that the city allocate $50,000 a year to the neighborhood for sidewalk repair.

The possibility of de-annexation seemed to be taken off the table quickly, as Tunstall voiced his opinion that it would be “impossible,” because he says if the issue got enough votes to get on the ballot, the current council would “spin” the issue to cause other residents in the city to vote against it to preserve the tax base. . .