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Johnson Development Faces Stiff Opposition In Further Apartment Development In Sugar Land--

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Also see open meeting on this at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y1-TiinaJ4

MCC comment: Virtually the same arguments being utilized during the 2005 apartment controversy in Sienna Plantation....









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http://www.fortbendnow.com/2011/02/28/50631

Youtube On Possible FBISD Lake Colony Rezoning--

Apparently in this video Sienna Plantation students are being bussed because of over-crowding to First Colony schools...if you look closely you won't see the superintendent in attendance or any of the current school board members, which wasn't missed by the audience.--click the title link above--

FBS: FCCA Executive Director Resigns--

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(See Update)--Some Missouri City Neighborhoods Upset About FBISD Rezoning & Protesting Saturday--click the title link for more--

Update (2-21-11): http://fbindependent.com/parents-take-fbisd-zoning-protest-to-the-streets-p3410-1.htm

See: http://www.fortbendnow.com/2011/02/18/50502

MCC comment: Why don't any of the currently seated city council members speak up for these neighborhoods???

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“The sentences imposed today on Mr. Hill, his wife and his plan commission appointee hopefully will serve as a powerful reminder to all public officials and those who work with them, that seeking to personally profit by abusing the power given them by the voters can and will result in a long prison sentence,” said U.S. Attorney Jacks. “Public corruption is one of the most insidious crimes confronting our communities today. It contributes to the cynicism we are seeing today from the public who feel as though all politicians are corrupt and the government does not serve the needs of those citizens who can’t pay for access to their elected officials.” FBI Press Release Dallas, TX

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Houston Chronicle (FB section): TXHB 879 Is An Outrage

Just-in from the Houston chronicle fort bend section:

(HJR 79 sponsored by Charlie Howard)

Rodrigo Carreon
Fresno, TX


As a long time resident of fort bend county, and community activist, I have long been criticized for my attempts to go before local taxing entities and bring to the attention of the public issues related to “taxpayer abuse”. Normally I’m not speaking of the large Houston development company interests that seem to dominate our local politics and the taxes they do or often don’t pay, but the average, independent home and property owners like you and I. Those that have made our county their home and have invested heavily in their properties and families here. This is why I felt it so important to speak up now on house bill 879 (HJR 79) sponsored by one of our local state representatives who often claims to be a “conservative”.

Mr. Charlie Howard has authored a bill that gains little press at the moment but certainly should. In it he is asking state legislatures to pass a constitutional amendment that would allow them to raise our ad valorem taxes as high as 105% per year (yes per year!). This should be an outrage to every homeowner since the bill is only targeted to single-family homes in Texas.

Let’s look at what this could mean. Already appraisal caps are in place at a much lower percent in the single digits. Why is Mr. Howard attempting to establish a ridiculously higher cap on appraised values? Does he think the wording is fooling anyone? Is it some off beat way to grab more from us now that the state is experiencing another large deficit? Why would anyone propose such a bill, especially someone claiming the mantle of “friend of the taxpayer”?

I’m sorry Mr. Howard, the government gets enough of our money already. It is time for our elected officials to start representing our interests and not their own and to stop spending like drunken sailors when times are good.

FBN: Local Activist Group Questioning FBISD Open Records Process

“If this administration wants to espouse a hyper-technical enforcement of the Open Records Act, then what they are saying is that we reserve the right to spoon feed our school board and spoon feed our public information that should be readily available when it is completed,” Scott told Fort Bend Now. George Scott

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