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I am in agreement with Mr. Football on the fm 1960 neighborhood. When we moved to Houston in 1998 we rented a house in Westador. On the whole it was a nicely built house. It was going to need some repair work, however most houses in the 30 year old range do need work. What caused us to move further up north was the demographics. Our daughter was getting ready to go to middle school the following year and her elementary school teacher was strongly hinting that we consider placing her in another area. She felt that the Middle School we were zoned to was a rough school. We now live in Northampton. I see a lot of clear cutting and building when there are buildings nearby that are vacant. There are also an abundance of neighborhoods going in where there were once cow fields. Also, I have seen the demographics in my classroom change over the last five years. I do wonder how long it will take before we have a similar situation to fm 1960 where demographics as well as development greatly impact the value of properties.

Harris County has little to no zoning. Anything can go onto vacant land and most of the time the land is clear cut and the soil level is raised because of drainage issues. From my personal experience, residents who have land that abut commercial land have no control over what will go onto the land on the other side of their property lines. The commercial developer on the other side of the property line usually has deeper pockets. Furthermore governing boards in subdivisions choose not to get involved. After living in a house on the edge of a subdivision for seven years we have learned that in the future if we end up buying another property in Harris County or move to another city with a similar situation , we will buy in the middle of an established area where we can see what has been built around the neighborhood and all the infrastructure is in place.

The article you mention can be accessed on the Chronicle's website today. It was an interesting read.

Pineda - I have looked at the map on the United to Save our Spring again and believe I was reading property lines for roads. Is there another map out there that show how this particular alignment will continue going eastward? Were the maps shown at the meeting today updated or the same old material used for public hearing for F-2?

Let's see... if I look at the map posted on the United to Save Our Spring website. The proposed route for Segment f-2 of the Grand Parkway would go through Hildebrandt Intermediate and possibly Klein Oak High School. It would be in front of Northampton Elementary School then continue through the middle of Northampton subdivision. Am I reading this map correctly. If so, is there anyone at the Commissioner's Court thinking clearly?

I fit all of the above. I am opposed to the development of the Grand Parkway as it stands now. It WILL negatively impact the quality of life for residents of Spring. I applaud Debbie Riddle in the stands that she has taken concerning this project. I continue to be confused about the other politicians who support the developers and ignore their constituents who live in established neighborhoods who would be impacted by the Grand Parkway. I guess they are listening to money -- not people. When I posed my question a few post ago I was curious to see what would cause someone to continue to support the development of the Grand Parkway (especially the current F-2 alignments) with all the information that is available on the web as to the impact it would would have on current Spring residents in the path of the alignments, as well as areas along other segments of the Grand Parkway.

Okay... I'll take the chance on this last comment... Why do you think that the Grand Parkway is a good idea?