Georgefishman

I cannot answer it better than the other gentleman that already did. These lines will run from the termination point of the CBL mall South to CR 59. The city is pushing Office/Professional in that area. G

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That brings back alot of fond memories. I can remember when 518 was just being cut through and 288 was not even open yet. We used to race our cars fromon 288 from HWY 6 to the new 518 interchange. Up until 1998, we used to hunt rabbit and dove on my site at the cr59/288 location. We used to also hunt the rice feilds in friendswood on fm528 that are now sa jaquin, boca raton, etc. G

If you have not found one yet, Please give me a call at (832) 577-1158. I am an agent in Pearland. George

I would have to second the Elliott's. He is an honest guy from my experience. G

Metro will be submitting another proposal to City Council Monday night for their development. I will post followup information Tuesday morning. G

I would say yes but we never know what goes on behind closed doors. G

I sat in on one of the council meetings regarding this subject and the expansion was not approved to the best of my limited memory. The TCEQ, County officials, etc, can approve any permit they would like, but it is the City that has the final word in what happens withing its boarders (to some extent). A good example of this is that the county does not limit my desire to have an open fire on my property in the county, nor does the TCEQ if I want to doze my trees and burn them. The City, on the other hand, has ordinances that make it illegal for me to do that without a permit - which they will not approve. Funny thing about these landfills are that they have been around for a long time and were originally put in a good location considering the proximity to the city and populated areas. Now they are smack dab in the middle of things because nobody imagined the type of growth we would have. Brio on Dixie Farm and Beamer is another example of that. G

That is the temporary place until the main facility gets approved/built. From what I interpreted from the presentation they showed the city of pearland, it seemed to have a bus and train terminal. Light rail has also been talked about in the area. Other developments in the area...Monday, April 2, 2007. Trophy Investments is scheduled to have a joint public hearing to discuss and/or have approved a zoning change to PD from BP-288 for their upcoming project called South Gate Crossing. Letters have been sent to property owners to send their comments and two that I know of are in favor (One was mine). This project and along with the CBL mall, and Metro, will have this area smoking for the next two years. G

I have a friend at work that said he may be able to attend. I also called the city and they said I can buy a the taped session for $1.00 when it comes available. I am not sure how long that will take. G

This weeks worksho agenda item http://cityofpearland.com/vertical/Sites/{...144191E1F8}.PDF I will be out of town at a conference. My apologies in advance for not being able to provide an after meeting report. G

My apologies in advance, if this is inappropriate place for this; but, I am wondering if any of you folks work for a design/build firm and have experience in retail development. If so, please shoot me an e-mail at GeorgeFishman77581@yahoo.com. Thaks, George

Actually, I was stating what one of the council members said and that I agreed in that will probably be what happens. Years back there was a proposal brought to the Houston City Council that wanted to charge non-Houston residents who worked in Houston $1:00 per day(I believe this wat the number) surcharge for the opportunity to work there and live somewhere else. As I remember, another motivator of this idea was to help cover the costs of money leaving the city everyday (the inversed money multiplier), and the ammenities folks used and were not being taxed on as those in the city. I believe the costs were made up in other areas like parking rate increases, hotel taxes, cab fare fees, etc. Usually contingency money is set aside for project over runs. My hopes would be that we are not having that many over runs and that the city can be find the needed dollars rather than pass costs on. G Yes I did. Just normal business last night and everything that was voted on passed. For the eastenders, Dixie farm road will close for the weekend of March 31 for a planned installation of conduit and Yost road will open. Yost will be one of the dtour routes. G

Total in agreement on your comments. In fact, the next election holds two candidates for council. Kevin Cole and Woody Owens and they are unopposed. I personally hope it stays that way because they are both good for the city, even though Kevin is strongly against extending Business Center Dr across my property. G

Yes, I plan on being there tonight and will be happy to post anything of interest. Heck, I am even beating the local papers nowadays. LOL The project update workshop is a regular monthly agenda item and they are very thourough (I just cannot seem to spell this word) on the projects, new and old. They are great sources of information and I highly recommend attending them if you live in the Pearland area. I must disclose, though, that my interest lies in the HWY 288 (mostly) and the hwy 35 Corridors; because I own property off both, and if they are not talking on those subjects I usually do not stick around very long. G I don't think price descimination will be the answer. My best guess is that everyone on that line will pay the same. G A city cannot annex a city. If you have watched Pearland grow over the last 10 to 15 years, you will see that they finger annexed over the years to reach the desired borders and have been filling in the gaps ever since. G

Actually, they are more concerned that Pearland residents will be footing the bill for a service that folks from other area will benefit. One of the council members asked if metro could raise the price of the ticket to compensate for that. I am willing to bet that is what we will see in the end. Heck, the propsed cost is extremely low as compared to the price of a gallon of gas. I am not sure what parking costs in the Med Center, but I imagine that is also a cost savings worth considering in the price of a ride. G

I must admit that 90% of the items in mytackle box was bought because it looked good to me. Experience has shown that the fish don't see it the same. :-) G

I read an article in which they said the reason they picked Pearland was because Pearland holds very large customer base that buys thru their mail order catalog. G

I understand that. I can remember when SCR was just an artists rendering. I wish I had a copy of that to compare to what it actually became. G

Unfortunately, I am not privy to inside information. I try to sit in on all the Council workshops and zoning meetings and get my information that way. With that said...the Metro project workshop was the first of many and they were talking about shops like Starbucks, dry cleaners, daycares, and other retail and office use. They advocated the project as a compliment to other developments in the area and as a way to bring people from neighboring communities to this part of town. The main thesis was to provide a service to Medical Center employees in which a majority of them live in Pearland. One item I do know about the Spectrum/ promenade center is that access is becoming a real issue. TXdot has removed the access ramp and it is difficult, at best, to get to it. I believe the Chronicle had an article on this in which they stated that the developers were going to have to foot the bill for the exit ramps and that the city was going to share half the cost. I also heard thru a breakfast meeting one morning that the Nano-technology sector has not been signing on as hoped and maybe not materializing. The collective result is that the growth is moving southward (good news for me) and CBL currently has the best show to watch. In my opinion, Pearland has had some great invisionaries designing and developing this master plan we know have. Unfortunately, I see that this "Creature" of growth has gotten slightly unmanageable, in terms of infrastructure, and we are experiencing some growing pains. The costs need to be passed on to us somehow, I am just hoping that we also get a rebate when the returns begin to materialize. G

I am not sure about what it will eventually cost us but I know that rail is a part of the eventual plan as is hwy 35. But speaking of taxes...there is a bond election coming up that will raise our taxes approx $0.36 ( I believe that is what I read). Looking at what the bonds are paying for does not seem all that unreasonable; but, my feeling is that we are getting stuck paying for a TIRZ that we are loosing money on. Maybe the spectrum/prominade area? G Update. Fingers has signed on with the transwestern project (HEB) at 288/518 G

In Pearland's City Council Meeting last night, the top dogs of Metro (harris County) and the Medical Center had a workshop concerning a proposed transit center in Pearland. The temp. location will be on the east side of 288 at the movie theater but they are considering the Southeast corner of the CBL site for a fixed location. When/if built, it will consist of a 4 story building housing retail, daycare, offices, and will have 1500 parking spaces. The speakers all stated that a CR 59 extension is required for this project to work and they would like to do it in a 18 month time frame. The main reason for this proposed development is that a huge percentage of medical center employees live in Pearland and they want to accomodate them. The bigger goal is to expand the metro system to the houston metro areas. This is good news for Pearland and great news for me, if approved. Attendies for this project include: John M. Sedlak - executive VP, metro Jim ??? - VP, Metro Joyce Camp - President, Texas Medical Center Jay Sears- Principal, NewQuest Properties Best Regards, George

I remember one day I went in there to eat last summer and the AC was not working. The owners made them commit to another 5 year lease before he fixed it. I sometimes eat there twice a week as most can tell my my growing waistline. LOL G

I actually thought the same thing. It is Southern Trails and the water line they will extend comes from Houston through the CBL site. I spoke to one of the engineers from MUD 34 and the jurisdictional issues are very complex, to say the least. My understanding from the conversation is that it is more of a financing plan more than a location. If someone has good knowledge of MUD district politics and operations, I would appreciate some education on this. George

Looking at the preliminary plan for the 40 acre site, there will be a Lowes, Office Max, Fingers furniture and other outparcel types. The CBL project and this project will share opposite ends of business center drive from Broadway to CR59. Hopefully, I upload the document that they shared with me ( I am sure it will change some during the planning process). Other information you may find useful is that MUD 34 has approved them to be annexed into their system to receive financing for the infrastructure and they expect City approval in the next 60 days. This will extend the water and sewer pipe from the CBL termination point to their site...which will also feed the rest of the area along it. BTW. I own the 10 acre parcel on their north border and will hopefully be able to share my own project with you soon. Best regards, George Southfork_crossing.pdf