katyfan

I drove out by the new nuisance the other day to check it out for myself. I drove around the entire airport and to be honest, I don't see a single problem with the project. I don't hear people complaining about all the semi truck traffic out that way and boy is there a lot of that. I don't hear people complaining about the steel companies out that way. Let's face it, that side of Katy is prime industrial type space. One only needs to take a ride out HWY 90 to see that for themselves.

I am sorry that the solitude of the 2-4 acre homesites will be distrubed, but that really is life. The only thing that would have stopped this project is...er...uh...nothing.

you'll have to make another visit in the fall when there are thousands of geese on the rice fields and flying overhead. that's what has kept the little nuisance from getting approved in the past.

Wasn't the initial TTC west of San Antonio and Austin?

There are two separate projects. TTC-35 is just east of San Antonio. TTC I-69 will cross I-10 somewhere near Houston...it will either follow I-59 through Houston or cross I-10 west of Houston (Sealy to Katy). A link to the official TTC site is below. It's going to be ugly for someone.

http://www.keeptexasmoving.com/projects/i69/

Does anyone have any insight into the leading candidate area for the Trans Texas Corridor crossing of I-10 west of Katy?

No Problem go here: http://southwallercountyairport.com/HEA_Photos.htm

Interesting that the site does not include a view from the west, back towards Katy. If it did you would see the 100+ nice homes on 2-9 acre lots IMMEDIATELY across the road. The developer's business plan shows 575 air operations per day with 645 empolyees. I think folks in Katy will not be too happy when they see what this little airport on the Katy prairie turns out to be. What's even more ridiculous is the fact that there is a federally mandated wetlands set-aside area to the north of the new "Houston Executive Airport" which was created in 2000 as part of a Bush Intercontinental runway expansion (link to FAA record of decision below). So, in 2000 the FAA mandates an area to ATTRACT geese and other wildlife just to the north of the Houston Executive Aiport; then they permit the Houston Executive Airport to go forward with provisions that they put in measures to MITIGATE and DETER wildlife. Politics is a dirty business.

http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/ environmental/records_decision/media/rod_houston.pdf