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I wonder if they got in over their heads opening the shop on Grand Parkway. I know it was their shop, it was the same name, advertisements here in Katy said that they had opened a new location etc. Thats a pretty bold move to make going into a strip center where rent plus triple net is going to run a couple grand a month. Thats a lotta pies.

If this is inaccurate, there theres a fox in the henhouse! :-)

Does anyone know the back story on why this wonderful family is packing up and moving on?

I was there today -- drove over from West Houston because I kept getting a recording when I tried to phone. John & Ann were there, presiding over an estate sale.

I am heartbroken. Best pies in the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area, and a great little "ladies lunch" place as well.

What WILL we do?

They haven't closed, they just moved. They are now located on Grand Parkway, just north of Highland Knolls. There is a strip center right before Tradition Bank and that's where they're located.

Ok, honestly I'm not trying to be a smart alec here at all, more like devils advocate.

From the airport website, the first phase is 190 acres out of a total 1,980 acre site. This is not cheap land by any means. Then there is the cost to build the complex, $14 million dollars.

I can't imagine that the owners of this complex can come up with that amount of lettuce for this project without having a plan for the geese. I mean honestly, my guess is that at a VERY MINUMUM, they have $30 millions dollars wrapped up in this entire project thus far. Do you really think they would take that kind of chance to lose every cent due to the geese?

That area out there is prime real estate. Just take a look at the industry out that way. Take a look at the available land. It only makes sense that this area will attract more industry.

I'm sure the plan is to be more than just a general aviation airport. UPS has been investigating our area for a long time to put in a hub. That area out there is prime for this type of facility. No coincidence I'm sure.

As I said in my previous post. I'm sorry for the folks that built their homes out there. But honestly, the industry was out there before a lot of these new houses. The owners had to have some sort of idea that their own personal slice of heaven wouldn't last.

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.

The wife and I stopped by the other day to check out the new store. While it was nice and all, we likely won't be back any time soon. Traffic was horrendous to say the least. The parking lot appears to small and trying to get in and out of the parking lot is a nightmare. It gives the impression that traffic flow was not considered at all. WOW, that was worse than trying to navigate Fry Road! lol