On 10-15-13 the town council voted to annex a specific 36.79 acres into the town for a specific developer apparently Pulte Homes. The vote was tied with Vice Chairmen absent from the meeting roll call. It appears as though the Vice Chair was summoned due to the tie vote. He bolted into the meeting and sided with the Mayor thus annexing the property into the town. Council women Ziegler apparently questioned the ethics and legality of actions by various people leading up to and including the public hearing and was verbally attached by the Vice Chairman. (as reported to me by a attendee)
From my observations, remarks by council members and the reported comment by Ziegler above.... there is no doubt in my mind that the council is skirting the edge of meeting law and ethics with their questionable actions.
It appears again that the town wants high density housing in the Twin Peaks region so bad they will now complete specific annexation at the behest of a specific developer.
I might add that there was total opposition by the existing large lot homeowners. But as always the town goes for the developer and money. In a meeting with a neighbor and the mayor, he made an odd statement to the neighbor" Some people thing i am on the dole... but I am not".... Must look so guilty he has to offer a comment on the subject.... just saying Next comes the re-zoning of the annexed land.... Will most likely be a waste of time and effort to try and stop.... but I will...
Please see this report for more information
http://explorernews.com/news/article_f3053adc-3b4d-11e3-b4a8-0019bb2963f4.html
I attended the meeting that you reference in your blog. The vote was clearly going to be against annexation, until the deputy Mayor appeared from his pumpkin patch to vote for annexation. I noticed the Pulte planner and a few seated on the far right texting on their cell phone. The deputy Mayor voted for annexation seconds after he entered the room. He had heard any of the public's statements against annexation. Council Woman Ziegler had facts about the prior meeting from statements being uttered by the planner and a few on the council.
ReplyDeleteI am a Veteran and find it hard to believe that the Mayor can be of the same mold the Veterans are today. Ethics.....Honor.....
The deputy mayor had not heard any of the publics' protest of the annexation and rezoning.
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