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Mel Powers Subdivision Gets First ApprovalBy Dm Carpeater NEWS SUVFRIENDSWOOD The Frienda-city planning commission 'fared a new dly council policy and P** preliminary approval of she for a proposed (JO million B-Mivliloo «Mcb will nearly doublepopuUtton to the city when Spieled.The commission gave only P*»iing ioterest to the atated 'rntloaofthe developer to establish * municipal utility diatrkl to aell »od in*ull water, Mwer and •autage facilities eves though twe •mOnr request! by other developers -b**® kCW by the city enanctL CmaUoMr Jlra Shore aaked •wiher the realdeala of the “MivWoa would have to pay bath ajy ltd wafer diatrkt uua led -a» «*4yea they would. by a coawluat ^he develepv. Fernando WO-The MhdiviaiM, oil Friaede •ood West, la locatad la the eeraer of FrieedewMd ted '* P«tt of the Mel Powers ml *“te Interests. Powers achieved fwm'iievei*the Bay am wkh the •mnta* ef m ain aury-eOcebuilding at 1100 on NASA ROAD 1.Friendswood Mayor Ralph Lowe, who suggested the new city policy requiring the commlaaloa to Mod plant for all subdivision* with mere than 50 homes to the council for Its consideration. was not pretst at the Ihursdsy planning meeting.At a previoue week's planning commiaaion meeting Low* made clear hia Interest in plans for the Powers subdivision, suggesting that the commiaaion not give preliminary approval of the subdivision before it is reviewed by a number of other entities inciwJiog: the Friesdawood Gty Council, the City of Alvin, the City of League City and the Friendswood parks and rarraailan momitte*.The fallowing Ueedey Lowe asked for and reeled eewdl approval of tha naw policy. City 8ecreury Bobbie Henry toW the NEWS a memo oo the subject was put la the planning commissions mailbox at City Hall before the meeting in which tie Powers subdivlsiaa was given pwBmhcry approval.No mention of the mem wan mod# at the msamlsslnn most lag.However. Spears responded tothe memo in a letter to the Cky CouncUmen which Informed them of the comreWsion'i meeting time and invited them to attend the neunisako meetings.Councilman Benny Baker told the NEWS Tuesday that the Planning sad Zoning Comm las ton has certain powers and the Council cannot Interfere frith those powers. They art continue up to a certain point and iheeit's left up to the council.We can't atop It Uhc subdivision) for anything the Hanning and Zoning Commiaaion has the power to enforce. but we can stop it for health and welfare reasons. ‘ aaid Baker.Billy Varhio. a Pew era executive, and Feraando Williams ef Williams and Craw feed. lac., planaing consullaata hired by Powers, appeared pleased with the sees mis deal's actiea.-Out ef 1W dtlr# wv have dooe business with—these people have heed M nice U get alsag with an nay af the other* have. said WiQiaai.VlfUaa said be bad heard M( bad rsmirhs sheet Frfewdeweed froma aether develsper whe aald be -would never by aa? land in CeetlMtd Ou f«i 11
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Friendswood News
Friendswood, Texas, US
Thu, Jul 31, 1975
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