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th*ofto(or*idoed•It*indthefibrt#rhothemkJ00«ftndAddadkm-hat hat fh aHa: bai«rt10tor4adethUi«UlhatI adtyftda(ofvad«tftheDeveloper Can’t AffordTo Install Full UtilitiesFriendswood ■ *Thii P«t* u* behind tha aight ball There t* no way we cm justify putting to full utflltiti on one acre tracts of ground and recover our cost* from our selling price and itill be in the market (to mU loti!/ So pleaded long time Friendswood area resident and toiurance and real estate buatoeiimati, Lynn Eignus, before a combined gathering of tbs Friendswood City Council and tha Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission laat Thursday night. Eignua aaktd (or a clarification on being required to InataU •water and sawer line* to 44 lot* he said he Is developing along Cheater Drive,Eignua aald he did not call the 1-2 to 1.89 acre tracta a subdivision. Friendswood has an ordinance which regulates the development of subdivisions to the city. It require* aU subdividtra to provide water and sewer inside the subdivision and seta standard* for «U roads to be built in the aubdlviiion.Chester Drive to approximately WO feet south of Brigsdoon. Both streets intersect Farm Road 2351 south of WestwoodElementary School.A part of the land is to Braaorii Countyand to tha City of Pearland. Another developer. Cadi Brown, flr. ia reported to have run into similar difficulties with the City of Pearland.Fallowing a motion by Commiaaioner Clyde Raney, the commission unanimously agreed to grant a building permit to Floyd Cornelius, a purchaser of a lot on Chastar Drive. Eignus agreed that he would not tell any more lots until a plan was worked out with the city on how the utilities would be supplied to the lots,permit was made contingent on the slab lavs) •weeding tha 100 year flood level Tha approval also gave tha city 120 day# to decide how It will bring water and sewer to the front of Chester Drive.Eignus, however, repeatedly told the commission that he was financially unable to Install the water and sewer Itoee because of banking problems.During the discussions it was pointed out to Eignus that the cost of water and sewer lines would be lees than the approximately $3600 per lot cost of water well* and aepUc tanks.•nutwood, April u. Mrs. w. ja. White was sleeted first vice-president: Mrs. E. D. Rauch was elected secretary and lire- R. J- Boyer wasDribblers End SeasonThe Friendswood Little Dribblers Basketball program concluded its regular season of play last week.The program, for boys 2 through 12, was organiied to Friendswood tost February,uiuana, assistant general mansger of the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, gave a talk and answered questions concerning the functions of GCWDA and Its position to regard to th* City of Friendswood.The Women*# Ltague wishes to remind voters of tho run-off flection for City Councilman, position 2t which wQ] be hsld Saturday, April 28, st City Hall from 7 a.m. to 7 p-rn. Abeentee balloting ia now In progress at City Hall but will end Tuesday. April 24, at 6 p.m.In addition to the difficult quality of ths com petition *Pooh Porter Wins AgainEight-year-old Pooh Port' er of Friendswood, and her mare MUi Frosty won their third high point trophy saddle in one year Saturday. Pooh and Froaty brought home this litesl saddle from the Harris County open 4-H horse show at Pin Oak Stable to Houston.A Houston paper last Saturday reported that the U.S. office of Education announced on Friday that the fundi had been unfroien and that the checks would go out -Next week.Thomas said that Friendswood received $93,000 In Impacted aid last year, Friendswood School administrators have been concerned about a possible cutoff of these funds and have indicated that a cutoff would contribute to the need for a school tax increase.FHS Tennis Buffs Win MeetI.thek of kM i of aril► beTwo acts of tennis winners emerged victorious at the High School District Touraamcnt in Stely un April 4th and 5th. Eighteen Frieodiwood High School students participated (nine boys and nine girls* lWinners in the Junior Division Doubles were Annette Grimsrud and IVinna Ward.In the Senior Division Boys* Doubles James Orimsrud and Ed McAninch won thsif matches. Although the above wers the only winners, Friendswood had flnailste in seven of ths eight mat* scheduled at Sealy.In the Regional Tournament In Brenham lilt Friday and Saturday the JuniorDivision Girls’ Doubles Team lost its fit st round. Ths Senior Division boys won against Weimar to th* first round $-2 and M. However, they lost against Aiuhuac In ths second round by scorn of W and 34. Anahuac went on to win as state qualifiers for our region.Dan Pollard is the tennli team coach.OathMayer Ralph Lew# swears la Cwadtoaa Bteay Raker te a i«w two year tern a* rity eeuaetiew IsUewto* Msreriectiea April 7. Alee awera to tot Isr which phetegnph* did net tun eat was cwidka SOI Paties whe will b^ieg a tetend twe year tew.
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Friendswood News
Friendswood, Texas, US
Thu, Apr 19, 1973
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