Post by mikesnyder on Jan 9, 2023 22:06:30 GMT
The issue that a resident is having with their yard flooding and all of the trees being removed, in my opinion, is 100% the fault of the City Council. We continue to "speed vote" development items and not want to spend much time. Phrases like "we are getting into the weeds" or "Is that the day to day" are regularly heard when some bring up questions.
My view, is that when a developer comes to the City Council and asks for a SUP (Special Use Permit) or a Development Agreement to be approved, we as a City Council have every right to question every item in those agreements and/or SUPs. This is what we are paid and elected to do. Not doing so, to me, completely flies in the face of what a City Councilmember is supposed to do. Which is, LOOK OUT FOR THE TAXPAYER.
If it's adding a drive through window, we should be making sure that approving it doesn't have a detrimental affect on the citizens. Had Hutto City Councils dug into the details, we wouldn't have 1/2 the issues that we have now. We wouldn't have an industrial complex where the main drive to it is through a neighborhood (because the truck route is along Ed Schmidt).
So, in 2023, let's all be ready for these items. Will it be frustrating to staff and developers? Only if they are doing things that are not in the best interest of the City and their development.
My view, is that when a developer comes to the City Council and asks for a SUP (Special Use Permit) or a Development Agreement to be approved, we as a City Council have every right to question every item in those agreements and/or SUPs. This is what we are paid and elected to do. Not doing so, to me, completely flies in the face of what a City Councilmember is supposed to do. Which is, LOOK OUT FOR THE TAXPAYER.
If it's adding a drive through window, we should be making sure that approving it doesn't have a detrimental affect on the citizens. Had Hutto City Councils dug into the details, we wouldn't have 1/2 the issues that we have now. We wouldn't have an industrial complex where the main drive to it is through a neighborhood (because the truck route is along Ed Schmidt).
So, in 2023, let's all be ready for these items. Will it be frustrating to staff and developers? Only if they are doing things that are not in the best interest of the City and their development.