We are opposed to Apartment Zoning (up to 24 units per acre) on County Road 83 (Moore Property). We believe this zoning will decrease the property values of the adjacent subdivisions of Preston Hills & Carter Ranch and lower the tax base of the City of Celina.
We are told that the zoning change is speculative and no development is currently planned. If this is true then why is the zoning request being made now? It is being done now before single residences are constructed on the existing improved but vacant lots in Carter Ranch. Once the future tax paying citizens of Celina purchase and occupy the soon to be constructed residences in Carter Ranch, they will invariably be opposed to high density apartment housing adjacent to their homes. We should not blindly trust government and developers. Mr Moore will pay no more property taxes, since he will continue the "agricultural exemption" until the city approves building plans while our properties lose value and the city loses tax revenue from us. If development is not eminent, then zoning should follow the master plan which calls for single residences.
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January 21, 2011
I really thought this might just float around in the void for a while but seeing all these people jump on board makes me feel like we might actually have a shot at making them listen. It is wild to see how quickly this picked up steam when I was worried nobody would care about zoning technicalities at all. We have to keep this energy up because I am not convinced these developers are going to just walk away without a serious fight.
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I hope the city council listens to us for once. Tired of developers running the show while our home values tank.
Follow the master plan. Thats what it exists for.
24 units per acre is way too much traffic for CR 83. The road cant even handle what we have now.
DONT DO THIS. My property value is already tight as it is. We dont need high density housing right next to us.
Ridiculous. Why change the plan now? We bought our home in Carter Ranch expecting single family houses only. Keep it that way.
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We are opposed to Apartment Zoning (up to 24 units per acre) on County Road 83 (Moore Property). We believe this zoning will decrease the property values of the adjacent subdivisions of Preston Hills & Carter Ranch and lower the tax base of the City of Celina.
We are told that the zoning change is speculative and no development is currently planned. If this is true then why is the zoning request being made now? It is being done now before single residences are constructed on the existing improved but vacant lots in Carter Ranch. Once the future tax paying citizens of Celina purchase and occupy the soon to be constructed residences in Carter Ranch, they will invariably be opposed to high density apartment housing adjacent to their homes. We should not blindly trust government and developers. Mr Moore will pay no more property taxes, since he will continue the "agricultural exemption" until the city approves building plans while our properties lose value and the city loses tax revenue from us. If development is not eminent, then zoning should follow the master plan which calls for single residences.
Updates
January 21, 2011
I really thought this might just float around in the void for a while but seeing all these people jump on board makes me feel like we might actually have a shot at making them listen. It is wild to see how quickly this picked up steam when I was worried nobody would care about zoning technicalities at all. We have to keep this energy up because I am not convinced these developers are going to just walk away without a serious fight.
6 Comments
We moved here for the small town feel. Apartments are gonna ruin the whole vibe of this area.
I hope the city council listens to us for once. Tired of developers running the show while our home values tank.
Follow the master plan. Thats what it exists for.
24 units per acre is way too much traffic for CR 83. The road cant even handle what we have now.
DONT DO THIS. My property value is already tight as it is. We dont need high density housing right next to us.
Ridiculous. Why change the plan now? We bought our home in Carter Ranch expecting single family houses only. Keep it that way.
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We moved here for the small town feel. Apartments are gonna ruin the whole vibe of this area.