Contact your elected representatives in Austin, TX, and Washington, DC, and tell them about your opposition to the Auburn Lake Manor low-income housing project, which would consist of 180 units. Please send letters and/or emails and/or make phone calls frequently. Our representatives need to hear from MANY of us and OFTEN!
State Representative Debbie Riddle:
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=150
Click on Email just to the right of her photo; fill out the form and add your message; click on Send Message.
State Senator Dan Patrick:
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist7/dist7.htm
Click on the Email tab; fill out the form and add your message; click on Submit.
US Representative Michael McCaul
http://mccaul.house.gov/
Hold your cursor over CONTACT US and click on Contact Form; fill out the form and add your message; click on Submit.
Again, please send letters and/or emails and/or make phone calls frequently. Our representatives need to hear from MANY of us and OFTEN!
The best messages state the reason for writing in the first sentence and then give three or four points to explain why you believe you are right. It’s best not to get emotional or angry. Just the facts! Here are some ideas to include in your message if you wish.
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A developer is planning to build a low-income, multi-family, 180-unit senior housing project called Auburn Lake Manor on West Rayford near the entrance to Auburn Lakes at Gosling in Spring, Texas. Mark-Dana Corporation is the developer (based in Spring, but incorporated in Virginia!), and it appears this is the company’s specialty: "affordable" (read: low-income) multi-unit complexes, often built in areas that are questionably appropriate. We have some concerns:
1. First and foremost, Northampton and Auburn Lakes communities are comprised of mid-to-high-end neighborhoods. We've worked hard to maintain our safe, quiet, family-friendly communities, and we don't think a low-income project is a good fit.
2. The value of our houses, especially those in closest proximity to the project, would decrease.
3. The traffic and congestion would be terrible. Gosling Rd, which runs north-south between FM2920 and The Woodlands, is a narrow, two-lane road – with one traffic signal at Spring-Steubner, 3.5 miles away, and no other traffic controls until well north into Montgomery County several miles. Consider how the residents and employees of a 180-unit development would impact this country-lane environment.
4. There is no mass transit nor any doctors’ offices, stores, or restaurants around here.
5. On any weekend, you can see many kids riding bikes, playing, fishing, etc., around the area where the proposed facility would be built. In fact, the Auburn Lakes Recreation Center is just down West Rayford Dr. Adding a low-income element into our midst does not promote peace of mind.
6. Klein ISD will be building an elementary school near Gosling Rd and West Rayford Dr in the future. Is it really a good idea to have a low-income project near an elementary school?
7. When Mark-Dana has proposed other projects like this, residents have expressed the same concerns. Protests are not unusual.
Sincerely,
4. There is no mass transit nor any doctors’ offices, stores, or restaurants around here.
5. On any weekend, you can see many kids riding bikes, playing, fishing, etc., around the area where the proposed facility would be built. In fact, the Auburn Lakes Recreation Center is just down West Rayford Dr. Adding a low-income element into our midst does not promote peace of mind.
6. Klein ISD will be building an elementary school near Gosling Rd and West Rayford Dr in the future. Is it really a good idea to have a low-income project near an elementary school?
7. When Mark-Dana has proposed other projects like this, residents have expressed the same concerns. Protests are not unusual.
Sincerely,
[your name or initials]
