fka ftc said:
one safe place said:
fka ftc said:
Was interesting to me that these were going to be in somewhat close proximity to the others.
"Move to the The Trails where you children receive a multinational experience daily at their schools and in their communities through interaction with the largest colonia in Texas!"
Interesting marketing to be sure.
Wow. That is insane. Not sure interaction with the colonia is positive in any way.
My bolded comment was pure sarcasm.
You hit on the main point of my post / question - seems odd to build a traditional masterplan next to a colonia.
A poster above mentioned the pine tree privacy "fencing" but I would think the communities will interact.
Flooding as you mentioned in the other post is a potential catastrophic issue. I recall a few years ago there was a thread on here about flooding in a subdivision down in the Valley in a fairly new subdivision. Do not remember all the details, but recall some suggested the developer likely followed the recommendations regarding drainage, but that other developments around it may have impacted between plan and construction.
Craziness.
lol got you! Yeah, not sure fencing, unless topped with razor wire and electrified is going to keep them apart.
In the case of Colony Ridge, it is suspected the soil analysis was faulty (intentionally) and once the flooding started (from even a 2" rain) the complaints and lawsuits got started. Not sure where the investigation stands but apparently some of the soil analysis reports (19 as I recall) have disappeared.
Found this:
"Drainage reports for the controversial Colony Ridge development in Liberty County misrepresent soil types in a way that underestimate runoff by as much as 6X to 9X. As a consequence, the massive development's ditches and detention ponds are
undersized. That contributes to downstream flooding.
In addition, virtually all of the drainage reports supplied by the county in response to my FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request were marked "preliminary" and many were missing. The Assistant County Attorney did not explain why. She said only that she had supplied all documents "responsive to" my request that the county had."
The county engineer during all this mess had a daughter who became district attorney and I remember there being concerns that she recuse herself from the investigation.