Richard Allen is the CEO of California based Allen Group. California based. The Dallas Morning News and sister blogspot Wilmer Public Citizen reports that the recent Regional Infrastructure Plan proposed and voted down by Dallas County Commissioners is still alive. Click here for the DMN article. Click here for the Wilmer Public Citizen article. The cities of Hutchins and Wilmer have undoubtedly shown massive support for the Allen Group, a large land holder with nothing to show for it. Wilmer's largest land holder is Mike Rader, the developer who is building out the Sunridge Business Park (Wilmer's largest industrial park) and a strong proponent for the Regional Plan developed for and by Dallas County encompassing all developments, not just Allen Group's.
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let the dallas county plan it so it helps all of us. we do not need to let Allen people tell us how we need to do things or how to live. they want to come here they can pay for it not us we dont make enough money now and I dont want to pay for them to.
By letting the County in on this planning stage, we get the benefit of a lot of smart people making decisions on how we can all come out ahead in the development of our area, not just the benefit of the Allen Group. By getting others in the Southern Dallas County area involved, not just the Allen Group and the Wilmer City Council, the citizens of Southern Dallas County stand a much better chance of benefiting from infrastructure development, water and sewer development, and growth for the City of Wilmer. Let's get behind this along with the County Commissioners and realize some benefits for our city.
I have read both accounts of the Comprehensive Plan in this blog and the WPC. The City of Wilmer cannot afford a Comprehensive Plan. These are expensive. All that was asked of the City was a contribution of $1000. The City had a citizen offer to pay that for them...cashier's check and no name attached and therefore no strings or favors asker for not expected.
Neither can the City afford to accept the "gift" of a Comprehensive Plan from a private source...I sort of got that from the last two commentaries in the WPC. Such "gifts" are usually tied-up with lots of strings.
The City should ask the County and NCTCOG to let them participate in the original Comprehensive Plan that was offered. I know the Court closed the door a couple of weeks ago. But, doors can be opened again. And, if I were the City Council and Officials, I would beg the County's and NCTCOG Officials to open that door again.
The one blog about the California studies is correct. Studies there are multitude and expensive---needed none the less due to prior problems. We have nothing close to the studies California requires here. California intiated these many required studies because of developer short cuts, their disregard of public safety,health, geology and history. The regulations and studies are designed to protect public and private property that are adjacent to development of any kind. These regulations and studies also help to distribute commercial, industrial, retail, residential so that work and home are near by and integrated in a harmonious and logical manner.
California let growth get way out of control before they took action to control and mitigate potential problems.
Wilmer you helped to defeat this need Comprehensive Plan by you uneducated decision. It may not be too late to ask for a reprise.
Right On!! Great thinking here. I appreciate the positive input. Thanks!
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