It never crossed our minds that someday, we’d be embarrassed by parts of our “Main Street”, FM-1960. There would be broken shop windows, empty strip centers, signage gone wild and abandoned buildings. Our property values we worked so hard to protect have begun to decline. Many of the neighbors that we’ve cared so much about over the years are moving away--not because of job transfers--but because things are changing and not always for the best.

How could this happen? We did our community service. We volunteered. We fought the illegal bandit signs and “Adult” shops. We wrote our elected officials and we worked with them to put a stop to the negative influences on our community. We tried--we have all tried.

But now we need something bigger than just a lot of folks who want their neighborhoods back the way it used to be...we need careful planning and some clout to get things done. We need an organization that fairly represents all groups in the area and has the experience and financing to know how to engage area agencies and capitalize on potential funding sources to bring much needed improvements to the area. As the needs grow we anticipate the demand for services beyond the current govenment abilities will become even more evident and the value that could be brought by an organization like an Improvement District will become even more evident.  One needs only look throughout the region to areas like downtown Houston, the Galleria, Greenspoint and Westchase who have greatly benefitted by having Improvement or Management Districts.  Those areas were not improved solely by the City, County or State of Texas. Without management districts in those areas the improvements would be far behind the need.

But, if the few that oppose a managment district sway our elected officials then we will have to do the best we can without their help. We will not give up on our portion of Houston Texas.