Missouri City council will meet in a special session tonight to discuss the development of conceptual plans for a possible community center, banquet facility, pro-shop and grill for the Quail Valley Golf Course.
Council will meet at 6 p.m. in the second floor conference room behind Council Chambers at 1522 Texas Parkway.
Council could approve staff to advertise for professional services to develop the conceptual plans for the gold course, as well as professional services to develop conceptual plans for the Quail Valley Tennis Center to be converted to a city tennis and recreation center.
In March 2008, the city filed condemnation proceedings to take 392 acres of golf course property – two 18-hole and two 9-hole courses, a club house, maintenance building and driving range – from Quail Valley Country Club, owned by Renaissance Golf Group LLC.
QVCC had stopped operating three of the courses, the city said, and one of the club owners acknowledged the property was experiencing annual operating losses of about $1.5 million.
Three months later, Judge Bielstein appointed three special commissioners in the case, who ruled that fair market value of the acreage was $3.1 million. The city deposited $3.1 million with the Fort Bend County Clerk’s office, and began operating the property as its own.
At Missouri City Council’s direction, the city has been renovating the property and has opened one course to the public.
But QVCC has argued in the condemnation suit that Texas law doesn’t allow a government entity “to condemn a going business concern and utilize the property acquired for the same business purpose for which the property was being used at the time of the condemnation.”
Further, QVCC argues there was no required “public necessity” for condemning the property, an act it has called “merely a pretext to confer a private benefit on particular private parties, including the mayor and a number of city council members.” (Missouri City Mayor Allen Owen and councilors Jerry Wyatt, Brent Holaja and Buddy Jimerson all live in Quail Valley).
As of July 15, Missouri City was told to produce all communications and e-mail sent to or from city officials and employees relating to the attempted takeover of Quail Valley Country Club by eminent domain.
3. November 2009 at 4:28 pm
“santhony says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:43 pm (#)
charlie–go back to foreclosing through your HOA on your neighbors and illegally soliciting campaign funds for Owens candidates while the TEC and IRS investigate you. hahaha”
“santhony says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:20 pm (#)
I filed a john doe report on you long ago….you are a joke”
“santhony says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:20 pm (#)
you will be reported on again and again idiot!!!”
calvin the liberal admits to falsely reporting me and threatens to do it again.
I’ll keep you posted on who the troll threantens today.
3. November 2009 at 11:12 am
Let us know anything mocity when they share with you what their impressions of it was.
3. November 2009 at 11:07 am
I see you missed me when I was away, Scud Missile. Awww, how sweet! haha
3. November 2009 at 11:02 am
Sadly, I did not. One of my neighbors went though. I haven’t spoken to them yet to find out what took place. I should be able to find out tonight when I see them.
A few of us try to alternate meetings. Between the few of us, we usually have someone at most of the important gatherings.
3. November 2009 at 10:39 am
Did you mocity?
3. November 2009 at 9:52 am
Did anyone attend the special session? (You know – the special session that this article is about…)
Just curious.
3. November 2009 at 9:50 am
I’d like to know when they’re off the public clock and on the private one and how do we possibly know this? I’ve never seen any documents at our HOA board meetings that differentiates on this.
3. November 2009 at 9:48 am
I think FBN forgot to set their clocks back…
3. November 2009 at 9:48 am
If megamouth/fbcon is giving awards for those who most reject his perverse logic and aim to keep the populace misled on what his cronies are up to, then he is long over due in giving me his little award.
3. November 2009 at 9:45 am
You all please DON’T FEED THIS TROLL TODAY, PLEASE!
3. November 2009 at 9:42 am
“santhony says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:43 pm (#)
charlie–go back to foreclosing through your HOA on your neighbors and illegally soliciting campaign funds for Owens candidates while the TEC and IRS investigate you. hahaha”
“santhony says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:20 pm (#)
I filed a john doe report on you long ago….you are a joke”
“santhony says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:20 pm (#)
you will be reported on again and again idiot!!!”
calvin the liberal admits to falsely reporting me and threatens to do it again.
the race continues for the “nut of the day post”
calvin won yesterday spurring pms to top his stupidity
3. November 2009 at 9:35 am
As for the graffiti…isn’t this news perfect timing for selling new houses in undersold new “safe” developments with underused new (graffiti free) schools?
Constables work for developers in selling new developments too. Taxpayers and homeowners, however, pay at every “herded” step of the way.
3. November 2009 at 9:19 am
Sunshine, yes, however, HOAs hire “constables” for “extra services,” sometimes totaling nearly $400,000.00 a year.
These are not contracts that they want to lose by supporting the rights of a single homeowner when the HOA sends them out to do their bullying.
3. November 2009 at 9:00 am
“santhony says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:43 pm (#)
charlie–go back to foreclosing through your HOA on your neighbors and illegally soliciting campaign funds for Owens candidates while the TEC and IRS investigate you. hahaha”
“santhony says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:20 pm (#)
I filed a john doe report on you long ago….you are a joke”
“santhony says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:20 pm (#)
you will be reported on again and again idiot!!!”
calvin the liberal admits to falsely reporting me and threatens to do it again.
3. November 2009 at 9:00 am
can any kook post here?
“patriot missive says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:40 pm (#)
I wish that I could believe that the constables did not do the graffiti, but the payoff to get people to move to newer developments is just too big”
3. November 2009 at 8:56 am
Don’t we already pay taxes to support the constables and sheriffs office?
3. November 2009 at 8:55 am
Most significantly, the constables could lose these contracts to more “safety” focused Sheriff patrols, if they don’t serve the HOA as they are “directed.” Clearly, these “HOA directives” are not in the best interest of the homeowners.
3. November 2009 at 8:51 am
Constables have lucrative contracts with HOAs that streamline the HOA’s foreclosure and “civil” suits. They also are used effectively to bully and target those who speak out about the abusive and grossly dishonest activities of their HOAs and MUDs.
Now that, sweethearts, is accurately and justifiably compared to Stalin and Hitler, and for the same reasons.
3. November 2009 at 5:13 am
“santhony says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:43 pm (#)
charlie–go back to foreclosing through your HOA on your neighbors and illegally soliciting campaign funds for Owens candidates while the TEC and IRS investigate you. hahaha”
“santhony says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:20 pm (#)
I filed a john doe report on you long ago….you are a joke”
“santhony says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:20 pm (#)
you will be reported on again and again idiot!!!”
calvin the liberal admits to falsely reporting me and threatens to do it again.
Bring it on troll
3. November 2009 at 4:55 am
“santhony says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:10 pm (#)
So now you are impersonating government employees”
maybe I’m a contractor? Are you going to turn me in? Report me to Obama? I understand he has a website.
um um um Obama
didn’t the natzis do that?
3. November 2009 at 4:51 am
patriot missive says:
“November 2nd, 2009 at 9:47 pm (#)
Isn’t that interesting, megamouth-conman lies on the Internet just to laugh at informed people who want to bring sunshine to significant community issues. Honestly, this is not new information. What a slimy uninformative loud mouthed jerk. There are not many like him, but like a coyote, he likes for others to think he is more numerous than he is. Thankfully he is not. He is, however, a barking corporate poodle.”
“patriot missive says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:40 pm (#)
I wish that I could believe that the constables did not do the graffiti, but the payoff to get people to move to newer developments is just too big”
pms the gift that keeps on giving. going to put the constables in your concentrations camps? Wait why not turn them into the FBI TEC and the IRS?…..hahaha
2. November 2009 at 9:47 pm
Isn’t that interesting, megamouth-conman lies on the Internet just to laugh at informed people who want to bring sunshine to significant community issues. Honestly, this is not new information. What a slimy uninformative loud mouthed jerk. There are not many like him, but like a coyote, he likes for others to think he is more numerous than he is. Thankfully he is not. He is, however, a barking corporate poodle.
2. November 2009 at 9:10 pm
FtBendConservative says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:57 pm (#)
..Here’s a tip I work for the gvmt, don’t push your luck. False accusations is not a laughing matter, troll.
So now you are impersonating government employees. You are a real winner jerk-wad…besides, you’ve also claimed to own your own business and I don’t see a single post in here by anyone that ever believes you about anything except the fact that you are an edc-troll for Allen Owen, Bob Hebert and Charlie Howard.
The only government job you will ever have will be a handout idiot or collecting the dole as I said before dummy.
I’m still keeping this one charlie for when your little house of cards collapses on you….LOL
PS Tell your developer and vendor feeders I said hello!!! hahaha G-man!!!!
2. November 2009 at 9:03 pm
hahaha God this funny….hahaha
2. November 2009 at 9:01 pm
yes I do have a few….
I don’t live in MC
I don’t have a gvmt job
Why do idiots like you believe everything you read on the internet?
I love making fun of you you’re such an idot…..hahaha
2. November 2009 at 8:39 pm
Here’s a good one for you:
Q: What is the similarity between hemorrhoids and cowboy hats?
A: Sooner or later, every AH has one!
–Do you have one charlie (wadefishin, johnbernardbooks, ftbendconman, etc…) hahaha