Below are links to several things discussed last night, including presentations and the response to Mr. Wendell Cox.

• A Professional Response to “Houstonians for Responsible Growth”(PDF)
• Presentation slides from the meeting (PDF, 2 MB)

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Links below to the coverage of the meeting at Poe on 1/30… these are also posted to the “In the media” section.

• Residents fight high rise project, abc13.com, 1/31/08
• Residents Worry High-Rise Could Ruin Neighborhood, Click2Houston.com, 1/31/08 (with video)
• Homeowners want to stop construction of high-rise in southwest Houston, khou.com, 1/30/08

Special thanks to Kathy Wetmore, Lin Neese and Sharon Dreyer from John Daugherty Realtors for providing refreshments for the meeting on Jan 30th!

The following elected officials and their repesetatives attended the meeting: City Controller Annise Parker, Council Members Anne Clutterbuck, Sue Lovell, and Peter Brown; State Sen. Rodney Ellis (Margaret Justus)…

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For those interested, you can download and/or print the following flyer that the task force has put together about our effort. It provides a good overview as to the nature of the project. This has also been distributed at City Council meetings.

• Download the flyer (PDF)

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REMINDER: Please attend the City Council Committee meeting on Regulation, Development and Neighborhood Protection tomorrow, Tuesday. January 22, 2008 at 3 p.m. in City Council Chambers. An update on the High Density ordinance status will be presented to the committee and there will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of the meeting. Plan to arrive early to ensure that you get a seat. We expect the development community will try to pack this meeting as they did two weeks ago. We will have Stop Ashby stickers available for you to wear. Please try to sit together and, if…

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