An application for resolution of support has been submitted to the Houston City Council for a proposed 60-unit apartment complex at 909 Fisher Street.  See page 27 of the following PowerPoint for explanation of the Housing Tax Credit program & reference to the proposed project:

Link to Housing Tax Credits PowerPoint

The residents of this area are highly concerned that this proposed apartment complex will:

1) bring unmanageable traffic and parking issues to the neighborhood streets already heavily used by current residents;

2) bring an unmanageable increase in the number of students who would be zoned to Garden Oaks Montessori, which is already at 176% capacity according to a recent HISD report:

Link to HISD Research document (.pdf)

3) and finally, and most importantly, bring an unmanageable increased risk of flooding to the neighborhood because, despite the completion of a significant drainage improvement project on Alba Road in 2017, many homes in the immediate vicinity of this proposed complex narrowly escaped flooding during Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Storm Imelda.  We believe replacing the current green space with a large apartment complex and parking area would significantly increase the flood risk for those in the surrounding area.  

The Houston City Council is meeting this Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 1:40 p.m.to consider a resolution confirming support for the proposed development.  See page 100 of the attached agenda (with reference to Fisher Street Apartments on pages 104 and 111 of the PDF).  The Council will also consider a second resolution to confirm support to for this development because it conflicts with the Two Mile Same Year Rule.  (This rule is meant to "avoid unjustified concentrations of competitive 9% housing tax credit properties").  The Houston City Council's approval of these two resolutions would mark a significant step in the approval process, and we believe it would make it much more likely that this project will receive the necessary funds to move forward.  

Link to Houston City Council Meeting Agenda (pdf)

For the reasons stated above, many of us plan to attend the meeting and voice our opposition to this project.  If you are also opposed to this project, we ask that you sign our petition.  Thank you very much.