By Elsa Maxey

Resident FCCA members spoke in the latest round of opposition to an amenities plan which the FCCA says was developed in accordance with member survey feedback. Last Thursday the board met and heard them speak as each was given three minutes to state objections, which have been part of the meetings since May.

“In about three weeks, we’ve gotten close to 900 signatures against it (the FCCA measure),” said Peter Vogt. He told the Star that he cited the 521 survey respondent number in favor of the splash park against the almost 900 names on a petition to the contrary and then he said he asked each board member to have their three minute say in support of the project. Bazinga!

Although that’s not the word that Vogt used, he said that board members did not offer a response. He says that plans for the splash park, proposed about five years ago, are not new and says he thinks that someone may be benefitting from seeing the project develop since it has resurfaced.

A review of action by the FCCA from the January 2009 board minutes states that for consideration of and action on the member survey “S. Knoepfel discussed the process of the member survey and J. Walter clarified the process.

‘The focus will be on amenities. S. Knoepfel will tweak some of the questions. The target goal for completion is the first week of April.” A motion was passed unanimously to accept the member survey, according to the minutes.

Regarding the tweaking of the questions, Sherrie Knoepfel, FCCA Executive Director, said that this involved “making changes to questions with respect to typo’s, missing words and making sure that the same terminology was used.” There was no further action taken on the survey questions. Knoepfel said that the board had already approved the questions and the authorization in January 2009 was to move forward to conduct the survey.

Last Friday following the board meeting, the FCCA, through the Marion Montgomery public relations firm, sent out a news release stating that it contains the most up-to-date information to clear up confusion or misinformation about the amenities plan. “We’d like to encourage residents to find out all the facts about the plan by either visiting our web site at FirstColony.org or calling us directly with any questions or concerns they may have,” states Knoepfel.

In the news release, Scott Levy, a First Colony resident, endorses the project. “As a First Colony resident, I fully support the proposed Amenities Master Plan,” he states and adds that the projects will help attract new families and help increase property values in the FCCA communities. He also said that “To remain the premier community in Sugar Land, First Colony residents need to support the new Amenities Master Plan.”

According to the news release, the plan includes renovations to the Aquatic Center, Heritage Colony Pool and Edgewater Park. Both the plan and the resident survey are found at www.FirstColony.org

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