Residents Near FM 1100 Urge Council to Reconsider Proposed Event Venue Citing Safety, Noise and Parking

Dozens of Manor residents told the City Council on June 4 they oppose a proposed event center at 14121 FM 1100, warning the venue would increase dangerous speeding, add heavy traffic to an already congested road and bring late-night noise close to homes.

The comments came during the non‑agenda public‑comment period. Speakers said the property sits next to rural homes and that the planned venue’s capacity and layout would create parking and traffic problems and pose safety risks for nearby families.

“Traffic on FM 1100 is more than I have ever seen it,” said Kim Anderson, a 36‑year resident who lives on FM 1100. “With the possibility of this venue … will there be a redirection of … a traffic light put in? … I felt they were safe, but it’s no longer safe to walk, to run, to ride a bike.”

Bernard Christiansen raised a separate safety concern about an old gin building on the site that he said has red lead paint. “Red lead is a very dangerous substance,” Christiansen said. He also questioned whether the site plan provides sufficient parking for an event center designed to host several hundred guests.

Several speakers asked whether the city’s notification of nearby property owners was adequate. “I live approximately one block from this land,” said Gail Anderson. “They’re saying they want 570 people there. 500 to 700 … there’s not a light there, and it’s stacked up traffic every day.”

Other nearby residents described worries about privacy, trespass and wildlife collisions. “This beautiful land filled with cornfields, cattle, horses, and many farm animals will no longer be the same,” said Tanya Lopez Carbajal. Alomina Carbajal said she and her family had planned to build a home near the site and that a venue would “create several inconveniences and safety concerns” including drunk driving and trespassers.

Marvin Chacon, who lives at 14034 FM 1100, said he was mainly concerned about parking and late‑night noise and asked whether the city could impose noise restrictions or operating conditions if the permit is approved.

The council did not take action on the venue at the meeting. The public comment period is advisory; any subsequent staff review, permits or hearings on a specific permit application would follow the city’s permitting and notification rules.

City officials reminded residents that items requiring formal review typically move through public hearings and permit processes that include notice and opportunities for comment. Staff indicated any formal application would be evaluated for parking, noise and safety standards and that traffic impacts would be considered in that permitting process.

For now, the council’s agenda did not include a final vote on a site permit for the FM 1100 property. Residents were urged to follow the city’s public‑notice postings and to attend future meetings when permit or rezoning items related to the property are formally scheduled.