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Manvel planning commission forwards updated comprehensive plan to council after residents press to remove proposed roads
Summary
After a public hearing marked by sustained opposition to alignments in rural neighborhoods, the Manvel Planning & Zoning Commission voted 6–0 to forward a draft comprehensive plan and major thoroughfare map to City Council with one change: downgrading Markham Road to a collector. Residents urged removal of Markham, Del Bello Boulevard linkages and Lewis/Louis Lane.
The Manvel Planning & Zoning Commission on March 23 voted unanimously to forward an updated comprehensive master plan and an amended major thoroughfare map to City Council, agreeing to downgrade the proposed Markham Road alignment north of State Highway 6 to a collector after a lengthy public hearing.
The vote came after more than an hour of public comment in which residents from several rural neighborhoods urged commissioners to remove or reduce proposed thoroughfares they said would invite sprawl, add traffic and damage the area’s rural character. Commissioners voted 6–0 to recommend adoption to City Council with the Markham change.
Why it matters: The comprehensive plan and the thoroughfare map together set policy guidance for future development, utility extensions and road funding. Staff and the consultant, Gary of Kendig Keast, told the commission the plan is advisory and that…
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