To that end, I installed Security cameras, worked with the city council; worked with the police, and worked with the honest citizens of the area.

Lawsuits, statements at city council, letters to the editor, demonstrations, protests, newspaper articles, etc are all effective techniques.

Is scared me into thinking I was suppose to be paying quarterly sales tax.Anyhow, there is a Public Hearing at the next City Council meeting that I plan on attending.

To get a deal, the developer needs to hook up with a non-profit hosuing agency, PHAs are prime targets to partner with, the proposal goes to the state level and comes back to go for approaval by the loacal PHAs, to show that a need exists and the city council, county commission must sign off as well.

Go to the engineer meetings, meet with the contractors, meet the planners, municipal councils, lenders, investors, etc...find out what they are all looking for, over time you will find what it is you are looking for, then you will be able to smell the BS a mile away.KG :mrgreen:

You folks here are going to be my right-hand per say, because of the wealth of info here is just amazing.I live in a city that has been kinda on a re-bound, due to past city council flubs

He made a stab at giving me what I wanted and included what amounts to a vailed threat, that he, and the board, I assume, want to caution me that I should have a legitimate reason for asking for this information and that I had better assure myself I have the support and interests of all the council members..."

They will not cross lines of being legal council but they will give you some regulatory background on the matter and may take a complaint from you on him.The collection of the will fall under civil law.

(I'm not a lawyer nor do I pretend to be legal council)That section you posted is from the TREC 535.16.

It took two public hearings, one with the planning and zoning commission, and, if that passed, then another with the full city council.