Frisco Charter Amendments to Regulate Homebuilders
Wednesday, 16 March 2005
Inside Collin County Business Friscoâs future could hinge on vote Residents in Frisco will soon decide the future of the homebuilding industry in their hometown. Two charter amendments are on the May ballot and their passage will either be the salvation for homeowners or an abomination to Frisco and the homebuilding industry. There is no question that it is important as both sides are gearing up for a fight to convince voters that their position is correct.
Dallas Morning News Editorial Home Buyers need to know about Bad Builders
Saturday, 12 March 2005
Dallas Morning News Editorial How's the American Dream? Home buyers need to know about bad builders Sugar Land. Frisco. Georgetown. Rooftops keep popping up all over Texas. About 140,000 of them last year. But not all those new homes are satisfying home owners. Walls crack. Foundations shift. Builders even walk off the job. If you're investing in the American Dream, this is not what you expect... reformers want more, pushing House Bill 662 in Austin...We like this bill because it gives home buyers power to make informed decisions. They could determine whether their builder has put up shoddy residences... Perhaps naturally, the home builder lobby doesn't want the bill because its members would be held to yet another standard. But you'd think most builders would want this latest reform. The measure would further weed out bad builders, whom surely most home builders don't want spoiling their industry's reputation... State Affairs needs to pass this measure soon so the full House can approve it. Eissler - HB 662 See video of hearing (time 1:05) House State Affairs Hearing on HB662
HOBBBoard Member Registers as âCheetum Custom Homesâ Jo Hayman, board member and Dallas/Fort Worth representative of HomeOwners for Better Building (HOBB), exposed the ease of becoming a builder in Texas when she registered as a builder doing business as âCheetum Custom Homes.â When asked what it took to be a builder in Texas, Hayman responded, â$125, a social security number and absolutely no knowledge of how to construct a house."
The Dallas Morning News 2 proposals aim to protect homeowners from construction flaws Two proposed charter amendments aimed at giving homeowners protection against faulty construction will be on Frisco's May 7 ballot... "We're excited despite the delayed tactics of the city," said Carolyn Becka,... "We're pleased the amendments have been placed on the ballot so the citizens can vote on these important issues."
Placid Frisco has its own version of a political uprising
...the underlying theme of the Beckas' message is that life in the gated enclaves of Frisco is not what it's cracked up to be. Frisco City Hall is too boot-lickingly subservient to the home-building industry, they say. It has created an atmosphere where dream homes become nightmares and home buyers are without recourse... The Beckas are proposing changes to the Frisco city charter to provide home buyers with more ammunition in shootouts with builders...Twice the number of people who voted in the last general election in Frisco have signed petitions saying that home builders have too much power, too much sway, too much advantage at Frisco City Hall.