EM-S ISD to triple in population within a decade (Haltom City: new home, construction)

[beowulf7]

I received a Bond Election newsletter that said the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD is expected to almost triple in population from 2001 of 7,185 students to a projected 20,205 students in 2011!

I scanned the relevant part and am depicting it below. This is one fast growing school district. I'm concerned about the area growing too much too fast. More than 1,300 new homes were started last year, which brought 1,365 new students to this ISD.

[loves2read]

well
your city council and county commissioners approved the developments--
if you are not happy with them doing so, your option is to go to meetings and complain, send letters, vote for other people
personally I am not a fan of big growth--Southlake has done pretty well in that regard--colleyville has run into some problems with some of the retail developments their council has okayed in the past that are not providing the tax money they thought they would...

eagle mt schools better watch out
I hope their admin is up to the challenge--Keller ISD had lots of problems due to massive growth...

[beowulf7]

Originally Posted by loves2read

well
your city council and county commissioners approved the developments--
if you are not happy with them doing so, your option is to go to meetings and complain, send letters, vote for other people
personally I am not a fan of big growth--Southlake has done pretty well in that regard--colleyville has run into some problems with some of the retail developments their council has okayed in the past that are not providing the tax money they thought they would...

eagle mt schools better watch out
I hope their admin is up to the challenge--Keller ISD had lots of problems due to massive growth...

Thanks for the input. But what can FW and Saginaw (76179) do about it, other than tell builders to stop building homes in the area, which would cost the towns property tax revenue?

[blueskies49]

That is upsetting and I don't even live in that area. I do not like uncontrolled growth either. Most cities think it's such a wonderful thing and they take great pride in it but there's an unhappy downside, too. Pollution, overcrowding, infrastructure that can't keep up, traffic snarls, etc. What if, for some reason, there comes a significant downturn in the Texas economy for an extended period? There might be a few ghost towns around here.

[beowulf7]

^ Yes, I agree. Also, I don't have kids right now, but I still care about the EM-S ISD, if for the very least, resale value of my house. This population outburst can't be ideal for EM-S ISD to maintain its supposedly high and reputable level.

[loves2read]

losing property tax revenue is a 2-3-4 lane road
for every housing development that is built to generate property taxes--the city and county must pay out for
1) better roads to get those new residents back and forth in their private vehicles since there is no public transport into downtown FTW and other areas where large % of them will work -- which means more green-house-gas pollution and other negative side effects besides the money required)
2) larger water systems which means additional taxes since those have to be in place before the homes can be built
3) fight for more water to put into that system --and more competition for water means high prices passed on to the consumer generally
4) more police to protect the new residents paid for through tax dollars and most towns usually have too few police for most citizens' comfort because of the trade off in higher taxes
5) more fire and emergency services --again paid for through tax dollars
6) more problems with flooding because of improper and border=line efficient drainage planning and development since developers don't want to pay for top-shelf systems which will eat away profits and city often has to design/pay for retroactive work--refer to Haltom City's situation and NRHills after last year's flooding
7)utility construction of electric lines for over burdened electric systems--new power plants are still on the drawing boards and more households competing for available energy realistically means higher prices
8) strain on public facilities like hospitals, parks, schools and libraries which will need additional tax dollars and will put strain on some of the same systems that increased housing does...
9) greater numbers of traffic (for the early part on underdeveloped road system) which causes more strain on drivers
10) decrease in the intagible aspects which made people want to move to these areas in the first place--i.e. less traffic/congestion, greater sense of privacy, better air quality,

those are just some of the reasons why adding tax revenue from growth in residential development also brings negative side effects...

[Synopsis]

Hurst is landlocked so the growth here is more regulated and fill in.

[beowulf7]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

Hurst is landlocked so the growth here is more regulated and fill in.

Obviously that's not the case in FW. I bet it will eventually connect all the way to Aledo and then to Weatherford. Sure, it might take a decade or 2. But at this rate, it will happen. : \

[blueskies49]

Originally Posted by beowulf7

Obviously that's not the case in FW. I bet it will eventually connect all the way to Aledo and then to Weatherford. Sure, it might take a decade or 2. But at this rate, it will happen. : \

Gosh, I hope not! Hubby and I were thinking about moving to Weatherford in the next few years.

[beowulf7]

Originally Posted by blueskies49

Gosh, I hope not! Hubby and I were thinking about moving to Weatherford in the next few years.

I think it's unavoidable as TX continues to see an influx of population. : \