John Coby: You've got allies in Frisco!

[crispini]

Check out this story about homeowners!

Suburbatopia
Placid Frisco has its own version of a political uprising
BY JIM SCHUTZE

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Several weeks ago I sat for two hours with Dr. David Becka, his wife, Carol, and their daughter Carolyn. Thanks to their efforts, Frisco will almost certainly have a charter election next May, the same day we will have one in Dallas, and like our own vote, the Frisco election will have a major impact on the shape of things to come politically in that community.

If I may jump ahead, 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. Their case in point is their own shootout with the builder of the house they bought in 1998.

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http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/2005-03-03/news/schutze.html?src=newsletter

Damn, you might want to get ahold of them! Sounds like they're turning into quite the organizers up there!

[johncoby2]

1. thanks!

We have been working with them. Actually they need no help. They REALLY have it organized!

They have been doing some great stuff ! Raised alot of eyebrows.

I love a grassroots organization.