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The Galveston Planning Commission voted unanimously to defer action on a request for a general land use plan and preliminary plat approval in conjunction with a single-family development in an area north of Stewart Road, east of 11 Mile Road and west of 10 Mile Road. The delay was requested to allow the applicant, Franklin C. Jones, III additional time to submit a revised plan. Although the issue was deferred, the commission held a public hearing. "I moved to Spanish Grant approximately 23 years ago, and back at that time every spring we would see an occasional robin, migrating back north, we would see cardinals migrating back north, we would see turtles crossing Stewart Road, we would see king snakes, rattlesnakes, water moccasins," said Jim Schweitzer, a justice of the peace who lives in the subdivision adjacent to the new development. "With all of the development we've kind of forgotten where the wildlife goes." "It's changed," admitted Commissioner Archie Panfilli, who also lives in the area. Panfilli admitted. "I think it's going to continue to change." The commission voted 6-0-1, with Pat Lawson abstaining, to approve a final plat in conjunction with a single family dwelling being developed in the 3200 block of Ball Street by the Galveston Housing Authority. Lawson is employed by Michael Gaertner, the architect on the project. All other requests to the commission were approved with unanimous votes.
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