The Hitchcock City Commission on Tuesday voted 3-1, with Henry Coger opposed, to place a two-year moratorium on new mobile home park developments in the city. Coger voted against the moratorium because he said there was no clear distinction between mobile home parks and trailer parks. The city commission voted unanimously to accept the Hazard Mitigation Plan for the Houston-Galveston Area Council region. The city commission voted unanimously to approve the reinstatement of the water tower on Red Fish Road as part of the TIRZ One Project plan and budget. The city commission voted unanimously to proclaim the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. All other agenda items were unanimously approved. The city commission heard a presentation on the poor road condition of Jordan Street and will work to find ways to improve the road. The city commission proclaimed March 30 through April 1 to be Independent Missionary Baptist General Association of Texas Day. The city commission also proclaimed April 2 to be Little League Baseball Day and April 16 to be June Scrofne Day, in celebration of Scrofne's 80th birthday. Hyperlinks will work if this document is read Online
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